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Redfield Proctor, laborer, wa.
burned to death in a fire which de
stroyed the Thrall building on Grove
street, Rutland, May 18th. With {
score of other. occupants of tenements
on upper floors, Proctor fed from the
building in haste but later returned
for his clothing and was overcome
| The fire is believed to have started
in a bakery, one of the three stores
on the street floor. The damage was
estimated at $4,000.
Warren Donaldson, AZ years of age
of Grand Isle, was taken violently i'll
| while motoring home from a dance in
South Hero about 3 o'clock May 14th
with his wife, her brother-in-law and
sister, Mrs Percy Livingston, and up
on being taken from the auto to the
Livingston veranda died there before
a physician could be summoned. An
autopsy was performed by DIR. B H
Stone of Burlington to determine the
cause of death.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont has
introduced bill into the Senate to
provide for a national park of 1900
acres, in Vermont. This would in
clude the summit of Mt. Lincoln in
the towns of Lincoln and Warren and
the park would be known as Battell
National park after its donor, the
late Joseph Battell of Middlebury.
This park was provided for in Mr.
Battelrs will. 1t is understood that
if the government does not accept
the park under the conditions stipu-
lated one of which is that the
government would build roads through
it, the park will be given to Middle
bury college.
Vermont is to have a part in the
search for the missing link" which
is to made by an expedition under
the direction of the American Museum
of Natural History. A former Rut-
land man, Walter Granger, SON of
Charles Granger of Pearl street, left
New York recently on the first lap
of the long journey to Central Asia,
where, at the head of one of the
caravans, he will take part in the
hunt for evidences of the birthplace
of man.
The following are the G. A. R. Off
GERS elected last week in Barre: De-
partment president commander, John
r Wilson, Worcester; senior vice
commander, F B Warner, Essex juno
ton; junior vice-commander, John
Nanny, Randolph; chaplain, Henry
Croker, Chester; surgeon, DIR. c M
Ferrin, Burlington; representatives.
large to the national department
meeting, M Hyde, Bennington; first
delegate, John Amidon, Waterville;
second, H M Pierce, Montpelier and
third, John d Haranhan of Rutland;
C H Cook, St. Adams; at
large, w w Martin, Mddlebury, d
M Smith, St. Johnsbury, and Theo-
dore Kendall, Randolph. The old
council of administration was re-
elected.
The w. R. C. officers elected were:
President, Mrs Mary Curtis, Burling-
ton; senior vice, Nellie Greenwood,
junior vice, Addie Stone,
Essex Junction; treasurer, Lydia
French, Wallingford chaplain, Edna
Grady, Middlebury; secretary, Anna
Godette, Burlington; delegates, Flora
Riley, Burlington, Elizabeth Wright, |
alternates, Louise Up |
ham, Burlington, Lottie Latulip, |
Essex junction.; registrar, Mrs Abbie
B Wiley, Barre.
At the 18th annual session of the
grand lodge of VT. I. o. o. F. held |
May 10Th in St. Johnsbury, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the |
ensuing year: H A Morse of Bellows
Falls, grand master; Frank w Jack
son of Barre, grand secretary, and L
c Grant of Burlington, grand treas
lrer.
The 51st annual session of grand |
Patriarch Militant, was
held Wednesday, Nav 18th, in st.
Johnsbury. The officers elected for
the coming year are: f f Campbell
If Waterbury, grand patriarch, Gerry
: Walker of Bellows Falls, grand
scribe; Charles G Staples of Brattle-
)oro, grand treasurer The grand
degree was conferred on
, large class. At O'clock Wednes-
lay the business meeting of the Past
Masters association was held and at
o'clock the reception and banquet
# the association was held in the
assembly room Of Grace Methodist
,hurch. the banquet was followed
~ after-dinner speeches and selec-
ions by an entertainer.