Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-15


hold a meeting in Middlebury for the con
sideration Of applications and proofs for the
admission of focks into the sOciety's regis
ter.
Edward S. Fitz. late Congregational pas
tor at Southampton. Mass, of whom a coun
chi of churches resolved last April that the
tendencies Of his mind are such Is to unfit
him for the Christian ministry. and whom
the CONGREGATIONAL ministers of Hampshire
county dropped from their association a few
weeks later, has been engaged 10 supply
church at Quechee for one year.
George Greeley. a freight brakeman of
Brattleboro, fell from train near the depot
Saturday morning, and had his right leg
crushed by the trucks. Il had 10 be ampu-
tated above the knee.
A telegram announces that ". \. SillO-
way alias Sigourney 1.-THE pseudo author OF
Beautiful SNOW" and sOmew nat notorious
in this State) was arrested at Vest taIrlee,
charged with obtaining money under false
pretences OF the publishers Of the New York
Era He was taken 10 New York city and
held for trial before the police court
Asa Magoon, who is confined in ail at
Montpelier awaiting his trial At the present.
term OF the Washington County Court, for
the murder ot T. Streeter. OF Barre, has
taken 10 reading his Bible daily Of late, and
ha- greatly improved his personal appear
auce For several years prior to his arrest
he had spent his earnings tor strong drink,
and not only neglected to care for his fam
lly. but would abuse them when IN a state
OF intoxicauOn, and went ragged and dirty
himself.
The temperance wave has reached Brad
ford some four or five hundred persons
have already signed the total abstinence
pledge and large reform club has been or
gained.
The Randolph Hsrad SAYS Mr. Almon
VI r-e has a haii-grOwn chicken that i
quite curiosity. nature having neglected
T. provide h,m with the usual supply OF
feathers lie dld very well while the hot
weather lasted and even appeared to have
the advantage OF biz more ieathered com
panlons, but since the cooler weather set IN
be na- been shIyering around until, ont OF
COMPASSION, they made hin blanket , and
now he struts around in his ready made
suit ard 90 the disgust OF his compalons,
who are disposed % pick upon his Royal
highnes- Nj Morse has also turkey COB
bier of useful turn Of mind. About two
month, ago they missed him, ami ai.er con
siderable search found him seated upon
nest OF old turkey eggs. Asan experiment,
they placed a few good eggs under him and
IN due course OF lime be Matched ont two
fine Young turkeys, which he cares tor IN
very motbeIly sort Of wsv. Such turkey
gobbler is worth having
Edward Te,ro. the Highga;e murderer.
who has, since the strocious murder OF Mrs.
|a- ma fapu afnf1rar n
- Adams jail, and who made written
confession. acknowledging the deed. has
made another verba. confession. IN which he
endeayors 20 implicate a young frenchman,
a resident OF ilIg1gate, a. beng the prinel-
la and the ln-tlgat0r Of the murder. la
tro -ay- be dad not Kill Mrs. Butler alone
lie SAYS that he was at work with young
Freuchman. whose name, Tor prudential
reasons. J. Tor the present. Withheld that
this man made oytrtures AMI suggestions 20
tim about putting Mrs Butler olt of the
Wav some time when her husband Was ab-
sent and She should be alone IN the house.
IatrO says that this man told him
they could get possession OF money
which Wa ~ the house. After all
these oyerturt- and temptations he sue
cumbed. They drank several times Of
whl-key tden they went into the house.
and the man was The trSJ one - attack Mrs
Butler In the strugg. with Mrs.. Butler,
be (Iatrol struck herOnce he did
the gsardiug OF the approaches TO the
house. and when Mrs Butler got 70 the
bottom Of the steps this man struck her
with an AK lstr0 claim. that this Is the
truth, but from Investigations made the au-
thoriues are cony luced that he "a c0ncOct-
ing absurd storie.-N. Al5Gns Cor.
The other DAY John Larook. sixteen
year old son Of L %. Larock, OF Bakersfield,
attempted to commit rape on little daugh-
ter OF Earl Boutwell,, only eight years old,
but was prevented from accomplishing his
purpose He was arrested, bound up for
trial at the county court and sent to Jail in
deiaul; of bail.
The thirty-second annual far Of the Ad-
olson County Agricultural Society began at
Middlehury the 6,h The list OF entries WAS
moderate m numbers but good IN quality.
and. on the whole. the tar compared very
lavurahly with taose of former years.
The fourth annual fair Of the Lamoile
Valley Far Grounds Company commenced
the Oh with fair attendance and respect
able show.
The other evening. Miss Julia Emer-
son. Of Victory, was driving through piece
of woods, when a tramp sprang into the
road and called for her to stop. she put the
braid upon the horse when the tramp sprang
for her, catching hold of her dress and the
wagon seat. Miss Emerson struck him a
tremendous blow across the face with the
whip aud at the same moment the horse
Jumped taking her out of the tramp's reach.
On arriving home she told her escape to her
folks, and they went back, and found the
tramp, Identifying him by the mark Of the
whip across the face. Giving him a good
horse-whipping, they let him go to try his
next adventure.
The number of congregational churches
in Vermont is set down IN the denomination
al statistics. as 1876 But of these only SIX
ty-four have pastors. There are tity-seyen
minister. without charges, and eighty seven
churches without ministers. the church
mem hership aggregates 10 6l7. among whom
the usual proportion of males and females
holds true, and OF whom 3 ,232 are returned
As absent The admissions by profession
last year were $40 the adult baptlsms,
La the infant baptsms. PSI the Sab
bath-schOol membership. 20, go; the benev-
client contributions, S45, 1855; and the
estinsted value of church property 81 ST.
600. 10 the same State there are ll2 Sap
list churches. only twenty-eight OF which
have a membership exceeding 100. The en-
tire membership of the State Is s $50. OF
these ll2 churches, only eighty-seven have
pastors. For eleven years. from 1888 TO
1874, the total membership stood at about
ll.OOO. 10 1915 1t Suddenly dropped to
$500, and for thirty years 1t has stood
little below that figure.
Of panther.
Over 400 people crowded the Town Hall
at Brattleboro, on Sunday morning, to hear
Moody, the evangelist, who spoke upon the
"Qualiiications necessary for successful
Christian work, naming four, courage.
perseve rance. faith and obedience.
The Friends in Monkton and Charlotte are
having very Interesting meetings, assisted
by their ministers from New York.
MONEY TOR CAMPAIGN PUsPosEs.-The