St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-22

OF the meeting is to discuss the interest,
oirural service in our state, to promot,
fellowship and good cheer among tn,
carriers, and to discuss the advisab;lit,
OF organizing state association.
Ex-Gov. Frederick Holbrook of Brat
tleboro, one OF two or three SURVIVING
Civil War governors and Vermont,
Chief executive from 1861 to 1863. wa,
W years old Wednesday. He passed tn,
day at his home on Walnut street. re
celving number otcallers, many flowers
and letters of congratulation. Ex-Goy.
doibrook takes good care Of himself
Keeps well and devotes large part oil
his time to writing. He is in full pos
session OF his mental faculties.
The narrow gauge railroad at South
Londonderry has been a great sufferer
this winter from the frequent and severe
snow storms. Trains have been behind
time: Less than the usual amount oil
freight has been handled and millions OF
ieet OF lumber are awaiting shipment.
Ora Wizards farm in Barton burned
last week Tuesday afternoon. The fire
was discovered just after noon and no
| explanation can be made of how the fire
originated. The barn was built but a
lew years ago at cost oil $500; besides
the barn there were eight head of cattle,
about 25 tons OF hay and many farming
tools burned, entailing loss of about
$500; insurance of about $500.
The regular meeting of the Vermont
association M Wocb;,an|a.,
held Thursday evening, at the rooms Of
the Washington club. An address was
made by Hon. Burleigh T. Spaulding,
member OF Congress rom North Dakota.
formerly OF Vermont. Arrangements for
the annual maple sugar party were
made. After a biiet program a special
meeting was held and refreshments were
served.
The senior class and teachers of the
Bellows Falls high school will go on an
excursion to Washington, D. c., March
"a. -Four days will be passed in Wash.
ipgton, one half day in Philadelphia, and
one-half day in Albany.
Felix McGettrick, who recently remov.
ed to Boston from St. Adams where he
was in 1903 the democratic candidate
for governor OF Vermont, has been ad-
mitted to the Massachusetts bar before
justice Hammond OF the Supreme judicial
court, on motion OF the board OF bar ex.
aminers. Mr.. McGettrick has formed a
partnership with his son, Edward T.
McGettrick, who has been practicing in
Boston tor several years.
William W. Tinkham has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Sheldon Junction.
The new law providing that the names
OF delinquent taxpayers be stricken from
the check lists resulted in over 500 names
being removed from the lists to be used
at the March election in Burlington.
Over 100 taxes were abated
Middlebury College is to issue a maya
zine edited by joint committee OF the
faculty and students.
A camp OF United States Spanish War
Veterans was organized in Brattleboro
Friday and officers elected and installed.
William I. Haigh, former captain oil Co.
|, Y. N. g., was the mastering officer.
The organization took place in the Co.
headquarters.
Elisha Hubbard, OF North Hero, cele.
brated the Gath anniversary of his birth
February IA.
The annual meeting ofthe grand bodies
OF the Independent Order OF Odd Fellows
OF Vermont will be held in Burlington
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
May 16, II, 10, instead of May % &c,
as previously announced. The meeting
will be held in the new armory of Co. nj,
Y. G. G., recently erected by ex.Gov. U.
A. Woodbury.. The Patriarchs Militant,
and the Grand Eucampment will be held
Tuesday, the Grand Lodge, Wednesday
and the Rebekahs, Thursday.
A project is on foot to build a church
at Berkshire Centre. About 81 500 has
been subscribed already and it is known
that more support will be given, and it
is practically assured that the work will
be begun in the early summer.
Harry B. Amey, OF Island Pond, who
has been recently elected states attorney
for Essex county, will have no part in
the prosecution ofReuben Bronson, to be
tried a the March term of court on the
charge OF the murder OF Edward Lyon at
Bloomfield, March 81 1904. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Amey at the out.
set was counsel for Bronson. The court
has assigned Harland B. Howe, OF St.
Johnsbury, to Bronson's defence.
Because of the numerous breaks in the
water system OF Barre and the low water,
the fire department OF that place has de-
cided that ii a FIRE of any magnitude
should break out the department would
be of no avail. Consequently Chief Camp
bell has appointed patrol which is on
duty at all times in the business sections
in order that the first trace OF fire will be
discovered.
At meeting of the Burlington festival
chorus last week it was practically decid
ed to abandon the plan of giving festi
val this year. Lack of interest among
the singers of the city is the cause of the
decision. The chorus will me ct, however,
to consider some means of making a fes
tival possible.
The figures OF the Barton town audi
tors show that the town is clear from
debt with about So 900 in the treasury.
Every officer reports his department
ahead OF the appropriation made them.
The overseer's report shows that the
expense for the poor the past year has
been about 5000 less than it was last.
Not all the road money has been expend.
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