St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-22

Col. A. c. Brown, of Mont pelier, has
been appointed chief of staff to Depart
ment Commander Seymour H. Wood Of
the Vermont Grand Army of the Republic.
The prize drill, given by the members
of the cadet corps of Montpelier Semin-
airy, was held last week Tuesday after
noon. The cadets received commentator
from Capt. S. B. Thomas and Lieut..
c. H. Senter of Co. H., Y. N. G. Two
prizes were awarded, the first to G. L.
Wells, of Barre, and the second to c. A.
Bigelow, of Waitsfeld. The prizes were
silver loving cups, gold lined, and bearing
suitable inscription.
Recent army orders announce the
transfer OF Capt. Harry B. Chamberlin,
quartermaster U. s. A., from the depart.
ment OF Dakota to Columbus barracks,
Ohio. Captain Chamberin is former
resident OF Fairlee and son-in-law of
Adit. Gen. W. H. Gilmore.
Bids have been opened at Washington
for the stone work on the proposed Office
building for the House OF Represent atives.
The lowest bid for the street facade
alone, based on marble, was from the
Vermont Marble Co. OF Proctor, for
1891, 900.
Arlington P Little, U. V. M. '01, now
professor of electrical science at the A.
and M. College, Saltwater, Okla, writes
that on March Governor Ferguson
signed bill appropriating 500, 500 for
the erection OF "Morril Hail. at that
college, named after Senator Morrill, Of
Vermont. The college management has
also been fortunate in getting a bill
passed at Washington giving the college
full section Of land (640 acres) adjoin-
ing the present experiment farm on
which the college is built, making in the
aggregate about 1 900 acres of the finest
land in the Territory, to be devoted to
agricultural purposes.
The comptroller of the currency in the
treasury department has had deal to
do of late with Vermont National banks.
He has issued a certificate to the new
bank at Enosburgh Falls, to be known
as the First National with capital of
$4,000 The bank is now authorized
to begin business with Arthur w. Wood
worth as president and Herbert c. Com
ings as vice.presdent. II. F. Kimball,
receutly of Cranky, Que, will be cashier.
The comptroller has also approved OF
the Atlantic National bank of Boston,
and the national commercial bank OF
Albany, as the reserve agents of the new
Enosburgh financial institution.
A couple of patents have been issued to
Vermont inventors. Alice L. Hapgood
of Bellows Falls has been granted a
patent on measure. Charles M.
Lyman of Rutland has been granted a
patent on a stone channeling machine.
The corporate existence of two Yer
mont National banks has been extended.
These are the National bank of Derby
Line and the National White River bank
of Bethel.
A large transfer of real estate was
made Thursday, when the Roman Ca
tholic diocese of Vermont conveyed to the
Fanny Allen hospital, Winocski park, q
lot OF land on the southwest corner o.
Pearl and Prospect streets and another
lot on thenorth side Of Colchester avenue
east of the Ira Allen school in Burlington
This property has been in the hands o.
the diocese for many years and recently
has lain idle. The Rt. Rev. Bishop ]. S
Mchaud says that although the matter
OF moving the Fanny Allen hospital has
been under advisement, the transfer
of this property has no immediate signifi'
canoe.
The Grand Lodge of Vermont, N. E.
o. P, will hold its 10th annual session in
K. of P Hall, Burlington, Tuesday, April
rs, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Asa B. Hancock, farmer, whose coo
acres are partially in Coventry and par.
italy in Irasburg, was recently awarded
prize on account of his large family
There are II children, all unmarried and
living at home, their ages ranging from
10 TO 80 years. Mr.. Hancock was mar.
ried to the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
lothian Stevens of northern Maine in
October, 1878. Since then IL children
have been born to them. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Hancock will celebrate their birth.
day next month, the former being 59
years old April 3, and Mrs. Hancock Sc
years of age April 81. MIR. Hancock is a
prominent member of the grange, and al
though be does not hold public office is g
man of much influence among his fellow
townsmen.
]. Burton Pike, game warden fol
Marsh6eld, has notified Fish and Game
Commissioner H. 6. Thomas, that the
carcasses of nine deer have been found
near Hardwick, partly eaten by dogs, OF
cut up by Italian hunters. Parties Of
Italians do much Sunday hunting, and it
is said return with portions of deer in
sacks which they call rabbits. Mr.
Thomas notified the selectmen of every
town February Is to appoint fish and
game wardens before March 7, accord.
ing to the provisions of section 4,571,
Vermont Statutes. as the terms OF war.
dens would expire the first Tuesday OIL
March. Up to date he has received
returns from one town.
]. Frank Leonard, general secretary Of
Southbridge, Mass, Young Mems
Christian Association, has accepted the
call extended him by the board OF mana
gers OF the Rutland association, and will
resume his duty as secretary of the Rut-
land association April 1. Mr.. Leonard,
who is married and has two children,
has had twelve years experience in asso-
citation work, during six of which he has
been at Southbridge.
John H. Ayers. of Bennington, has been
notified Of his appointment as civil engi-
neer in the government service in the
Philippines at S,alary of 500 month
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