St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-17
Knights of Honor.

Knights of Honor.
The biennial meeting of the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Honor of Vermont,
was held at Rutland July 10, so mem
bers attending. 1t was reported that
there had been gain in membership dur
ing the past two years. the total in the
state at present being 400. The next
meeting will be held in Brattleboro the
second Wednesday in July, 1909.
The following officers were elected in
the afternoon: Past grand dictator,
w. H. Hancock, of Jacksonville; grand
dictator, William Wetherbee, of St,
Tohnsbury; grand vice dictator, A. D.
/ Ellis, of Rutland; grand assistant dicta-
tor, A. X. Carr, of Middlebury; grand
treasurer, F. A. Bond, of Middlebury;
grand reporter, c. L. Piper, of Brattle-
boro; grand chaplain, NJ. Perry, of
Barre; grand guide, E. E. Patterson, OF
Putney; grand guardian, D. c. Pierce, OF
Rutland grand sentinel, c. B. Dix of
Jacksonville; trustees, A. H. Abraham,
of Rutland, !. D. Simonds, ofBrattleboro,
George H. Coleman, of Jacksonville; su-
preme representative, W. H. Hancock, OF
Jacksonville.
These committees were chosen: Finance,
A. H. Abraham, Rutland, ]. o. Stone,
| Brattleboro w. H. Hancock, Jackson
VILE laws and supervisors, Jake Hey
man, Rutland, H. G. Reed, Jacksonville,
George R. Crosby, St. Johnsbury
A Serious Accident.
Fred w. Burnham, instructor in Latin
and Greek at Goddard seminary, Barre,
met with a very serious accident last
week which resulted in the loss OF the
sight of his right eye. Prot. Burnham
was at the home of Principal 0. K. Hol-
lister in North Montpelier, when the
accident happened. He was engaged in
cutting off piece of wire with an axe
when one end of the wire flew up and
pierced his eye-ball. He was taken to
the hospital and though he is not yet
out of danger from the infection of the
poisonous wire it is thought that the eye
ball may be saved, though the sight is
gone.
To Repair State House.
!. B. Williams has been given a con-
tract for redecorating the State House
at Montpelier, and commenced Monday
The whole building is to be renovated
but the work may not be completed
until next year. The corridors on the
lower floor, the executive chamber, the
rooms used by the committee on revi
sions of the laws and the state auditor s
office will be redecorated this season, but
Sergeant-at-Arms c. H. Ferrin has not
decided whether or not anything more
will be done. The interior has not beer
decorated for 20 years.
, Officers Reunion Society.
The next meeting of the Vermont
Officers Reunion Society will be held IL
, the Strong theater, Burlington, Tuesday
evening, September 3. The following
speakers have been secured: Joseph 6
Cannon, speaker of the House of Rep
l resentatives, and Baron Rosen, Russian
ambassador to the United States. L
!, is also expected that Gov. Charles E
!. Hughes of New York will be one of tn
: speakers.
e Former vermonter.
y The senatorial fight in North Dakot;
o may now be said to be on, and among
l. quite possible candidates in the field i
= b. F. Spalding of the supreme court
Judge Spalding was born at Craftsbur,
December 8, 1853, was graduated iron
>, Norwich University, Mortified, in tn
- class of 1877, and was admitted to tn
e Vermont bar in 1880, removing to tn
% Dakotas the same year. He has twic
=, been a congressman.
D, Record Price for Hay.
lie Hay at 500 ton in the last week bt
er fore the. cutting of the crop is tn
as present record breaking figure at 81
or Adams. 1t has been years since til
in price has reached that point. Last yea
IS cents hundred pounds, or ST to
was about the price limit and loose ha
! sold for about $12, as against til
~ ~, figures of SIS and SIG ton, which hay
~ prevailed in that vicinity the last thrt
n weeks. Causes of these heavy prices al
~ the backward season, dryness in Ma
% and the fact that most of the hay raise
l o in this vicinity was bought long ag'
IN some of it for speculation.
Veteran Fell Dead.
ed Joseph N. Conlin of Brattleboro, age
ed &c years, fell dead in the road at We
es Brattleboro Sunday evening, July
I'd while going for the cows. His Doc
iel was found by Emery Miller, employt
". with him at the Timothy Crosier farr
II Death was caused by paralysis. Conl
ID came from Rutland two years ago. T
was unmarried but is survived by
brother and sister in Rutland, and tv
ed sisters in Brattleboro. He was veter;
~ of Company B, 7th VT. Vols.
"a Middlebury Veteran Dead.
CHI On the anniversary of his birth Hen
e's Wilson of Middlebury, aged sc year
nd and veteran of the civil war, died Ju
IRE 9, from abscess of the brain. He serv
with honor in company B, 5th Vermo