St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-09

the work, the club furnishing twenty
trees, and the road commissioner super.
vising the planting, which was done by
his force.
Col. Albert Clark OF Boston, has ben
engaged to deliver the Memorial Day
address at Swanton. Col. Clark is now
secretary OF the Home Market Club, but
was for years editor OF the St. Adams
Messenger. Col Clark is an eloqu, Mt
speaker, and Jewett Post is exceedingly
fortunate in securing his services
Myron Cali's residence, a two story
house and barn, in Washington, was
DESTROYED by fire W dnesday evening
causing loss OF $4,000 with insurance
OF 81 600 The property was known as
the Judge Whi'e" place, and was one
OF the b. st houses in the village and one
OF the landmarks of the town. Five
hundred people turned out expecting
that the whole village would be destroy
ed as the wind blew iercely.
Edward Barber, Rutlann's oldest resi-.
dent, died Wednesday night aged 95
years. During the war OF 1886 to 1888
the d. C, ased entered Papineau's service
and at the same ime his father remained
loyal to the QUEEN, bsing a captain in the
la,ter's army. After the war Mr.. Barber
became natural ed citizen of the
Uniled States and vo, ed for Lincoln. He
has vuted the republican ticket at each
successive election until 1900 He leaves
four children, nine grand aud eight great
grandchildren.
A bar quet was rendered Judge w. w
Miles and assistant judges. !. Fl. Allen
and J H. LYON, by the Chitttnden coun-
ty bar at Burlington last week, which
could not help hut be gratifying to the
judge. The flair was in honor OF his
appointment and first appearance in
Bull ngton, which gave him an oppor-
tn ity to meet all of the members Il the
bar in that city, some OF whom he had
not known before. although Judge Miles
has large acquaintance among the law
yers OF the state.
Rutland county business men have
organic d new concern under a charter
granted by the lat Legislature, as the
Vermont Accident Insurar ce Co., with
capital stock o $4,000. which is paid.
The officers are: President. Eugene Nc
lntyre, OF DANNY; ce.president, Earle S.
XII g>ley, of Rutland; secretary and
treasurer, c. c. Fletcher, OF Rutland;
medical director. DR.. s.. w. Hammond;
couns !, E. H. o Brien OF Rutland. The
underwriting firm is Burnham &
Fletcher OF Rutland.
The Methodist conference when in
session voted to suspend judgment in the
matter against Mrs. Ida H Read, state
pre- sideut of the W. c. T. U, and
consider her innocent until we have a
full statement OF both sides" The con
ference rtcogn zed the TACT she had been
the 'honored and beloved" president OF
the W. c. T. U. of Vermont for many
years. AS the conference intimated in
the resolution the accounts of cruelty
were 'lurid" and Mrs. Read has friends
who would like to see them disproved.
Col A. b. Chandler of Randolph. has
offered a gift OF lecture or music hall to
the trustees of Bethany church. not to
excetd The sum OF $40 900. By the union
Of the Congregational and Christian
bodies in the Bethany church The sec iety
is possessed OF two church buildings and
two very desirable sites. Col. Chandler
proposes to take ore of these sites,
remodel or IT move the building upon it
and have handsome building in its
place containing a music hall. The | all
would be the property o. the church and
unner its control. The offer has been &C.
cepted.
The trial calendar Tor the general term
Of supreme coult which convened in
Montpelier on Tuesday, May 8 contains
FIVE Caledonia county cases
Josiah Grout aud his son, Aaron H.
Circuit, have opened an flee in Newport,
tor the practice Of law, under the iirm
name OF Grout and Grout.
Another teacher will be added to the
reaching force in the NJ ntpelier high
school on account OF the increasing num-
b. of scholars. 1t will probably be a
man.
1t is expected that the steamer Lady oil
the Lake, which runs between Newport
and Megog, Que, will make her first
trip of the season June rs.
William Shay reporter on the Mont
pelier Daily Journal died dutsday
morning of pneumonia. He was about
| 40 years of age and leaves widow and
one daughter. He has been ergoged in
newspaper work since boy. He learned
the printers trade in the Office Of the
Montpelier Argus and was member OF
the original staff OF the Montpelier Re
cord, the predecessor OF the Journal.