St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-05-12
Vermont Association at WASHINGTON

Ni1es armory April 80, about $50 men,
bers and guests being seated to a spread
OF maple sugar, doughnuts, pickles and
sage cheese. Forty pretty Vermont
girls served the guests.
After the feast Judge Moulton rose and
called upon DR.. S. H. Woodrow, pastor
OF the First Congregational church of
Washington, for greetings from the
neighboring state of Maine. Doctor
Woodrow was followed by the Hon.
Charles H. Turner and the Rev. S. H.
Green.
Among those at the banquet table
were Judge H. B. Moulton, president of
the association. POSTMASTER; Senator
Page, Mrs. George F. Lawrence, Chap
lain and Mrs. William G. Davenport,
Justice and Mrs. Barnard, the Assistant
District Attorney and Mrs. Turner, Capt.
and Mrs. A. S. Perham, the Rev. ]. H.
Bradford, Maj. E. R. Campbell, Maj. and
Mrs. D. S. Fletcher, Capt. and Mrs.
George Graves. George Wales, chief ex-
aminer of the civil service commission,
Maj. F. w. Childs, DR.. and Mrs. Wood
row, DR.. and Mrs. Greene, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter w. Husband, Mr.. and Mrs. H. N.
Taplin, Henry A. Willard, and Mrs.
Harry K. Willard.
Stay Where He Is.
Judge John H. Watson rendered an
opinion in the habeas corpus case heard
by him last week as chancellor in which
Joseph H. Loveland, of Norwich, sought
to gain possession ofEber Nj. Doubleday,
his ward, who is three years old. The
child is being cared tor by Mr.. and Mrs.
Almon P. Reynolds of Norwich, who re-
fused to give her up when Loveland
wished to place her in family in Hol-
yoke, Mass. Judge Watson dismissed
the writ of habeas corpus, denied the pc.
tition of the guardian of the child, and
ordered that the child be left in the Gus
tody of Mr.. and Mrs Reynolds. Ex-
Gov. S. E. Pingree of Hartford, appeared
at the hearing for the petitioner and
John H. Senter of Montpelier, for Mr..
and Mrs. Reynolds.
Forestry at Woodstock.
A shipment of $4,000 white pine seed
lings from Germany arrived at the Wood
stock railroad station recently, 10000
of them being for Billings farm and a.
900 for A. l.. Powers. They were secured
through the agricultural station at Bur
lington and came packed in IL large bas-
| kets holding three to four thousand pines
each. Mr.. Powers will use his pines in
retoresting part of tract of 80 acres OF
| land in Hartland He intends to cult
vate about four acres of his recent pur-
chase. The white pines will cover sever
al acres and Mr. Powers expects to get a
good deal of pleasure in seeing EN- grow.
Billings farm has also received several
thousand trees including cedars, spruces,
ETC., most of which will be set out on the
Mt. Peg Park property The pines will
be used on Billings farm.
Senate Doorkeeper Dead.
Mark Robert Berry of Richmond, who
was doorkeeper of the Senate at the
last session of the legislature, died May
in Burlington, where he was attending
the medical department of the University
of Vermont. He was 81 years old anC
had been i'll two weeks with bronchia
pneumonia. He was prominent in ath
letics both at the university and at God
dard seminary, from which he graduated
in 1904. He represented the seminary
in every branch of athletics, was captain
of the baseball and football teams, presi
dent of his class and class orator.
the university he was president OF hi
fraternity. He would have received hi
degree OF doctor of medicine next month
Until recently he was secretary OF tn
state society of Ancient Order of Hiber
mans.
Bennett Young Declines Invitation.
General Bennett H. Young OF Louis
vile, XIV, leader of the st. Adams raj
of Oct. 10, 1864, who was invited by TIL
committee in charge of the propose
celebration at St. Adams, of the LAX
Champlain tercentenary to deliver a
Grafton and be the city's guest, has wire
: the committee, withdrawing his accep
ance of its invitation. The telegram 70
: lows:
81 learn from the public prints tina
some Grand Army post has criticised tt
invitation from the people of ST. Albar
to me to speak them on the occasion
: the tercentenary celebration July 8. Th
] invitation came to me unsolicited.
| was accepted in the spirit in which
: acceptance thereof.
BENNETT H. YOUNG"
An Elopement in Hardwick.
,, 1t is said an elopement occurred
Hardwick May 3 when Mrs. Jess
Stewart left town, and William {
George, a man who has been boardin
with Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart, also disaI
peared. When Mr.. Stewart and fou
boarders returned home at noon &c
, dinner thew found none ready and Mrs
Stewart gone. However, Mr.. Stewa1
found a note in which his wife told hi
she was going home to Scotland and
6 was afterward learned that she and M
George had left for Boston. Mr.. an
Mrs. Stewart were highly respecte
Scotch people and had lived there &c
| some time.
] Doctor Thomas Buys Island Home.
, President John NJ. Thomas of Middl
bury College has bought of the admin
istrators of the estate OF the late Wlllial
G. Bixby, of Vergennes, the three lslano
in the bay between Thompson's Polr
and Long Point on Lake ChamplalI
j. which MIR. Bixby used as a summt
I home for several years, having purchase
}; them in 1895, and secured a title throug
! the state auditor. The islands comprl'
less than an acre in extent, and the on
l. cottage is that built by Mr.. Bixby.
By the will of the late Miss Ellzabet
A. Brigham of Brookline, Mass u