St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-10
VERMONT NEWS.
yinesy.ninth Gem rnence n,ent.

reate sermon by President M. H. Buck
ham.
7.30 .. m. Anniversary ofY. M. c A;
address by the Rev. L. K. Whitman OF
Montpelier.
Monday. June %, 200 p. m.--Class
day exercises on the college green; 500
p. m. Senior promenade at the Billings
library.
Tuesday, June 20. 900 a. m.-Annual
meeting of Phi Beta Kappa.
1000 a. m. Annual meeting of alumni
association.
1900 m. Breakfast of alumni associa-
ton in gymnasium.
800 p. m. Phi Beta Kappa Grafton
by Edward Caldwell Moore, Ph. D. DID,,
OF Harvard University, at the College
Street church.
1902 m. Kingsley prize speaking.
Wednesday, June "a, 11.00 a. Nora
lions by the graduating class; comforting
of degrees.
200 Corporation dinner at the Van
Ness house.
500 p. m. Presidents reception at
the Billings library.
Thursday, June rs, 900 a. m.-En-
trance examinations, Williams science
hall.
Medical Commencement, 90 p. m -
Exercises of graduation at the opera
house, followed by banquet at the Van
Ness house.
Eastern Star.
The annual convocation OF the Grand
Chapter, o. E. S., of Vermont was held
at Mortified last week and these officers
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Newport; grand matron, Mrs. Hattie 0.
Tyler. Brattleboro; asst grand patron,J.
H. Mears, Cabot; asst grand matron,
Mrs. E. F. Durham, Barre; grand sec., H.
Stillson, Benniugton; grand treas, Mrs.
H. M. Whitney, Windsor; grand con-
ductress, Mrs W. E. Griswold, Spring.
field; asst grand conductress, Mrs. l.. c.
Chase, Jacksonville; grand warden,
Mrs. Jessie Bigwood, Winooski; grand
chaplain, l. P. Chase, Newport Center;
grand lecturer, Mrs. E. Nd. Miller. New
port; grand Marshall. Mrs. Nellie Leland,
Springfield, Mrs. P. Burdette, Walling-
ford; Ruth, Mrs. Annie Wheatley, Mont
pelier; Esther, Mrs. Mertie Davis, North
field; Martha, Mrs. Ellen Woodcock,
Manchester; Electa, Mrs. Jennie Brown,
White River Junction; sentinel, DR.. F. G..
Pettee, Brattleboro.
These officers were installed by Past
Grand Patron ]. H. Mcleod OF Hard
wick, and Past Grand Matron, Mrs.
Minnie II. Parsons of Island Pond. The
following committee was appointed to
. make arrangements for the founding OF
, an Eastern Star home in Vermont: ].
H. Mcleod OF Hardwick, Mrs. F. S.
Starr of Randolph, Helen Cowles of Ben.
nington. The next annual convocation
will be held at St. Johnsbury.
Eclectic Medical Meeting.
The 38th annual meeting ofthe Vermont
State Eclectic Medical Society was held
last Wednesday at Montpelier. The at
tendance was the largest for many years
The forenoon was occupied with routine
business and the reports OF delegates
from various New England associations
: Several physicians applied for member
ship. DR. H. Nj. Waite gave details o.
the attempt to secure charter from The
last legislature for an Eclectic college
q Evidently the intention is to organize ar
r independent college at Montpelier OF
Barre, it being the opinion that such 6
:, college would be well patronized, but nc
college will be started till $4,000 ha:
been raised.
Bradstreers Vermont Weekly TRADE
:. Report.
= Reports to Bradstreet's indicate thai
in many sections of the state all avail
/ able men have been used in fighting for
+ est fires which are very prevalent ant
e which have already destroyed propert,
d worth many thousands of dollars. Fire
e have been confined to timber lands large
t ", the efforts OF the people having pre-
Il vented large comparative loss of dwell
u ings and OF other buildings although los
- from this property at any other tim
. would be regarded as very serious. Th
= drought continues and is of terribl
e moment. Reports received from differen
sections indicate that the hay crop will
:, be very small and that only UNUSUAL.
:, favorable conditions can prevent prac
tically total failure of this crop. Th
Y outlook for the farmer is not favorable
e In contrast with agricultural condition
lt the manufacturers are as rule busy AM
e. apparently goods are at fair margin. Lat
1T or is well employed; no important labo
70 disturbance being reported 1.-THE presen
,e time. The retail trade is beginning t
!, feel the effects of crop prospects as th
- farmers arecautious in making purchase
{ either Tor cash Or on time. The who'll
ia sale trade is we'll maintained.
u Business is normal in all lines at Blu
Ks lington; the mills and factories are rul
le ming we'll and both the jobber and tt
IN retail merchant find trade of usual vo
es ume for the season ofyear. Manufactu
no er's at Rutland appear to be successf
~ with reasonably favorable prospects, r
tail trade not very active. The grant
business at Barre taken as a whole
r. tair, some of the larger firms being yer
d. busy while other concerns find the ma
~ ket dull. The large semi weekly distrib'
in ton OF wages to the granite cutters il
~ sures good trade to the retail deale
49, Business conditions at Montpelier al
VIZ satisfactory, no material change havin
r. lately occurred, manufacturing industri
IL are fairly employed and the retail trat
ue is of average amount. In st. Adams tt
ce local industries are busy and retail trat
1t fair though the unfavorable farming co
an ditions have depressing effect upon Il
Uil store trade. St. Johnsbury repor
~, manufacturing interests well employt
81 with collections fair. The conditions
els retail trade is favorable considering II
nd poor crop prospects. In Bellows Fal
ia labor is well employed as the paper mil