St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-12-06

George M. Powers. of Morrisville; Ad-
olson, December. O5; Rutland, March,
20; Lamoile, June, 'O6; Washington,
September, 'O6.
". " Miles, of Barton: Windsor, Dec,
ember, 'O5: Chittenden, March, 'O6; AID.
olson, June, '06; Rutland, September,
'06.
New Church Organized.
On Thursday evening, Nov. %, the or
ganlzation of the church at East Charles
ton, tor which Mr. L. A. Wilson has
been laboring since last spring, was
effected by the adoption OF bylaws, con-
lesson of faith and covenant and the
election Of officers Into this organiza.
ton 30 enter on confession and 10 bv
letter. A council Tor recognition will be
called about the middle of December.
This one church unites the community
and takes the place formerly occupied by
three, Free Baptist, Methodist and a
Universalist, the combined membership
OF which for many years has not equaled
the one now formed. The field was not
entered until representatives of all the old
churches gave cordial welcome. The
Presiding Elder of the Methodist church
was present at the citizens meeting
which inaugurated the movement and
formally surrendered the field and babe
the movement God speed. The Union
meeting house, in good condition when
Mr.. Wilson began services, has received
additional Improvements and been
equipped with new bell. The whole
movement furnishes a good illustration
OF Christian comfy, and possibilities OF
the union of Christian forces in com.
munitv.
Valuable Model for Historical Society.
Adjt.-Gen. W. H. Gilmore, OF Fairlee,
acting for Mrs. Amelia Kibby, grand
daughter OF Capt Samuel Morey, OF that
place, has presented the Vermont His
torlcal Society the model of the first
steam engine ever made in America.
This engine was the invention OF Captain
Morey, who made from this model an
engine that in 1892 propelled small
craft on Fairlee lake, now called Lake
Morey, and on the Connecticut river.
This was seven years before the Hudson
river was sailed by Fulton and Captain
Morey was granted a patent on his
invention in 1895. The engine that was
made from this model is supposed to be
at the bottom of Lake Morey. The
model will be mounted and given a
prominent place in the rooms of the
historical society.
Proctor Buys Block.
Senator Proctor has purchased from
George Washington University hand
some Office building on Fifth street north.
west, opposite the City Hall, Washing
ton, D. c. Tbs price was about $780,
600, and the transaction was made by
the senator as an investment. The uni
versity will devote the proceeds toward
paying off the debt on the historic Van
Ness property, on which the university
will shortly erect group OF modern col.
lege buildings.
New Bean Pest Appears.
Elisha F. Spauldlng, one of Windsor's
Oldest and most successful amateur gar
deners, reports the appearance of an
insect, strange to him, that has wrought
great havoc with his beans the past
season. The stages OF development ap
it gets there is a conundrum, -larva
insect, with nourishment drawn from the
bean until the insect escapes through the
perforated walls of the same. Prof. Will.
liam Stuart, horticulturist at the agricul.
turist experiment station at Burlington
| says it is the bean weevil.
Extend Call to Former Vermont Pastor
The Congregational church at Hamp
| ton, N. H.. has extended a call to the
Rev. George Payson Rowell, who last
spring resigned bis pastorate at Corinth
and has since passed much OF the time il
travel and study abroad. Mr.. Rowell i:
young man, a graduate of Williams
and Union theological seminary and has
been four years in the ministry in two
Vermont fields, Glover and Corinth.
The members OF Standard post, G. A
R. of Burlington has voted to accept
from the city the Fletcher library build
| ing, for use as a memorial hall. Th,
building will be repaired by the post for
its purposes. 1t stands next to city hal
and was vacated when the Carnegie Ii
brary was built.
Mrs. Phoebe Colette and son, Franl
of Hinesburg, last spring set 200 turkey
eggs, from which were patched 1862 tur
keys, out OF which they saved LOG which
when sold, brought them about $3.50
| They also set 500 hens eggs, from which
| they obtained 400 chickens out OF which
275 lived and were sold for a goodly
sum.
Gov. c. ]. Bell has re-appointed Okla:
| D. Mathewson, of Barre, as member o
| the state board of normal school com
missioners for a term of three years. The
other members Of the board are Prof
Walter E. Howard, of Middlebury, anC
| F. W. Pierce, of Chester.
E. A. Perry, a prominent real estate
agent at Montpelier, was seriously in
jured recently by the skidding of logs or
the hill in West Berlin. He was warned
of their approach, but tripped in his
efforts to get out of the way. The log:
were spruce and weighed 900 pounds.
The White family of Richford, W. w
White, his daughter. Miss Eva White
and Almon White, his sou, who wer'
held for appearance at the next term o
Franklin county court on a charge o
selling liquor Illegally, and to appear a
a hearing December on charge OF man
slaughter, have been released on bonds.
Owing to the urgency of professional
business as civil engineer, F. Fl. Dewar
OF st. Adams has resigned the Office o
examiner OF teachers Tor Franklin count v
which be has held since April g. 1904
and Governor Bell has appointed Merit