Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-10
MONT PELlER.

one Supper was served at $50, after
which the exercises began with singing, fol
lowed by prayer, remarks and poem by
Rev. q. W. Gallagher. About 11S answer
cd to the roll call in person, and Is by let
ters, one Of the latter, Mrs. T.. S. j. Shaft
err aged Of, who joined in 1917, being the
oldest member. Reports of officers and
committees were read, and that Of its Sun
day school showed 200 names ON their roll
with an average attendance of 125 during
the past year. The officers elected are Rev.
c. S. Smith, clerk; George W. Scott treas
urer NJ. w. Frink, Sunday school superin-
tendent Mary Macomber, assistant super
intendent. Bethany church was established
so years ago, now has 240 members, and the
outlook is very promising for the coming
year under the able leadership of Rev. G.
w. Gallagher
There WAS an error in the recent report
OF telephone subscribers. Montpelier has
2S3 subscribers, the largest number of any
town in Vermont and Brattleboro has 2ll
instead of 81 as stated
DR.. j. II. jackson has resigned as mem
Der Of the Montpelier examining board of
pension surgeons, and DR.. NJ. d. Lamb, of
Cabot, is appointed to fill his vacancy.
A largely attended annual meeting of the
Baptist church was held January ?, together
with n sumptuous dinner. The officers
elected were: Clerk, Mrs. jerome Leland;
treasurer, George H. Guernsey; finance
committee and trustees, II. NJ. Faes, Henry
Hopkins and f. L. Towner; collectors, IL.
NJ. Fales and E. Z. Towner; ushers, Charles
Burpee and John Leland; Sunday school
superintendent, j. II. Burpee; assistant, S.
S. Towner.
A meeting of Trinity Sunday-schoo
board was held in the vestry January
,. George Parmenter was reelected
superintendent; Prof. f. C. Morey, assist
ant; Mrs. d. l.. Fuller, second assistants; h.
j. Hargin, treasurer; f. A. Sherburne, Ii
brarian; Bert Miles, assistant; W. G. Tap
lin, secretary; George Newton and Paul
Cast, teachers The school is in a very
prosperous condition and provisions were
made for the enlargement of the library
and for more efficient work in the school
the coming year.
As j. f. Evans with his wife and little
child were riding Sunday a dog frightened
his horse when near Pioneer bridge. The
carriage was overturned and the occupants
thrown out. Mr.. EvaDs struck on his head
on a slate stone, receiving severe cuts and
bruises from which he bed profusely and
remained iusensibe until about O'Clock
Monday morning. Mrs. Evans was quite
badly and the little child slightly bruised.
The annual meeting of Capitol Guard,
V. y. G., was held at their rooms Thursday
night. Charles NJ. Bennett was elected
treasurer; Arthur G. Eaton clerk and w.
h. Woodward, armorer, and committees
on application, membership, arms and
equipments, court martial, and manage
ment Of rooms were appointed.
/ 1c M buS hea
ill at his home in Burlington, returned Mon.
day to work at the Lane Manufacturing
| foundry. -George l.. Lane is at Nashua il
of Ia grippe.--Ilenry Mooney of St
Joseph's college, Burlington, has returned
to school. Mrs. Dennis Lane is very i'll
with pneumonia. A son was born to Rev
and Mrs. Evans, Sunday.-The two-years
old son of Thomas Marion, stone cutter
died Sunday. -Rev j, Edward Wright vii
next Sunday exchange with Rev.J. w
! d ole of Barre.
Mrs Harriet Taplin, an old resident and
mother of Lucy and Horatio \. Tapln, dice
Tuesday, aged nrarly So years. she ha'
one son in Dakota, one in Philadelphia, anC
one in Boston.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Marvin, Tuesday. H. c. Webster
started Wednesday noon for Villa city
and other points il Florida for his health
-GeorGe W. W ing ii. Newport.
\ series of II dancing lessons We're hegur
at the Pavilion, Wednesday night.-A. j.
Sibley has been elected general manager OF
the Electric Light company. dayton 7
Clarke is now superintendent OF the Unta-
rian Sunday school. DR.. G. Z. Hunt
Horace Scribner, j. II. Seaver, Charlie
w, 6elinas, and l.. p. Gleason are amona