Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-13
NEWS Of VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers Machine Shop
to Be Erected at Graniteville.

The large quarry owners at Graniteville
tBarre) are planning to put in a machine
shop at the quarries to meet the con-
stantly increasing demand for dcrr cks and
other quarry machinery. All the ma
chinery is now made in this city and the
quarry men experience considerable delay
in the transportation. 1t is proposed to
locate the machine shop on land near the
old Gazely granite sheds at a cost Of 5000.
The owners SO far interested are +. l..
Smith Il Co.. Mcdonald. Cutler & Co, and
Milne, Ciarihew q Gray.
A NEW REBEKAII LODGE.
Harmony Rcbekah lodge No 49, was in
stituted, with a membership of i5 persons
| in Enoshurgh Fails Monday evening by
Grand Master s. Is. Waite of Hyde Park,
and bellevue lodge, No % of St. Adams.
Tho following officers were elected: Noble
grand. Mrs. Mary =. Chaffee, vice grand,
Mrs. Linnie Andrus; recording secretary,
Miss Grace h Fish; financial secretary,
Mrs. A. j.. Galbrath; treasurer, Miss
Rachel Stewart; right and left hand sup
porters of noble grand. Misses Lila Arm
strong and Marguerite hoffman; conductor.
Mrs. S. j. Burt; warden, Mrs. James Kemp:
right and left hand supporters of vice
grand, Misses Trmna Chaffee and la c.
Hamilton; inside guard. Miss Anna NJ.
Hamilton; outside guard, Mrs Frank For
syth.
REV j. o. SHERBURNE INJURED.
The Rev J. o. Sherburne OF St. Johns
bury. and presiding elder of St .lohnshury
district while going to his home from a
quarterly conference meeting at Cabot
March A. slipped and fell breaking both
bones of the foreleg just above the ankle
OF the right leg. DR.. Warren was called in
who set the limb which is doing finely.
RUTLAND PASTOR TO REMAIN.
Rev. nr. G. w. Phillips. who recently re-
signed the pastorate of the Rutland Con-
srcgational church, has consented TO with
draw his resignation and to continue to
act as pastor. with the aid of an assistant.
DYING AT 1Oi YEARS OF AGE.
| Mr.. Fisher of Montgomery, who is lOi
Years OF age. is not expected to live.
TWO DAYS OF TOWN MEETING.
Town meeting in Warren lasted for two
days. The following officers were chosen;
Selectmen. n. n. Robinson, a. Fuller, H.
IKingsbury; road commissioner. Albert
Miller: town clerk and treasurer, E a.
Heath; constable and collector. e. NJ Tur-
ner, voted to raise Sl00 on the grand list.
Fatal. TRIP FOR TWO SISTERS.
The Hon r. c. Cristy of Johnson started
for Boston Tuesday to attend the funeral
| of his two sisters who LETT Boston a short
time ago for Los Angeles, Cal. They were
| taken sick on the train, one living three
hours after arriving there, the other lived
three days The funeral services will be
held at Topsfeld. Mass, this week Friday.
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN SUGAR
| MAKER.
In the death of William c. Carleton at
his home at West Newbury, March 4, the
| town OF Newbury loses one OF its time
| lunorcl citizens. Mr.. Carleton stO I'd
| twelfth in the list OF 80 octogenarans in
Newbury on January LIST 1902-and his is
| the second death in the group since that
| date. Mr.. Cartoons removal takes from
us one OF the most prominent stock raisers
and sugar makers In Eastern Vermont
| 1t was the firm of William c.. and Dudley
| Carleton Gather and son). that took the
| first prize at the recent sugar makers
nt.tinE in burlington. Ho was b1rr in
Ncwbury, March 30, 1915.
REV. MIR. HUNT WILL NOT RETURN
The Rev. George w Hunt, pastor ot
| the Grace Methodist Church in st. Johns.
bury, read a letter to his congregation
| Sunday morning which contained a com.
| plete report of the work which had been
accomplished by him during his passionate
which has extended over period of three
years. In conclusion he said that mas
much az his services were not satisfactory
to portion OF the congregation. he
would not be a candidate for the next
year No action In regard to the matter
has been taken as vet
DEATH OF A FORMER VERMoNTER
| Melsncthon Seymour Lee, who died a,
his home in Los Angeles, February 10 was
. native OF Willston. He married the
daughter of Mrs. Hiram Murray Eliza
| Morrill,, and they resided in Wulistor
several years. They then went to Win
| ooski. whore he was IN the employ OF