Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-04-17
G.. &. BENEDICT, ESQ,

The VERMONT CONFERENCE of the Me,ho-
dist Episcopal church closed its annual scs-
sion at Swanton, Tuesday. Bishop Amcs
presided, and preached on Sabbath morning
from the 10th chapter Of Romans. In the
evening, Easter Sunday,) Rev. DR.. Haven
of Boston preached on the resurrection Of
Christ, as the ground Of the worlds hope Of
immortality Dr. II, who is editor Of Zion'
Herald, is one Of New England's ablest men.
The conference adopted the reports Of various
committees, among which was one sustaining
the position Of the national Congress, and
one declaring prohibition to he the only cor
rect principle Of legislation concerning the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors for the pur-
pose Of drinking, approving Of all the yari-
ous temperance organizations Of the State,
and declaring it to be morally wrong for tenn
perance men to give their preferred patronage
to newspapers which advocate license laws.
The various anniversaries were held in the
evenings during the session. \ lively dis
cussion was had near the close, on the bound
airy question, the Burlington district pre-
ferring to be reunited with the Troy confer
encc This question will be brought before
the General Conference at Chicago next
month. The list Of appointments viii soon
be published. Rev. D. W Dayton is ap-
pointed to Burlington, to succeed Mr. Ne
Ann, who is going TO the West Rev. W W
Atwater has resigned his Office IN the State
Temperance Society AZ general agent, retain
ing only that Of its corresponding secretary,
and has received an appointment to Brandon.
RUTLAND Co Court HorsE.-Heury Hall
Esq, of Rutland, has been writing in the
Herald the history of this venerable building
burned the other day. Mr. IIallsays
It Is said certain northern county has a still
meaner Court House than cur burnt one.
The United States Circuit Court Judges VII,
have oficiatel in Vermont were John JAY. ap-
pointed 18th September, l7S9, Vim Patterson,
18th March, 1873, Bushrod Washington, 2),h
December, l79S, Brockholst Livingston, 10th
November, 1906, Smith Thompson, lst Septem-
Der, 1923, and Samuel Nelson, ith February,
1915
| Perhaps the trial Of Matthew Lyon under tn,
Allen and Selition' laws before the Unitel
States Circuit Court, Judge Patterson presiding
| October, l79S, was the most famous trial ever
| held in the County Court House. In recen
| times, the most brilliant effort remembered wa
/ the argument Of Rufus Choate, for his friend
/ George P Marsh, and others, in n suit by tn,
| United States Bank.
| Burlington has private dwelling, wherein
/ was entertained over night q royal Guelph
seventy years ago /; Windsor has a barn-lik,
| building-wherein wrought the constitutional
convention, when the fall of Tc0nderoga appalled,
the nation Westminster has its church built be
fore the Revolutionary War Bennington has it.
| Ethan Allen house and its Benjamin Houst
Catamount House ; every large town, every
county, has its curious architectural specimens
| whose local associations are much valued
haunted houses even yet are found in Vermont
but one building in the State has been so long
so thoroughly identified with our public history
or rich in associations Of thepast, as the sub
Jet OF this notice.