Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-04

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their regret for the occurrence, and
promised if the persons are caught
they will be severelysspunished,.
Knights of Pythias and Sisters Order
Close Annual Meetings.
Last week the Knights ofssPythias in
grand lodge session elected the follow
ing officers at Waterbury, G. c., Will
lam A. Macdonald, Bellows Falls; G.
V. c., Robert w. Weir, Rutland: G. P.
NJ, w. Rand Hardwick; G. K. R. S.,
C. F. o. Tinker, st. Johnsbury; G.
M. of E.. F. w. Booth. Essex juno
ton; G. M. Of A.. A. M..Clapp. Rich
ford; G. l. G., w. G. Heath, Danville:
G. o. G., E. w. Merrill, Barton Land
ing: G. T., F. T. Taylor, Hardwick
grand tribune, w. w. Brown. Barton
| Landing. The officers elected at the
fourth annual convention of Pythian
Sisters follow: P. G. c., Clara j.
Henderson, st. Johnsbury: G. c.,
Luna F. Dodge. Bellows Falls; ELS,
Minnie Hoyt. Hardwick manager, zEl-
nora Ewins, North Troy; G. M. of R.
and c., Lizzie M. Stockwell, Lyndon
vile; G. M. of F. Sara B. Macdonald,
Danville P, Blanch Welcher, Montpel-
Ter; &C., Marion c. Brown, Burlington !;
trustees, Sara Rosenberg. Burlington !;
Lillian Carbee, Groton, Sara L. Page,
North Troy; S. R., Ella NJ Pillsbury,
Groton.
Veterans Hold 45th Reunion.
The forty-fifth annual meeting of
the Vermont Officers Reunion Associ-
alton was held Wednesday afternoon at
Montpelier with about IS members
present. The business of the meeting
was to elect officers and to hear the re.
ports of the officers now retiring. Ma
jor j. H. Goulding of Wilmington was
made temporary chairman and the re.
port of the last meeting was read by
Col. Lucia, after which the treasurer's
report showed that there is now $18. Sc
in the treasury of the organization.
A letter was read from Mrs. G. G.
Benedict acknowledging the receipt OF
the resolutions adopted by the associ.
alton at the last meeting on the death
of her husband who was member OF
; the organization. Letters Of regret al
; their inability to attend the meeting
were read from E. G. Sherman OF
Chicago, and ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury.
of Burlington. 1t was then decided tc
hold the next meeting of the associa.
ton at Chester, the time however, tc
be fixed by the executive committee.
The election of officers resulted as fol
lows: President, Capt. Frank Kenfielc
of Morrisville; first vice president,
Capt. E. j. Ormsbee of Brandon sec.
.. ond vice president, Capt. J. L. Moseley
= of Northfield; secretary-treasurer
. Col. j. H. Lucia of MONTPELIER; execu
tive committee, Gen. Hugh Henry o.
Chester, Capt. W.. H. H. Slack 0.
Springfield, Capt. E. A. Howe of Lud
low. Following election Hon. Franz
Plumley addressed the company ant
they then retired to banquet spreat
e at the Pavilion and toasts were re
s sponded to by Hon. Frank Plumley
k Gov. Prouty, Lieut.. Gov. Mead, Speak
e er Cheney, Capt. Herbert Doty AM
r ex-Gov. Bell.
Dedication of Kurn Hastin.
+. About 800 people gathered at Kur
n Hattin, Westminster, Tuesday after
4 noon. Oct. 81, to attend the dedication
4 of the Dickinson school buildings an
the laying Of the corner stone of tn
!. new administration building which is i
:. process of erection to replace the on
4 destroyed by fire February o. Thi
4 building is on the old site and conform
n somewhat in outward appearance t
q the one destroyed, but the arrange
g ment of the room within will be entire
m ly different. It will contain parlol
reception room, reading room, dinin
room, serving room. pantry, an
kitchen on the ground floor, with dor
Il Haitory, helpers rooms. guest room
= and hospital suite in the floors above
ir At about o'clock the boys of tn
n homes, A in number. formed line O
= march and led the trustees, helper
d and friends of the homes to tn
d corner of the building for the interest
ID ing exercises. The remarks of Elk
# Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor, who for tn
e second time used the trowel an