St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-06
VERMONT NEWS.
Canada Comes 90 Vermont.

estate agency OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Co. of Essex Junction has, during the
past twelve months, made many sales OF
farms 10 this state to farmers from over
the border and the company announces
that there is growing tendency on the
part of Canadians to come to this state.
The latest sale made BY this agency to a
Canadian was made last week when the
farm of George w. Chaplin in Stowe was
transferred to travelling agent Dewey OF
the International Harvester CO. of st.
Johns, Canada. The selling price was
$4,000 and he will take possession of his
Vermont purchase the first of March.
Before purchasing Mr.. Dewey inyesti-
gated large number of properties and
concluded that the place to locate was IN
Vermont.
1t has been decided to hold the state
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps
at Morrisville in February. Arrange
ments have been made for the entertain
ment Of 800 guests in addition to what
the hotels can accommodate.
The tenth anniversary of the conse-
Grafton of the Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A.
Hall, of Burlington, as the third bishop
of the Episcopal diocese OF Vermont will
be celebrated february 2, 1904.
AT ISCSHI u IuC DOdIu VI
trustees of Montpelier Seminary, Acting
Principal Howe consented to remain in
his present position inasmuch as the
board has relieved him of part of his
class work. The board discussed plans
for raising an endowment fund of $780,
900 but took no definite action in the
matter.
Rev. Efie K. NJ. Jones of Barre for
mally rendered her resignation as pastor
of the First Uuiversalist church at the
annual meeting OF the church board held
last week, the resignation to take effect
not later than March i. She leaves to
accept the pastorate of the church in
Waterloo Iowa, where her late husband
was pastor be ore coming to Barre. She
has been pastor at Barre for six years.
Walter Gorham, a 16 year-oId boy,
was arrested at Rutland, last week
Tuesday, on the charge of breaking into
the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms and stealing money and stamps.
Association officials have been missing
money from the drawer for several
weeks and had been watching the office
all night for a week. Early Tuesday
morning, while they were watching,
Gorham entered the front window by
climbing up the balcony and prying open
the window. He went to the drawer,
forced it with a screw driver, and was
pounced upon and arrested. The boy
worked for the Union News Co. At the
request of the association a fine OF $40 "a
was imposed which the association secre-
tary paid. He will provide employment
for the boy and watch him.
On the plea of guilty. DIR. W. R. Hank
ness, who borrowed $4,000 at the Mont
pelier Savings bank on forged note to
cover suspicious notes at the Capital
Savings bank, which the officials had
called on him to pay last spring, has
been sentenced in County court by Judge
w. p. Stafford to state prison at Wind
sor for pot less than five nor more than
six years and to pay 81 fine and costs.
Harkness was we'll known society man
and lived beyond his income He was
out on $4,000 guaranteed by 25 men.
- AT a meeting Wednesday of the direct
ors of the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad semi annual dividend OF 21a
per cent. on the capital stock of the
company was declared payable January
1, 1904, to stockholders of record of
December 81, 1908.
Troy Conference academy. Poultney,
last week received gift OF $1,000 from
Mrs. Meeker of Los Angeles, Cal, to
endow a scholarship in memory of her
husband, the late Rev. w. H. Meeker.
This is the fourth similar gift received by
the academy during last year.
State Treasurer John L. Bacon is now
Farmer Bacon" having purchased the
Porter place, as it is called, on the road
to Ouechee. The property includes a
large farm and comfortable, old fash
Toned house. 1t is understood that Mr..
Bacon will not at once give up his
financial enga gements personally to en-
gage in till1ng the soil, but will leave
that work to his manager while he rusti-
Gates at his new home ia the happy sum-
mer time.
The Central Vermont station at Mont
pelier Junction was burned to the ground
soon after O'Clock last week Monday
night. The fire caught in partition be-
tween the telegraph office and the wait
ing room and before help could be OBJ
tanned the flames were bursting through
the roof. The family of the station
agent moved from the building Saturday
and the night operator was alone in the
station " hen the fire was discovered.
Water was carried from an adjoining
house and portion of the platform was
saved. The loss will amount to about
So, 900, partially covered by insurance.
This station was burned three years ago
and this is the third time it has been
destroyed by fire within the past twenty
years.
Over two hundred members of Cairo
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine, attended the annual
meeting at Rutland last week. There
are 1875 charter members; 40 members
have been initiated at the two meetings
which the temple has held at Rutland
and St. Adams, and one member has
affiliated. Three mobiles have died since
Sept. 80, leaving total membership OF
333. The election of officers was as fol-
lows: Illustrious potentate, Jesse E.
Thompson OF Rutland; chief rabban,
Frank w. Agan, of Ludlow; assistant
rabban, J. Warren Roberts of Burlington;
high priest and prophet, George B.
Wheeler of Bellows Falls; oriental guide.
James M keenan, of St. Adams; treas
urer, Charles r. Allen of Fair Haven:
recorder, William A. Hendrick of Rut-
land.
Fire last week Tuesday night destroyed
the three story brick block on Main
street in Barre. owned by w. c. Quinlan,