St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
Vermont Conference.

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peared is composed of Revs. A. B. Blake,
of Wheelock; w. c. Johnson, of New
bury; w. E. Allen, of Chelsea A. w. c.
Anderson, of North6eld; G. W. Hunt, of
st. Johnsbury; c. S. Nutter and w. S.
Smithe of St. Adams; c. F. Partridge,
of Windsor R. Chrystie, of Johnson;
J. D. Beeman, of South RoyaIton; F. T.
Clark, of Plainfeld; A. H. Webb, of Brad
ford; Sylvester Donaldson, of St. Johns
bury Center; F. W. Lewis, of Bellows
Falls; W. P. Stanley, OF West Berkshire;
M. S. Eddy, of Morrisvile; w. M. New
ton, of Montpelier; A. E. Atwater, Of
Barre; George 0. Howe, of Hardwick
and ]. A. Dixon, of Barton Landing.
Tuesday evening the anniversary of the
Board of Education and the Twentieth
Century Thank Offering Commission
was held.
The Methodist church and parsonage
have been repaired and beautifed at an
expense of 81, 200, in anticipation of this
conference meeting.
The memorial session occurred Wednes-
day, Rev. G, 0. Howe presiding. Three
members ofthe conference have died dur
| ing the past year: Rev. William Hyde of
St. Adams Bay, Rev. A. H. Honsinger
of Round Lake, N. Y, and Rev. w.
A. Bryant. Mrs. Ida E., wife of Rev. S. H.
Smith, died at their home in Swanton.
Memorial papers on each were read, and
appropriate remarks made by several Of
the brethren.
An invitation was received to hold the
next conference at St. Adams if the houel
should be built before that time. No
other invitations being received the
finding of place was left to the presid-
ing elders.
On the second ballot for clerical depu-
ties to the general conference the Rev.
W. S. Smithers, of St. Adams, was elect
ed, receiving 46 out of rs votes. On the
fourth ballot the Rev. L. O. Sherburne,
of Enosburgh Falls was elected ,receiv-
ing 80 out of 76 votes. The reserve
delegates elected were the Rev. c. S. Nut
ter and the Rev. Mr.. Davenport.
At Wednesdays session officers were
chosen as follows: President, Bishop
Merrill secretary, Rev. F. W. Lewis, of
Bellows Falls; statistical secretary, H.
G. mclaughlin, of Lyndon; treasurer,
L. O. Sherburne, of Enosburgh Falls.
Rev. W. R. Davenport, of the Montpelier
district reported year of unusual pros
perity, during which the membership had
increased 100 and the probationers 100.
Rev. c. S. Nutter, Of the st. Adams dis
trict, and Rev. ]. 0. Sherburne, of the St.
Johnsbury district also reported progress.
Rev. A. L. Cooper of Randolph. was
elected conference evangelist and bio
graphical secretary. c. A. Edgerton, of
Mortified and c. 0. Judkins, of Mont
pelier, were elected trustees of the Mont
pelier Seminary in place of M. P. Pearley,
OF Enosburg Falls, and H, N. Turner, OF
st. Johnsbury, resigned. W. H. Newton
was reelected principal of the Seminary.
Following are the appointments for
the St. Johnsbury district: Presiding
elder, Rev. ]. o. Sherburne of St. Johns
bury; Albany, A. G. Austin Barre, A. E.
Atwata; Barton, W. {. Johnson; Bar
ton Landing, ]. A. Dixon; Bloomfield,
supplied by J. L Wesley Cabot, o. E.
Aiken; Canaan, c. W. Kelley; Coventry
supplied by l. P. Chase; Craftsbury, sup
piled by D. L. Evans; Danville and West
Danville, S. G, Lewis; Derby, G. H.
Wright; East Burke and East Haven,
Albert Gregory; Evansville and Brown
ington, S. c. Vale; Glover, supplied by
E, L. Alexander; Greensboro and Stan
nand by N, A. Ross; Groton, w. r.
Mather; Guildhal supplied by w. R.
Patterson; Hardwick, G. 0. Howe; Hol
land and Morgan, G. c. McDaugal;
lrasburgh, J. E. Knapp; Island Pond
and East Charleston, E. ]. Gale; Jay
and Troy, supplied by G. c. Mcdonald
Lowell, to be supplied Lunenburg and
East Concord, by M. I. Mcneil; Lyn.
donville, and Lyndon by A. G. McGlau.
fin Marshfield and South Cabot, G. W.
Manning; Newbury and West Newbury
F. D. Handy; Newport, Joseph Hamil.
ton; Newport Center, l. p. Chase; North
Danville, c. G. Gorse: Peacham, J. T
Baxendale; PIainhed, S. F. T. Clark
st. Johnsbury Center and East, Tyson
S. Donaldson; st. Johnsbury, G.
w. Hunt; Sheffield and Wheelock
P. N. Granger; South Albany, supplied
by A. G. Austin; Waits River and Top
sham, supplied by E. S. Cudworth; Wal
den and South Walden, supplied by 0
R. Newton; West Burke and Newark
G. A. Emery; West Concord and Gaskil
A. {. Fuller; Westville, supplied by W
R. Mather; Westfeld to be supplied
Williamstown and Brook6eld, F. E. Cur
rier, Woodbury., supplied by G. L. Wells
F. M. Barnes left without appointment
to attend one OF our schools.
A new modern steel bridge, is expected
soon to replace the Central Vermont rail
roads old "White" bridge which crosses
the W1nooski river from Burlington.
The second volume of the history O
Vermont by F. L. Wilbur of Jericho is il
the press and will soon be issued. Thu
first volume, published last year, was de
voted to the early history of the stat
from its first settlement to its admission
into the union.
The adjourned February term of tn
United States courts at Burlington ad
journed Thursday morning until tn
May term, to be held at Windsor com
mencing May is. Judge Wheeler re
turned to his home in Brattleboro an,
the other court officers to their respectiv
: homes
A Hartford woman, Clara Tennev, ha
filed petition in bankruptcy. She ha
| liabilities OF $345.50, all unsecured, AM
assets of $780, all exempt.
Archibald Taylor has lust returne,
from Illinois where he went to purchas
several carloads of little pine trees 70
DR.. w. Seward Webb's Sheiburne Farms
Mr.. Taylor was able to secure a yer
fine lot OF trees about Is inches higl
which have been transplanted severa
, times and are stocky plants. They WI;
ha oh. ut 30