St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-24

AhDfarAaHs An SesAAOus
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Library Association was held in Mont
pelier, Thursday. The business session
included reports and an informal discus
sion of the plans for the proposed memo
rial library at Bradford. The annual |
election of officers resulted in the re-elec- |
ton of the old board as follows: Presi- |
| dent, E. Nd. Goddard, Montpelier vice |
president, Miss Mary E. Macomber, |
Montpelier; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Edith E. Clarke, Burlington. A
committee of three, Miss L. D. Cheney,
Rutland, Mrs. Louise L. Boyce, Barre,
and Miss S. c. Hagar, Burlington, was
appointed to district the State for the
purpose of holding sectional meetings.
The report of the Secretary and treasurer
showed a membership OF SO on the rolls
of the association and satisfactory
treasury balance. The membership is
made up of librarians and those interest
ed ir library work; the association CO.
operates with the State Board of Library
commissioners in the work. Interesting
addresses were made by Arthur H. Chase
state librarian of New Hampshire; Miss
Mary P. Farr of Philadelphia who is
cataloging the Fletcher Free library at
Burlington; Miss Francis Hobart of
Cambridge; Hon. Walter E. Ranger.
Collector of Customs.
The Vermont congressional delegation
J consisting of Senators Redheld Proctor
and w. P. Dillingham; and Congressman
, D. ]. Foster and Kittredge Haskins, held
, a meeting at the Green Mountain Inn at
Stowe last week on their way to the an
nual meeting of the Lake Mansfield Trout
club. The appointment of collector Of
e customs for the Memphremagog district
J with headquarters at Newport was dis
S cussed. The candidates for the position
D have included Col. Z. M. Mansur, the
!: present collector, Col. c. S. Emery, of
: Chelsea, ex. Gov. Josiah Grout of Derby,
!. and F. c. Williams, of Newport. After
full discussion of the matter the dele
:. cation by unanimous vote selected Curtis
It S. Emery, of Chelsea, for the position.
!, His name will be recommended to Presi-
!, dent Roosevelt. which is equivalent to an
r, appointment. He will assume the duties
of the office next December when the
IS term of Colonel Mansur expires.
l. No action was taken on the appoint
e ment Of any other federal officers and the
lie delegation does not intend to meet again
!, at present. 1t will be some time before
the other appointments are agreed upon.
/ Doctors in Session.
J" The 55th annual meeting of the Yer.
- mont Homeopathic Medical society was
- held at Montpelier last week Wednesday
During the year just closed the work Of
the society has prospered, one new mem
u Der has been added to the rolls and g
III balance of 1925 remains in the treasury
IL These officers were elected: President
G. 6. Hall, South Woodbury.; vice presi
~ dent, F. H. Davis, Lyndonville; secretary
It. George l. Forbes, Burlington; treasurer
IL |. F. Shattuck, Wells River; censors, Ed
It, win Kirkland, Bellows Falls; E. B. Whit
d. taker, Barre; auditors, E. B. Whitaker
as F. H. Everett, James Haylett; Legislative
n, committee, F. E. Steele, Sam Sparhawk
Is W. B. Mayo, E. B. Whitaker, George
is Forbes; delegates to American Iustitut
en- of Homeopathy, E. L. Wyman, Edward
We Kirkland; New York, D. c. Noble; Maine
of |. F. Shattuck; Connecticut, W. E. Put
re nam; New Hampshire, W. H. Weeks
Id. Rhode Island, II. B. Denman; Massa
by chusetts, Edward Kirkland.
ID Foresters OF. America.
Delegates from the IS courts in tn
nv state attended the seventh session OF tn
70 Grand court of Vermont Foresters {
at America, at Bennington last week. Tn
ice local court conferred degrees on 10 cand
his dates. These officers were elected: Gran
he chief ranger, E. J. Graham, OF Benningto
ers grand sub chief ranger, E. M. Flanagan
)st OF Proctor, grano treasurer. Jonh ART
to of Burlington; grand financial secretary
IF t1d re
in secretary, T. !. Rourke, of Granitevill
ay grand senior woodward, Joseph Dashnt
in, OF Spring6eld grand junior woodward
mt M. ], Connolly, of Ludlow; grand senio
He beadle, c. ]. Crowley, of Ludlow; gran
Der junior beadle, J. R. Driscoll, Brattlebor'
sly trustees, Richard Madigan, OF Burlington
ore James Heaney, of Proctor, George Rov
,ry land of Bellows Falls; delegates to ii
las Falls, and ]. F. Roach, of Bellows Fall
:y,@ F. S. Morrison of Burlington, state Sc
llns retarv of the Y. NJ. c. A., Rev. W. 6. NJ;
I'D son OF Enosburgh Falls, secretary OF ii
49,. 49, Franklin county organization, and Ge
IA eral Secretaries Dillon OF st. Johnsbur
49, Clark of Burlington and Bolles OF Mon
- peler, were in Richford recently and Wi
~. some men from Richford, went to Fran
'-'' lin pond to consider locating a boy
summer camp there for the Frank
county organization.
ana Frank c. Partridge, OF the Vermo
,iup Marble Co., his mother, Mrs. Charles
etu, Partridge, and party OF Proctor fr1en
81 will sail from New York June for Vi:
gnt to England and the Continent.
oou Partridge expects to return August 1.
,uat Gov. and Mrs. c. J. Bell, of Waldo
ip a.1 and Col. F. S. Billings, of Woo tjck,
any the governors staff attended, me-
! n a. ing of the Ascutney Grange held in Wiz
= = s 80 sor Wednesday evening. Before
e@ ~, meeting a reception was rendered &c
W ernor Bell, about 800 people shaki
va hands with the members of the par
an, az There was no speaking but music W
' "ns. rendered during the reception. OIL
ea sS guests present were S. H. Morgan mas
&C, any &c of the Pomona Grange, and his wife,
I'd. district deputy.
Ma. Eldridge w. Prior of Woodstock d
ater. Wednesday night of Brights disea
;, c. aged 65 years. MIR. Prior had been
m of lister and Justice of the peace for
urv past three years and village trustee
Fisk several years. He also had been trus
ton. of the Universalist society. He had b'
Bis. a dealer in furniture here since 1898 a
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