St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-06-13

| star at EnoSburg Ftlls, last week. The
report OF he treas urer showed balance
oil $4,000 in the treasury and $17OO in
the Home fund. There are SO chapters
in Vermont, gain OF FIVE during the
year. The total membership is 5005, a
gain OF 81 for the year. The first
chapter Of Eastern Star in Vermont was
organized December %, 1868, in Ben-
nington.
A reception was held in Masoni hall,
Tuesday evening, in honor of the grand
officers, and other guests. This was fol-.
lowed by the mpli6cation of ritualistic
work in opera hall by Missisq quot Chap
ter, No 81, of Rchford, followed by the
"Addeuda OF the Pilgrims" Another
general reception was then held. Wedues-
day morning, the address IF welcome
was given by Mrs. ]. M. Jeffords, worthy
matron of Martha Washington chat pier
That chapter also took charge OF the
work and addresses were given by Grand
Patron DR.. F. 6, Pettee, ot Brattleboro
and Grand Matron, Mrs. Willis E. Girls.
void OF Springfield. Visiting delegates
then gave blief descriptions of Eastern
Star work in each state of the United
States in which it is represented. All but
four of the officers Of the grand chapter
were present at the meeting.
These officers were elected: Carlos
Storrs OF Newport, grand patron; Mrs.
William T. Chase OF East Fletcher, grand
matron; DR.. George H. Gorham OF Bel
lows Falls, associate grand patron; Mrs.
Jessie L. Blgwood of Winooski, associate
grand matron; H. L. Stillson OF Benning-
ton, grand secretary; Miss Eta A. Fair.
man OF Windsor, grand treasurer; Mrs.
George F. Leland OF Springfield. grand
couductress; Mrs. Christina Borand OF
st. Johnsbury, associate grand conduct
ress; Mrs. q. L. Stillson of Bennington,
grand warden; Rev. P A. Smith of Nor.
risvile, grand chaplain; Mrs. Ella w.
Weeks OF St. Johnsbury, grand marshal;
Mrs. Rub, c. Hawley OF Richford, grand
lecturer: Frank E. Bigwood of Winooski,
grand sentinel; Mabel H. Gleason OF Rut-
land, grand Adah: Mrs. Abbie Warren OF
Stowe, grand Ruth Mrs. Kittie
Everbeth of Putney, grand Eltcta;
Mrs. F. F. Pettee of Brattleboro,
committee on foreign correspondence.
The next convocation will be held in
Burlington. An attempt was made to
make that city the permanent meeting
place of the grand chapter, but it was
unsuccessful.
By vote OF 246 to III the town Of
Rockingham, voted last week to rescind
the action OF the special town meeting
held May Is, accepting the offer OF $15,.
900 from Andrew Carnegie to build
new library building. The Offer has been
accepted once and turned down twice.
State Tax Commissioner ]. E. Cush.
man OF Burlington, says the increase in
taxes paid by corporations during the
past year and ten months will be { bout
$4,000 Mr.. Cushman has issued
pamphlet containing an alphabetical
list of corpora tions in Vermont, and the
amount of taxes they pay. and he has
recently secured about SIS, 900 from
corporations that were in arrears.
The annual midsummer outing and
banquet of the New England Fat Mems
club will be held at The Weirs, N. H.,
July 81.
The granite plant on Blackwell street,
Barre, owned by L. J. Rizzi, was entered
Thursday night and eleven headstones
and monuments valued at 81 500, were
mutilated beyond repair. Mr.. R'zzi has
no clue to the perpetrator of the deed,
but suspects some men recently discharg-
ed from his employ.
Because the graduating class of the
Montpelier High school lack about $3.50
towards the necessary amount to take
them to Washington they have given up
-, I'D of 1ao:IaI
what they will do with the money rails.
ed. Some talk has been had among the
class that they would take a trip to
Montreal and Quebec. but it is not ex.
pected, however, that it will materialze.
| The class has raised about $16O towards
| the trip themselves, while the Elks raised
| 500 at benefit ball.
Col. Kittridge Haskins has promised to
attel d the annual reunion to be held at
Dewey Park, Montpelier, August and
| s, and he will be one OF the speakers at
the campfire on the evening of the first
day. Invitations have also been sent to
Governor Bell, Col. J. A. Sheldon Of Rut-
land, department commander for Yer
Gen. W. W. Henry ofQuebec.
1t is announced on highest authority
that certain prominent and wealthy
people have definitely decided that new
Weldon House shall be built at st. AL
bans, and that in the near future. The
Central Vermont Railway Company is
interested in the plan, and, if it GOES
through, will undoubtedly become
stockholder in the hotel company.
At meeting of the Aldrich public
library trustees, recently held in Barre,
it was decided to postpone the con-
struction of the library building until
next summer.
The meat market of II. A. Folsom of
Barton was broken into Wednesday
night, entrance being ffected by breaking
out pane Of glass. No money was Sc