St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-04

At the Vermont soldiers home, Ben
nington, a room has recently been dedi.
Gated which the Vermont state Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has furnish
ed and which is now ready for use. The
union is the first society in the state to
furnish room at the home.
Professor W. M. Adams of the Summit
House on Mount Mansfield reported at
seven clock last week Monday evening
that the thermometer there registered
about the freezing point. Though there
was no snow around the Summit House,
the "Chin" was whiteued for the first
time this season. Old weather prophets
say winter will set in six weeks from the
date of the first snow on the mountain.
George Rowland, president and direct
or of the National Bank of Barre, died
Sept. "a at his home in East Montpelier
of kidney trouble, aged "a years. He
was born at Barre.
Some of the farmers in Bennington and
Pownal are ploughing up their fields of
potatoes and sowing rye. The potatoes
are so badly decayed that the crop will
not pay for the digging.
Clinton Stearns, of Westford, recently
found 81, 100 in an old bureau while he
was moving some goods out of the house
at Bling hamvile which he sold to F. l..
Leach, OF East Fairfield.
John Savage, an old employee at Rich's
lime kiln at Swanton, dropped dead
last week Monday while at work.
Mr.. Savage was about so years old.
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but continued to work.
The 26th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Branch OF the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Episcopal church will be held at
Burlington, October IS and 10. People
who wish to be entertained should send
their names to Mrs. George Y. Bliss, Bur
| lington. The diocesan Sunday school
commission has arranged for conference
in St. Paul's church October 90 and all
members of the auxiliary are invited to
remain.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles H. Darling, returned to Ben
nington from Washington, last week.
He left Wednesday for New York and
sailed on the steamship Havana for the
|
been chartered to take party OF govern
ment engineers to make an inspection oil
the canal and report on the conditions
existing and the route to be selected
Secretary Darling will remain on the
isthmus until the party returns.
The one hundred and second year o.
the University of Vermont opened last
Wednesday morning. In the entering
class 100 have registered and more are
expected later.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Medical Society will be held in Burling
ton, October - and 10. Sessions will be
held at the new medical college building
and strong program is being arranged
Papers of interest will be presented by
members of the medical fraternity, in
Guiding speakers from outside the state.
The name of John A. Sheldon, of Rut-
land, will be presented for the office oil
department commander of the Vermont
G. A. R. by Roberts post of Rutland. He
was sergeant of Co. B, LIST Vt. Volunteer
Infantry. Later he was elected captain
of Co. c. 10th VT, serving in that posi-.
| ton until promoted to assistant commits.
sary OF subsistence, serving for time on
| the staff oiGen. U. S. Grant and later up
on the staff of General Ferrero of the
army of the James.
Rev. Guy c. Lamson, pastor of the
First Baptist church in Montpelier, and
chaplain of the House OF Representatives
in 1904, has received notice that the
Baptist church at Hyde Park, Mass, has
unanimously voted to extend call to
| him to the pastorate that has been va.
cant since last spring. This church has
membership of 3S1, and is one of the
oldest churches in that city. Mr.. Lam
son has the call under consideration.
As the result OF neighborhood quarrel
at Jay, Arthur Starr is under arrest at
Newport on charges of unlawfully carry
ing poison, of administering poison to
cattle of James Kelley, of destroying
property OF James Kelley by throwing a
stone through window, and fracturine
the colarbone of one of the members o.
Mr.. Kelley's family. At the time there
was no direct evidence against the man
who is now under arrest. A few days
afterward conversation heard over the
| tSlS PhOuS pCIWCCA quail anu chObhSi
man led to the arrest.
Mrs. Bradley, of Burlington has just
received check for $1,000, her share Of
a claim just allowed by the government
for the loss of schooner belonging to
her great uncle, which was taken by the
French in 1900.
Rev. Mrs. M. McKinstry closed her
etorate with the Advent Christian
Gu .fch at Richford last Sunday. Follow.
ing the evening service was a formal
introduction of the incoming pastor and
his wife, Rev. and Mrs o. W. Heyer
formerly OF Haverhill Center. N. II. Mrs
McKinstry organized the Advent Chris.
tian church in Richford and became its
pastor about seven years ago. In 1895
the L. c. McKinstry Memorial church
was built under the direction OF Mrs
McKinstry. and the funds for the same
were raised very largely by her efforts
Mrs. McKinstry resigns to enter the lee
ture field for time, but she will continue
to make her home in Richford.