St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-06-14
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A Joint meeting of the New England
Eclectic Medical Association and the
Vermont Eclectic Medical Society was
held at Montpelier Wednesday and
Thursday. These officers of the Yer.
mont society were elected: President,
James W. Marsh, M. D.. of Manchester
Center; vice presidents, H. W. Waite, Of
ing, George w. Fiske, of Cuttingsville;
secretary, P. L. Templeton, of Mont
| pelier; treasurer, H. E. Templeton, of
| Montpelier; censors, P. L. Templeton, ].
B. H. Cushman, of East Charleston, A.
E. Parlin, of BARTON Landing.
Principal E. A. Bishop, of Montpelier
Seminary, feels much encouraged over
his recent trip west and over the offer OF
DR.. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago, to endow
the school if the Indebtedness of the insti-
tuition is paid, and is confident Vermont.
ers will not allow the. opportunity to
place this school on sound basis to
pass.
1t is reported on the authority of an
intimate friend that Walter E. Ranger,
state superintendent of education, has
decided to accept the position rendered
him some months ago to take the over
sight OF the schools of Rhode Island.
Rev. F. A. Peterson of Munson, Me-,
has accepted call to the pastorate of
the Swedish Congregational church at
Proctor, to succeed Rev. N. J. Lundahl,
resigned. Rev. Mr.. Lundahl will give up
the pulpit because of nervous disorder.
Mrs. Frank H. Chapman, wife of the
Deputy United States marshal, died
Thursday at Rutland of septic poisoning,
aged 43 years. She is survived by hus
band, son, and daughter. She was born
in Orwell and was daughter of Moses
J. Clark.
President M. H. Buckham of the Uni.
versity of Vermont, Burlington, is in re.
ceipt of a letter from W. ]. Bryan. trus-
tee of the estate of the late Philo S. Ben
nett, of New Haven, Conn, in which a
check of $500 was enclosed. According
to the terms of Mr.. Benefits will this
sum is to be invested by the officials OF
e the university to which it is given and
e the annual proceeds are to be used as a
( prize for the best essay discussing the
/ principles of free government. The Uni
+ versity is one OF the % colleges in the
0 country to receive this gift.
d A despatch from Clifton Springs, N. Y,
? announces the death there of Rev. Will
T liam H. Davis, pastor of the Eliot Con.
] gregational church of Newton. He was
i born at Chelsea, in 1851. He was a
!, trustee of Dartmouth College and O
n member of the prudential committee o.
z the American Board of Commissioners
: for Foreign Missions.
} The sawmill at Charleston, a village
. ten miles from Newport, owned by F. E
: billiard, OF Franklin Falls, N. H., wa:
D. burned last week Monday night together
= with about 5000 feet of lumber belong
ing to Blanchard S. Sails, OF Newport
e There was no insurance.
- According to a report OF the chief o
q police of Rutland to the board of alder
men there were 76 arrests in that cit,
during May, the first month under licens
II of this number resulting from liquo
sc directly or indirectly. In April Their
y were only 33 arrests, Is being intoxicat
j. ion cases.
+ Welcome Kenney of Guilford, while il
u toxicated last week shot his saddle pom
IL dead. 1t was worth $100. Kenney wa
" sent to the house OF correction for 8
le days.
G. The regent of the Palestrello Chapter
ne Daughters OF the American Revolutio
m of Walhngford, and Miss Cecil Tarbe
D. drove to Plymouth Memorial day an
u presented Mrs. Esther Damon, who
IS a member OF that chapter, with certif
i'd cate enclosed in a beautiful frame, bein
ce a present from the chapter, and also dec
lie rated the graves of Mr.. and Mrs. Wi
ad liam Thompson, patriots, ancestors
at Mrs. Damon. She was also presente
Id with gold spoons gift from the Natio
tn al Society, Daughters of the America
he Revolution. Mrs. Damon will be
20. years old August 1, and is in very goc
be health for her years. She is the only su
The team of c. O'Brien, of Mddebur
4r. was driven into town with load of he
a recently and driven on to scales
&c. weigh and as the hind wheels were nea
lie " off the scales the platform broke, lie
~ ting the load down. After some time Il
to load was extricated but it was necessal
rh to put part of the load on another wa
'lv or as it was so big it could not get I'M
a the barn. 1t weighed 6,905 pounds.
NO There is a robin in Essex in Junctic
Of which is exciting much interest {
he account of the popularity of it's son
ers This bird varies the usual song of Il
ase robin by interspersing the notes OF viii
ate porwill once, twice, or three times
he suits its fancy. These notes are almo
ore perfect imitation of the whipporwill's
Mt heard at distance. otherwise the ROB
does not appear to vary in any mark
degree from other birds of its species.
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