St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-06


81 at the home his son, Henry L. Blake
after an illness of several months due to
old age. Mr.. Blake figured prominently
in to wn affairs in former years and was
editor of the Bellows Falls Gazette, an
early newspaper, for number OF years
about 1910.
At recent school meeting at Bethel 1t
was voted to build new schoolhouse at
cost not to exceed sos, 900.
Robert II. Allen, aged SO, of Burning
ton. sexton for Is years at St. PauPs
church, died suddenly in bed Wednesday
morning, of heart failure. He was a
native OF Burlington and is survived by
a wife and three daughters.
At meeting held at EImore pond to
transact business relative to the new
cooperative creamery, the following
board ofdirectors was elected: c. S. Hast
ings. Henry Stowell, E. E. Goodell, II. c..
Parker, c. S. Mudgett, Charles Merriam,
o. D. Bacon. The meeting was enthusi-
astic and the remainder of the 81, 500
was raised, and a considerable sum was
pledged in excess OF the amount. The
name adopted is the Lake Elmore cream
cry.
Daniel F. Clark, for the past 16 years
assistant postmaster at Montpelier, has
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appointment as postoffice inspector on
the rolls of the fourth assistant postmas-
ter-general. Mr.. Clark will not assume
the duties of his new Office for about two
months. He has not as yet been in
formed as to where he will be located,
but the duties of his new Office will neces-
state his removal from Montpelier.
Postmaster Bancroft has appointed
Dwight E. Mason as Mr.. Clark's sue
cessor. Mr.. Mason was formerly man
ager of the local Western Union tele-
graph office and is at present clerk in
the home Office of the National Life Insur-
ance company.
P. c. Bruce, president and F. L. Davis,
secretary of the State Dairymen's asso-
citation, have definitely settled on Mont
pelier as the place and the week begin
ming Jan. IL, 1905, as the time for hold
ing the next annual meeting of the asso-
citation. Some of the best speakers in
the country are already engaged for this
meeting and the energetic officers will do
all in their power to secure the largest
attendance in the history of the associa-
ton. A feature of this annual gather
ing will be monster banquet in Armory
hall.
Edward E. Thompson OF Fall River,
Mass, has been engaged as principal OF
the Montpelier high school for the ensu-
ing year. He is graduate and post
graduate of Brown university, with the
degrees of A. B. and A. M. Since taking
his postgraduate work he has taught in
Mitchell School for Boys at Billerica,
Mass. Supt. Brownscombe will instruct
in mathematics in the high school.
The directors of the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad declared a semi-annual
dividend OF 21a per cent pay able July L,
1904. to stockholders of record of June
20, 1904.
Ia an election of school commissioners
in Rutland last week. four prominent
society women. Mrs. Wallace c. Clement
Mrs. Florence L. Cramton, Mrs. M. R.
Grain, and Mrs. A. D. Francisco, appear
ed at the polls in ward four, where there
was contest, with the intention of
casting their ballots. Their votes were
challenged, however, on the ground that
they had never taken the freeman's oath.
They then hurried around and got enough
of the aldermen to make quorum and
took the oath, after which they went
back to the polls and voted.
Mrs. Mary Partridge, mother of DR..
George E. Partridge was owned
Wednesday, in the lake off Red Rocks.
She came to Burlington from Bennington,
Tuesday, and was the guest of friends.
There were unmistakable evidences that
her death was premeditated.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur c.. A. Hall, of
Burlington, bishop of the Episcopal do
cese OF Vermont, on the advice of his
physician is to temporarily reliuquish all
active work. and sailed from New York,
Saturday, on the Luse of the North Ger
man Lloyd line. Bishop Hall is to be
accompanied by the Rev. Ellis Bishop,
of St. Stevens church, Boston. They
will sail direct to the Mediterranean and
the trip, which will last some ten weeks,
will include Genoa, the Italian lakes, the
Swiss Alps, and finally England.
At the fourth annual convention of the
Vermont Undertakers' and Embalmers'
Association at Burlington last week.
these officers were elected: President,
c. w. Spencer OF Rutland; vice presidents,
M. J. Moran, OF Brattleboro, and A. E
Hale, of Bradford; secretary, E. N. Miller
of Brandon; treasurer, L. S. Cabot, of
Windsor.
Henry Wheelock died at his home in
Chester, Friday, after a short illness
from heart and kindey trouble, aged 70.
Mr.. Wheelock was probably one OF the
best informed men in New England in
the soaps one business and managed
some of the lagest quarries. A wife, two
daughters and one son survive.