St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-03-07
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Mortified to preach.his farewell sermon
IN Lisbon, he missed conno ctions il
Montpelier Saturday night. Starting
out after the departed train, he walked
on he ties 80 miles to WoodsvilIe, N, H..
and caught the morning train up to Lis.
bon. He covered the distance in a little
less than II hours, though the last oil
the way he was compelled tostop every
two miles and sit back up against the
mile post for wind and rest. But the
farewell sermon was preached on time.
Clyde A. Selleck, a student of Norwich
University and a graduate OF Rutland
High school, '05, salutatorian oil
the class, has been appointed to West
Point by Senator Proctor. He will take
the entrance examination in June.
Senator Proctor, who is in Florida,
sent Mayor Manning of Rutland, 500
Tor the relief fund for families made
homeless by the fire.
Louis W. Wakefield, for the past
fifteen years a well known travelling
salesman in this state, New Hampshire,
and Maine, died at his home at Morris
vile, last week. He is survived by a
wife. He was born there SO years ago,
being the son OF Louis and Mary A.
Wakefield. He was member of Mount
Vernon Lodge, No, 8, F. & A. M and
his funeral was conducted under Masonic
auspices.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Oliver, of West
Charleston, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary February 6. Twen-
ty-two took tea at their home in the
afternoon and 60 persons met there in
the evening. Mr.. Oliver is eighty years
old and Mrs. Oliver, seventy. six years
old. Mr.. Oliver has been deacon oil the
Free Baptist church for about forty
years, and always an active worker in
the church.
Rev. Edwin Prouty, one of the most
widely known of the old time Methodist
preachers in the northern part ofVermont,
and much respected and revered citizen,
did last Wednesday in his Seth year.
Besides managing his large farm, be
earned for himself in his earlier days a
wide and enviable reputation as local
preacher and held various successful
pastorates in this county and elsewhere.
The annual convocation of the second
capitular Masonic district of Vermont
was held in Rutland Wednesday i'll Ma
sonic Temple. About $50 members oil
the fraternity ATTENDED. In the after.
noon the mark ma ster degree was exem.
pli6ed by Potter chapter of Middlebury
In the evening the royal arch degree was
exemplifed by Farmers chapter OF Mid
dlebury. The work was reviewed by d.
A. Eliot of White River Junction, grand
lecturer. Among other grand cha pier
officers present were Grand High Priest
Dolos M. Bacon OF St. Johusbury and
Grand Treasurer c. w. Whitcomb oil
Proctorsvile. The affair terminated
with banquet.
On account OF the midness of the
greater part OF the winter the number Of
admissions to the Vermont soldiers
home at Bennington has not been as
large as was expected. The number oil
inmates is now about 100, falling of
of fifteen since the beginning OF the year.
The heroic act of watchman Charles
McQuirk saved the big plant of the Inter.
national Shirt & Collar Co., at
Rutland from destruction by fire early
Thursday morning. A lantern exploded
in the engine room where McQuirk was
at work. His clothes instantly were
ignited. Without a thought of himself
ne went up fight of stairs, telephoned
to the 6remen, then jumped into a tank
OF water. His burns were severe and be
was nearly unconscious when found by
the fremen. The loss on the building is
81 900. Had the department not been
called promptly, the wooden structure
would have been consumed.
The secretary of the Vermont Society
Sons of the American Revolution, W. H.
Crockett, of st. Adams, has received
from Senator Red6eld Proctor copy Of
LES Combattants Francois de la
Guerre Americana, 177S-17S3." This
volume was recently published by the
United States government and contains
the names of all the French soldiers who
aided in establishing American independ-
ence.
The town reports OF Brandon show tie
town to be out of debt with a surplus oil
over 500. The road commissioner and
selectmen did not expend the full amount
of their appropriations, and had it not
been for the schools in town outside of
the graded school district, being S11OO
in debt. the surplus would have been
over $500. This is the first time in
many years that the town has been out
of debt
The Vermont Methodist conference will
be held in Morrisville this year, from
April IS to 90. Bishop !. W. Hamilton
OF San Francisco will preside.
A new granite quarry is about to be
opened ia Williamstown by the Lowe
Brothers OF Barre, who recently bought
so acres OF the William Z. Pratt farm for
$4,000. Lands adjoining the Lowe
property produce dark granite of high
grade, and samples from the new quarry
show indications OF being from the same
vein. The wood has been cut from about
six acres of the land in preparation for
quarrying.
The newly formed Co. E, of the First
Infantry, Vermont National Guard, at
Bellows Falls, organized to take the
place of the Barre company, has been
mustered into the regiment with its full
complement of fifty-seven men and thee
officers.
The town OF Fair Haven is to have a
new public library on Main street in the
very heart OF the residential section.
Toward the erection, Andrew Carnegie
has subscribed $1,000 and some $1,000
is being subscribed by citizens. The build
ing will be constructed of brick with
marble trimmings and operations will