St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-19
VERMONT NEWS.
II. v. MI. Alumni Meet.

The University of Vermont Alumni as
.ociation of New York held its tenth an
anal dinner at the University club in that
c;tv. on Thursday night. Joel B.
Frbardt, president of the association,
presided over the guest table at which
were President M. H. Buckham of the
university and the two other guests A..
D Hepburn of Middlebury college and
prof Perry, dean of the school of philos.
nnbv of Columbia university. Besides
tbe Quests the Rev. DR.. Lewis w. Fran.
cia p. Kingsley, Judge c. B. McLaugh-
In and Prof. James R. Wheeler were
called on for informal addresses.
The following officers were elected for
the year:
v;ce.presidents. State Senator Henry w.
Hil and w. c. Flanders; secretary and
treasurer, P. ]. Ross; executive commit
TEE, Horatio Loomis, chairman, E. 7.
Armstrong, F. F. Lincoln and {. A.
Bigelow.
Vermont Spruce the Best.
S, L. Griffith, the Dandy lumber king,
has recently completed contract with
Iulus Breckwold, of Dolgeville, Herki-
mer county, N. Y, the well-known manu-
acturer of sounding boards and piano
supplies, to supply him with 100000
feet of spruce lumber, the same to be de-
Gyered during the present year. Mr..
Breckwold is an authority on all kinds
olwoods, and finds the Vermont spruce
much superior for his use to that found
IN Maine or New Hampshire.
DR.. D. c. Hawey was unanimously
nominated for reelection as mayor Of
Burlington, by the republicans of that
city, Wednesday evening.
The engagement of Miss Lucy Jacobs
and Col, Osman D. Clark of Montpelier
is announced.
W. D. Drew OF Barre, grand prelate of
Vermont Knights of Pythias, who has
decided to make his future home in San
Antonio, Texas, was given farewell
banquet by Barre Pythians last week
Tuesday evening.
The Burlington Humane Society has
established place of shelter during the
noon hour tor horses that are used in
hauling ice from the lake. Before this
place was provided many of the horses
we're driven over a mile at noon and thus
largely deprived of an opportunity for
rest.
State Superintendent of Education
Walter E. Ranger leaves Saturday for
Chicago where he will attend the Nation
al Education Association convention to
be held in that city February 2527
Clarence X. Pierce, 81, of Shrews bury
committed suicide on Tuesday night of
last week by hanging himself in a barn.
The cause Of the act is attributed to sor.
row over the death of his mother, which
occurred Monday. He leaves wife but
no children.
The general store of Warren Hatch at
Starksboro, which also contained the
post Office, was burned Wednesday.
Loss So, 100, insurance So, 300.
Ora E. Butterheld, former Brattle.
d borO boy, now a resident OF Ann Arbor,
q Mich, has been appointed attorney for
the Michigan Central railroad system.
Heis3l years of age.
Alodge OF Odd Fellows was instituted
aHigbgate, Monday.
Mrs. Martha Marsh, we'll known in
state G. A. R. and w. R. c. circles, died
at Bennington, February 10, aged 70
years.
The Vermont State Teachers Institute
will be held at Isle La Motto, February
10 %. Among the speakers will be:
Supt. Louis P. Nash, Holyoke. Mass
Principal John L. Alger, Johnson; Princi
pal Charles H. Morrill,, Bakersfield; Mrs.
Edith Goodyear Alger, Johnson and
State Superintendent Walter E. Ranger.