St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-09
VERMONT NEWS.
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The tenth annual banquet of the
Buffalo Society of Vermonters was held
at Buffalo, N. Y, Friday evening, about
100 of the prominent members being
present. After half hour of social con-
versation President DIR. II. D. Ingraham,
of Thetford, led the way to the banquet
hall with the special guest of the evening.
Hon. Charles II. Darling. of Bennington.
assistant secretary of the navy. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. o. c. Poland,
formerly of Montpelier. After repast,
which included Vermont turkey and Yer
mont maple syrup, President Ingraham
called upon Madame Brazil Mrs. E. r.
Pratt of Brattleboro), to sing solo.
Doctor Ingraham then sketched the SER
vices rendered by Vermonters in the
various activities OF public life, and
especially in their connection at various
times and ways with the navy. This LED
to a natural introduction of the speaker
of the evening. Mr.. Darling took as his
theme 1.-The Life of Comm odore Thomas
Marlborough" Prof. George E. Howes
of the University of Vermont. Burling-
ton, who was found to be present, was
called upon for an impromptu speech.
Among the prominent Vermonters pres
ent were DIR. FL. D. Ingraham, president,
Thetford, Thomas H. Noonan, vice
secretary, of Vergennes, Walter Johnson,
treasurer, of Bradford, Charles S. Wiels,
of New Haven. George D. Lincoln of
Weston, Allen E. Day of Brattleboro,
Walter d. Green, of the U. V. M. 'SS, E.
d. Strickland, of the U. Y. NJ. '94 and the
following members of the executive COM
mittee: DIR. Dewitt c. Green, chairman,
of Charlotte, Charles c. Farnham, U. V.
M. SO, of Bradford, Senator Henry w.
Hill, U. V. M. '76, of. Isle La Motto, and
Charles w. Stone of Johnson.
vermonters in Minneapolis.
The Vermont association of Minneapo-
lis had it's 18th annual gathering and
banquet at Hotel Nicolett on the evening
of Feb. %, with an attendance of $50.
This is the only one of several State asso-
Citations whose members have retained
their state loyalty sufficiently to make
the organization a success. The newly
elected officers of the association are:
Healy c. Akely of Stowe, president; 6.
w. Batchelder, first vice-president; M. D.
Grover, second vice president; the Hon.
Elmer E. Adams of Morrisville, third
vice-president; Charles M. Drew of ST..
Johnsbury, secretary and treasurer.
Among the prominent ex-Vermonters
present were Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Boutell
of Bakersfield, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B.
Lane ~. V. M of Burlington, Senator
F. 6. Mcmillan of Danville, Mrs. S. 6.
(U. V. M OF Jericho. Miss Elizabeth
Hood u. V. M. of Winooski, ex- Lieut.
Gov. Synden A. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
c. Mcmahon of Stowe. Judge F. M.
Crosby of Wilmington. Judge J. B. Gilfill-
an of Barnet, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Jennison of Hinesburgh. w. J. Russell
(U. V. M of Burlington, Judge Belden
of St. Johnsbury, Rome 6. Brown of
Montpelier, F, S. Mcclellan of Burling
ton, David c. Warden of Waterbury, I.
E. Byrnes of Bellows Falls. DR.. and Mrs.
1. D. Alger of Williston, DIR. F. E. Towers
Gu. V. M of Richmond.
After the banquet Judge w. r. Cray of
Highgate, the retiring president, extend
ed his greeting to the incoming president.
The latter has just presented a beautiful
library to his native town of Stowe.
Amoug Others the president called on
the only actual Vermonter present, Prof.
George E. Howes of the University of
Vermont, who gave the Vermonters the
greetings of the state and of the univer-
sity and declared that the same judicial
spirit prevailed in Vermont today that
caused SO many ex-Vermonters to sit on
the benches in other states.
During a severe thunder storm at
Bennington, Wednesday Lightning struck
the power house of the electric railroad
near Walloomsac and damaged. the
building considerably, burning out the
generator. The high water carried
away a bridge near Walloomsac and
covered the tracks with water for the
distance of half mile or more, which
has frozen solid.
The worst wind storm for years made
things lively at Swanton, Wednesday
night. The tin roof on one of the houses
which had been damaged a few days
before was destroyed and pieces of tin
are scattered in every direction. Some
damage was also done to to the c. E.
Allen block. People in the Swanton
library were frightened when the sky
lights were broken. A doctor was called
to attend a patient and had hardly lett
his sleigh when the wind struck it and
almost turned it over on the horse.
Ralph Tillotson of Barre, aged Is
years, was found dead in bed at his
home Friday morning, by his father,
7. K. Tillotson, when he went to awaken
him. 1t is thought the cause was heart
failure.
proposition has been made by the
three sons of the late Ethan M. and Eliza
B. Wright, of Orwell, to erect on land
owned by that town, suitable building
for public library, provided the town
will guarantee to keepthe same in repair,
also heat and light the building, pay the
librarian and appropriate for books the
SUM OF 500 each year. This building is
to be given as a memorial to their par
ents, who were prominently identified
with the interests of the town.
Norman Howe of Randolph, who has
been visiting his nephew, Dwight, at
Mortified, dropped dead Wednesday
night. He was apparently in good
health and had just returned from a
walk down town. He went to sit down
in a chair but before he reached it he fell
and died instantly. He was rs years OF
age and lived with an adopted daughter,
Mrs. Wyman, in Randolph.
There are found to be 800 government
liquor licenses credited to the state OF
Vermont, the smallest number for years.
Under the last year of prohibition there
were STA, showing a reduction of 274.