St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-24
VERMONT NEWS.
Annual Episcopal Convention.

men were present and about so lay dele
gates. In Bishop Halls annual address.
IN which he reviewed the 10 years which
he has been bishop, it was reported that
nine churches have been erected during
that time; there were % 'clergymen in
the diocese at the beginning OF that
period, against A now; and As mission
stations against SO now. The matter
OF reopenlng Bishop Hopkins Hall and
the Vermont Episcopal Institute was
discussed, the sum of 100000 being
necessary for the work. and SCI 900 has
been raised. The report of the finance
committee showed $4,000 in invested
funds and everything in excellent condi-
ton. 1t was voted to hold the next con.
vention at St. Adams the third Wednes-
day in June, 1904.
Sons of Veterans Meet.
The Dist annual encampment of the
Sons OF Veterans was held last Wednes-
day at Stowe, with all the officers and
Is delegates present. After the transac-
tion OF routine business the following
officers were elected: Division COM
mander, A. L. Cheney, Morrisville; senior
vice commander, A. e. Sulham, Stowe;
junior vice commander, H. o. Corliss,
Lyndonville; chaplain, c. E. Bliss. Calais;
adjutant, A. M. Camp, Montpelier; quar-
termaster, E. G. Wilson, Morrisvlle;
Judge advocate, E. 7. Griswold Burling'
ton; sergeant major. E. E. Kelley, Mont
pelier; quartermaster sergeant, b. Nj.
Darling, WoIcott; color sergeant, T. D.
Powell, Williamstown. At the same
time in the 6. A. R. hall was held the
18th annual encampment OF the Ladies
Aid with all officers and 25 delegates
present. The following officers were
elected: Division president, Emma Ham
ilton; vice president, Leila Sulham; treas
urer, Ethel Cowling; inspector, Alma
Cate; M. and Q, Genevieve Coleman;
c. OF g., Mary A. Taylor; secretary,
Genevieve Coleman; judge advocate, F.
w. Spear; chaplain, Emma Owen; divis.
ion council, Della Ferguson, Ella Johnson,
| Bessie Spear.
| The officers of both societies were in
stalled at 8 O'Clock in the evening by
retiring Division Commander, F. W.
Spear.
More Teachers.
An unusually large number of visitors
attended the closing exercises at the
Johnson Normal school last week. Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday were de-
| voted to the yearly examinations by the
State Normal Commission, and in
| cluded practical teaching exercises, by
which the graduates demonstrated their
ability to actually teach classes of child
rem. The graduates of the present class
numbered "a, nearly half of which are
already engaged for desirable positions
in the graded schools of st. Johnsbury,
Barre, Proctor, Bristol, Fair Haven,
Saxton's River, Enosburg Falls, and
other places. The usual commencement
exercises were held on Thursday when
an address was delivered by Dr. Samuel
F. Emerson of the University OF Vermont.
Among the graduates were Alice c. Blod-
gett of Lower Cabot; Clara |. Goss of
Lyndonville; Althea L. Hastings from
| Waterford; Ruth A. Hoyt of East Bar
net Roswell L. Wilmarth OF Lyndon.
Rev. A. Crone will close his labors with
St. Marks church at Newport, July IL.
He has been there seven years. The
family will sail for England, July Is.
The National Bank of Barre has declared
an extra dividend of $40 share from the
undivided profits. The bank has capi-
tai OF 100000 and there is still sur
plus of sos 900 after the extra dividend.
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. j.,
on Thursday conferred the degree of doc
tor OF science upon Joseph L. Hills, pro-
lessor of agricultural chemistry in the
University of Vermont.
At the meeting of the trustees of Mont
pelier Seminary last week Rev. DR.. W. S.
Smithers of St. Adams was elected to the
board to succeed Rev. c. O. Judkins,
resigned.
A. W. Varney has been elected super
intendent OF the Bennington graded
schools, vice c. L. Simmons, resigned.
Rev. E. A. Bishop of Wilmington, Del,
whose 17.year-old daughter, Helen, was
feloniously assaulted by a negro Monday,
her throat being cut so that she died
from the frightful injuries, was for 10
years previous to 1898 principal of the
Montpelier Methodist seminary OF Mont
pelier. Mr.. Bishop is now superintend'
ent of the Ferris industrial school. The
details of the crime are not known other
than above stated, and that George
White, negro, is under arrest. The CIR
died without identifying him.
John Whalen of Roxbury, Mass, ha:
been appointed master mechanic OF the
M. & w. railroad vice Gustave L. Jacob
sen, deceased, the appointment becoming
effective June %. Mr.. Whalen worked
for eight years with Mr.. Jacobsen befor
the latter came to the Montpelier & Well
River road. He was eight years in tn
shops of the southern division of thu
Boston & Maine and for the past tel
years has had charge Of the round hous
of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad at Roxbury, Mass, having
40 engines under his care.
Tohn G. Foster, now consul general a
; Halifax, has been transferred to Ottawa
Mr.. Foster was born in Derby, March 9
/; 1859. and is the son of Austin I. Foster
, we'll known man in Vermont public lille
F. He was educated at Derby academy
: Goddard Seminary, Barre, and Tut
, College, being graduated from the latte
institution in the class OF 1880. he stuo
) led law and was admitted to the bal
He has been director of the Nations
. Bank of Derby Line since 1886 and SEE
! rotary OF the Massawippi Valley Raj
road Co. since 1890. He represented tn
: town OF Derby in the legislature OF 1885,
= He was appointed consul general a