Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21

and the payments being a per cent in
vestmcnt until the insured releases the
money. Up to this time the company's
energy has been devoted to organizing this
department and ESTABLISHING agencies,
which has been very successful, all over
the country. A large sum is to be laid out
ip repairs, the machinery has been pur-
chased to put into the establishment, and
work will be Immediately begun, employ
Ing a goodly number of hands, and 1t Is
a business that in the nature of the case
must rapidly develop.
The quarterly meeting OF the Caledonia
County Ministerial association was held
in st. Johnsbury Tuesday in the parors Of
the South church, Rev. G.. w. Patterson of
St Johnsbury East was moderator, Rev.
F. r. Lewis of Hardwick presented a
paper upon the Bible in the light OF re-
cent discoveries in Egypt and Palestine
and Rev. C. l.. Guild OF Greensboro upon
the Bible Of tomorrow, wherein he show
ed how the Bible is coming to be regarded.
An Informal discussion was held upon
both these papers.
Ben c. Senton, a leading physician of
Rutland, formerly of Whitehall, N. Y,
and surgeon OF the Whitehall Separate
Companyfof the National Guard, has COM
menced divorce proceedings against his
wife, Mary Long Senton, on grounds of
infdelity. John Il. Quinn, son of Mich
ael Quinn, a wealthy citizen of Rutland,
Is named as correspondent He is a
nephew of the late celebrated John Nor
rissy of New York and Saratoga. Young
Quinn is scarcely 20 years of age and Mrs.
Senton ~. The intimacy was suspected
last fall and DR.. Senton drove Quinn from
his home a the point of revolver. firing
twice at him. He was arrested and indict-
ed and on TRIAL acquitted Of the charge of
assault with intent to kill" Quinn is
the manager OF the Mountain Springs
house at Lake Dunmore, a favorite sum-
mer resort.
A fire was discovered late Saturday oven
Ing In the brush between the steam saw
mill OF willard Newton and a tenement
house owned by Walter Ware at East
Putney. After fighting the fire for some
time 1t was apparently conquered. 1t evil
IDENTIFY was not entirely subdued for Sun
day afternoon IL broke out ficrcer than be-
fore and soon spread to the unoccupcd
house mentioned. This and the barn were
soon burned, together with considerable
personal property belonging to Mr.. Ware,
ipcludlng about so cords OF stove wood
piled in the yard At one time fears of a
serious confiagration were entertained,
One tenant had vacated the house only a
week before. and another was to take his
place Immediately. 1t is understood that
there was a small insurance on the house,
but none on the personal property.
A Sunday-school rally of all schools in
st. Johnsbury and Waterford will be held
in st. Johnsbury on June s. The rally will
be held under the auspices OF the county
association and 1t is expected that Field
Secretary Miller will be present. The
general theme of the rally will be "How
to promote more thorough Bible study
Work on the Brisby Bell company's
shops at Fair Haven is progressing rapid
ly. The company has purchased the Val
lido Marble company's plant for sl3, 25O. The
officers OF the new company are: n. r.
Reed. president; A. N. Adams. vlce-pres-
ident; T.. II. Phelps, treasurer and clerk
Nahum p. Busbee, general superintendent.
The capital stock is 100000 and the new
plant will employ $50 men, the product be-
ing bells of all kinds and carpenteps'
squares.
A travelling troupe OF suspicious looking
individuals were arrested at Ascutneyville
near Cheshire Bridge having in their pos
session stolen horses hens and a COW, ana
taken to Windsor to await an experience
OF law.
Those who are canvassing for funds
to support the st. Johnsbury band are
meeting with splendid success, about $7o0
having been already raised.
The Shakespeare club of Lyndonvlle will
hold meetings once month during the
summer.
Rev. p. B. Fisk is invited to give the
centennial discourse of the church in
Waitsfeld, his native town. June 81. The
town was settled by Gen. BENJAMIN Wait.
great great grandfather of Mrs. Fisk.
The centennial celebration came in 1889,
the address being given by Walter A.
Jones, boy playmate Of Mr.. Fisk, and
brought up on the net farm. The First
Congregational church (the first religious
organization in town was organized june
"a 1896, with II members, who struggled
along with regular meetings and OCCASION
al preaching. till 1901, when the first pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Salisbury. was settled, who
remained eight years In 1901 Moses Fisk,
grandfather of Rev j. b. Fisk, Joined the
church and was elected deacon that year.
When he resigned active duties his son,
Lyman father OF y. b., was elected in his
place and served from 1Si7 till his death in
1884, when his nephew. Edward still in Of
nee, was elected in his place. For IS
straight years there has been n Fisk dea-
con In tho church The present pastor is
Rev. E. S. Fisk, same stock.
Bradley c. Newell, the famous Jackson
Vile healer, has purchased six cottage lots
at Lake Raponda and will Immediately
commence the erection OF a fine summer
homo for himself and family.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
A call to the pastorate of the Congrega-
tional church at Meridian, Conn, has beer
accepted. by John II. Grant of the Yale
Theological school. who for the last two
| summers has been the assistant pastor. OF
tho Congregational church ut Rutland
Charles N. Thorp OF Oxford will assist in
the Rutland church this summer.
DR.. and Mrs. II. d. Holton. who attend
ed the meetings Of tho American Medical
association in Atlanta, Ca, last week
reached homo Monday night. They Wis
| tied the Luray caverns in Virginia while
en- route north. DR.. Holton was strongly
supported for the presidency of the Amer
lean Medical association. Tho first init
nation that he was to be supported for the
office was when his portrait appeared In
| the Atlanta Constitution as the man
who would probably be elected. When
he learned of the movement In his behalf
DR.. Holton announced that he was not a
| candidate. and he served on the nominat-
| Ing committee which selected DIR. Nicholas
Sem OF Chicago for the presidency. Dr.
| Holton was one of the two physicians who
were appointed to escort the newly-elec ted
president to the chair. Tho Atlanta Con-
stltution says: "Dr. Holton presented DR.
Sem to tho president In thoroughly
graceful way that quite caught the audi
ence and stirred every one to applause
Phoenix.
On Thursday afternoon. In Hotel Ven.
dome at Boston. the Daughters Of Yer
mont gavo a reception in honor Of their
vice-president, Mrs. Albert L. Plllsbury
who has recently returned from a SIX
months trip abroad.
John J. Dale who died in Townshend
Tuesday May ~, was born in West Towns
bend In 1874. Mr. Dale spent his boyhood
DAYS In Peru, When the Civil war hroke