St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-26
VERMONT NEWS.
C. J. He'll Pomona Grange.

G.. j. Bell Pomona Grange.
The c. j. Bell Pomona Grange was in
stituEed at Cornwall, last week, Govern
er Bell being present and taking q prom
inent part in the exercises. Supper was
served in the town hall to over $50 per-
sons. Representatives from six oranges
were pre- sent. Thisis the 18th Pomona to
be instituted in the state. The following
officers were elected: Master, G. A. Bump
of Salisbury lecturer, Mrs. c. 81. Lane.
of Cornwall; secretary, w. nj. Bump, OF
Cornwall. The next meeting of the
grange will be held in Bridport the last
Tuesday in November. The grange is the
largest yet organized in the state, 23O
members taking the oath of admission.
State Sunday scheels.
The State Sunday school convention
which will meet in St. Johnsbury in
October, 1905, was held at Ludlow last
week Wednesday and Thursday, with
the largest attendance for ten years.
Over 225 delegates were present, and
last year at Burlington there were only
141. Among the reports for the year,
Rev. r. J. Barton of Greensboro gave
the report OF board of teacher training;
and in the conferences, that OF pastors
was conducted by Rev. ]. M. Frost of St.
Johnsbury.
executive committee were plans for en-
larging the work in the home depart
ment, the training of teachers in primary
and general lines, besides some plans
looking toward the maintenance OF the
Vermont Sunday-school Herald. 1t is
estimated that there are 700 Bible
schools in Vermont with a membership
of $1,000. The treasurer's report
showed the receipts for the past year to
have been about So 900. This pays the
indebtedness of one year and all expenses
for the current year with small balance
in hand. The individual list, collected by
the treasurer, represents $764.75; from
the county organizations there is
ST ,O8167; borrowed money, $500; re-
ceived from miscellaneous schools, $685.
So; balance from previous year, $SS.22;
total, So, S76.19. On the other side OF
the sheet there was paid out for contri-
button to International Sunday school
Association, 800; incidental expenses,
$117.2O; salary field secretary, $1,000;
expenses field secretary, $453 81; ad-
ditional field work by secretary, $26.25;
notes outstanding, $o15.02; expenses OF
last years convention, $151.24; balance
in treasury, $SO.91. The treasurer said
that Vermont was never before so well
organized in her Sunday-school work as
TO-DAY, and that the field worker, Mr..
Fuller, was exceptionally well qualified
for the work.
officers were elected as follows; Presi-,
dent, 6. F. North, Of Burlington; first
vice president, N. 6. Williams, of Bel
lows Falls; second vice president, Rev.
Frazier Metzger of Randolph; secretary,
Rev. 6. L. Story, of Essex Junction;
treasurer, II. c. Slayton, of Morrisville;
auditor, c. S. Page, of Hyde Park; exc
IS De-
hngton, ]. A. Greenwood, of Cheseer, Ell.
w. ellis of Greensboro.
It was voted that D. NJ. Camp, of
Newport should be recommended for
election as member of the international
executive committee for three years from
June, 1905; that ]. A. Greenwood of
Chester, be recommended for election as
vice president of Vermont for the Inter
national Sunday-school Association. for
three years from June, 1905.
Delegates to the International conven-
ton to be held at Toronto, Ont, in June,
1905, were elected as follows; Rev. E.
Rev. J. 6. McClelland, Rev. E. O.. Blan-
chard, Rev. DR.. ]. S. Goodall, FL. A. Stay
ton, T. F. Ramsey, A. M. Bosworth,
Rev. A. F. Walsh, V. Fl. Irish, Rev. w. T.
Miller, w. II. Dean, A. D. Woodruff, Rev.
J. F. Brown. A. E. Royal.
The state convention of the Vermont
Sunday School Association was also
held, with considerable more than 100
delegates present.
United States Court.
The session of the United States cir
cult and district courts began at Rut-
land last week Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler, of Brattleboro,
is on the bench. There is much interest
in this session and there was good at
tendance when court opened. The most
interesting cases to be tried are the FOL-
lowing: Newton and Thompson Manu-
featuring Co. VS.. Drake, Smith & Co !;
American Bridge Co. VS.. the Rutland
Florence Marble Co.; this being suit to
recover for work done by the bridge com.
pany in the Rutland Florence concern
new mill; Bartolomeo Genovesi's admin
istrator VS.. the Delaware & Hudson
Railroad Co., to recover damages Tor
the death of Genovesi, who was killed by
the cars Angelo Bulduzz VS.. the James
Ramage Paper Co.; Sarah Stockwell.
executrix, VS.. the Boston & Maine Rail
road Co.; o. N. Campbell VS.. the Rut-
land Railroad Co.; and J. F. Henry VS..
the International Paper Co. Many oil
these cases will be fought hard and the
prospect is that the session will be a
long one.
INSURANCE Companies Meet.
The Goth annual meeting of the Union
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
held at Montpelier Wednesday. The con.
dition OF the company, as shown by the
reports, is as follows: Insurance in force
$22,0O1 1921; premium notes, 81, GAL
3S4; receipts for the year, $154. 113.51
expenditures, SIG, 1O6.1 10 surplus. $3S
O07 80; losses paid $50, 4O4.17. The ell
ection of directors resulted as follows
James w. Brock. Arthur D. Farwell
John II. Senter, Harlan w. Kemp, FREQ
Blanchard, Ralph Denney, Fred A. How
land, D. d. Hemenway, T. Hoxie Hall
6. M. Campbell, E. Henry Powell, Frank
lin D. Hale, Herbert F. Brigham, George
w. Beardsley, Henry NJ. Mcfarland, Cur
tbs S. Emery, Elisha Lane, John N. Wood
fin, John Fl. Mortified. Fred G. Field
James w. Brock, president; Herbert F
Brigham, vice president; Harlan w
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