St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-05
VERMONT NEWS.
KIns,s Daughters' Cenvension.

Kfns,s Daughters, Convention.
The 18th annual convention of the
Vermont Branch of the International
Order of Kings Daughters was held last
week at Rutland. Eleven counties in the
state were represented by about 80 dele
gates, members of nearly all of the So
Vermont circles whose aggregate mem
bership is 1 $50. Mrs. E. Mead Denny
of Montpelier, state secretary, presented
a report which showed steady growth
of the order. State treasurer, Mrs. l. J..
b. Burt of Bennington, reported that
the receipts since the last convention
were $500, and that there is $242 in the
treasury. The gathering is considered
one OF the most successful in the history
of the organization. These officers were
elected: State secretary, Mrs. E. Nd.
Denny. Montpelier; assistant secrt tary,
Mrs. E. M. ]. Guernsey, Montpelier
recording secretary, Mrs. b. {. Sheldon,
Swanton; treasurer, Mrs. Lucy D. ]. B.
Burt, Bennington; auditor, Mrs. A. ].
Mrs. FL. r. Brown. Leicester; Mrs.
Emma L. Harwood, Bennington; Mrs.
Kate Lowery, Richmond; Mrs. Homer
Brown, SwantoD; Mrs. L. 2. Thayer,
Randolph; Mrs. A. J. Balloon, Rutland;
Mrs. E J. Wallace, White River Junction;
Mrs. E. Fl. Deavitt, Montpelier; Mrs. F.
E. Clark, Brattieboro.
Old Soldiers Meet.
Two company reunions were held in
Brattleboro last week. Co. K, 9th VT.
Vols. and Co. b. 10th VT. Vols. Co. K
elected these officers: President, Capt.
David w. Lewis, of Boston: vice-presl-
dents, Charles Jackson of Vernon, Col.
Thomas Harmon of Bennington, M. l..
Corbett OF Bernardston, Mass, M. l..
Howard of Jamaica, Michael Sears of
Greenfield, Mass, and James B. Randoll,
of BrattleborO; secretary and treasurer,
L. w. Bush of Brookline. Co. B elected
officers as follows; President, S. A. Smith,
of Brattleboro; vice president. A. P.
Ranney of Westminster West; secretary
and treasurer, E. H. Putnam of Brattle-
boro executive committee, 0. Prescott,
7. L. Newman, and e. Fl. Putnam OF
Brattleboro, A. P. Ranney, OF West min
ster West, Fred King OF Millers Falls,
Mass, and four women, Mrs. c. E..
Beach of Burlington, Mrs. FL 1. Bangs,
Mrs. T. L. Newan, and Mrs. E. Ell. Put
nam OF Brattleboro.
State Convention w. G. II. u.
The state convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at North Bennington October 26, 81, and
%. The first service Wednesday evening
will be the usual welcome night. Thurs
day a re ception is planned for and in the
evening the young people will have a
demonstration and there will be an
address by Miss Alice M. Moore of Rock
land, Me. Friday afternoon there will
be an excursion to the old soldiers home
and the Bennington battle monument.
In the evening of the last day Mrs.
Df n ali
address.
Suicide of Judge Woodward. Jr.
e. Woodward Jr., judge OF Montpe-
lier city court, committed suicide Wednes-
day morning by hanging. The body was
found by c. D. Bancroft, city sheriff. and
the man had been dead about thirty
minutes before the body was found.
The hanging was done in the little room
adjoining the city court room. A slip
moose had been made in. the end OF cord
about the size of a window cord. One
end of the cord was fastened
to a coat hook at one side of the room,
and the body was thrown forward, face
downward, the feet and legs on the floor,
and the knees almost touching the floor.
Judge Woodward had been acting
strangely for several days and it is
thought he had become respondent over
bility of losing the Office of city judge
He was 40 years old and is survived by
a wife and two children. He was born
in Braintree and had taught school and
practiced law in West Topsham and
Plain6eld, and moved to Montpelier
about six years ago.
Up. 9. G. e. Convention.
Ashas already been announced the nine
tenth annual convention of the Vermont
Christian Endeavor Union will be held If
Springfield October 25. &c and 81. Ar
excellent program is assured, among the
speakers being General Secretary Vor
Ogden Vogt OF the United Society who
makes, this year, his first visit to- a Yer
mont State convention; Prof. Amos R
Wells, managing editor of The Christian
Endeavor World; Don. o. Shelton
young peoples secretary of the Congre.
gational Home Missionary Society; and
Harry Wade Hicks of the American
board who made stirring address al
Barre last year. President Osgood i:
corresponding with other speakers O
wide reputation and the indications art
that this years program will be excep