St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-10-27
VERMONT NEWS.
Annual Meeting of the State Historical SO
ciety.-Favors State Historian.


report of H. F. Field of Rutland, the
treasurer, showed $472.61 balance on
hand at the close of the year. The
Dewey memorial fund, ON deposit in the
Montpelier Savings Bank, now amounts
to $2,928.70. In the report OF T. M.
Goddard, the librarian, it was shown
that the society now has on hand D, 'o4
books and pamphlets. Il
On motion of Joseph A. DeBoer OF
Montpelier, the society instructed the
board of managers to write to the assis-
lance of the legislature of 1910 in taking
steps toward the creation OF the oftlce OF
historian. The following II new mem
bers were elected: Charles +. Iarpeii OF
Rovalton, H. c. White of North Benning-
ton. I. c. Colgate of Bennington, r. n.
Jennings of North Bennington, /. ID.
Monroe of Hartford. Conn, F. Wilder
of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. A. b. Cat
man of Bennington, James Jennings OF
penn;npton. ". w. Russell of Hartford,
Ira R. Kent of Boston, 6. M. Dimond OF
bedford, Mass, c. A. Catlin OF Provl-
dence. r. l., F. T. Field of Boston, I. +.
Hazen of New York, Henry Holt OF
Montpelier, |. K. Batchelder OF Airing
ton. Nj. S. Villas Of Burlington.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: President, William W. Stickney OF
Ludlow; vice presidents, Joseph A. De-
Boer of Montpelier, Horace ". Bailey OF
Newbury, John Z. Goodrich OF Burling-
ton; recording secretary, Edward D.
Field of Montpelier; corresponding secre-
tar;es, Edward M. Goddard OF Montpe-
lier, Charles S. Forbes OF st. Aloans'
,, treasurer, Henry F. Field OF Rutiahu'
librarian, Edward Nd. Goddard OF Mont
pelier; curators, Ezra Brainerd, Addison'
Hall Park Mccullough. Bennington
Henry Fairbanks, Caledonia, Ohm Z.
Goodrich. Chittenden, Porter II: Daie'
Essex. Frank l.. Greene, Franklin, Mel
= son W. Fisk, Grand Isle, Carroll s rage
> Lamoille. DR.. George Davenport, Orange
F. w. Baldwin, Orleans, Frank I. Part
;, ridge. Rutland, George l.. Blanchard
u Washington, l.. S. Hays, Windham
Gilbert <. Davis, Windsor, Guy'W Bailey
!, secretary of state, ex-officio, Horace
: Graham, state auditor, George W. Wing
state librarian.
First Vermont Cavalry.
At the annual reunion of the First yer
: mont Cavalry in Morrisville the repor
of the secretary showed that there nav
g been ten deaths in the regiment durinn'
the past year, while the report o, IN n
he treasurer showed balance OF Szol 30
re in the treasury. The election OF oiIiceI
,el resulted as follows: President 4 y.
N, Stevens, of Hyde Park; secretary >; :
ks Woods, of St. Adams; treasurer. n.
le- Wheeler, of Burlington; vice preslIeh,I,
Company A, Michael Quinlan; 60 b. "
nd r. Henry: Co. c, E. H. McAllister,
he Waits6eld; Co. D, John Gracey; Co.
~ NJ. Y. Scott, of Wolcott; Co. F, Z.
- Simpson. of St. Johnsbury; Co. q, am
ne BARRETT. of Clarendon; Co. II, ". n
Greene, of South Wbeelock; Co. K. l.
a peck of Burlington; Co. L, Geor
Lewis; Co. Nj, H. W. Pratt, OF we
tb- berkshire. The decision as to the ne
meeting place of the regiment ana !.
IF selection of the committee on arrant
ments was left to the first three once
ar. of the organization. Governor 0eof
H. Prouty, of Newport, Senator Carr
yer. s. Page, of Hyde Park, and Col "A.
Brown of Montpelier, were elected h'
orarv members of the organization
esi. State Council ]. o. U. Am.
The State Council of the Junior or
of of the United American Mechanics n
its annual meeting in Montpelier wear
dav with about 100 delegates prese
eco. Arthur E. White of Montpelier, State
mfr retarv. reported 80 live councils wiz
ulp- total membership of l ,479 against L.
of in 1908. The report OF the treaSt
showed S42S on hand and all bills p
Will William H. Jeffrey, State councillor
norted a gain in membership in Is "
lore, from ass to 1879. He also spoke OF
aour;shing condition of the order IN
Glib State and of the establishment OF
mont room at the National Orph
son. Home at Tiffany, Ohio. The officers
and State councillor. w. H. Jeffrey OF
Burke. unanimously reelected tor
life. third consecutive year; vice'counci
E. M. Porter of Bloomington Cei
S. secretary. Arthur E. White OF Nor
The lier: treasurer, E. Massey OF North
of a Vile: conductor, Be Wheeler OF
. the mort Center: warden, J. R. Patric
of Windsor; inside sentinel, George b.
Tsze. Of HYDE Park; outside sentinel. {. A
ence, land of Putney; trustee. George II.
LIP. sey of Newport Center.
this r,us4 v.rmor+ Reuuion.
ers of hiEn' va A'A $1,000 Ere If
survivors of the Eighth Vermont
,ds fantry was held in Randolph last
date Wednesday and was attended D,
o" members of the corps: Depart
.+rdv Commander Col. Franklin. OF y
adus. shend was in attendance and presto
nuu'- the meetings. The only field otflc
Mills the regiment living is Major Bars
Na;"oi who attended. After the business
ohN"' ing in the afternoon the ladies, o.
lions Relief corps served a supper and Il
hoA'' evening a campfire was held in
,o,.~. Chandler music hall. Congressman
a"'e' Poster and Lieut.. Gov. Mead wer
~ .~s sneakers. The following officers
u a." elected. First vice president, Car
prof M. Hutchinson of Montpelier; $
'o' vice president, Capt. B. F. Bowm
Tbos Randolph; secretary and treasure
no NJ Perrin of Essex Junction; exc
a;.,s committee. 1t. Perry Porter OF
Minis Minis resentment Commander A. B. I
N s lin of Townshend, K. F. Brown OF
y 8 A. uen, Mass, obituary committee e.
IL. Barstow OF Shelburne' = M =,
Anne of Essex Junction and Capt b. r.
man of Randolph.
on AL Elroy Kent's Case.
The case against Elroy Kent, WI
ted by March was convicted in Rutland
court of murder in the first degree
i;na Misc Ella Congdon of East w