St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-08
VERMONT NEWS.
Methodist Conference.


The 67th annual session of the
Vermont Methodist Conference will
be held in Waterbury April 11-17.
Bishop Thomas B. Neeley will pre-
side. Among the prominent speak
ers will be Rev. E. G.. e. DOriOn, D.
D., assistant editor Of the Epworth
Herald at the Epworth League ami
versary; Senator William p. Dill
bingham, who will give the address
of welcome; Rev. Edgar A. Blake,
d. d, of the board of Sunday schools,
Chicago. at the Sunday School con-
ference; Rev. Ward Platt, d. D., of
Philadelphia, at the anniversary of
the board of home missions and
church extension; Rev. e. G. Glenn
ons, d. D., of Chicago, at the ami
versary of conference claimants;
Rev. c. S. Stuntz, D. D., of New
York, at the anniversary OF the
board of foreign missions; Rev.
Thomas Nicholson, D. D., of New
York, at the anniversary of the board
of education; Rev. Patrick J. Ma
veety, D. D., of Cincinnati, at the
anniversary of the Freedman's Aid
society. Bishop Medley will lecture
on South America the Coming
Continent
Signed With The Red Sox.
Ray Collins of Burlington and
Larry Gardner of Enosburg Falls
have signed contracts for another
season with the Boston Red Sox'
and go soon to California for the
winter practice. There was some
question about the salary they were
to receive but the contract for 1911
is even more f1attering than that of
1910.
Dornitories for Industrial School.
BY act of the legislature of 1910,
the sum of $4,000 is appropriated
to the state Industrial school for the
erection of two dormitories costing
$4,000. They are to be built of
brick and have a capacity of not
less than 35 inmates, with hospital
accommodations.
Unique Church Organization.
The Universalist denomination
known as the 'UniveEsalist Conven-
ton Church" for the purpose of
reaching and holding people of Uni
versalist belief who live in places
where there is no church of their
persuasion. The church is under
the superintendency of Rev. George
F. Fortier of Northfield. The plan
is to have short constitution affirm
ing loyalty to the five principles of
Universalism and to the authority OF
general and state conventions. This
with the public affirmation-I &C
cept Jesus of Nazareth as the moral
leader of humanity and | wish, as
far as I have power, to follow Him
CONSTITUTES membership in the
Convention church.
G. A. r.. State Encampment.
The next meeting of the depart
ment of VT. G. A. r. will be held in
Bennington, probably in May, the
exact date to be determined upon
the receipt of the word from Nation
al Department Commander John
Gilman of Boston as to his itinerary,
it having been arranged to have the
ommander-in-chief attend the Yer
mont department gathering. The
fact that the soldiers home is in
Grafton in fixing the place of meet
ing.
Anti-Saloon League.
The 18th annual meeting of the
| board of trustees of the Vermont
Anti-Saloon league was held Jan
| 80, in Burlington. The following
officers and committees were elected
President, Henry o. Wheeler, Bur
lington; vice presidents, G. H. Hay,
| den, Riverside, G. D. Day, Cavendish
Prof. E. A. Bishop, D. D., Montpelier
| treasurer, E. G. Evans, Burlington;
superintendent, G. J. Ferguson, Bur
lington; auditor, F. S. Pease, Bur
lington; editor, w. R. Davenport
Bellows Falls. Headquarters com
mittee, Rev. w. A. Dawson, D. d.
Burlington; Rev. L. o. Sherburne
Burlington; Rev. E. P. Treat, Rich
mond; H. o. Wheeler, Burlington;
G. H. Hayden, Riverside; M. l.. Bar
ton, Vergennes; w. H. Dean, Fer
risburg; c. T. S. Pierce, Vergennes
F. S. Pease, Burlington; G. J. Fer
guson, Burlington.
Ladies Please Note.
Mrs. ArthHf~B. Pinney of Wood
stock has been awarded the second
prize of $125.OO in the Ladies' Home
Journal contest for an article OIL
How to Dress. on $4,000 year
The article contributed by Mrs. Pin
ney is expected to be published il
the next issue of the Ladies' Home
Journal.
Ten Year Old Boy Forged Checks
A young boy in Barre has beer
passing worthless checks the pas
week. On one check he had at
tempted to forge the name of G. N
Kenyon and on a second he spelled
the name Averill with one 81.
The two checks were compared ant
found to be identical as to hand
writing, and the endorsement on thu
back was the same as the writing OF
the face. The boy is said to b
about 10 or 11>years old, and wa
never seen before by either of tn,
merchants on whom he passed tn
checks.
Are You an Heir?
A few days ago the Free Pres
published an advertisement for tn
heirs of Benjamin Jackson and Re
becca Chamberlain Burscell, hi
wife, both of whom we're natives o
Georgia, vt. Benjamin Jackso
and his wife were married at GeoI
oia in 1879 A dauohtar mama