St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-24

Deavitt, at Montpelier The officers
elected for the year were: President, Mrs.
E. M. Denny; first vice president, Mrs,
c. H. Heaton; second vice president,
|. c. Vail; secretary, Mrs S. S. Ballard;
treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Deavitt; trustee
for the hospital fund and the fund for the
aged and infrm, Mrs. E. H. Deavitt;
auditors, Miss Mary Dewey and Miss
Olive B. Stout. The report of the
treasurer showed balance of $74 on
hand for the next year with all bills
paid.
Saw Mill Burned.
c. c. Grandheld, the member of the
house from Fayston, was called home
from Montpelier last week Tuesday by
the burning of his saw-mill The mill,
100000 feet of lumber, and $4,000
feet of clapboards ready for mar
ket were destroyed. The loss is
about $4,000 with no insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but it
is reported that an insane man is at
large in that region and the in
habitants are greatly alarmed, fearing
that the fire is his work and that Others
may follow.
Bequests in Vermont.
The will of Rev. Edmund F. Slaster of
Dedham, Mass, provides a trust fund
of about 100000, which after the death
of near relatives shall be divided among
the Massachusetts diocese of the Episco-
pal church, the Episcopal Theological
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poses Smaller requests go to Dart
mouth college, to st. Barnabas church
at Norwich, Vermont, and the Latham
library at Stamford, Vt.
The Free Baptist society of Newport
has extended a call to Rev. M. VILLAS, of
Coaticook, Que, to become its pastor.
Rev. c. H. Brown, the former pastor,
resigned last July.
There was a wedding at the Swanton
town clerks office last week Monday
morning, when Exavia Caderette and
Clara Mary Parker were married by
Justice of the Peace {. S. Gates. The
contracting parties were from Philips
burg, Que. The groom was 81 years old,
and the bride only So This was their
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The Wilder music house, Montpelier,
one ofthe oldest music stores in the state,
has been sold, the new owner being
Joseph E. Clark. G. H. Wilder, the for
mer owner, will devote all of his time to
teaching voice and piano.
Postmaster E. w. Bisbee of Barre was
elected president of the New England
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meeting held in Boston. The meeting
was attended by 800 postmasters, rep
resenting all the New England states and
Gov Utter of Rhode Island was the guest
of honor.
By the will of the late Hannah P.
Dickerman, of Newport, the Kurn Hattin
home received a legacy of $4,000 from
the Dickerman estate.
The annual meeting of the Womans
Home Missionary society of the Vermont
Methodist Conference will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal church at North
field October 30-31.
G. E. Moody and 7. c. O'Neil Of
Waterbury have purchased of Miles Nc
Mahon & Co., of Stowe, 800 acres o.
timber land and the steam mill located
ON the road which leads to Lake Mans
field, possession given at once. This is
one of the largest real estate sales made
in this vicinity for several months anG
involves several thousand dollars.
Tohn w. Titcomb, head of the fish
: culture department, bureau of fisheries
Washington, has been in Rutland at tn,
invitation of Senator Proctor to select
site for new government trout hatch
cry, for which 500, 900 was appropriated
I Mr. Titcomb proposes to build astatiol
suitable to hatch 100000 trout eacl
year.
Hay buyers have been at Albur,
Springs and bought up most of thi
years crop, paying 5000 ton on tn
cars. Owing to the scarcity of cars
however, little has been shipped yet
State Fish and Game Commissioner Fl
G. Thomas announces that the annua
banquet of the Vermont Fish and Gam
League will be held at the Pavilion il
Montpelier Wednesday evening, Octobe
81, preceding the annual meeting whic
is to be opened at 10 o'clock Thursda
morning, November 1.
Franklin County court at st. Albans
which has been in session since Octobe
; IL. Judge Tohn H. Watson presiding
] adjourned Wednesday forenoon. In tn
case of Winona L. (Brigham) Taft {
Fairfax, against Russell w. Taft of Bul
5 lington, son of the late Chief Judge R.
= Taft, bill of divorce has been granite
:. on the ground of a statutory offense.