Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-18
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
BENNINGTON.

The first camp meeting ever held in
Bennington will open here September 1St
and continue through the llth. The place
selected Is Morgan's grove on the out
skirts of the village, and close to both
electric railroads. It Is to be conducted
by the Seventh Day Adventists of the
Vermont district. Extensive preparations
are already being made for the meeting.
There is to be Il large pavilion located in
the centre of the grounds and the dwelling
tents will surround this. Delegates are to
be present from various parts of Vermont,
eastern New York, and the neighboring
counties in Massachusetts. Elder *. G..
Russell. president of the Vermont district,
will preside at tho conference Among
the leading ministers of the denomination
who will he present are are Elders X. a.
Underwood Of Chic, superintendent of
district No. G. which embraces 13 states
aud part of the Dominion of Canada,
/. H. Evans of Michigan, president of the
general conference, II. W. Cottere'l, prcs-
idcnt of the New England conference, j.
f.. JAYNE OF Philadelphia, secretary of the
Foreign Missionary board. There will he
three public preaching services each day.
The foreign missionary work will be rep
resented. and the educational interests
will also be discussed There will be a
Gininy tent where meals can he secured.
and q reception tent which will he at the
disposal CT those who wish to use it. A
principal feature will be "A cooking school
in which instruction will be given by a
graduate of the Battle Creek sanitarium.
Tho railroads have offered reduced rates
and tents will be furnished at reasonable
rates.
Mrs. Hincllcy Williams of Pownal now
in her DIST year. is the daughter of "A
revolutionary soldier. She is in good
health, Is a member of the d. A. r., and
has been personally COnversant with sol
diers of every war in which the United
states has been engaged. Her mind is
yet quite clear.
Word has been received that Cant.
Burnham of Co. *, who has been sick
most of the time since the regiment went
to Camp Thomas. is slowly improving.
He is located at n farm house not far
from the camp, and Is taken care of by
his wife. The company is commanded by
tho second lieutenant, the first never hav-
ing left the state.
Special Agent Riggs Of the pension de-
nartment has been investigating several
alleged undescrving pensioners. He has
has recently located one in Arlington.
whore a woman was being supported by
n man with whom she was living, al
though not married to him. He also
found two in Wirdham county.
Chief Engineer Tiffany of the fire de-
partment has a dislocated shoulder to-
gcther with other injuries that he received
I'm stopping a runaway horse Tuesday af-
ternoon. The animal was coming down
Main street at a furious gait having beer
frightened at an electric car. In the waC-
on was young Girl and her brother. The
former was driving and doing her best to
guide the animal. Collision with an eleC-
trio car seemed inevitable when the chief
grabbed tho horse by the bit and finally
stopped II bu, not until after the girl had
been thrown out. She was not injured
The gold fever has broken out in Sears.
burg In this county since the discovery oi
gold there in small quantities. A party OF
Boston experts who have been there re-
port that the prospect of finding the ycl
low metal is good. 1t Is also said thai
gold is beN found in Readshoro, anC
that many castles are already being bull
| by residents of both towns.