St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-10-04

| far as can be learned, and had an
interview with the young woman in
which she is believed to have reject
ed his attentions again. He evident
| ly became respondent as his mind
worked on his unsuccessful love af-
fair and prompted him to kill him
self The parents are Well-to-do peo-
pie and used every effort to keep the
girls name out of the press and the
contents of the letter found on the
dead man were not given out.
Baptists at Barre.
The 87th annual meeting of the
Vermont state Baptist convention at
Barre closed Thursday night with a
sermon by Rev. Cortland Myers of
Boston These officers were elected:
President, j. A. Greenwood, Chester;
vice president, Henry Bond, Brattle-
boro; clerk, Fred S. Knight,
Brattleboro; vice president of
Northern Baptist Educational socie-
ty, DR.. H. D. Holton, Brattleboro;
director of Northern Baptist Educa-
tional society, Rev. DR.. John R..
Cow, Brattleboro; advisor to treas
urer, Rev. DR.. w. A. Dawson, Bur-
lington; trustees, terms expiring in
1912, B. A. Clark, Readsboro, How
ard Crane, eDacon Willard Crane,
Rev. J. S. Braker, Burlington, Dea-
con E. M. Bixby, Poultney, B. A.
dlebury; expire in 1915, Deacon c..
d. Gay, Cavendish, Rev. Henry
Crocker, Chester, Rev. F. w. Irwin,
Rutland, H. D. Holton, Brattleboro,
o. H. Henderson, ST. Johnsbury,
Rev. E. N. Holman, Bristol, Rev. F.
w. Meyer, Bennington; expire in
1914, w. R. Kinsman, Rutland, Rev.
w. A. Dawson, Burlington, Rev. S..
P. Perry, Richford, Rev. H. D.
Braker, Burlington, w. w. Stick
ney, Ludlow, Rev. w. E. BREASTED,
Barre, Rev. J. w. More, Bellows
Falls.
There were 275 delegates present.
The next convention will be at St.
Johnsbury the last Tuesday in Sept
TENDER, 1912. Rev. r. M. Jones of
Chester will preach the annual ser
mon.
Vermont Branch at Montpelier.
The 39th annual meeting of the
Vermont Branch of the Woman s
Board of Missions of the Congrega-
tional church closed at Montpelier
Wednesday evening, after two
days session, with an entertainment
unique both in that city and in the
state, the representation of eight
scenes, called a pageant of Missions
illustrating the influence of Chris
tianity upon women andi child
rem of the East. The missionary
pageants are expected to bring be-
fore the people more wildly than
printed pages or verbal story the
conditions encountered by the work
ers in foreign fields. There was no
seat vacant in the hall, while crowds
stood about the doors unable to find
a seat. SeVenty-fve women and girls
of Bethany church and a few others
participated. The costumes were
typical of foreign lands and some of
the African implements, etc., were
| curosities. Miss May e. Manley of
| Pittsford, submitted her report as
treasurer. AuxiIiaries have raised
| $4,162.21 and junior societies
$588.72 with individual gifts of $50.
The memorial fund with gifts and a
legacy of SIS amounts to $2,495 and
the contingent fund S177.64. Off
GERS were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ H. Buckham of Bur
lington; honorary presidents, Mrs
G. G. Benedict of Burlington; Mrs
Henry Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury
first vice president, Mrs. George S.
Mills of Bennington; Union confer
ence, Miss Mary A. Dart of Spring
field; recording secretary, Mrs. Ed
ward Kirkland of Bellows Falls !;
home secretary, Miss Matilda P.
Goulding of Wilmington; foreign
secretary, Miss Mary G. Torrey of
Burlington; assistant, Miss Rather
inc F. Worcester of Burlington
treasurer, Miss May E. Manley of
Pittsford; assistant, Miss Annie NJ.
Bogue of Pittsford; auditor, w. T.
Denison of Pittsford; secretary
young peoples work, Miss Florence
Hemenway of BrattIeboro. Vice pres
idents for counties were chosen as
follows.
Addison, Mrs. J. S. Wilcox, Or
well; Bennington, Mrs. l.. Ii. Hem
enway, Manchester; Caledonia, Mrs.
E. S.. Truax St. Johnsbury; Chitten-
den, no appointment; Essex, Mrs. H.
G. Howard, Lunenburg; Franklin,
Mrs G. w. Gates, Franklin; La
noble Mrs. James Holmes, Johnson;
Orange, Mrs. James B. Hale, New
bury; Orleans, Mrs. S. H. Pearson,
Orleans; Rutland, Mrs. J. w. Ross,
Rutland; Washington, Mrs. Theron
F. Cotton, Montpelier; Windham,
Mrs. Henry E. Bond, Brattieboro;
Windsor, Mrs. Benjamin Swift,
Woodstock.
st. JOhnsbury Men Chosen.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Commandery, Military. Order
of Foreign Wars took place Satur-
day evening at the Van Ness House
with an attendance of 20. Follow
ing the business meeting banquet
was served, Col. Frank L. Greene of
St. Adams acting as POSTMASTER ia
his usuaE happy style and calling on
each one present for short speeches.
The following officers were elected
at the business meeting: Command
er, 1t. G. H. Landon of Rutland;
vice commander, Capt. T. L. Howe
of Northfeld; secretary and regis
trar, Capt. H. E. Dyer of Rutland;
treasurer, Col. III. S. Foster of Cal
ais; judge advocate, Capt. w. A.
Pattee of Montpelier; surgeon,
Maj. H. II. Lee of Wells River;
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