Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-19
VERMONT MATTERS.
The Congregational Covention at Bel
lows Falls.


Atthe CONGREGATIONAL convention at Bel
lows Falls, Thursday afternoon, there was
a discussion of "ApplcatiOn of Christian
principles to business lite" by Rev. f. :.
Ransow and s. II. Lee. The review of
the year by the statistical reports shows
q rising tide of interest. The benevolent
contributions are somewhat increased and
home expenditures were considerably
diminished from last year. Sixteen minis
ters died during the year, none, however,
in active service. The average aye was
over seventy-Seven years and five were
over eighty and none less than sixty
eight. One new church was added and
one dropped out during the year, leaving
1s5 membership over 1900. There were
revivals in several churches, notably at
West Rutland, Sharon and st. JOhnSbury.
The statistical year closes January 1st. In
1884 there were 934 additions to the church
and since January over 600, which appear
in next years table. The final adjourn
ment of the convention was reached at the
hour appointed without adopting the pro
posed resolution favorlng a more radical
effort to ioin hands with other denOmlna-
tions in united effort to forward the
Christian cause.
Goddard Seminary Commencement.
The following is the programme of the
sixteenth annual commencement of God
dard Seminary, Barre, VT: Sunday,
June 81. sermon before the graduating
class, at lis p. m, J. NJ. Pullman, ID. D.,
Lynn, Mass. Monday, June %, morning,
examinations rhetorical exercises OF Ju-
niOr class, at , p. m. commencement
concert, given by musical department, at
Seminary hall, at 10 p. III. Tuesday, June
%, morning, examinations Alumni eN-
ercises, at l.30 p. m. address, j. NJ, Com
stock, A. b., Burlington essay, Blanche
.lIG at
81 p. IN. evening, at 40, prize spea king
by seniors and juniors "Wednesday, June
"A, exercises of graduating class, at 10 a.
m. ; annual address, at 2.3O p. m, Rev. q.
l.. Perrin, Boston, Mass. evening, recep-
tion of teachers and class in parlOrs at
p m. The Central Vermont railroad will
carry for fare one way.
Polo at Bristol.
The Amateurs of Middlebury and Scar
lets of Bristol played match game of
polo at Bristol Saturday night. The Am
ateur boys won easily, getting three goals
out of four, the first two and fourth. Mr..
Ned Allen of Middebury college acted as
referee. An immense crowd was pre-
sent.
Terrible Accident at Woodstock.
While Milo Horton was driving at
Woodstock Monday, with his wife and
two children in a carriage, the horse be
came unmanageahle, throwing them AL
out and killing Mrs. Horton and some
what iuiuring Mr.. Horton. The children
escaped injury.
Narrow Escape from Accident at Bellows
Falls.
There was remarkable escape from
serious accident at Bellows Falls Tues
day afternoon in the Fall Mountain
paper company's pulp grinding mil
No. 4. A large and rapidly re
volving stone burst in the first story
throwing piece weighing nearly /
half ton up through solid plank tloo
into the second story, making Il holt
about ten feet square into a room where
large number OF operatives were working
The stone went through, then fell back
through the basement into the whee
pit, smashing considerable valuable ma
chlnery in its course, but fortunately in
juring no one
Caledonia County Court.
In the Caledonia County Court at st
Johnsbury Tuesday in the case of State
against Flint for selling liquor, the bond,
We're reduced to S25 and paid. Edward
Aldrich for burglary, pleaded guilty an(
was sentenced to the work house at Rut
land for two years. In the trial of the
State VS. Phillip De Paris for assault witt
intent to kill the evidence showed that DE
Paris lived at South Ryegate, and became
jealous of Carlo +. Brown, on account OF
girl whom De Paris was paving atten
tion to. One evening when Brown wa'
there De Pares went out doors and sho
at him through a window, but the bal
glanced and did not hit Brown. Th
was De Paris second attempt at ShOOtin.
for the same cause.
AnOld vermonter Dead.
Capt. Benz. H. Dudley of Brattleboro
the oldest native resident, who was cap
tain in the old State militia and a pOpula
school master many years ago died, IA
Brattleboro, Monday evening, aged ninety
four years.
BrattlebOro's Defunct Bank.
Comptroller of Currency Cannon ha
decided not to pay the dividend just de
clared to stockholders of the First Nation
al bank of Brattleboro until the Suprem
Court of Vermont have decided the appli
cation of Silas NJ. Waite for the opening
of the ease of the bank against his insolv
ent estate, which was heard by the Cour
last February ut Woodstock.
Fifteen Stone Cutters Indicted.
The Caledonia county grand jury wa
discharged Thursday. 1t found indict
lllcHtS against liltel NytSdtc SlOilC ti'
ters for intimidation to workmen PROT
ably IA part of them will be tried at thi
term. 1t Is said that b. +. Butler of Bos
ton will be employed to defend them.
Closing Session of the Episcopal Conven
The Ryegate Stone Cutters Furnish Bal
Fifteen Ryegate stone cutters wer
brought before the Caledonia Count
court Friday. They furnished bail i
500 each and made a motion to quash tn
Indictment for misjoinder of counts an
general demurrer, and their cases pass t
the Supreme Court. The court adjourne
until Monday.
AT the closing session of the diocesa
convention at Montpelier Thursday aftel
noon the code of canons reported wa
adopted with some amendments pre-
posed by Rev. Joshua SWEET, ID. d., afte
which the convention adjourned to NEE
in Bellows Falls the Sd Wednesday i
June, 1856.