Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-08

the result. Altogether. though there Is not
ests of religion as a few weeks ago, yet
many If the churches of the State are reap
ing rich harvest of good from what has
been done, and it Is confidently believed
that there is an abiding thoughtfulness and
seriousness among the masses. not sppar-
ent before for many years The outlook is
most encouraging.
PASTORS AND CHURCHES
Rev. George F. Fay accepts call to the
Baptist church in Vershire. An effort is
being made to secure the services OF Rev.
{. A. Huntington. for year. by the Con-
gregationsi church 10 Johnson.-Rev. j /. P.
Farrar has resigned pastorate of SIX years
over the Baptist church. to take effect the
first OF June. During this time, says cor
respondent the membership of the church
has increased one-third.-Rev. Orrin Gay
Baker was Installed and ordained as pastor
of the Congregational church at Jamaica,
recently, by a council OF ministers and dele
gates from seven neighbor;ng churches
Rev. q. ii. French. of johnson, has received
a call to Ludlow.
The universalists Of WIlliamsviile, 81 in
number, have formed church Organiza-
ton, with the Rev. William A Pratt a.
pastor.
General Notes.
Montpelier has lodge Ct knight; of
Honor.
Shoreham has man who recently mar
ried his aunt
More than one-ffth Of the whole popula-
ton of Lyndon Centre Q9O) are over sixty
years OF age.
Roswell Corey, of West Fairlee, seventy
eight Years Of age. recently walked Sc miles
in 10 hours.
Mrs Charles Powers, of ST. JOhnsbury,
left her husband and i've children, the
other day. She loved another.
Alma Crockett, of Barre, 30 years old, re-
Gently attempted suicide by taking laudG
nun, and g hector saved her with difficulty.
There was a lively debate at the Grafton
| lyceum, tho other night. which ended in
one Of the speakers being thrown out Of
| doJrs, vi ct arms
Hon. Joseph Adams, president of the
| National bank Of Fairhayen. and for many
years one VI tue PROM marble uedltIS
Of the State, is dead
In Rutland county, last year, the liquor
agency sales were as follows Rutland,
&, $50; TallinstOrd. 1913; Dandy, 1916;
Mount Holly, S5O6. making total OF about
$1,000.
Lucius Burt, OF Lyndon, vas killed, the
other day. by blow from a dead limb
which had fallen from the tree he was cut
- L. 4 4 a
a wife and six children.
The other day, as VIM. Andrews. of Ber-
lin, was saving green maple tree, his saw
met with an obstruction when about mid
way of the third cut. which proved II be
blue flint stone firmly imbedded in the Gen.
ter oil the tree.
The funded debt of Vergennes is S67 500.
S5S, 900 being water bonds at e per cent IN
gold, and the remainder the soldiers bOun-
" loan. The city accounts arc Poor,
l.l0i. tramps, Sl62; pOlice. Sl27; fire
department, 1896. The liabilities for the
year are Sl2,7l0; assets. S5.l
Dr. Ii. G. Staples, the Hanover. N. H.,
dentist who attempted suicide December
25th, lodging bullet in his brain, was
taken to his fathers home at Hardx in
this State, the other day. lie is rational
| most of the time His eyesight and articu-
ation are affected. Ii is nearly impossible
to make himself understood. The ball has
never been extracted.
The new atlas of Lamoille and Orleans
counties was got Out, so a correspondent says
in this way A year ago fellow passed
through the county, stopping in each town
Il few days, and making a map OF the whole
town. His plan OF operation was to visit
every house. and after showing hi map he
would point out the residence of his bearer.
and, alter asking him ii it was correct,
would request his signature, that be might
not mistake the name. Now three fellows.
armed with a lawyer, justice and sheriff,
are visiting each town, delivering books to
every person whose name appears, and at
the same time presenting an order under the
| signature OF each person for an atlas. The
price ia $40. and nearly all the parties re-
fuse to be stuck" Law suits are immi-
| nent