St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
VERMONT NEWS.
Eiehth Vermont Reunion.

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Eighth Vermont Reunion.
The 3Oth anniversary of the Eighth
Vermont Regimental Association was
hold in the Grand Army hall at Mont
heller. last Wednesday afternoon, about
5O members attending. General Stephen
Thomas OF that city, the first colonel Of
the regiment and perpetual president of
the association, who is now in his Gath
year. was present. His appearance was
greeted with applause and short in
formal reception was held in his honor.
Major 7. L. Barstow of Shelbarne, pre-.
sided at the business meeting ard at the
campfire in the evening. Among Others
present were Surgeon II. H. Gillett of
POST Mills, Capt. George 0. Ford of
East St. Johnsbury, Capt. L. M. Hutch
;nson, Capt. B. S. Bowman of Rut.
land. and Lieut. E H. Brown of Danville.
The following officers were elected: First
vice president, Col. Fred E. Smith of
Montpelier; second vice president, Capt.
GO. Ford of Kirby; secretary and treas
urer, c. M. Perrin of Essex Junction;
executive committee, w. H. Gilmore OF
Fairlee, L. M. Hutchinson Of Montpelier,
Perry Porter of Burke; obituary COM
mittee, 7. L. Barstow OF Shelburne, John
Bisbee of Newport. A. T. Hawley of
Passumpsic; chaplain. Henry K. Page
of North Troy. Nine members of the
association have died during the past
wear: Lieut. Col E. M. Brown of St.
Paul, Mimi; Lieut.. c. II. Mason of Chill
licothe, Mo-; Capt. c. H. Smith OF Chi
cago; G. w. Hadlock of Troy; T. E.
Hartman OF St. Johnsbury Center; Ira
Ingram of Clinton, Mass; Watson
Rounds Of Port Henry, N. Y; F. R.
Carpenter of Swanton, and Kilburn Day
of Randolph.
Railroad News.
Articles OF association have been filed
at the secretary of states office for new
railroad to be known as the Burlington
and Southeastern Railway company,
capital 81 500, 900, divided into $4,000
shares of 500 each. The railroad, with
its spurs and branches, will be $50 miles
in length, starting near Mallett's Bay in
Colchester and passing through Essex
Burlington, Williston, Shelburne, ST.
George, Hinesburgh, Monkton, Starks
boro, Bristol, Lincoln, Middlebury, Rip
ton, Hancock, Goshen, Chittenden, Pitts
field Rochester, Bethel, Stockbridge
Shelburne, Barnard, Bridgewater, Wood
stock, Reading, Hartland, West Windsor
and Windsor. The directors are Lemue
S. Drew OF South Burlington, Edmunc
c. Mower of Burlington, Frank 0. Sin
clair OF Burlington, Robert Avery o
Brooklyn, N. Y, Daniel Patrick of Hines
burgh. Because of defect in act 10 o
the laws of 1898, which was supposed
to refer to railroads as well as corpora
tions, but for some reason railroads wer
left out, the company is saved the pay
ment of $500 which the state loses.
Brattiebero Liquor Licenses Revoked
Early last week the license commits
sioners, in consequence OF the hearing
held at Brattleboro, declared the license
forfeited at the American House, Brattlt
boro House, and the Melrose House j
West Brattleboro, also at the Vale
Bottling Co. establishment, where whole
sale and second class licenses were hello
That left only two places in town wher
liquor could be bought. The ,testimon
tended to show that liquor had bee
sold to minors, but 10 some cases til
youths had misrepresented their age
The liquor concerns went out of bushes
Tuesday night the wholesale concer
having carried a stock valued at vi
wards of sos 900. Fines are to be in
posed on the minors who gave their ag'
falsely.
The Grand Lodge Of the Independei
Order of Good Templars will meet {
Mortified, October IA and is. A rece
ton will be rendered the visiting del
gates Tuesday evening at Howe's ha
Thursday forenoon will be devoted
the election of officers. In the evening
public meeting will be held in the Co
gregational church. Addresses will
delivered by DR.. D. II. Mann of Brookly
Miss Jessie Forsythe of Boston, al
Others.
Barre has contest each year and t
winner is the man who can show th
during the year he has worked the mo
hours at stone cutting and lost the lea
time. The winner this year is Luke Oh
lagher, employed by Burke Brothers, wi
did not lose a minute while the shop w
in operation, and was employed tot
of 1881 hours. w. H. Bradbury, Ell
ployed by J. P. Cloukie & Co., was
close second. He also did not lose a
time, but worked three hours and thr
fourths less than Mr.. Gallagher. 0
man lost only one hour, another Thu
hours, two lost eight hours and one
and another Is, and so on. The pr
was a small cash remuneration given
William Barclay, a granite dealer.
The comptroller of the currency b
appointed Frank L. Fish OF Vergenn
receiver of the Packard National bank
Greenfield, Mass, which closed its doc
Wednesday.
News was received last week of
sudden death on a ferry boat in N
York harbor of Rev. DR.. X. M. Luth
who was pastor of the Baptist church
Bennington for nine years and was
known in Vermont. Death was cau'
by heart disease. He had been for s
eral years professor in Amity Theolc
cal Seminary in New York.
The Peerless bobbin MILL owned
Billedeau & Aubin at Newport, toget
with machinery and quantity OF
ished stock, was burned early Thurso
morning. There was small insurance
the building, but none on the stock.
larger mill will be erected at once.
George Harris OF South Salisbury