St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-10-20
VERMONT NEWS.
Senator W. P. Dillingham; HonOred


Senator William p. Dillingham;, OF
Montpelier who has been passing a few
weeks in California on his return from q
trip to the Hawaiian islands, was giver
an informal reception Thursday evening
at Oakland, California, by the Vermont
Association, ofAlmeda County. Over 10C
representatives of the Green Mountain
state were present. A musical program
was rendered by Ernest L. Shaw, Mrs
Eva J. Evans, Miss Blodgett. Mrs. Wes-
ton H. Rice, Mrs. Alfred Fay, Fred Scott
and Miss Makins. Senator Dillingham;
was given an automobile ride through
Berkeley, Almeda and Fruitvale by ]. E
Fox, Nj. o, Evans, Jr., and w. P. Prick
The Vermont association has extended
cordial invitation to any Vermonters
who visit Almeda county to make them.
selves known to President Fox or Secre-
tary NJ. o. Evans.
Annual Meeting of Doctors.
The Goth annual meeting of the Yer
mont state medical society was held in
White River Junction last Thursday and
Friday. The secretary's report showed
that OF the 724 physicians in the state
1872 are members of the society. The
treasurer's report showed a balance OF
$927.O2. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are: w. L. Havens of Ches-
ter Depot pres; E. H. Ross of St. Johns
bury, vice pres; c. H. Beecher of Burling-
ton, Sec; A. N. Norton, auditor. The
next meeting will be at St. Adams next
October. The following were elected
members of the house of delegates: Pres
ident. A. J. Valleau, Morrisville; first
vice president, William Lindsay, Mont
pelier; second vice president, M. r. Craig,
Rutland, and secretary, A. O, Morton,
st. Adams; executive committee, W. l..
Havens, c. H. Beecher and G. c. Berkeley.
Horticultural Society.
The 18th annual meeting of the YER
mont Horticultural society will be held
at Newport, November II and IS. A
number of speakers have been engaged
and a good program is provided
Among those who will give addresses or
papers are the following: Prof. A. 6.
Gulley of the Connecticut Agricultural
College, Prof. F. W. Morse, recently OF
the New Hampshire State College, Mr..
George T. Powell of Client, N. Y, State
Forester A. +. Halves, Director J. l..
Hills of the Vermont Experiment Station
and Bertha M. Terrill, professor of do
nestle economy at the University of YER
mont.
At the Tenth Annual Conference of Yer
mont D. A. R. at Springfield, the follow
ing officers were chosen: Mrs. c. N.
North of .Shoreham, nominated state
regent; Mrs. J. J. Estey of Brattleboro,
nominated state vice regent, these
nominations to be ratified at Continen-
tai in April 1910; Mrs. ]. G. Hindes of
Va.ergennes, elected treasurer; Mrs. E.
Buxton of Middletown Springs, histor-
ian; Mrs. L. B. Lord of Burlington
chaplain; Mrs. j.. E. Weeks of Middle
bury, Auditor; Mrs. F |. Swift of Brat
tleboro appointed secretary. 1t was
voted to support Mrs, Emily P. S. Moor
OF Rutland for vice president general Of
Vermont.
Ball Brothers dry goods store, one of
the largest in Randolph, was Quilted by
nre Saturday afternoon. The adjoining
store owned by Henry Moran, was
badly damaged by water. The fire was
caused by the overturning of an oil
heater.