St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-09-25
Vermont News.
EIectricians Meet.


mont Electrical Association was held at
G. Adams, Wednesday and Thursday.
clam bake was held at Rocky Point,
Wednesday, William j. Cahorn of Port
land being in charge of the clans. The
electricians visited Fairfax falls and the
mower house of the Vermont Power &
Mfg. Co. In the evening a business
meeting was held and the following
napers were read: "Co-operative Com
inercialism in the Electrical Field" by
I. Robert Grouse, of Cleveland, Ohio,
and ''Notes OF Layman on Electricity
and Its Allied Forces" by E. L. Bates,
Of Bennington.
Thursday evening these papers were
given sale of Current for Charging
automobiles" Frank J. Stone, of Bos-
ton; "a Talk on Modern illumination,
by Y. R. Lansingh, of New York; Rates
and Systems of Charging" by J. S. Cod
man, of Boston. James |. Aver and C.
B. Burleigh of Boston, talked on
Cheating" and 1.-THE Steam Turbine"
These officers were elected: President;
E. E. Larrabee of Bennington; first vice
president,'F II. Parker of Burlington,
second e-president, ]. E. Davidson of
Montpelier; secretary and treasurer, c..
c. Wells of Middlebury; executive COM
mittee. E. D. Blackwell of Brandon, c.
E. Parker of Vergennes, F. H. Foote of
st. Adams, Frank Barney of Benning-
ton.
This meeting ofthe association is rated
as the most pleasant and profitable in
its history.
A meeting and banquet of the Vermont
Lodge of the Sons of Joye was a feature,
% candidates being initiated and so
members sat down to the banquet. The
POSTMASTER was Charles B. Burleigh, of
Boston, and the after-dinner speakers
were E. L. Bates, of Bennington, ]. Rob-
ert Grouse, of Cleveland, Ohio, v R.
Lansingh, of New York, Charles Howes,
of Boston, Frank Booth, of Boston,
George Haley, of Rutland, president of
the association, c. c. Wells, secretary,
of Middlebury, and j. E. Couliard, OF
Boston.
Kings Daughters Meet.
The annual convention of Kings
Daughters and Sons of Vermont was
held at Richmond Wednesday and
Thursday. On Wednesday paper
written by Mrs. Margaret Bottome was
read by Mrs. F. NJ. J. Guernsey; Mrs E.
Eliza Session of the Kurn Hattin Homes
spoke on the work and ends of that
school and Miss Anna Kimball address
ed the convention on 1.-THE Central
Council and the Silver Cross a topic
assigned Mrs. S. F. Stranahan, of St.
Adams, who was unable to be present,
on account of illness.
A reception was held at the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening. Mrs.
L. B. Lord, in behalf of the Whatsoever
CircleNof Burlington, presented gavel
to the convention. This gavel was OF
highly polished wood with the Maltese
cross, the emblem of the order, engraved
on one end.
These officers were elected: State secre-
tary, Mrs. E. Mead Denny, Montpelier;
assistant secretary, Mrs. F. M. J. Guern,
sey, Montpelier; recording secretary,
Mrs. Lucy ]. B. Burt, Bennington; audit
or, Mrs. A. J. Balloon, Rutland; dele
gates to the International convention,
Mrs L. B. Lord of Burlington, Mrs.
Lucy J. B. Burt of Bennington; alter
mates, Mrs. Kate Towers and Rev
Frances Kimball.
The principal event of the convention
was the address by Jacob Riis of New
York.
Church Celebrates Centennia
The Tooth anniversary of the Congre
gational church was celebrated at Sud
bury, Wednesday, most happily. The
weather was all that could be desired
the audience was large and appreciative
there were inspiring addresses, an up
lifting sermon and interesting letters, al
combining to make the occasion one long
to be remembered. The singing of appro
pirate hymns accompanied the following
program Invocation, Rev. Morton W
Hale, former pastor, OF Keene, n. II.
welcome, DR.. B. D. Colby, Sudbury; his
torical sketch by the pastor, Rev. n. K
Nichols; scripture and prayer Rev
Simon F. Goodheart, Whiting; sermon
Rev. William H. Spence, Rutland letters
from absent friends read by E. ]. Foste
and Miss Adeline Bucklin, Sudbury
poem, Rev. Frederick B. Phelps, Whiting
read by Mrs. Henry Kelsey, Whiting
voluntary addresses by Rev. Frederick
H. Mears, former pastor, Winchester
Mass, Rev. Simon, F. Goodheart, Whit
ing, Rev. S. H. Barnum, Cornwall
benediction, Rev. S. Barnum suppe
and social hour; centennial hymn
written for similar occasion elsewher
by Miss c. c. Hall, New York. address
Some Centennial Lessons and Recollec
tions," Harrison P. Nichols, forme
resident of Sudbury, now postmaster a
Haywood, ILL.,. benediction, Rev. Nor
ton Hale.
Case Of State VS.. Howard Postponed.
The case. of State VS.. George T. How
ard of Craftsbury, the former railroa'
commissioner is to be tried the thir'
week in October instead of beginnin,
Sept %. Judge William H. Taylor
who is holding court in the cases wher
Judge W. w. Miles was formerly inter
ested when practicing attorney, doe
not want to preside at the Howar'
trial as he was member of the 100
legislature, when the whole question c
alleged irregularities in the bills of tn
railroad commission was under discus
sion. Judge Miles is assigned for tn
September term of Essex county cour
which opens Oct. 1, and at the cor
clusion of that term he will return t
Newport and preside at the Howar
case. The state will be represented b
States Attorney Cook and Attorne
8 General Fits, while Mr.. Howard ha
engaged Young & Young of Newport
Alexander Dunnett of St. Johnsbury an
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