St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-05-25

seventh district, Mrs. Adele Wallis of
Waitsfeld; eighth district, Mrs. Ella
Lawrence of Felchville; ninth district,
Mrs. Mary Comedy of Jacksonville; 10th
district, Mrs. Lila Reed of Londonderry;
18th district, Mrs. Sarah E. Foster, of
Hyde Park; 10Th district, Mrs. Sylvia
Walker of Bellows Falls.
Big Fire in Salisbury.
The general merchandise store of Judge
Frank c. Dyer at Salisbury, the Rutland
Railroad passenger and freight station,
the postoffice located in the Dyer store, the
R. S. Page feed store, residence, grist
mill and barn, and two freight cars
loaded with tar paper standing near the
station were destroyed by fire early We'd
nesday morning. The loss is estimated
at from $50, 1000 to $4,000. and is par
tally covered by insurance. The esti-
mated loss to property owners is as fol-
lows: Dyer store. SOS, 900: Page pro-
perty, $4,000: Rutland Railroad,
$4,000. Salisbury has no facilities for
fighting fire of such magnitude and the
flames spread rapidly. Practically all
the contents of the buildings mentioned
were destroyed. The fire is thought by
the railroad people to have been the
work of tramps.
To Dedicate New z. P. Hall.
The dedication of the Knights of Pythias
hall in Marshield, will take place on
Monday, June 6 under the auspices of
the Grand officers. The full programme
has not yet been prepared The new
building is 40 by 60 feet and three stories
high, and takes the place of the structure
burned in the recent fire.
Pres. Taft Coming.
H. 6. Thomas, of Stowe, secretary of
the Vermont Fish and Game League,
has received letter from President Taft's
secretary nothing him that the President
will attend the annual meeting and ban
quet of the league at Bluff Point Sept. 16.
Mead Club Formed.
The John A. Mead club was organized
at meeting, held in Rutland last week
about 500 voters attending. The pur
terests of Lt-Gov J. A. Mead who is a
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for governor of Vermont. Off
GERS were elected as follows: Mayor,
H. o. Carpenter, pres; NJ E. Wheeler, J.
N. Woodfn. G. S. Haley, J. c. Dunn,
George H. Baker, DR.. A. H. Bellerose, j.
c. Temple, Florence Mccarthy, w. E.
Aldrich, H. c. Farrar, c. H. Landon, J.
H. Premier, w. B. Mills, T. c. Robbins,
lombard, F. D. White, w R. Kinsman,
R. A. Lawrence and w. M Ross executive
committee; w. A. Clark sec; Fred A.
Field treas.
Following the meeting the members
marched to DR. Mead's house headed by
the Rutland city band. DR. Mead ad-
dressed them at length, stating among
other things that if elected he intended
to have several advisers with him at all
times during the session ofthe legislature,
principal among whom will be Senator J.
L. Lewis, who is acting as his campaign
manager.
Great Hatch of Gos1ings.
Miss Margaret Gray of East Corinth,
76 years old, has 26 goslings all Matched
the same day from three geese and none
were lost. They are now a month old
and handsome lot. Miss Gray is an
authority on the raising of geese.
Banquet to old Judges.
A banquet in honor of Chief Judge
John w. RowelI and Former Judges
James M. Tyler and H. H. Powers was
rendered by the Vermont Bar Associa-
ton at Montpelier, on May "a. c. G.
Austin, president of the association, pre-
sided and toasts were responded to by
Judges Rowell of Randolph, Tyler of
Brattleboro, Powers of Morrisvil1e, Stat
ford of Washington and Hall of St.
Adams, and Clarke c. Fits of Brattle-
boro, Attorney General John 6. Sargent
of Ludlow, John Young of Newport,
District Attorney Alexander Dunnett of
St. Johnsbury, Collector C. H. Darling of
Burlington, Thomas W. Moloney of Rut-
land and John H. Senter of Montpelier