Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30

the Manchester Mirror, Is the oldest mem
ber of the New Hampshire conference, hay
ing been a member over 60 years he being
So years old. He was chaplain of the New
Hampshire House when James A. Weston
was governor, and has hold many positions
Of trust during his life. He ID yet very
active, and speaks with strong aud firm
voice when in the pulpit, and reads without
the use of glnsses. His S6 years rost very
lightly upon his shoulders, and he appears
much younger than he is
Grand Master Workman Powderly
came to Rutland Friday from AL
bany and in the evening address
cd great mass meeting of citizens in the
town hall gathered from all parts of the
county Excursion trains were run on all
railways and on Mr. Powderly's arrival
ia the afternoon procession or nearly one
thousand was formed, and paraded through
the principal streets The topic of the ad-
dress in the evening was "'rhe principles OF
labor, " and was closely listened to and
heartily applauded.
The home of John Diworth, situated on
top of the mountain, two miles west Of
Stamford Village, was the scene Tuesday OF
most horrible murder The victim
was Mag Shea, a nortoriUus woman, and
the perpetrator of the decd issbelieved to be
Nick Brady, "A negro, for whom the de-
ceased has kept house for a year OF So She
| left him recently and went to live with John
| Diworth. Brady went to Dilworth's house
and attempted to persuade her to return
and live with him and on her refusal stab
bed her through the heart
The twenty y-seventn annual meeting Of
| the Chittendon County Sunday school asso-
citation will be held ats Jericho Corners,
| Thursday and Friday, June and 6. The
residents will give the convention cordial
| welcome and provide entertainment All
persons attending the convention by rail
road will be carried from all stations in the
| county on round trip tickets, for full fare
one way. Schools are to choose the usual
number OF delegates, aud are requested to
send the annual assessment TO the trea-
surer, DR. w. S. Nay of Underhil, on or
before the first day. The executive com
mittee consists of o. Z. Ray, Rev. f. z.
| Dewhurst Rev. Austin Hazen, r. II. Place,
K. B. Galusha
The Vermont Baptist Sunday School con
vention will hold its twenty-drst annual
meeting at West Randolph Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. June 3, and B.
Exercises commencing Tuesday evening at
o'clock. The convention will he conduc-
ted by Rev. T. j. Parry of Brattleooro.
Ira d. Sankey will lead the praise services.
! Primary work will be illustrated by Miss
| Lucy Wheelock of Boston. Addresses will
be delivered by Rev o. p. Clifford of Bos-
ton Rev. S. W. Clark, d. D., of Patter
son, n. j., and Rev. c. II. Spaulding Of
Boston. Well known Vermont pastors and
Sunday School workers will also speak on
live topics. The programme prepared gives
promise of a convention OF high order.
The centennial diocesan convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church of the diocese
of Vermont will be held at ST. James
church, Arlington, on June Is, 1890. The
first convention of the church in this State
was held at Arlington in June, 1880 The
Right Rov. W. II. II. Bissell D. D.,
will preside. Prominent divines and lay
men from all parts of the State will be
present The Rev W. S. Lungford OF New
York and Bradford Prince of New Mexico
will be present. Considerable preparations
are being made here for the event. The
committee who have the arrangements in
charge are as follows; Martin II. Den
ming, chairman, Arlington; Edward c.
Woodwork, secretary, Arlington; John H.
Burdett, New York; Jesse Burdett, Rut
land; &. B. Holdin, J. r. Judson, W S
Phillips. f. n. Canfeld NJ. L. Norton, f.
S Garfield, Arlington.
Eight spinners left the employment of tho
j.. S. Holden Manufacturing company 5 mi
at Bennington last week on account Of TIA,
discharge OF one Of their number for refus
ing to take on a ''pecer' and run TIVE
mules. Mr.. Holden to a reporter said
Our orders Of late have compelled us t,
increase our output, and we thought tina
by giving each man a ''piecerh he coul,
run two mules and thereby increase hi
wages. The spinners evidently msunder
stood our proposition and left. We hav
engaged others in their places and will &c
along without them. We have lately re
duced the hours of labor in cur mill and ar
ranged to give our employees a Saturda,
half holiday, without a reduction of the pa
of our day laborers, and our employees ar
; generally happy and contented. We shal
l not re-employ the strikers.
> Lyman ID. Hathaway of Hardwick wa
found dead in his bed about two o'clocl
Tuesday morning II is supposed that h
died Of apopexy. Mr.. Hathaway was on
of the leading men in his section of tn
70 State, and was q man celebrated amon
; other qualities, for his upright character
lie was born in Calais August 90, 1888, al,
), was consequently 8; years of age at tn
time Of his death. He was educated a
Morrisyilo academy, studied law, and set
/ tied in wlat vas then South Hardwiek il
g 1860, where he has since resided. He rep
l. resented Iardwick in the Legislature o
r 'SG and 'Si was town clerk for l3 years
t and has been agent tor the town in manag
5 ing business for the past eight years. II
o was the leading lawyer in IIerdvck an
e his name had been prominently mentione
as u candidate for States attorney at th
& coming county convention,
+ Lena Russell, aged II years, daughter {
g n widowed mother and a granddaughter c
! Mr.. Munro Peek, was drowned in cster
1t at Middlebury on Thursday of last wee
e night IN an unaccountable manner. Len
l. went out to play after supper, at about 6:3
e O'Clock and whom it began to grow late
5, search was instituted for her. Finally, he
e hat and dolls carriage were found nea
the cistern. A rake was brought and til
y cistern was dragged, resulting in the II
is coyery Of the body, How she came to ia
as iltO the cistern can mover bo known, ne
lr how long she had been in the water.
2, was about O'Clock when the body WI
1t found, Mrs Russell was away at Lab
NJ Duumore at the time of the accident. Len