Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-29

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a recent issue Of the Bureau County
Republican of Princeton. H.. contains an
account of the marriage Of two persons
considered 1t says, among the most
worthy people Of Princeton" Rev. Ed.
ward +. Carey and Miss Lora Gale
daughter of former residents of Williams
town, VI, Nathaniel and Mrs. Rebecca
Lyndc Slmons now residents of Prince
ton. THE occasion is what is termed q
missionary wedding, and the first ever
held In Princeton" says this paper. j
occurred in the Congrcga tional church
With the reception that followed the oc
casion must have been a most interesting
one. The couple left on the same after
noon of the day of their marriage on Their
way to Harpoot, Turkey, where they
expect to remain ten years. If all /:
well, before return home. Rev, Mr. ant
Mrs. Carey arrived here on Wednesday
last to visit their Lynde relatives, and or
Friday morning left for Boston to sail OF
Wednesday of this week for Europe an,
expect to arrive at Constantinople abou
October 10, and be In Harpoot ready fol
work November 1st. Rev. Mr.. Carey Is
graduate of Michigan University and o
the Theological Seminary of Andover
Mass. Mrs Carey was educated in Ill
inois. with "A year at Ann Arbor. THE,
20 to their life work with the best o
preparation and talent for the calling,
adds the Republican.
A SON OF NEW HAVEN.
Ezra II. Grinnell. brother of Hon. ]
Il. Crinnell, who founded the town Of Grin
ncll la. and for whom it was named
died at his home in that city the 18th. Mr.
Grnncl had been III nearly two years
and confined to the house practically
year. He was born in New Haven, Feb
p 1928 In 1874 he went to Milwaukee, re
naming two years, removed to New Yorl
city, where he stayed five years, and il
1>J6 went to Grinnell, where he had sine
lived. He was agent for the Rock ISLAM
road. express agent II years. He enliste
in 1851 dicharged in 1862 Married in lSi
to Miss Sarah L. Hermace, who died Il
| 1860 again married in 1862 to Miss CARR
l.. Vest. who survives him. Four childre
were horn to him-Frank, who was killo'
in a runaway accident; Cornie, the wifi
Of Arthur Dillon of Council Bluffs; Minnie
the wife of George G. Barnes and Kate
wife Of Harry Lanpher. Buried Sunda,
| by the Grand Army.
The re-opening Of Christ church. Mont
pcier on Sunday. after being closed 70
a few weeks for repairs, brought out
large attendance completely filling the au
ditorium. Prof. A. ]. Phillips with hi
| choir Of twenty-six mixed voices, render
ed a choice musical programme. Anon
| the improvem ents made on the interior q
the church, the ceiling has been given
! light shade of blue. the walls being tintc
e light drab, The woodwork has receiv
ed new polish, and a new carpet has bee
| laid. The stained glass windows hav
Is klfully repaired. Fifty-four incande 5
| cent lights, properly distributed, illumin
ate the interior. a new dorsal has bee
hung in the rear of the altar. and othe
changes and additions, made or to h
made. will complete schedule Of improve
ments which will add much to the attrac
tNeness of one of the most beautift
church edihces in Vermont.
r. C. Payson & Co. of Portland. Me
opened their corn canning factory /
Mortified Tuesday. August o. This fac
tory was built in 1894 and has been sue
cessfully operated every season since tina
date and is now one Of the leading indus
tries of the town. During the Cannin
season it gives employment to fifty peopl
inside the factory and sevcnty-fve NOR
are employed at husking corr
farmers within a radius of eight {
ten miles of the factory and is considcrc
one of their most profitable crops. TIL
company pays $50 per ton for the gree
corn as it is picked from the field. TIL
average corn will yield four tons per acr'
thus giving the farmer $50. IT is considere
that the fodder alone will pay all the cN
penses of raising and marketing the corr
The waste at the factory (Which consist
OF cob and husks) Is returned to the fan
mer and is found to be valuable foe
for mich COWS. as test of its merits
many cases has increased the How Of mil
twenty per cent. George II. Lowell, III
popular and eflcient manager, has Ia
thirty-fve years experience in this line {
work. This plant was built. equippt'
and has ever been operated under his pei
sonal supervision. This was the first fac
tory of it's kind to be built in the Stat
There are now factories in successful OF
Grafton at Windsor, Brattleboro, West
minister and St. Adams. All the Vernon
factories are of large capacity and ii
estimated that the output Of the five fac
tories is fully equal to any ten of thos
in the State of Maine, which is considcre
the banner State in this particular indus
try.