St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-01
VERMONT NEWS.
:, ,,.,;nstou Church Centennial.

lnne,eoational church opened Thursday
TJDN "a with service in the afternoon In
Feo' ro+;on with the annual meeting OF
conp western Vermont Congregational
thI NJ. y dinner to the club, visiting and
clu ;dan+ ministers, and delegates to the
les iu.; rendered by the College
: Street Church, in the early evening. and
. Centennial service in the evening with a
%;storical address. The attendance was
hsco at s all functions and each gathering
lais characterized by the expression of
Wiz, WV and inspiring sentiments and cordi-
| al good cheer onenod a. on
,tdr nraver by Rev. Frank Dee Penney
A1e, BAPTIST church, the address OF
lProIcome was given by Rev. DR.. G. Glenn
WINS" Wins nastor of the church. The special
. ae4,r4' Of the day was the address by
4he Rev. HID. Dewey, D. D., pastor of
.h h Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, N.
v" Ire address of DR.. Dewey was a
.,osterIv piece of pulpit oratory. Added
TO the charm OF simple and attractive
EnoIisb style was delivery OF simplici-
~ directness and earnestness which held,
a. by spell, the receptive audience and
"o-r;ed conviction to every bearer. DR..
na,ypv was scheduled to speak on "The
Dt of the Church." but at the
ontset he stated that he would speak on
U Vhs mission of the spirit and with broad
and liberal thought he pointed out the
~ann n witnesses to the triumph
Ct the spiritual.
The second day of the ntennial cele.
hrat;on was marked by a service in the
onernoon commemorative OF the wo-
mems work in the church and by
5arouet for the church and its guests at
the Masonic Temple hall in the evening.
The service in the afternoon was OF
especial interest to the ladies OF the
Cbprcb. The order was as follows: In.
vocation. Rev. Thomas Simms of Middle
bnry. scripture lesson, Rev. Warren
Morse OF Bennington; prayer, Rev.
George W. Phillips, D. D., of Rutland;
Introductory word, Rev. 6. 6. Atkins;
naner on the work of women in the First
church. Mrs. H. A. P. Torrey; benediction
Rev. DR.. L. o. Brastow OF New Haven,
Conn. Mr.. Atkins Introductory words
were hearty and cordial. He spoke
briefly Of the sphere OF women and the
necessity of women's work as a supple
nent to mems work. Mrs. Torrey's
paper was comprehensive and interest
Ing, tracing the women's activities in the
church from it's earliest days down to
the present. Besides describing the
origin and development OF various move
mepts in which the women were tie
dominating spirit, Mrs. Torrey paid
eloquent tributts to the characters of
some OF the women who had consecrated
heart and soul to the service of the
church and religion. Her paper recalled
many hallowed associations, the memory
Of which brought mingled pain and
gratitude, to the hearts OF her hearers.
The centennial exercises were continued
with the unwilling OF memorial tablet
"a in honor of Miss l.. Nj. Strain. A tribute
to her life was read by Miss Jennie Stacy.
There was reception by the Rev. Drs.
L. 0. Brastow and E. NJ. Griffin, former
pastors. Saturday the centennial closed
with sermon by the Rev. Washington
GLADDEN. OF Columbus. Ohio, and an
# address by him in the evening" the other
churches uniting.
Vermont Press Association.
There was a iair attendance at the
quarterly meeting Of the Vermont Press
association held at the Van Ness house,
Burlington, Friday evening and at times
good deal OF interest was shown. 1t
wasfnally voted that Col. George Harvey
Of Harpers Weekly be invited to attend
the next meeting of the club and that the
meeting be held in Brattleboro on some
| n date June that would best accommo-
date the local newspaper men and Mr..
Harvey F. E. Langley, proprietor Of
The Barre Times, gave an informal talk
on THE Model Country Daily" MIR
Langley gave an interesting account o.
his experience in Barre in which several
practical points were made and this was
followed by general discussion OF some
OF the suggestions made.
Will Pay No Attention To Threats.
Gov c. J. Bell, of Walden, who was il
Rutland Thursday, when asked If step!
were being taken to prose cute the person
sending poison and bride money to Wind
scr prison from Boston in an attempt tt
have the poison Struggled into thu
possession OF Mrs. Rogers the condemned
murderess, said that no arrests had beer
made yet, but that the case had not beer
dropped. He said that il the person wa'
apprehended he or she would be severely
dealt with. The governor said he SHOULD
pay no attentionto the threatened Letters
that be had received regarding the Rog
ers case.
Killed Brother in n Quarrel.
Fred Johnson, aged 35 years, fatal,
shot his brother, Jay, aged Al years, il
! Wlnhall Wednesday afternoon. the re
suit of quarrel. After the shootin,
Fred went to South Londonderry ant
gave himself up to Deputy Sheriff W
Melendy. Both brothers were unmar
RED and the older, Jay, had been Twin,
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
Johnson. 1t is said that the quarrel
which started in the home of the oil
people, was over which of the son
should live there and care for their par
ents. Fred Johnson had been recentl
teaching school in Ludlow, and accord
ing to bis story he had left the house an
mad got some ten rods from the hous
when his brother came rapidly up wit
MIN. Turning, Fred shot him, wound
ing him fatally, the man dying at night
Heavy Water Works Suit.
-Four suits have been filed TOR the Marc
Term tern OF Rutland county court agains
hurd, Sherman & Co., concern incol
porated under the laws of New Yorl
winch had the contract to construct tn