Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-23


ing directors were elected Franklin Fair
banks, St. Johnsbury; Samuel n Brown,
Boston; Jonathan Ross st. Johnsbury;
Henry Fairbanks, st. Johnsbury; John J.
Howell, New York; James G. Gardner,
New York; Hiram n. Turner, st. Johns
bury. This is the old board of directors
The company have had prosperous year.
New branch houses have been opened Mt
Omaha and Kansas City Thirteen shares
Z. g. T. Fairbanks and company stock sold
in Boston Saturday at 412A.
Assistant Inspector O. NJ. Eaton of
Waitsfeld, inspected Edwin Dillingham;
Post of Waterbury Friday evening and re-
ports the post in excellent condition and
full of enthusiasm. They have made all
| necessary arrangements for the observance
OF Memorial day, and voted Friday evening
to attend the national encampment at Bos-
ton in August next in a body, and extend
| cordial invitation TO all comrades whose
| posts do not attend to ''fall i'm with them.
The Inspector visited Ezra Stetson post at
| Waterbury Center on the following even
ing and reports it as being though small in
| point of membership in a prosperous and
| hourishing condition.
Frank Wizell of Brandon an absconding
debtor, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
| plttlIus hOutltiY du l(ullduu SuNs CuS lclC-
gram, while endeavoring to leave the State.
He was taken to the police station, and
while on bis way there attempted to take
something from an inside pocket. but was
prevented by the officer. Arriving at the
police station, he searched, when n
| piece of rubber hose was found that might
| well be classed under the head of dangerous
weapons. 1t was about II inches in length,
| and in one end there was piece of iron
closely fitted within it. Wizell was arrested
on u civil writ. and after that is disposed of
he will be tried for carrying concealed
weapons
In addition to the officers elected at
the organization of the non partisan W.
c. T. L. held at Montpelier Wednesday,
May IA, Miss l.. A. Gilman, Water
bury, was elected superintendent of evan
gelical work; Mrs r. r. Boright, same on
Sunday school and juvenile work; Miss NJ.
p. Moore. Northheld, on literary and press
work; Miss Mary \. Barry, Bellows Falls,
scientific theories Mrs. D. l.. Fuller, Mont
pelier, prison, Jail and almshouse work;
Mrs. F. \. Sherburne, Montpelier, young
woman's work; Mrs. Frank Plumley, North
field and Mrs. Amanda T. Newcomb, Mont
peler, legal and legislative work; Mrs. E.
Hutchinso on, Bennington, parlor work.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph d. Wiclian of Man
chester, Vt, is proud of the fact that he is
the Oldest living graduate of Yale college.
DIR. Wickan is 93 years old and was born in
1897, He entered Yale when but II years
old and graduated in 1915, four years later.
lie was ordained to preach in 1919 by a
council of ministers III the city OF New
Haven. In the college class following Mr..
Wiclian there is now no member living, and
in the second class but one He enjoys the
best of health and does not appear over
20 years old. He travels extensively, has a
large correspondence which he attends to
himself, and is as active and energetic as q
man half his age He bids fair to live out
Ii century.
The rededication of the Congregational
church at Woodstock is now set for June 5
President Buckham of the Uunivesity OF
Vermont will preach the dedication sermon
The church has been rebuilt and remodeleC
, by Hon. Frederick Billings The work la.
been mainly in the interior, and the finish
and the decorations are in excellent taste
All the windows are of stained glass, and q
{ large organ of excellent tone and quality
has been placed in the church. Many ga
fixtures have been placed in position in diff
ferent parts Of the church. The upholster
ing of the pews is rich and luxuriant \
fine clock has been placed in tho tower
which strikes the hours and half hours L
is said that the outlay upon the church, in
elusive of the organ, gas fixtures, ana Other
costs by Mr.. Billings, will be about $40 600
, if not more.
Philander Stiles, aged about SO years
, attempted to commit suicide Friday
afternoon at the town farm at Bran
don. He has been there for som,
time as pauper He went out behind one
of the outbuildings and slaahed his throa
with a razor in 1 places. DR.. j. j. Tobia.
was sent for and dressed the wounds. The
doctor says that the chances arc that HI
will recover. Mr. Stiles was born III Bran
don and he is one of the oldest men nov
living in town. No cause is assigned fo
= the deed. When MIR. Martin, who ha
charge Of the town farm, found Mr.. Stiles
he asked Mr.. Martin to chop his head OF
with an axe. He said that he should xii
himself anyway and that he would do it n
the first opportunity. 1t is thought that h
is demented
a a complete roster Of the society of thu
y first artillery 11th Vermont volunteers ha
just been published at the FREE PRES
| Office for the society 1t is an attractiv
. publication six by nine inches and comprs
: es 81 pages, giving the net gain and losse
- during the war and Il complete list of tn
= members by name and company, alpha
betcally arranged, together with the DAT
of death of those members, who died il
! rebel prison. The addresses of over 100
of the survivors of the regiment are ais
given with a memorial record of over $50
The list of those who enlisted in the regi
o ment has been carefully compiled by Com
o rado Lewis the secretary, who will furnis
; the same for 80 cents per copy, or in guam
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