Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16

suite, with easy chairs, toilet articles, and
every thing necessary TO complete the fur
nishing OF lady 5 room. Miss Reed has
now been called to the western part of
Pennsylvania to attend former patient.
The seventh anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian association was celebrated
at Brattleboro sunday evening, President
Julius j. Estey presided. Rev. A. II.
Webb delivered an instructive address on
"Work for young men," The Lotus glee
club of Boston gave several selections.
Some ancient books are owned by n H.
Dustin of Tunbridge. Several old Vermont
books, a copy of the life of John Elliott by
Cotton Mather, printed in 1921; MacL Leod's
History of Witches; "A Satyr," by John
WISE printed in 1115: Bibles and hymn
books printed in the 18th century, and
many old almanacs are among his collection,
and can be seen by any lover of old books.
MIR. Dustin has, also an old revolutionary
relic in iiiutlock musket that was carried
by his maternal grandparent.
The State commissioners for the insane
have mailed to the oversaers of the poor in
the several towns throughout the State. a
| circular letter of inquiry as to the number
of insane in almshouses or in private fami-
lies, the number under restraint in any
form and the expense each week for their
support This is done in order that the un-
tortunates may have the attention of the
commissioners. Two cases are reported
where the parties are kept IN cages at pri-
Vate expense
Rev. Mr.. Barnet of the Congregational
church at Castleton has received a letter
from Mrs. a. NJ Knapp, for 81 pears
missionary in Bitlis, Turkey in Asia, She
| acknowledges the receipt OF $40 sent her by
| the church for the benefit OF the mission
| school, Mrs. Knapp was for n few years
| connected with the CastletOn seminary.
She was married to Mr.. Knapp in the
church at Castleton in 1886, and they i'm
mediately went to their present station
| Another Casteton lady, Mrs. Lizzie smith,
has been in the same work for 30 years,
but in different field
Three large barns in Tyson, in the town
of Plymouth, were destroyed by fire the
other morning, together with 80 head of
cattle and several sheep. The property was
owned by William Foley of FG.rhaven, and
was occupied by S. i. White and family
| of Tyson The fire was the work OF inc5n-
diaries who evidently intended to burn the
| house and its occupants also, in the shed
chamber the next day was found a lot of
rags and kndhng WOOD saturated with kero-
sene, which was also plentifully scattered
ABOUT on the chamoer noor.
The 1893 Congregational churches in Yer
mont made net gain in membership in
1889 of only 64 The additions. especially
by confession, were above the average Of
recent years but the removals were the
largest ever reported, many churches hav-
ing revised their rolls aud dropped absen-
tees. The - mission churches show n net
gain of II. the remaining l4y a net loss Of
seven. In proportion to resident member
snip the mission fields were twice as fruit
ful as the Others. Several churches have
received large ingatherinss since the begin
ming of the year.
The Cardiff Herald saws: The first bu,i-
ness block erected in Cardiff stands at the
corner of Missouri avenue and Huron
street 1t is owned by W X Burton
treasurer of the Chattanoora Investment
and Benkinr co,npanv Cb,ttanooya md
Dr. q. F.. Nsttleton OF ST. .Johnsbury Yer
mont II. VI. Sylvester. manager of the
Cardiff Real Estate Exchange. has rented
the block and lie has already received pro-
posais from would-be tenants sufficient in
number to occupy every room in the build
ing. The block is 50x75. has two stores on
the ground floor and two offices on the sec
opd
Cant Ars+ln " FuIlor yhosa onnoint.
mont az nostmasfer at St AIbans has inst
bean conHrmed bv the Senate succeeds tbe
late da,nocratic incumbent Of tho ofiira
George r. Mooney deceosed CAM. FuIter
was recommended to the president for nm.
nointment nv tho Vermont del4sa.jon !,
l,no,,o.s and he ,vos barI,ad Inv the laodira
bu.inoss interasts of ST Alhons for ,bq
nlaca He ie native Of 81 Albons onJ
vbon tho yer hrol-aout was copnectad vii
fine local nross He was ono of tbe Hrst
man in Varroont to onIist and his mama 1yo,
enrolled &c n nrivate in Company | First
rec,inant Vcrmopt volunteers undnr the
caIl for thraa rnontbs man Ho wa eeveraIy
wonndeJ in the battle of CeIar Cre4l, ana
LonorobIv discboraal for uivsicsI disoLili
ties. He subsequently re-enlisted for three
years in the Veteran Reserve Corps. anc
} after the war was on detached service in tn,
Freedman's Bureau in South Carolina. II,
was mustered out in 1865 as a sergeant.
The ,n,isicoI critic of +he Snrincdald Pc
t olh,ican pjvos Mis- Mory Howe tbe Rrot
t tIeboro sonostras, who sane at the ,n,,,ira
festival in fbpt citv Nav 4 very hand.
f so,no notice He sovs. Tho ,,Irdio, hoI
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