St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-09
VERMONT NEWS

Times.
VERMONT NEWS.
Middlebury College is reports to
! have received the gift of another
magnificent building, a mems dormi-
tory, to cost between $4,000 and
100000, to be erected on the col
lege grounds. The generous donor
Is said to be the New York city bank
er, A. Barton Hepburn, who gradu-
ated from Middlebury in 1871.
The structure will be a ive-story
building, probably of marble or gran
lite, in keeping with other structures
on the campus. 1t is understood
that plans have been tentatively
made for the building and that they
include bathrooms for each two men
who are to be CHARTERED in the dormi-
tory. 1t is planned, so IL is said. TO
install shower baths on each floor.
The work of construction will begin
Immediately.
The Vermont Eclectic Med
ical Society held it's 49th an
nual meeting and elected Off
GERS in the senate chamber at
the state house last Monday. DR..
Frank H. Godfrey Of Chelsea. presi-
dent, presiding. The following Of
ncers were elected: President, DR..
A. Eugene Parlin of Island Pond:
vice president, DR.. j. B. II. Gushing
of East Charleston; secretary and
treasurer, DR.. Percy L. Templeton
of Montpelier; librarian, DR.. G.. G.
Washburn of Waterbury; censors,
DR.. Templeton, DR.. II. N. Waite of
Johnson and DR.. w. r. Bailey Of
East Craftsbury.
An agreement was reached and
signed last week Wednesday between
w. G. Clifford, general manager Of
the Woodbury. Granite Company, and
Fred Clodgo, Andy Burns and
Charles TonelH, constituting a ma
jority of Bethel branch, No. 81,
Quarry Workers International Union.
The quarries are now working full
force and stone is beginning to flow
into the cutting sheds. The new
agreement represents a substantial
increase in wages over the old sched-
ule of prices. The Woodbury. Gran
lite Co. has lately received an order
from the state of Wisconsin for 15,-
600 feet of finished granite to erect
approaches to the new capitol at
Madison, built of Bethel granite.
There remained to be quarried on
orders at the time the old agreement
expired $4,000 feet, SO the work
ahead on present orders consists of
about Al, 900 feet of granite.
Miss Emily D. Proctor of Proctor
has announced her willingness to do
nate one-fourth of the total amount
needed to provide a hospital for the
people of Addison county and to fur
nish the architects plans for the
building, and an effort will be made
to secure a fund of from $4,000 TO
$50, 900 for that purpose. 1t is prob
able that the hospital will be located
in Middlebury and possibly on the
college grounds.
Prof. George X. Cherrie, natura-
list, reached his home at Newfane,
June 3, coming from New York City
where he had been very i'll in a hos
pital since returning from South
America. Prof. Cherrie was with
the Roosevelt party in Brazil, and in
May he returned to New York from
another trip of exploration in the
South American jungles in the inter
est of the American Museum Of Natu-
raj History in New York.
One hundred and sixty-three MEM
bers and guests attended the annual
opening trout dinner at Stowe, June
3, of the Lake Mansfield Trout Club.
At the business meeting these direc-
tors were elected. M. w. JeWett,
2. T. Downer, E. w. Bisbee, w. A.
Kicker, F. w. Page. Officers we're
reelected as follows: President,
DR.. II. G. Brigham of Grand Rapids,
Mich; vice-president, M. G. Love
10y of Stowe; secretary and treasur-
er, o. e. Luce of Stowe.
The third annual convention or the
Vermont Association OF Postofiice
Clerks and the Vermont Association
If Letter Carriers was held in the
Brooks House at Brattleboro, June
[. The clerks association elected
hese officers: President, James A.
Austin of Brattleboro; vice-presi-
lent, Nelson B. Obe- Of Bellows Falls
md J. b. O'Donnell of Bennington;
ecretary, John p. Corcoran Of Barre;
treasurer, J. l.. Livermoore of Bel
ows Falls; state organizer, r. III.
'aylor Of Rutland; chairman of f.
ance committee, Miss Grace Gleason
f Burlington. The carriers associa-
ion elected these officers: Presi-
ent, Joseph B. Flynn of Burlington;
w. II. Farr Of Bel
ows Falls; secretary and treasurer,
larry L. Richardson of Montpelier;
elegate to the national convention,
harles Converse Of Barre. The
ext convention will be held at st. Al
ans.
Edward c. White, 80 years old,
ras taken to Washington county jail
d Montpelier Wednesday by United
tates Marshal e. S. Whitaker of
,utland. White is charged with
onspiring against the government by
representing himself to
e George Elliott to obtain a pension.
-e was arrested in SALISBURY, al
lough Wardsboro has been his
ONE, the arrest being made on an
allotment returned at the sitting OF
he federal court at Burlington.