St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-11-04
VERMONT NEWS
pythian Grand Lodge.


S sssk An address was given by Vice
E St,,r,.r1r George NJ. Hanson. Twenty
'r,bqrecors took the grand lodge
G's, ,.s The Knights OF Pythias elected
G E-., officers: G. c., William A. Mac
H ns.lJ Bellows Falls; G. Y, c., Robert
g y. W,sr Rutland; G. p. n, w. Rand,
%g,, JTk t. X. X. S. c. F. O, Tinker,
:, 'Io6nsbury G. NJ. Of E., F: W. Booth,
2 S.s.y Junction; 6. NJ. of A., A. N. Clapp.
6 I,TmrI & /. g., W. c. Heath, Dan
N N.'G o. C.. E. w. Merrill, Barton
ll.,lrr T.. f. T. TAYLOR, Hardwick;
-,.o3 tribune W. ". Brown, Barton
1T Ts. Tythian Sisters elected these
,f,sr.. 1. g. {, Clara ]. Henderson,
" S' 'nbnsbury. g. c., Luna F. Dodge,
9I,Us Falls; E. S, Minnie Hoyt, Hard
p .;.g. manager. Elnora Ewins, North
T T', e. NJ of K. and c., Lizzie NJ.
S,o.Evtu Lyudonville; G. NJ. OF F., Sara
Macdonald. Danville; p, Blanche
Washer Montpelier; 6. G., Marion c.
g+,vo. Darlington; first trustee, Sara
g..srbarg Burlngton second trustee,
rmsn Carbee. Groton; third trustee.
S.,.b +. PAGE. North Troy; S. R., Ella
N pllsbury, Groton.
The second ceremonial of Suadah Tenn
or No.l4O. Dramatic Order, Knights
EKh5ra,>an, desert of Vermont, met
Wednesday night and performed on a
,oss ofG0 tvros. There was a grand
oar9de and pageant of tyrOs after which
1.-THE Tyros Dream was presented by the
dramatic order in the town hall. After
tbf entertainment the Pythians were
served banquet by the members of the
local lodge at their lodge rooms.
Governors Day at School.
Gov. George II. Prouty addressed the
hgh school students and pupils of the
GRADES at the Union school building at
Vontpelier, Wednesday. The spontan-
cons cheers that rent the air from hun.
dreds Of fresh young voices and the wav-
15 of handkerchieis in innumerable
small hands must have done the govern
ors heart good. The drum corps, 40
members strong, in nattv green uniforms
outdd themselves in escorting the gov
ernor to and from the school, playing
,be Governors March, composed for the
Z OCCASION by William Bartlett, leader. A
4 pretty incident occurred when little Miss
Il Blanche Lindsay presented the Governor
with rose. Gov Prouty addressed the
Young people briefly in an address that
4 contained many pithy points aud state
Il ments that carried weight with his
Young audience. He outlined some of
their duties as men and women and as
bows aud girls toward the state and was
greeted with yociferous hand-clapping at
ii the close
Library Commissioners Meet.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
d state board OF library commissioners
& was held at their rooms at Montpelier,
last week Tuesday afternoon. Reports
n were read from the travelling library de-
81 partment concerning the newly esta blish-
Il ed feature OF installing Libraries in state
Il Institutions, such as the Vergennes In
4 dustriaI school, Windsor prison, Water
II bury aSyIum etc, and the experiment
has proved an entire success. The COM
Fl mlss0ners have had occasion for some
Il surprise at the wide range of choice,
81 good taste, and often classic selection
Fl which the inmates of these institutions
u hawmade IN their reading matter and
= wl continue to push the project still
81 more vigorously for the accomplishment
Il Gurther good. Questions regarding
81 tac placing ut books in town libraries
Il wGtaISo discussed
ElrOy Kent at Rutland.
E.roy Kent, the accused murderer OF
Il M@De.a B COngdon of East Wallng-
ford. who was brought to Rutland re-
gently having been arrested near Pitts
1ed Mass. after three months search,
Sma6ng life miserable for the officials
at the house OF correction by bowling at
og1t and reciting by day his alleged
81 na.IucInatlons The officials believe that
'aeman is shammng, wishing to make
them believe that he is violently insane
" that he will be sent directly back
10 The Waterbury asylum from which
81 be escaped
An aucuoueer in looking over the per-
81 "nal effects Of Miss Congdon recently
Uand heavy wooden potato masher
81 nach 5oodstaned 1t is now believed
'nat TINS was used in the assault and
was overlooked by the officers in their
search Of the house. The masher was
aS'n in charge by Deputy Sheriff A. A.
Leonard Of Wallingford.
M Senator PAGE Welcomed
VI the return home of United States
%natoT Carroll S, Page, on Thursday,
uOm Washington, his fellow citizens
were gwen their first opportunity to
%.uSTatulate him upon his election by
9y Vermont legislators. The Morris
, ,Sl' oand headed the delegation from
VA mat place and others came from Elmore,
ra,a and Johnson while Hyde Park
~'uel outln force. Hon. X. w. HUI
81 .s'u brought the senator out and hap
n3 introduced him from the veranda as
r ng %g0Ser the governor" Mr.. Page re-
E"'1 WIN a characteristic speech and
, .'l r. v. Fleetwood of Morrisville
~ 3'Ae IN oehalto the crowd. The band
r%gl and the display of fireworks
5o1'a To- the gaiety of the occasion.
r. s.oyoT Page invited everybody in for
t S"Isu'Henls and cigars and to receive
"' nearly hand shakes of his friends.
Sequests to Vermont Institutions.
Dy The will Of Mrs. W. F. Simonds,
cp on OF Hartland, just filed in Norwich,
Tsrrr - goo goes to the Union church,
oS nuGu $1,000 to the Universalist
' Wl' Barnard; income of SIS, 900 to c.
go. Soou W Barnard, and at his death it
y sr5 W U, The Jniyersaist church at Barn
Gj ne sum Of $1,000 is left to the
Nm Aaqies Home at Brattleboro; ST.
& And " " churches and homes in Kentucky
vsr r.D" lork. To friends in Barnard,
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