St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-25

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post prandial exercises were enjoyable.
POSTMASTER and a number of doctors
made remarks.
". N. G. Inspection.
General order No. Is from Adjutant-
General Gilmore's office reads as follows:
The annual company drill and inspect
ion of the First Regiment. National
Guard of Vermont, prescribed by section
4416, Vermont Statutes, will be held as
follows:
Company A, Rutland, June 8.
Company B, st. Adams, June IS.
Company c, Brandon, June Z.
Company D, St. Johnsbury, June 13.
Company E, Barre. June 2.
Company F, Mortified June 8.
Company 6, Bradford, June II.
Company II, Montpelier, June L.
Company I, Brattleboro, June 10.
Company K, Bennington, June g..
Company l., Newport, June IA.
Company M, Burlington, June 6.
Hospital corps, St. Adams, June IS.
Henry L. Stillson, of Bennington, has
just completed an article of about 10000
words for the Encyclopedia Americana,
on the early and present history of YER
mont He has taken much time and re-
search in preparing the article especially
that part relating to Revolutionary
times. Many portions of this article
have never appeared in print before.
He has also contributed to the same
work articles on "Odd Fellowship"
Masonry" 1.-The Maple Sugar In
dustry,''. "Red Men," and knights of
Pythias."
State Encampmenf.
r IL.
encampment, which opened at Odd Eel
lows hall in Bellows Falls, May 1S, all
the grand officers were present and rs
delegates attended. Twenty-three took
the grand encampment degree. There
has been an increase in membership dur
ing the past year of over 200. The
grand lodge officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: E. T. L. Bene-
dict Of Poultney, grand patriarch; w. P.
Horton, Rutland, grand high priest; w.
B. Hutchins, East Pomtret, grand senior
warden; c. A. Farr, St. Johnsbury,
grand scribe; L. ]. Brown, Bradford,
tleboro, grand junior warden; T. Ell. Ste
vens, St. Johnsbury, grand marshal; M.
Fl. Shaw, st. Adams, grand sentinel; A.
L. Aseltine, Swanton, grand outside SEN
tinel. E. A. Cook of Newport was chosen
grand representative and 81. r. Kimball
OF St. Adams was reelected second grand
representative.
The grand lodge officers elected for the
ensuing year were as follows: E. B.
Morton, St. Adams, grand master; o. E.
Gibson, Burlington, deputy grand mas
ter; II. E. Parker, Bradford, grand secre-
tary; F. A. Robbins, Newport, grand
warden; E. P. Adams, Swanton, grand
treasurer; L. ]. Retting, Brattleboro,
o,-I ohor lot,, tot 70
ereign grand lodge, S. A. Reed, Windsor;
Walter l.. Ravens, Chester; Calvin En-
dress. Bennington, grand conductor; Fl.
H. Slack, Mortified. grand guardian; F.
w. Jackson, Barre, grand herald.
The exercises Wednesday were followed
by banquet. The next session will be
held in Burlington.
NOrfhfeld Library Burned.
About 10 minutes before II clock last
Monday night the fire alarm was sounded
for fire in the Union block, two-story
frame building, situated on the south
side of the village square in Northheld.
What originated the fire is uncertain,
but it started In the shed just back of
the town library and Minnie Smiths
store, and when discovered the flames
were reaching to the second story. That
the origin was of incendiary nature is
generally conceded, but what the object
of the firebug could have been is a mys-
terry. The building was occupied by the
Good Templars' hall. Minnie E. Smith,
the G. A. Heath Wall Paper Co., the Gen.
trail House, Domenico Faizarano, Anglo
Broggi, the town library, and Frank
Chase. Miss Smiths stock OF millinery
was insured for about one-halfs its value
and the block, owned by Mrs. Fred Par
ker's estate, was insured for small sum.
The others suffered an entire loss. Not
a book in the library was saved, but
there was some insurance. The c. A.
White building, which Is adjacent to and
south of the Union block, was also
burned and was insured for only
small amount.