St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-06-21
The next meeting Of the Vermont Bar.

Haven from September rs to 81 in
elusive. The speakers from outside the
state who have already promised to be
present, are Rev. w. c. Biting, D. D., of
New York city; Rev. Robert G. Seymour,
D. D., of Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. E. E.
Chivers, D. D., of New York city; Rev.
| H. c, Mabie, D. D.. of Boston; President
| w. Fl. P. Faunce of Brown University,
Providence, R. l. There will also be
several prominent speakers from this
| state.
The 9th annual convention of the Yer
mont Branch of Letter Carriers was held
at Bellows Falls, June 1 L. These officers
were elected: President, P. H. Fleming, of
Bellows Falls; vice-president, Charles
Conner, of Barre secretary and treas
urer, E. L. Pond, of Bellows Falls. The
next meeting OF the association will be
held at Barre.
These officers were elected at the recent
annual meeting of the Vermont Woman's
Suffrage association: President, Mrs.
| Julia Pierce of Rochester; first vice
president, Mrs. Laura Kezer of Roches-
ter; second vice-president, Rev. H. L.
Garfield of Woodstock; third vice
president, Rev. Alvin NJ. Smith of Plain
field; executive committee, Miss Eliza
Eaton of Barton Landing, Rev. c. H.
Pennoyer of Springfield, Rev. F. E..
Adams of Rochester. The places under
consideration for meeting next year are
st. Johnsbury and Brattleboro.
| Mrs. Charles II. Davenport, wife OF the
former editor of The Brattleboro Reform
err, died Thursday after an illness of sew
eral weeks OF pneumonia, followed by
meningitis. Her maiden name was Annie
P. Laughton, and her girlhood home
was in New Bedford, Mass. She came to
Brattleboro to work in the Brattleboro
Retreat, and afterwards was employed
in The Reformer Office. Her marriage
took place in 1884. She was 4S years
old, and is survived by a husband and
three children, Louise, Holton, and Janet.
The new first class batteship Vermont
will be launched at Quincy, Mass,
August 81. Gov. c. J. Bell hat been noti-
fed and asked by the builders to name
sponsor. The contract for the Vermont
was signed June. 1903, to be completed
December 20, 1906. 1t is now half
completed. 1t is $50 feet long and is to
have speed OF IS knots. The cost com.
plete will be $7,000,000.
United States Senator W. P. Diling.
ham and his brother, whose home is in
Texas, will leave for Europe in few
days. They will be gone about six
weeks, the trip being taken for the benefit
of the Texas mans health.
Rev. L. E. Upper, principal of Crafts
bury Academy and pastor of the Cengre-
gational church, and Miss Laura Cham.
berlain were married Wednesday evening,
June IA. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Lee billiard.
Miss Martha A. Mallory, who gradu-
ated recently from the New York Uniyer-
sity. taking high honors in the law
course, at one time lived in Montpelier
She will be admitted to the New York
bar next month and expects to gain the
degree OF master of laws in another year.
Rev. Herbert J. Wyckof has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Chelsea, i'll health
being the reason. He will take no pas
torate for the present. He has been
there two years and is very popular.
DR.. E. P. Bigelow, for several years a
well known physician in Wolcott, died at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E,
Bigelow, in Stowe, last week Monday,
of tuberculosis from which he had suffer
ed since year ago last March when he
was obliged to give up practice. He was
80 years old, was graduate of Peoples
Academy, Morrisville, and of the medical
department of the University OF Vermont,
Burlington, in 1897. He was prominent
in Wolcott town affairs and for some
time school director there.
Rev. W. c. Bernard rector of Holy
Trinity church, Swanton, for the past
three years, has accepted call from Bed
ford, Que. His resignation will take
effect August 1.
Earl D. Bessey, of Bates College
Lewiston, Me-, has been engaged as prin'
cipal of the Stowe high school for the
year ensuing. c. H. browne, who has
been at the head of the school for the
past two years, has taken position as
superintendent of schools in New Hamp-
shire.