St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-18
VERMONT NEWS.
Federation of Women,s Clubs.

was held at Barre, Wednesday and
Thursday and was attended by "a dele
oates, and IA directors, representing p
of the % federated clubs in the state
Mrs. L. M. Averill, of the PhiIomathian
Club, Barre, gave the address of welcome
Wednesday morning, which was fttingly
responded to by Miss Susan E. Clark of
Brattleboro, state president. The re.
cording secretary gave her report, but
the corresponding secretary was unable
to be present on account OF illness and
the state secretary to the general fedora
ton was not present, so their reports
were omitted. Miss Della l. Griffin gave
very interesting report Of the meeting
of the American Institute of Instruction
at Portland, last June. Wednesday
afternoon reports were read from the
state committees, educational, state in.
stitutions, library, reciprocity, house
hold science, and consumers league.
These we're all very interesting and told
of the good work done, and in prospect
by these committees. Mrs. O. H. Hale
read paper by Miss Elizabeth Foster,
chairman of the pure food committee of
the Massachusetts State Federation, fol-
lowing which Henry D. Holton, M. D.,
secretary OF the state board of health
gave thoroughly instructive address on
"Pure Food" A resolution was adopted
asking the Vermont delegation to Con
gress to labor in behalf OF the national
pure food law. A most delightful re-
ception was rendered the visiting dele.
gates and club women in the rooms of
the Vincitia club Wednesday evening.
Thursday mornings session was
opened by greetings from state presidents
by Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons of the
Rhode Island Federation, which was fol-
lowed by the presidents annual address,
by Miss Clark. She reported the tede-
ration to be in healthy condition, the
number of clubs federated being the
same as last year, the Middlebury Club
having withdrawn and the Orwell Fort
nightly club having taken its place. Mrs.
c. H. Thompson OF Brattleboro, chairman
Of the civil service committee, gave a re-
port of the work that committee has
done and would like to do, following
which she introduced Hon. Richard H.
Dana, chairman of the council ofnational
civil service reform league, who gave an
address in which he drew strong com.
parson between the boss" system and
the civil service, leaving no doubt in the
minds OF his hearers that there were
manv evils to the former. A resolution
was adopted that every woman should
work tor the passage of civil service
law at the next Vermont legislature. A
short talk was given by Miss Marion
c. Nichols, assistant secretary of the
Massachusetts Civil Service Reform
League, in which she told of the con-
dtions she found in the State Prison at
Windsor which she thought would be
good field for the club women OF the state
to look into. Thursday afternoons
session was devoted to report by the
chairman Of the committee ON forestry,
followed by helpful and interesting ad.
dress by Earnest Hitchcock, secretary OF
the Forestry Association OF Vermont.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Miss Susan E. Clark Of
Brattleboro; vice president, Mrs. Rebecca
?. Fairbanks ofSt. Johnsbury; treasurer,
Mrs. Josephine H. Arms OF Bellows
Falls; recording secretary, Mrs. 0 D.
Mathewson OF Barre; auditor Mrs. Mary
{. Kirkland Of Bellows Falls; state Sec
Ietary to the general federation, Mrs.
n susan E. Balch of st. Johnsbury. Dele
gates to the biennial at St. Paul, Miss
Susan E. Clark, Mrs. Rebecca P. Fair.
banks, Miss H. S. yelling of Bennington,
Mrs. c. c. Warren of Waterbury, Mrs.
Josephine H. Arms, and Mrs. n. D.
Phelps of Barre. The session closed with
the reading of resolutions of appreciation
4 of the entertainment of the women OF
the state by the ladies of Barre.
Thursday evening a public meeting
was held at which Mrs. Walter Stokes
Irons in her exceedingly happy and
interesting manner, gave talk on
Women of Colonial Days" The pur-
pose of her talk was to show that the
agitation of women's suffrage and
women's clubs is no new idea.
Burglar Killed.
An unidentified burglar was shot and
killed while attempting to break open
the safe in the general store of Jennison
& Gallivan at Sheldon, 10 miles from St.
Adams, early Friday by Eugene W.
Trudeau, clerk in the store. Trudeau
sleeps in a room over the store and was
awakened early by sounds beneath him.
Looking down through an open register
he saw the burglar working at the safe.
4 He drew revolver and fired through the
register. The bullet entered the mans
head back of the right ear and be fell
dead. The man is believed to have been
one of a gang of burglars who have
Erecently broken into many stores and
\ pestoffices in this section Of Vermont.
Trudeau, who is about 35 years old,
after shooting the burglar, fired out of
i the window to arouse neighbors, who
quickly came to the store. The dead
man weighed $50 pounds, was six feet
tall and was between 80 and 35 years Of
age. In his pockets were small sum of
money a revolver and burglars tools,
4 Later in the day Trudeau was arraigned
before Justice George E. Stebbens on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
After an examination it was decided
that the deed was one of justi6able homi-
8cide and the clerk was discharged. Many
. people viewed the body of the burglar
during the day, but were unable to
identify him.
Must BE Examined.
q At the meeting of the board OF state
@medical examiners at Burlington Oct. 10,
the fact was developed that rs practicing
physicians from all parts of Vermont had
been summoned before the board to take
Examinations in conformity with the
state laws. Among those who were
Summoned were physicians who have
been practicing 80 years.