Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-26

the attendance at that hour was quite
small There was Il number of the county
committee present and at the suggestion
of A. A. Niles of Morrsville, Mr.. a. NJ.
reading the call given by the
county committee. Mr.. Kelley was
elected president, and Il. Is. Waite of
| Hyde Park was chosen secretary, V. w.
Fitch of Hyde Park was chosen vice-presi-
dent. The convention proceeded to bust
ness at II o'clock. The report of the
county commissioner for the past year
was called for, and the committee, Mr..
| Joel Wilcox of Cambridge, responded with
Il comprehensive report, giving III detail
| the amount of liquor sold by each agent
appointed by him, through the county.
No agents were appointed ut Cambridge,
Watervile and Gilmore. The report was
followed by remarks from delegates from
| the several towns, all in the line of past
experience and suggestions for future
temperance work. The chair presented
the names of Rev. NJ. p. Bell of Morris
vile, Rev. j. F. Whitney of Wolcott, and
| w. H. H. Moulton of Stowe rs commit
tee on resolutions. "A. a. Niles of Morris
! VILE presented the name of Mr.. Joel VIII
cox of Cambridge for county commission
er for the year to come. A ballot was
taken which resulted in unanimous re
nomination of Mr. Wilcox. At the reas-
sembling of the convention in the after
! noon the committee on resolutions pre-
seuted their report and the committees
previously appointed to nominate town
and county committees reported, and
heir reports were accepted by the conven-
ton. Pertinent remarks were made by
several present and the convention adj
! journed.
II. G. Fisk of the NcwS 01d citizen is
spending a few days in Portland and BOS-
ton. al fired Fay is learning the hair
| dressing business with f. >. RObinson...
l. i'll ,ll,, -hn lN 10.
lieved of an ownership in minnie ball
which he had carried IN his body for over
| 81 years is improving in healt ..PreSid-
ING elder Morgan held his last quarterly
meetings here on Saturday and Sunday
IA missionary concert was held at the
Congregational church on Sunday eve
ming -. The Utton Brothers are winter
ing large number of fast horses The
speetier, Earle" which has Il fine record
was recently added to the number.
Some newspapers are giving the names
and addresses of the oldest masOns OF
New England and the country Mr.. Da-
vd McDaniels an aged resident of Morris
town has a record which discounts all
thus far reported. MIR. McDanies is 81
years of age and joined Mount Vernon
lodge of mi.sons in lSl2....An article In
the warning for the annual town meeting
is III regard to what action shall be taken
III the case of the suit brought against the
town by H. Il. Stowe TO recover taxes
paid under protest IA caucus to elect
delegates to attend the Lamoile county
temperance convention was held at the
Good Templars hall on Monday evening.
West Randolph.
The tenth annual ball and banquet OF
the fremen was held Friday evening
Seventy-siX couples were on the floor, anC
,G4 partool of the banquet at the Red Lion
Inn The Green mountain stock farm
Il ct, ,l- 1ntlSt
of New York men. The Moulton Bros
will have charge as usual. We under
stand the business is to he increased
j. W. Hale has purchased IL lot, % fee
front, between IhuratOn'S block and DR.
Morton's house. and will erect Il block
in the spring tor his business.
Last SUNDAY was Missionary sunday IA
the Methodist church, and an interesting
missionary Sabbath school concert wa'
held in the evening George II. Spence
of Stratford, y. H., and Rev. George IS
Hyde will give public reading in th'
Methodist church, Thursday evening.
George Sparhawk was home from Dart
mouth college over Sunday.
N ...
Hon. Edward ,. Dana OF Hew Haven
for the past year or two in iniirm health
was stricken with paralysis OF the righ
side on Monday forenoon. He has no us,
of right arm or leg, cannot speak and il
only partially conscious. His physicians
Oon7iuSt no ,Niy - "@il :
Evarts of Waltham shipped from thu
, station to prominent dairymau il
Waterbury, Il herd of sixteen Jersey cat
tie, Ten We're calves, the balance on- ano
; tWo-year-o DIS The calves-late ones, no
weaned-were sold at 5000 each, til,
. Older cattle at $50 90 and $1,000. Mr.
EvartS has also sold four head to Mr.
. Chapman of Middlcblly, and is one of tn,
most, if not the most prominent Jerse,
, breeder of the county .... The highway Ia,
of this town of u cents on the dollar was
in accordance with the law of ST, collect
ed in money and expended by the select
men, TO the general satisfaction OF the Ia,
payers -. The vote of this town will un
doubtedly be adverse to the adoption
of the town system of schools.
since the organization of the Congrega
tlonal church in 1850 there have been tWC
missionary pastors and nine settled pastors
, the longest pastorate being that of Rev
Josiah Hopkins ordained in 1909, of .
years, and the shortest that of Rev. Joe
FiSke, installed in 1880 of two wears