St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-01
until next years drive comes down.
DIR. Bailey Chosen.

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J. A. Mead as a member of the com
mittee to investigate and report con
corning the need for an institution
for advanced cases of tuberculosis
he having succeeded DR.. w. N. Bry
ant of Ludlow.
Clothing Stores Robbed.
The clothing stores of J. E. Eos
ter and that of MacDermid. & Co., al
Newport were broken into early
Tuesday morning, October II, and
as a result of the prompt action OF
Sheriff E. J. Hill, Walford Hendrich-
on, the offender, is lodged in Orleans
county Jail. Fifteen dollars in cash
was secured at Fosters and owing to
the fact the money was all taken out
of the drawer of MacDermid his
search was fruitless. There was nc
evidence of there being anything dis
turbed except the money drawer. The
cleW which lead to identification OF
the burglar was a knife purchased
the day before at the store of Mac
Dermid & Co., and found just in
side the window where he had cut
the screen. Hendrichon has admit
ted his guilt and is expected to plead
guilty when brought before the
court. He is about II years of age
and claims a home in Greenfield,
Mass. He said he had escaped from
the reform school in Westboro,
Mass Thirteen dollars and fifty
cents of the money was found on his
person.
VT. Branch Board of Missions.
Ninety delegates and several
clergymen attended the 32nd an
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of the board of missions to the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Episcopal
church at ST: Adams Oct. II and IS.
The Wednesday morning session
was presided over by Miss Constance
R. Wheeler of Burlington, president
of the diocesan branch of the auxili-
airy. Miss Wheeler's address was an
interesting one, and among other
things she recommended that the
various branches of the auxiliary
take up the course of study to be
published by 1.-The Spirit of Mis-
sions'; also the funds to be raised
to send delegates to conferences and
Institutes of church instruction. She
read a letter from Bishop Hall, who
is now in Maine, recovering from his
recent serious illness.
Reports were given by the vice
presidents of the various districts:
The report of the corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Fred N. Whitney, show
ed that 38 branches had done box
work during the year, and that the
total valuation of contributions of
boxes and money was $1,288.21. The
treasurer, Mrs. Charles E. Parker OF
Vergennes, reported that all offer
ings (including the united offering)
during the year amounted to $1,749,-
SO.
The conference was strengthened
by the addition of a senior branch
from Isle LaMotte, and junior
branch from Brandon.
The ladies of the local auxiliary
served the delegates with a fine
luncheon in the parish house at
noon.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, Miss Constance r.
Wheeler of Burlington; vice presi-
dents, Rutland district, Mrs. J. G.
Newson of West Rutland; Burling-
ton district, Miss Annie T. Smith of
Burlington; Windsor district, Miss
Alice G. Sheldon of Ascutneyville;
MONTPELIER district, Mrs. G. B. B.
Denny of Montpelier; St. Johnsbury
district, Mrs. A. P. Grint of ST.
Johnsbury; ST. Adams district, Mrs.
L. G. Kendall of Enosburg Falls;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Fred
N. Whitney of Northfeld; treasurer,
Mrs. c. E. Parker of Vergennes; re-
cording secretary, Miss Mabel Far
man of White River Junction; gen
eraI secretary of the Junior Auxili-
airy, Mrs. Jones of Woodstock; sec
rotary of the Church Periodical club
Mrs. Joseph Reynolds of Rutland
auditor, Henry L. Ward of Burling-
ton.
Addresses followed at the close
of the business meeting, the speak
ers including Miss Marion D. Ward
secretary of the Church Periodical
society of Boston, the Rev. Y. Y. Tsu
of Shanghai and Miss Margaret Wat
erman of the Philippines.
The missionary service in the eve
ming with Rev. D. L. Sanford OF
Hardwick and Rev. Mr.. Tsu, brought
the convention to a successful close
Chelsea Town Hunt.
The Chelsea town hunt resulted in
a large amount of game being gath
cred in, o. E. Burgess bringing in the
largest amount of game, with Stan
ley G.. Wilson close second. Cnarles
M. Hunt was captain of the side
which got defeated and j. Oliver
Perkins was the captain of the win
ming side A banquet was given by
the defeated side to the winning side
at the Orange county hotel, after
which the company enjoyed an hour
of post prandia1 exercises over which
| S. C. Wilson presided as POSTMASTER
DIR. Blodgett Killed.
DIR. M. F. Blodgett, town treas
urer of Corinth, was instantly kill
ed Saturday afternoon about three
miles from Bradford Center by the
accidental discharge. of a shot gun
which was in the auto. The gun
was discharged from some cause
the charge striking him in the neck
probably causing instant death as
it ruptured the jugular vein. The
auto ran along without a driver til