St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-02

Masonic bodies will meet in Burlington
the week of June Z according to the
following order
lnlrty-hfth annual session of Vermont
Council of Deliberation at two O'Clock
Monday, June Z. Deputy Marsh o.
Perkins, presiding.
On tuesday, the 9th annual conclave
OF the Grand Commandery of Vermont
will be held, George H. Gorham of Bel.
lows Falls, presiding.
/ Tuesday evening will come the seth
annual assembly of the Grand Council
Royal and Select Masters. Freeman c,
Hersey representative OF the Grand
Master of the Grand Encampment of the
United States is expected to visit the
grand commandery Tuesday at its SEES
sion.
The 116th annual communication Of
the Grand Lodge of Vermont will be
held Wednesday and Thursday with
Grand Master Lee S. Tillotson of st.
Adams presiding.
The Order of High Priesthood will
meet in annual conclave Thursday even.
ing, Collins Blakely Of Montpelier in the
chair.
Wednesday evening will occur the an
nual meeting of the Masonic Veterans
society OF Vermont, Silas S. Danforth Of
st. Adams. venerable chief.
The last gathering of the week will be
the 92nd annual convocation of the
Grand Royal Arch chapter which body
will hold sessions Friday morning, and
will install officers in the after noon.
Young Railroad President.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Barre Railroad Co., held
Thursday, directors were elected as fol.
lows: Alvin F. Sortwell and Daniel R.
Sortwell of Cambridge, Mass, F. w.
Stanyan, and H. c. Shurtleff of Mont
pelier, and A. A. Stebbins of Barre. The
directors organized by electing the fol-
lowing officers: President, D. R. Sort
well; vice president, A. F. Sortwell; clerk
and treasurer, F. w. Stanyan. A. D.
Morse, E. L. Smith and John Trow are
succeeded as directors by D. R. Sortwell,
II. c. Shurtleff and A. A. Stebbins. Mr..
Morse resigned as president because he
expects to leave soon for California. Mr..
Sortwell, who succeeds him, is a son Of
ex-Mayor Alvin F. Sortwell of Cam
bridge, Mass, and is only 25 years old.
Mr.. Shurtleff is attorney for the road
and Mr.. Stebbins is in charge of the local
office. The railroad operates between
Barre and the granite quarries.
Cat Call Saves Lives.
The old Davenport building. a three
story structure in Chester, was badly
damaged by fire May "a, the loss being
estimated at $4,000, which is partially
covered by insurance. The cause of the
blaze is unknown. The building was &C.
cupied by R. c. Rice & Co., bakers, and
Rollin Rice and family, consisting of a
wife and three children, lived on the
second floor. Mr.. Rice was awakened
about eleven o'clock by the noise made
by cat and when he got up to drive the
cat away he discovered that the room
was full of smoke. He went at once to
where Mrs. Rice and the children were
sleeping and found that their room also
was full of smoke. The occupants were
taken out by a window, clad only in
their night clothes
Injured by Auto.
While working on the West River road
at Brattleboro, Thursday, Newton l..
Staples, aged 70, was struck and serious
" injured by an automobile owned by
Arthur F. Roberts. Mr., Roberts is an
inexperienced driver and was learning to
operate the car. The forward wheels
struck soft place in the road and were
detected striking Mr.. Staples and throw
ing him to the ground. He was cut
about the face and head and one rib was
broken.
Philip /. Dutelle of Pittsford died as
- II LIZ l.