St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-16

his three-story brick building on Main
street, Enosburg Falls, for $4,000.
A national bank will be started in this
place. enough stock having been pledged
to sustain one. 1t is hoped that work
may be begun on the interior of the build
ing by the first of January, so that the
bank may be in operation asso as pos
sible. A. N. Woodwork, who for sever
al years was connected with the Swanton
bank, will be heavy stakeholder of this
new corporation.
Wedding Anniversaries.
Two notable wedding anniversaries
were celebrated in Dorset Friday and
practically every resident of the town at
tended one or the other, most of them
both. One was the 52nd anniversary OF
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. Phelps, which was observed at their
home. They have lived in that village
practically all of the So years and nearly
200 persons called during the day to pay
their respects. The other affair was the
celebration OF the Saith wedding anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Root, which was observed IN
quiet manner, their friends to large
number calling during the afternoon
to congratulate them. They have al
ways been residents of this town, having
been married here. Both of them were
present at the wedding SO years ago of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps.
Court Assignments.
The assignment of supreme court judi
ges for the ensuing year are as follows:
Chief Judge John Rowell-Grand Isle,
January 10; Franklin, March 8; Benning-
ton, June 6; Windham, September 6.
Judge James M. Tyler-Caledonia Dec
ember 6; Orleans, March, 8; Grand Isle,
August s.; Franklin, September 6.
Judge Loveland Munson-Lamoille,
December 6; Washington, March 8; Cal
edonia, June 6; Orleans, September 6.
Judge Henry r. Start-Addison, De-
cember, 6; Rutland, March 8; Lamoille,
June 6; Washington, September 6.
Judge John Fl. Watson-Windsor, De
cember, 6; Chittenden, March, s: Addi-
son, June 6; Rutland, September, 6.
Judge Seneca Haselton-Orange. De-
cember 6; Essex, March %; Windsor,
June 6; Chittenden, September, 6.
Judge George M. Powers-Bennington,
December 6; Windham. April IL; Orange
June 6; Essex, October 8.
Among the recent contributions to the
Billings library, which is connected with
the University of Vermont, Burlington,
is set of nine books of a special edition
of the Odes and Epodes Of Horace, pub
lished by the Biblophile Society. Mrs.
Charles A. Hoyt, wife of the late Charles
A. Hoyt, class of '5S is the donor.
The old Catholic church building at
Newport is to be used for a convent.
when the new granite church is COM
pleted, and in time it is probable a first
class Catholic hospital will be erected on
Prospect hill.
In the will of the late Benjamin F.
Blood, of Waltham. Mass, filed in the
Middlesex registry of probate, a trust
fund of SIS, 900 is provided for the pur-
pose of having erected brick church at
Windsor, to take the place of the present
wooden structure, occupied by the First
Congregational Society of that town.
1t is the wish of the donor that the
church shall be known as the New Old
South Congregational church. In adj
dition to this bequest the town of Wind
sor is to be benefited by another trust
fund established under the will for the
payment of the salaries of teachers OF
the graded schools of that town.
DIR. William N. Platt died Sunday night
at his home in Shoreham. He began the
practice of medicine in that town in 1870
and had held MANY town Offices, been
town representative and a member Of
the senate from Addison county.
The Vermont State Association. Of
Washington, has arranged to hold Sc.
ries of gatherings of members and their
friends during the coming season. There
| is a large Vermont colony in the city
and large membership in the organi
cation, which includes in its personnel The
congressional delegation, Assistant At
| torney General Charles 81. Robb, Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Charles H
Darling, and many other well known
| persons.
The Experiment Station at Burlington
| has just issued bulletin on Commercial
Feeding Stuffs, which discusses their com
position, their usefulness, and gives ar
outline of the results of five years inspec.
ton. This bulletin, as well as other bull
letins and reports of the station are, so
far as they are in print free to any.
one for the asking. A postal card, stat
ing desires, addressed to tie Experiment
| Station, Burlington, VT. is sufficient
Such as wish to receive all its pub1ica
| tions without charge should ask to have
| their names put on the mailing list.
At meeting of the vestry of ST. Luke's
| church St. Adams, last week, it was unan.
| imously voted to extend a call to Rev
| Shureman Halstead Watkins, rector o
| ST. James church, Arlington to be rec
| tor of St. Luke's. It is not known def
ntely whether Mr.. Watkins will, accep1
| the call, but if he does he will probably
| begin his work the first part of December
Until rector is procured Rev. DR.. B. w
| Atwell. of Burlington, will officiate a
the services at st. Luke's church.
Announcement is made by the proprie
tor of The Londonderry Sitter that tn
| property and good will of The Sitter ha
been sold or more properly perhaps, ha
| been bargained for, possession to be give1
| at the expiration of its 21st year, whi Ct
occurs Dec. 1. 1t will then go into young
| er hands. This action is taken owing t,
| to the age of the owner, who could hop
to run it only few years more. Havin,
chance to dispose oft, he thought bes
to avail himself of the opportunity rathe
| than wait, running the risk of forces
sale. The name of the incoming proprie
tor is Withheld for the present, at his re
quest.
E. B. Gle has sold his farm in the Yves