St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-17
Vermont News.
Annual Meeting Central vi.


directors were elected: Charles NJ
Eavs of Montreal E. c. Smith of St,
\ Adams, E. H. Fitzhugh of Montreal, w.
Seward Webb of Shelburne, John w.
Stewart of Middlebury, John G. McCul-
4 Tough of Bennington, E. H. Baker of
h boston, Henry B. Day of Boston, S. E.
Kilner ofNew York city, Albert futile
y Of Fairhaven, 6. c. Jones of St. Albans.
4 Charles Smith of Burlington. The direct
ors elected the same officers as last year
h namely: Executive committee, Charles
NJ. Hays of Montreal, E. H. Baker of
Boston, E. H. Fitzhugh of Montreal
president, Charles M. Hays, Montreal
vice president, E. H. Fitzhugh of Mon
trel; treasurer and clerk, w. H. Chaffee of
St. Adams; auditor, w. G. Crabbe, of
St. Adams. The annual report made by
Il president, c. M. Hays shows the gross
4 receipts of the road for the year to be
Il 1886, 976.16; net earnings, 1886, $685.
81; net surplus over fixed charges,
S4,516 &c; increase in revenue of $27,-
20O45.
Vermont Historical Society.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Historical society was held at it's
rooms in the State House at Montpelier
on Tuesday afternoon, October 16, at 2
o'clock. No business came before
\ this meeting and it was adjourned
until some early date in November to be
later fixed. At this adjourned meeting
officers will be elected and other business
will be transacted. On the evening of
the day of the adjourned meeting a pub
lie meeting will be held in the hall of the
House of Representatives at which a
programme of unusual excellence will be
given. Hon. G. G. Benedict of Burling-
ton, the president, will give an address
to be followed by an address
on 1.-THE Life of Thaddeus Stevens" by
Judge Wendell P. Stafford of Washing
\ ton, D. c. This will be followed by a
paper by Prof George H. Perkins of Bur-
lington on Prehistoric Vermont and
4 Relics and Evidence of Early Occupation
by Indian Tribes"
The Vermont Historical society was
never in a more flourishing condition.
1t has 1919 active members, IL cores
ponding and five honorary members,
Y total 1915. The society has lost four
& members by death during the past
year: Charles Dewey and Dwight H.
4 Keton of Montpelier, Wilder L. Burnap
and Henry Ballard of Burlington.
Doctors at Barre.
The 93d annual convention of the YER
4 mont Medical society held at Barre last
week, was one of the largest ever held,
4 about 80 members and guests being
4 present. Secretary George H. Gorham,
u of Bellows Falls, reported gain of 10
N members during the past year and a total
4 membership of 400. About 100 physi-
\ clans in the state are not members.
4 Thursday evening banquet, followed
A by a reception was held at the Vincitia
Club. Vice-President E. S. Albee of
4 Bellows Falls, delivered an address on
\ "The Treatment of Fractures" which
N was followed by discussion. DR.. E. S.
\ Albee, of Bellows Falls, DR.. Egbert Le-
Il Fedre, of New York, DR.. c. A. Pease of
n Burlington, DR.. c. H. Beecher, Burling-
4 ton, DR.. G. P. Doane, of Springfield, DR..
&c. Tinkham, of Burlington, and DR.. G..
L. Bates spoke Thursday afternoon, and
an interesting address was given by DR..
Kahn of Concord, N. H.
These officers were elected: President
DR.. Don Hawley, of Burlington; vice
president, DR.. c. w. Strovell, of Rutland;
secretary, Dr. George H. Gorham, of
Il Bellows Falls; treasurer, DR.. B. H. Stone,
4 of Burlington; auditor, Dr. ]. H. Blod-
4 gett, of Saxtons River.
10. t. at Barre.
III The 44th annual session of the Yer
mont Grand Lodge, l. o. G. T., was held
III at Barre last week. All but three OF the
Il officers and about Is delegates and
n visitors were present. An incident OF
Il Thursday mornings session was the
\ working of the grand lodge degree on
81 candidates Addresses were delivered
by Chester Batchelder, ofSyracuse, N. Y,
and officer of the New York lodge, and
by Miss Jessie Forsythe of Boston, inter-
national superintendent ofjuvenile work
and editor of the International Good
Templar.
These officers were elected: c. T,
Chauncey H. Hayden, of Jericho; v. T.,
Eva M. Hazen, of Windsor; G. G., Silas
A. Bump, of Salisbury; G. S. J. W., Mrs.
H. E. Straw, Of Stowe; G. S., E. M.
Campbell, of Lyndonville; G. T., Henry
Gay, of Barton; G. A., c. D. Edgerton, OF
4 Mortified; G. E. S., Frank Plunley of
i Mortified; D. l. G. c. T., R. O. Sturte-
want, of Swanton; delegates to Interna-.
4 tional Grand Lodge, M. B, Morgan, of
q Bennington, E. NJ Campbell, ofLyndon-
4 vile, Mrs. Ella c. Finney, of Lyndon
Il vile, Mrs. Eva M. Hazen, of Windsor, k.
O. Sturtevant, ofSwanton and Rev. Ozro
3 Roys, of Waterbury Center.
1t was voted to hold the next annual
ii meeting at Marsh6eld
At the public meeting which closed the
convention addresses weregiven by state
s. officers and by Miss Jessie Forsythe OF
Boston.
state C. E. Meeting.
u The Dist annual state convention OF
u Christian Endeavor Societies will be held
at Bennington, October 22-24, and the
officers of the state union, together with
u the people of Bennington, extend cor
4 dial invitation to all the young people $
q societies of the state. There will be
number of excellent speakers at the con
Il vention, and among them DR.. Francis b.
q Clark, the founder of Christian En-
deavor. DR.. Clark has Travelled in many
lands, and it will be worth the trip to
Bennington to hear him the evening OF
q the 22nd. The railroads OF the state
will sell round trip tickets for fare and
one-third, and the plans for entertain,
ment at Bennington are as usual. An
ID who co,, o++a,d should cOrreSDOnd with