St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-02

The s. ate convention OF the Vermont
Woman's suffrage Association will be
elu at The Bapt st church in Bratteboro,
June 5 and 6. Henry h. Black we'll and
other able speakers will be present.
Steps were taken at meeting in Bur.
lIngton last week Tor fire chiefs from
various towns and cities in Vermont to
form a state engineers club. Chief
Niles OF that city called the meeting
together and Chief T. R. Stone OF Middle
bury was chosen president After dis.
cussing the project adjournment was
taken to June FL, when a meeting will
be held IN the opera house at Middlebury
to complete the organization. The
formation of the club follows action OF
the international association when it
was urged that stare clubs be formed.
Valuable cooperation will thus be secur-
ed.
A change is soon to be made in the
prison uniforms at Windsor. Suits OF
gray will be substituted for the present
parti-colored garb. 1t will he necessary
10 make this change gradually and it is
proposed that the old suits be reserved
to be worn as a method punishment for
i'll behaved convicts.
The executive committee of the Yer.
mont SUI day school association has
arranged t. hold the 3Sth annual con.
vention in Randolph, October 16 to IS
The principal speaker will be Prot Ed.
ward P. St. John, who will give series
OF five lectures on Child Study in R,la.
ton to the Sunday School" The
program will contain other speakers o.
equal note from Massachusetts, New
Hampsl lie and other STATS.
Col. Frank L. Greene, editor of the
ST. Adams Messenger will address the
members OF he Vermont Association OF
Boston. at a Smoke Talk" at the West.
minister, on the anniversary of the ak.
ig OF Fort Giconderoga by Ethan Allen
and the Green Mountain bows, May
10>h.
Asaph P. Childs OF Bennington died at
Batesburg, S. c last week Tue sday OF
heart failure. He is we'll known through
out the state as an insurance writer He
enlisted in Co. H, 18th Vermont Volun.
teers, and served three years during the
civil war. He was &c years old.
One-iourth of the little village of West
Rochester was wiped out by fire last
week Tuesday afternoon, the loss being
tour dwelling houses, tour barns, black
smith shop and saw mill. There were
six cen dwelling houses in the village as
well as a nun Der OF barns and one store.
The loss IS estimated at $4,000.
A special school meeting at Barton last
wesk rescinded the action OF a meeting
held about month ago, voting $50
900 for The erection of a new building
and then voted to appropriate $4,000
for the same purpose.
circular letter has been issued by
Hon. Mason S, Stone. state superintend-
ent OF education to the teachers of the
state treating of holidays during the
month OF MAY. The first day is May
day and on it will BE- held exercises sug.
gtstive of The season. Friday, May 4 IS
Arbor day. On this day it is recon-.
mended hat the school yards be cleaned
aud cleared OF all refuse matter and some
shrubs planted. The third is Peace da,
on the 18th OF the month and will b.
celebrated as an Anniversary OF The
Hague tribunal. memorial day will
NS OosCiN Su On INC ZSt0 OF May. On
that day will occur fitting exercises in
commemoration OF The war OF the rebel.
lion. The letter is a booklet of eight
pages and on the last page is the notice
OF the educational meetings during the
month of May.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A Hall, of Bur.
lington, bishop OF the Ep scopal diocese
OF Vermont, will be one of the speakers
at summer school TO be beld in North.
ampton, Mass. These summer meetings
are attended by young people in the
Episcopal church who do active work.
outside oil home or business duties, in be.
halt OF missions, Sunday schools, and
Bible teaching.
Col. A. B. Chandler of Randolph has
offered a git oil lecture or music hall to
the trustees OF Bethany church, not to
exceed the sum of $4,000 By the
union of the two churches there the So
ciety is possessed of two church build
ings and TWO sites. 1t is his purpose to
remove or remodel one OF these buildings
and have handsome building to con.
tain music hall, to be the property of
the church and under it's control
In the case of Ernest Chase, OF Middle. |
town Springs, who was tried in tie
county court recently for furnishing
liquor to minors. the jury disagreeing,
he pleaded guilty Friday and was