St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-08
VERMONT NEWS.
congregational Convention.


ana+ional convention of Vermont will
e beId with the Congregational Church
" Fair Haven June II to 10, and the
divisional program has just been
osued Rev. c. H, Smith of Pittsford is
l u.s. nresident of the convention and the
sne1d+;onal services each day will be in
u Loroe Of Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes of the
Sonth Church, St. Johnsbury.
business will occupy the first hour of
4he onening session Tuesday afternoon,
Guiding the annual report of the Stats
4;c;sn l. NJ. Comstock of Chelsea This
will be followed by the Sunday school
session in charge of Rev. R. ]. Barton of
Greensboro. In the evening the annual
sern,on will be preached by Rev. George
G. Mills of Bennington, followed by the
Communion administered by Rev. F. A.
pooIp of Barre and Rev. Lucius F. Reed
ofMontpelier.
The committee on changes in polity,
INSISTING of Rev. William c. Clark of
lyndon and Rev. DR.. ]. H. George of the
First Church of Burlington, will present
their report Wednesday morning, fol-
lowed by the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society.
Supt. c. !. Ferguson of the Vermont
Anti-Saloon League will speak in the
afternoon, followed by the presentation
n the general subject of the ministry, by
Rev. DR.. George, Rev. W. H. Spence of
Rutland and Rev. F. L. Billiard of Bran
don, The discussion of the subject will
he continued by Rev. F. L. Garfield of
Castleton, Rev. |. H. Childs of Benson
and H. D. Bacon. At the evening ser
vice Prot. Hugh Black of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, New York and recently
ofEdinburgh, will deliver an address.
The convention will close Thursday
morning with conference conducted by
Prof. Black.
A Terrible Crime.
An unusually atrocious crime was
committed at North Bennington last
week, a child less than four years old,
having been criminally assaulted and
then murdered. The victim of the crime
was Ethel Mahan, daughter of Jerman
Mahan of North Bennington, carpen-
ter The alleged assailant and murderer
is Alfred Mahan, aged %, brother
Of the child's father.
One evening the Mahan family, ac-
companied by Alfred Hunt, son-in-law of
Ierman Mahan, and Alfred Mahan, Ter
mans brother, went fishing in North
Bennington pond. Shortly after five
Alfred went back to the house for a
lunch. The little girl, who was playing
about the house, begged to be allowed
to 90 down to the pond, and finally her
mother consented The child went to
the pond with her uncle and after she
had been there some time, her father told
her to go back to the house. Alfred
Mahan accompanied the child through
the woods back to the house. When the
fishing party returned there was no
trace of little Ethel Search was made.
and her body was found about forty rods
from the barn. hidden in a clump of
bushes. The child's throat had been cut
and there were evidences of criminal
assault. Alfred Mahan, the child's uncle,
who was the last person seen with her
was arrested and later confessed his
crime.
Last Saturday he was bound over to
await action of the grand jury on the
charge of murder and was remanded to
the Bennington Jail.
Two New Bulletins.
The Vermont Experiment Station at
Burlington is distributing Bulletins 126
and 1877. No. 1875 deals with CONNER
cial fertilizers. and is the annual spring
fertilizer bulletin giving ANALYSES and
discussion of the fertilizers sold in Yer
mont. No 1877 has to do with the new
state forestry seeding nursery. 1t gives
notice as to the way in which Vermont
ers NAV get at cost white pine and locust
seedlings, with brief and pointed direc-
tons concerning the initial steps of their
care and management. Users ofcom-
mercial fertilizers or prospective tree
planters should read these bulletins.
Either or both are free for the asking.
Parties desiring that all future station
publications should reach them as
issued ask that their names be placed on
the station mailing list. A postal card
addressed to Experiment Station, Bur,
lington, Vermont, stating desires, is
sufficient.
Heavy Weight of Fat Mems Club.
At meeting of the officers of the New
England Fat Mems Club at their head
quarters at Hale's Tavern, Wells River
May l, 81 applications for membership
received during the month of April were
accepted. In the list was the application
of R. D. Perry, of Cambridge, Mass.
who weighs Ala pounds and is the
heaviest member of the club. There are
two others beside Mr.. Perry who are IL
the 400 class, Arthur H. Moulton o
Portland, Me-, who weighs 412, anc
Frank X. Gignac of Franklin, whose
present weight is 404 pounds. There arr
over 20 members who weigh over 300
pounds and the present membership o
the club is nearly 600. The club expec
to hold Its midsummer outing at Con
cord, N. H., and Col William ]. Bryan
who joined the club on his Vermont tour
hopes to be able to attend tt
gathering.
YIN. C. A. Incorporated.
Articles of association were filed, Ma,
Z, Tor the state committee of the Y. M
y A. 1t was formed for the purpose Q
tne organization, extension, and super
VISION OF Young Mems Christian Associa
IONS in Vermont. The signers are A
W w. Bosworth Of Island Pond, W. ]. VA
Fatten, 6. H. Perkins and G. F. Mort
Of Burlington, c. c. Fits of Brattle
GGoro, F. H. Brooks of St. Johnsbury
+, ~ Proctor of Proctor, A. ]. Holde
ana l. H. Ross of Bennington, n.