St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31

to practice by the supreme court, to Join.
The successful candidates who passed the
examination held Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, are Murray Bourne, of
Burlington, Don O.. Butter6eld of Viii
mington, Henry B. Cushman, of New
port, Guy Horton, ofChittenden, Bert L.
Stafford, of Tinnlouth, and Phineas L.
Weber, of Rochester. Joseph Fairbanks,
OF st. Johnsbury, passed the examina-
ton, but as he had not been registered
for the required length of time, he was
not admitted, but probably will be at
the January term of court. The matter
of the midsummer meeting was left with
the executive committee. 1t. is probable
that it will be held at Stowe the first
week in August.
C. E. Convention.
The 21st annual state Christian
Endeavor meeting opened at Bennington
last week Tuesday, with 100 delegates
present The report of the secretary
showed 1000 members, a gain of 1913.
There are 214 societies in the state.
The delegates visited the Bennington
monument, attended anniversary ser
vice in the First Church at Bennington
Centre. Among the prominent speakers
were President A. Y, Raymond of Union
College, Father Endeavor Francis E.
Clark, president of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor, Revs. N. T. Hafer
and George S. Stair, Miss Grace M.
Young of Fair Haven and Miss Mary E.
Ellis. At the anniversary exercises the
speakers were Rev. George w. c. Hill of
Proctor, c. w. Jackson of Bellows Falls,
and Charles L. Carhart of Dorset. The
vesper service was conducted by Rev.
Frank X. Morris of Bennington. Rev.
Frank R. Morris of Bennington. was
chosen president; Rev. Benjamin Swift of
Orwell, Rev. c. w. Jackson of Bellows
Falls, F. H. Pease of Burlington, vice
presidents; Miss Grace Young of Fair
Haven, secretary; and E. M. Lewis,
of Barre, treasurer. An address on "The
Congo Reform Movement" was given by
Rev. Fred Johnson of Boston.
Wednesday evening two addresses
were given at the Congregational church,
one by Rev. A. H. Gage of St. Johnsbury,
who spoke on "The Cultivation of
Personal Religion" and Rev. A. E. Foote,
of Fair Haven, whose subject was
christian Locomotion." The banner
for the largest gain in membership was
awarded to Caledonia county and the
junior society banner to East Berkshire.
Travellers Association Meeting.
George NJ. Goss of Montpelier was
elected president of the White Mountain
Travellers association at the 18th an
nual meeting and banquet held at the
Eagle hotel in Concord, N. H., Friday
afternoon and evening. This association
has total membership of 873. The
other officers elected were as follows:
Fred E. Hollins, Boston, Fred W. South
ward, Manchester, N. H., vice presidents;
Frank Cressey, Concord, N. H., secretary
and treasurer; w. c. Hardy, Hollis, n.
H., William Thickens, Boston, w. H.
Tucker, Kingston, N. H., A. L. Duke,
Manchester, N H., F. c. Parker, Con-
cord, N. H., executive committee. About
800 partook of the banquet and among
the speakers were: U. S. Senator W. P.
Dillingham; of Vermont, U. S. Henry
E. Burnham, Ex-senator William
E. Chandler, Congressman Frank D. Cur
rier, Rev. L. H. Buckshorn, of Concord,
president of the Worcester, Mass,
Travellers association; c. B. Williams of
Boston, president of the Cape Cod Com
mercial Travellers association, and Will
NJ. Cressy, the actor, and son OF Secre-
tary Frank Cressey of the Association.
Vermont Dairymen.
Arrangements have been made with
the Montpelier hotels so that it has been
decided to hold the annual meeting OF
Dairymen's association there January 8,
9, and 10. Among the speakers thus far
engaged for this meeting are: Professor
Mckay of Ames College, Ohio, Mrs.
Addie T. HOWE, of Elmgrove, Wis, one
of the largest dairy managers in the
country, and who recently Travelled
through the old country where the
dairy cows originated; Prof. R. A.
Pierson, of Ithaca, N. Y, Prof c. L.
Beach, who is soon to join the staff OF
the Vermont experiment station, Bur
lington, and several Vermont speakers
including Prof ]. L. Hills, of Burlington.
A Doe With Horns.
Commissioner Thomas received re-
port last week of doe killed in Braintree
having horns seven inches long. This is
the second instance of the kind known in
the state, the other being that of the
mounted doe with horns in the State
House. There is no law against shoot
ing doe with horns.
valuable Horse Fatally Injured.
"Krempest," valuable trotting bred
stallion, owned by H. c. Potter OF Mid
dlebury, was shot at the ]. N. Chase
stock farms, Brandon, Friday to relieve
it of suffering caused by splintered
board sticking into its abdomen. The
horse while loose in the barnyard entered
sheep pen and the wooden flooring
gave way with it. The horse was valued
at $4,000.
Photographer Returned.
Karl E. Waldron, the Bellows Fails
photographer who disappeared last
summer and for whom search was kept
up for weeks, appeared at his parents
home in Winchester, N. H., last week
When he disappeared from Bellows Fails
| his clothes were found on the bank of the
| Connecticut river and it was generally
supposed that he was drowned while
bathing. On reaching home he could
give no connected story of his absence
saving that he had been in Massachusetts,
| He appeared to be dazed and II
appently suffering from mental disease.
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