Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-22
wonan's Temperance Convention.

, The second annual meeting of the wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union of Yer
mont, will be holden at Bennington, on
Wednesday and Thursday. September 81 and
%, 1876.
Each auxiliary union is entitled to FIVE
delegates. All other women's temperance
organizations to two delegates each. In
towns where there are no temperance or
CARNATIONS the churches are invited to send
one delegate each. The object of this con-
vention is to discuss and promote temper
ance reform in the State, to elect officers for
the ensuing year, and to transact any busi-
ness proper to be considered at said convon-
| ton.
Ali women interested in temperance re-
form are invited to attend. All accredited
delegates will be entertained free OF charge
1t is hoped the great work commenced
by this Union will not be allowed to wane
for want of numbers and interest. Unions.
temperance organizations, churches. send
/ your workers. send those whose hearts
are in the cause, and success shall crown
! our Efforts Let all come prepared to STAY
the second day, If the business and discus
sions call for longer session.
MRs. MARY +. PERKINS, President.
Mas. Ii. NJ. HAVEN. Vice-Pres. National
fem. Union
Mas. L. \. STURTEvAST, Recording Secre-
tary.
Return tickets furnished as usual.
RousEs POINT. - On Wednesday after
noon OF last week. as the express train on |
the Grand Trunk was nearing the Province |
line from LacOlle, the engineer observed an |
object on the track SINE distance ahead |
The danger signal was Immediately sound |
ed. and brakes put on, but not soon enough
t. avert striking the object, which proved
t. be human being. The train was stop-
ped, and the victim was found to be an old
man named james Palllster, a well-known
resident of the Parish of Odelltown. He
had been killed Instantly. IL is supposed
he had lain down on the track while in a
state Of intoxicatiOn. In his pocket was
found a flask half full of whiskey The de-
ceased was nearly seventy Years old. and
leaves several grOwn-up sons and daughters
The Delaware and Hudson Canal COmpa-
ny commenced running regular trains on
their new short cut from ChaZy to the
Point Cd Monday as,,-thus making a say
ing IN the distance between Albany and
Montreal of eleven miles. IL i "a well con-
structed pieceof road. There is talk of the
construction Of 4 Union depot here next
season.
On DIT. that on t!o completion of the
Portland and Ogdens5nrs road to Swauton,
The line from that point west to o gdens-
burg, now operated by the Central Yer
mont viii be be leased and run by the for
meT corporation.
Inc rigid ban of Mother Church has been
put upon Progressive Lodge Of Good Tenn /
plaTs here. The officiating priest has taken ;
the trouble to 90 personally to every mem
her Tor which there are quite a number) of
the lodge protesting the Roman Catholic
religion, both male and female. AID notify
them that they must sever their connection 7
from the little band of temperance workers. {
The Messrs. Lowell have Just effected an
important change in the personnel of their
cSielslye printing and publishing business
Mr.. Adam, well-knOWn statiOner, of Tor
onto, and Mr.. Wesson. OF Springfield,
Mass, have become associates and opera I
tons are now carried on in New York. Non u
iroal and Rouses Point, under the firm T.
name OF Lowell, Adam, We>son < Co. a
The greater portion OF book-printing i done &
here IN the Company iue large building. e
1uut expressly for the purpo~c. \ large =
iorce OF help has been emplo yed ali summer. :
ana 1t is expected that WORK Will be brisk
Tins winter.
4 brass band has been organized by
7nihclent number otpcrsJns in the printing /,
lthee. Instruments have been procured,
and the boys are practising twice q week. ,
The majority Of the members are old must
,Ians, cOnsoq uently it vii be bu, short
time ere we Will be able 10 boast of first
class band. The different instruments have
been allotted a follows Albert Page,
eader, c flat corDet Geo Lightf1ot, lst :
lat cJrnet; f. j. Norris, u b fiat c0rnet
has. Goodrow, 81 cornot A. Martin, solo
alto, ". II. Gouill 1t alto. " II Coates.
u alto; W. ) Phillips Gat tenor. VIM. {
u. smndagc. baritone; Z,tque Page, solo
, Hat has David Leblanc. tuba has-O
rank Rousseau, bass drum; H. C. Breck e
arltsc, su-rc drum r.