St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-01

] housekeeper at about two O'Clock that
morning in the central part of the mair
structure on the upper floor. The hote
was not opened for the season but there
were some sixty employees in the build
ing, some of whom had narrow escapes
New Station on NJ. q W.R. R.R.
The Montpelier and Wells River rail
road is to have a new station on its line
| and its name will probably be Edge.
water. 1t will be submitted to the resi-.
dents at Niggerhead lake before definite
" settled, but that is the name in view
The new station is a mile and halt east
of Marshfield depot and will cover the
camping territory near Niggerhead lake.
Other arrangements, by which passenger
trains will stop at many flag stations"
and allow residents to make better
connections than before, will be N, Oh
appreciated by the campers and summer
cottage owners.
To Reopen Episcopal School.
1t has been definitely decided to reopen
the girls school at Rock Point. Burling-
ton, in September 1911, and the coming
summer it is planned to make the neces-
sarv changes and alterations in the
building. Teachers will be engaged next
winter. The endowment fund with &C
crued interest will have reached $780,
600 by July 1, and the interest from
then to the time when the school opens
will be sufficient to pay at least part of
the expenses of repair.
To Consider Weights and Measures.
Gov George H. Prouty has called a
public conference in Montpelier June 8 to
consider the matter of standardizing and
inspecting the weights and measures
used in Vermont. 1t is expected that a
representative of the national bureau of
weights and measures at Washington
will be present and probably also re-
preventative of New York state govern
ment The meeting will be open to the
public. 1t is more and more coming to
the attention of public officials and per-
sons in trade that there is a great need of
thorough revision of the Vermont law in
respect to weights and measures in order
to bring it into line with the national
standard.
w. h. M. q. Meeting at Waterbury.
The 22nd annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Union of Yer
mont opened at Waterbury on Wednes-
day evening when an address was
delivered by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks of
ST. Johnsbury on The Vermont Branch
Prospective" An address was also de-
livered by Miss Harriet l.. Osborne of
Diong-Loh, China, on "Imparting the
Message" following which Prof. Bose
gave fine organ recital.
Thursday mornings session was open
ed by a devotional exercise in charge of
Mrs. w. J.. Van Patten of Burlington,
following which Mrs. F. D. Kellogg of
Waterbury made the address of welcome.
which was responded to by Mrs. M. H.
Buckham OF Burlington and Miss
Osborne. The annual reports of officers
were then heard and the meeting closed
after an address on Missionary Giving"
by Mrs. Buckham.
The afternoon session was opened by
a memorial service for the late Mrs. H.
S. Caswell- Broad, in charge of Mrs.
Rebecca P. Fairbanks of ST. Johnsbury,
Mass, spoke on Modern Women and
Home Missions"
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. w. J. Van Patten
of Burlington; honorary presidents, Mrs.
]. E. Swift of Woodstock. and Mrs.
Rebecca 2. Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury;
vice president, Mrs. E. d. Burditt OF
Rutland; recording secretary Mrs. Evan
Thomas of Burlington; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. w. ]. Van Patten of Bur
lngton; secretary of junior work, Mrs.
E. F. Palmer of Waterbury,; secretary of
you.g peoples work, Mrs. E. L. Wyman
of Manchester Center; treasurer. Mrs.
Charles II. Thompson of Brattleboro.
Miss Jeanette Varnum of Peacham
spoke on missionary work and junior
and young peoples hours were held
under the direction of Mrs. E. F. Palmer
and Mrs. E. L. Wyman, respectively.
The session adjourned after report by
Miss Elizabeth Van Patten of Burling-
ton on the Young Peoples Missionary
Movement Conference at Silver Bay.
Two addresses were delivered in the
evening, one by Miss Olive Gibson of
Albuquerque, New Mexico. and by Rev
Francesca Pestaturo, the pastor of the
Italian church at New Haven. Conn. on
his work among the Italians. Rev.
to have been filed by Senator w. 2. Dill
bingham. who was unable to be present.
$4,000 Church at Swanton.
Ri. Rev. Bishop A. c. A. Hall presided
at the dedication of a handsome new
$4,000 stone church at Swanton Thurs
day. The building will replace the one
in use which will be used as parish hall.
The new edihce 10 of native red stone, of
English gothic design and fine example
of old English village churches. 1t cost
$4,000 and was erected in memory of
Henry Martyr Stone by his family, Ma
dame Stone and children, Mrs. Stone of
New York, Charles Stone of Clayton,
Ga, the Rev. George Stone of Florence.
Italy, the Rev. E. S. Stone of Swanton,
and the Rev. Arthur Stone. chaplain, u.
S. N, Boston.
Senator w. P. Dillingham; has appoint
ed George H. Stuart. of Barre, as one of
his candidates to the United States Ma
val Academy at Annapolis. He is a grad
uate of the Spaulding high school in
the class of 'O9.
Spencer & Canty of Rutland have just
received an up-to-date new ambulance
1t is silver gray in color with gilt trim
mings and it is equipped with rubber