St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-02
VERMONT NEWS.
v. M. C. A. State Convention

AND Saturday. Friday evening a ban.
ouet was held 10 the Old South church,
Rev. Gorge W. Clough being toastmas.
ter. The principal address was given by
Hon. Clark c. Fits OF Brattleboro. The
other speakers were Fred S Goodman
and John R. Boardman OF New York.
Gen. N. G. Williams OF Bellows Falls,
Frank H. Brooks OF St. Johnsburv, F. S.
Morrison of Burlington, W. G. Mason of
Enosburg Falls and Sherman Evarts OF
Windsor. Saturday morning F. S. Nor
rison spoke on "A Study OF Our State. "
Iohn r. B )ardman gave an address on
"A State Policy for c unity Work." The
state committees report was acceptt d
and some recommendations adopted.
Saturday afternoon, Attendance and
How TO Get It," was the subject talked
on by Fred S. Goodman; The Developing
oil Volunteer Workers by John R. Board.
man; Essc ntials OF Progressive and Ag
gresive Religious Work by Fred S. Good,
man; RI cords, Methods and Equipment
by c. X. Ober. The speakers on Sunday
morning were M7ssrs. Goodman, Nor.
rison and B. N Clark and the closing
service was held Sunday evening.
A special COMM OF The convention
recommended to the state executive com.
mittee the appropriation Of $4,000 for
general work and $500 Tor county work
IN the stare. M, nbe OF the state execu
tive COMMITTEE were reelected tor three
years as follows: Frank II. Brooks, St.
Johnsbury; 6. F. North, Burlington; G.
H. Perkins. Burlington; Clarke c. Fits,
Brattleboro; 6. G. Manuel, Rich ord;
Fletcher D. Proctor, Pr ctor.
Grand Lodge, N. Il. o. p.
The annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge OF Vermont, N. E. O. P, was held
in Burlington, last week and these
officers were elected: Junior vice war
den, N. Gale OF St. Johnsbury; wal den,
F. E. Marsden OF B nnlngton; vice war
den, W. Fl. Weeks OF East Hardwick;
secretary, H. A. Bartlett Of St. Johns.
bury; treasurer. H n. Davis of Buring
ton; guide, n. E Harris of Brattleboro;
guardian. Lillian crimson of East
Barre; sentinel, ARoy Bullock OF North
field; trustees, Sarah H. Moves OF East
Hardwck, P. Foster OF Rutland and
Matte Lamb OF Montpelier The rext
meeting OF the grand lodge will be held
at Brattleboro.
VermOniers i'm Washington.
The sixth annual nape sugar party OF
the Vermont state association at Wash.
ington, D. G., was held Friday evening
at the National Rifles armory with
large crowd present. Toasts on "Our
Native State" were announced by the
POSTMASTER, Prt sdent Hosea B. Moul
ton and responses were made as follows:
Her Importance in the Nation" John
NJ. Thurston; AS Seen From the West"
William W. Campbell; Her Mothers
Wives and Daughters" David J. Brewer;
"A Free Lance Straight From the Home"
George X. Wales. Following the literary
and musical tnttrtaii ment came the
feast, including maple sugar, biscuit,
pickles, sage cheese, nut cakes butterDuts
and water. dance and reception com
plettd the program.
Death of Adds o. Rrainerd.
Adds 0. Bralntrd led in St AlbanS.
Wednesday, aged 50 years. He was
son Of Lawrence Brainerd, famous Alb.
oitionist and United States senator. His
Oldest sister was the wife OF John G.
smith, Vermont war governor He
was a director in both the Vermont Ma
tiona Bank and the St. Adams Trust
Company, and was interested in the
Mlssiquo Valley Railroad project He
enlisted Tor the Civil War in the Fifth
Vermont Volunteers and was quarter
master, He was marshal for Vermont
when Lincoln delivered his famous Get.
tysburg address.
Montpelier Postmaster Dead
Carlos c. Bancroft, aged 35 Years,
postmaster of Montpelier, uied suddenly
Friday morning. He had been i'll only
about week. the final cause OF his death
being congestion Of the lungs and heart
disease. Mr.. Bancroft is survived by his
wife and two small daughters; his
mother, Mrs. Juliette Bancroft; a sister
Miss Jane Bancroft; and an uncle Fred
". Bancroft, the wel-knowu singer and
lecturer OF Boston. He was one of the
most prominent young men OF the city
and had been postmaster for the past
four years. He was expecting a re.
appointment to the position as post
master as his nomination had been
sent to the Senate for confirmation and
It was only question OF few days
before his receiving it.
State Library Association.
AT meeting OF the state board OF
library commissioners at Montpelier last
week 1t was reported that three circula.
lating librarits had been sci out re
Gently. One was secured by the Benning.
ION tortnightly Club which raised SIS
lor the purpose. The town OF Burke has
voted to establish library and has ap-
phed Tor the 500 worth of books fur.
niShed by the state. 1t is expected that
the Vermont Library Association will
meet IN Brattleboro in May. the pro-
gram will be arranged by Miss E1ilh
Clark, OF Burlington.
Charles L. Stinson, formerly a steel
manufacturer Of Rutland, was killed
thursday by Wisconsin Central pas
sSenger train at River Forest, suburb OF
lineage. Mr.. Sinson retired from bust
old. - " '
GOV. I. J. Bell instituted new Grange
III Fownal Wednesday evening. 1t will
3e Known as No $50 and starts off with
between 40 and so members.
Or. l.. B. Newton, one of the leading
Ppnysclans of Remington, died at North
bennington, Wednesday night of pneu
nonia' He was member of the State
~. .neulcal Association and had been one OF
tne county board Of pension examiners.