St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-12
VERMONT NEWS.
ro,tern Stars In Session.

10 heer 1nStalleu III So -, Twins
have and and Fair Haven. The total MEM
menu emu; MS IS 5718, gain of 100 for the
bersH'P There are 81 lodges. The follow
! ye@i ofdcers were elected.
ing t o patron, DR.. George H. Gorham,
p 5SI1 Falls; grand matron, Mrs.
OF peT Haywood, of Burlington; asso-
JESSIE rand ~ patron, DR.. F. r. Stoddard,
ciat oh selbnrne; associate grand matron,
OF oH Gorge F. Leland of Springfield;
MIS- ,d T secretary, H. l.. Stillson, of Ben
gi gram Grand treasurer, Miss Eta A.
nlnsr an of Windsor; grand conductress,
Mrs. RS Christina Borlaand, OF st. Johns
S Ml1 associate grand conductress, Mrs.
II pN Stillson, Bennington; grand war
H. IT, \ Mrs. Ella w. Weeks, of st. Johns
aarv. Grand chaplain, the Rev: P. A.
S Sn,{ e of Morrisville; grand lecturer,
Mrs Ruby c. Hawley, of Richtord;
Ma,d marshal, Mrs. Minnie NJ Coy, of
gT: amt grand Adah, Mrs. Matte A.
N Mtso Of Rutland; grand Ruth, Mrs.
nI,o,, NJ Washburn, of Brookfeld; grand
t 1,ilt Mrs. Gertrude Crowell, of Con-
EDO @rd. Grand Martha Miss Ida M. Grout,
ooGfIW v grand elector, Mrs. Helen
D. oouston. of Barton; committee on cor
rosnondence, Miss Ida c. Reynolds, of
Winoosli; grand sentinel, A. 5. Spauld-
inc. of Rutland.
Postmasters' Salaries.
The post office department has an
,ornced the readjustment of postmasters'
noIories for Vermont which will take
s sssct Iuly /. There are "a changes.
The The office at Fort Ethan Allen, which has
been paying a salary Of 81 100 ceases to
he presidential Office, and the compen-
sat;on will be the amount OF stamps
canceued. The postmaster at Lyndon
Vile will have salary of 81 800 which
;s a reduction of $500, due to the falling
"A IN nostal business there. The post
master at HYDE Park will be paid here
after 81 800 and at North Bennington
e. ZOO. a reduction Of 500 each. Proc
tor and Bellows Falls will pay 2,100
and So, 800, an increase of 5000 in each
Instance. The other Vermont increases
are 500 each, so that the salaries of
the following Offices will be: Castleton,
Iohnson, and Saxton River, $1,000;
Barton Landing and Island Pond,
$500; Wilmington, LOO; Hardwick,
a 900: Mortified and Windsor, $4,000;
IIiddlebury, So, 100; Newport, $4,000;
Snringfeld, $4,000; Bennington, $500;
St Adams, So, 600; Barre, Zoo; Mont
pelier, $500; Brattleboro, $4,000; Rut-
land, $500.
Universalists Meet.
The Universalists held an interesting
session at Richmond last week Tuesday
and Wednesday. Tuesday afternoon
Principal O. K. HOLSTER OF Goddard
Seminary and c. ]. Ferguson, superln
tendent of the Anti-Saloon league, spok'
on the liquor traffic and resolution
fayoring state prohibition was adopted
Supt. NJ. S. Stone spoke on manua
Il training in the schools and Rev. A. M
Smith gave a report of the work OF tn
churches of the district. Rev. {.
u Staples of Burlington preached a sermon
and Rev. Frances Kimball OF Richmond
preached the occasional sermon. A com
munion service was conducted by KEY
4 Walter Dole of Mortified and Rev. A
NJ Smith of Plainheld At the CLOSING
business meeting the following ofhcer
for the year were elected: President, "
4 H. Gladding; secretary and treasurer
Charles Dole; preacher of occasional SCI
mon, Rev. Walter Dole; alternate, Key
&c, Nichols: executive committee, Key
I. Edward Wright, D. D., Rev. A. N
Smith, Rev. F. A. Kimball.
Double Drowning at wilder.
Two men were drowned in the Col
necticut river and third narrowl
escaped the same fate June 4 at Wilde
Stephen Hall, Jerry O'Meara, and a
Italian, whose name is unknown, IN u
employ of the Cummings Constructic
Co.. attempted by means OF small DO;
to carry line across the river at a poiI
about loo feet above the lower falls
Wilder, in order to swing a cable aero
the stream. For some unknown rease
the boat swerved around and WI
caught in the rapids. The boat WI
capszed throwing the occupants IN
the swiftly flowing stream. Inc itaiis
showed great presence of mind ana gre
endurance and was able to swim asho1
Removing his outer clothing he plung
again into the stream in an effort
rescue his companions but was unable
find them. :,
OMeara was about 81 years old al
was unmarried. 1t is supposed that
home was in Boston. :.
Hall was % years old. and hveo
Wilder. He is survived by wife a
two children. He carried an accioe
insurance policy for $1,000.
Educated vermonters Speak.
Several Vermonters are down
places among the speakers at the Z
Institute of Instruction at Montre
July IA. The president, Walter
Ranger, of Providence, R. l., is himself
Vermonter, and other speakers Will
John L. Alger, principal OF Verne
Academy, Saxtons River; Matthew y
Buckham, president of University OF
mont, Burlington; Mason S. Sto
state superintendent of education, MO
pelier, who is to have charge OF the
partment of industrial education at
convention; Charles H. Spooner, pr
dent of Norwich University, Northhe
Frank L. Greene, editor The Messenl
st. Adams; Charles H. Morrill, pr
pal, state normal school, Randolph;
ward D. Collins, principal, state
NAL school, Johnson.
Death Of Native vermonter.
After lingering illness, Rev. S. L.
Speare, former Congregational clei
man, died June 8, at his home in Newt
Mass, of heart failure. MIR. Speare.
% years old and was born in Corn
He received his education in the p,u
schools and later il, +he ST IohnSE