St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22

J. w. Chesbro of Bellows Falls; on
resolutions, A. F. Stone of ST. Johns
bury, AFRO NJ Aseltine of Burling-
ton, the Rev. S. s. Cobb of Vergennes
w. L. Robinson of POultney, D. r.
Houghtol of Bakersfield. At the
business meeting Oct. IA the com
mittee on nominations reported the
following list of officers and they
were unanimously elected: President,
II. A. Slayton of MorrisVille; vice
president, AFRO M. Asselin of Bur-
linton; recording secretary, the Rev.
w. w. Smith of Colchester; treasur-
er, w. H. Wood of Burlington; audi
tor, A. d. Douglass of Essex juno
ton; members of the State board of
directors, w. III. Dean of Ferrisburg
for one year, NJ. p. Perley of Enos-
burg Falls for two years, A. F.
Stone of st. Johnsbury for three
years; chairman of board of direct
ors, Fred S. Pease of Burlington;
members of the international COM
mittees, Redfield Proctor of Proctor;
alternate, H. A. Slayton of Morris
vile; trustee of the Anti-Saloon
League, w. P. Glynn of Saxtons
River.
A free dispensary has been opened
in the surgical building of the Mary
Fletcher Hospital in Burlington and
is available to the public from $3.50
to $3.50 every afternoon. This is
under the. auspices of the medical
college,. Appropriations for this
and also for the maintenance of a
maternity ward were considered at
the last legislature. Dr. Tinham
acting as dean of the medical col
lege urges all the poor and needy of
the city to share the benefits of this
branch of the medical college SER
vices.
A great religious campaign known
as the United Missionary Campaign
has been organized. The leaders of
nearly so denominations have de-
cided upon a combined effort to
enlist millions more of the rank and
file of church members to do some
thing to forward the Christian relig-
ion, in addition to going to church
themselves and helping to pay the
local church expenses. A series of
conferences will be held in various
places in the United States and Can
ada. In Vermont p towns will be
chosen as places for such conferences.
The people in charge of the work in
New England are: Bishop J. w.
Hamilton and DR.. Dillon Bronson of
the Methodist Episcopal Church; the
Rev. ID. Brewer Eddy and the Rev.
G. G. Merrill of the Congregational
Church; the Rev j. c. Robbins and
DR.. F. w. Padelford of the Baptist
Church; the Rev. A. W. Macleod,
Presbyterian; the Rev. C. N. Conk-
lin, d. D., Universalist; the Rev
Harry Minnick, Christian.
MarcbolI 81 ooro5
20, was fatally injured at the state
prison at Windsor, October 10 and
died the next morning. He was
working at the elevator which was
heavily loaded with lumber, when
the cable broke, letting it fall some
80 feet. Sherman's head was
crushed and he never regained con-
seriousness. He had been in the
prison about year, having been sent
there for robbery. His body was
taken to the home of his brother, N. !
w. Sherman, of Rutland
Thomas Callan, aged 80, a prison
er in, the Franklin county Jail at
tempted suicide October IS. He
had just finished shaving when turn
ing to the other prisoners in the big
cell he shouted, "See, boys, here |
goes now" With that he drew the |
razor blade across the throat and |
started for the door, before the
flow of blood could be staunched.
The prisoners spread the alarm and
medical aid was quickly summoned.
there was an eight inch
and the man had lost much
blood, he did not seem very weak.
Callan was a Fairfield man arrested
for intoxication, Saturday and was
n how
as arrangements were being made
to pay his fine.
James Meany, the 10 year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Meany of
North Walpole was fatally injured
asst Saturday when he ran in front
Of a seven passenger car owned
Ind run by Charles NJ Blake of
Bellows Falls. The child was com
ing from st. Peters Catholic church
and ran in the street. The car was
not going fast, but a collision was
unavoidable. Death was caused by
lemorrages.
The annual convention of the Yer
mont Branch of the National Con-
5ress of Mothers closed at Rutland,
October Is. The following officers
we're chosen: President, Mrs. Henry
Hartman of Rutland; vice-presi-
Tents, Mrs. J. B. Bstee of Montpelie-,
Mrs. Edward B. Huling of Benning-
on, Mrs. w. d. Chittenden, of Bur
ington Mrs. d. L. Wyman of Man
chester; recording secretary, Mrs
Edward Kirkland, Bellows Falls; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. w. M.
Ross of Rutland assistant, Mrs. B.
?. Wilmer of Rutland.
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY I /
Arthur F. Stone of ST. Johnsbury
will give lecture in the church Fri
lay evening. His subject will be
Two Gentlemen from Barnet" This
ecture is given under the auspices of
he V. |. S. and it is expected that
'thers will follow during the
winter. 1t is hoped that these lee
ureS will be we'll DatrOnized for