Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23
VERGENNES.

G. 5. Haven of the firm of c. S. Haven &
Co. of this city has purchased the COM
psnvs interest il the estate of the late
Mrs. +. *. Haven and the firm name will
be changed to G. :. Haven.
Mr.. II. y. Booth left Monday for New
York city, WtdLcaIaN with a party Of
foi1 she embarked on the steamer Angus
Ia Victoria of tho Hamburg American Line
for "A trip to the Orient.
I:nk eye has broken up the school IN the
Walter Clark district.
Friday o;cning William Patterson OF
Nonkton shot a hawk owl thpt weighed
fiyc pounds aud measured five feet from
tip to tip. This species of owl j. said To be
rarely seen as far south as this and II is
claimed that their appearance here 10
iokcus Il cold winter.
Saturday market day, prices were as
follows: Dairy butter, Is to ~ cents per
pound; eggs, 80 cents per dozen, heaus 81
per bushel: potatoes, - cents per hushe
calf skins, ~ to 10 cents each; hides, cents
per pound
The Federation Of Christian Ministers
of Addison county met in the Baptist
church at Bristol Monday. Rev. f.. Il.
Davies read Il paper on the "Rcfer-ndum
of the Liquor Question: discussing it in
its ethical, practical and it's bombastic
aspects The paper covering the whole
ground of the agitation was informing
and would he effective artillery for the
Anti-Saloon League. Tho paper read by
Rev W. ". kinze on "Harack'S ) Attitude
Toward Comparative Religions had IA
good Theological value. Rev. George Bal
ley in his paper, 'Decadencc in Church
Attendance" freely used the scalpcl i'm uu-
covering protcnsions that are urged for
compelling one to so absent himself.
RoV. Charles Worrck read fine book re-
view of Campbell Morgan's spirit of
God Before ADJOURNMENT the personal
attacks on Rev q. ". Morrow, secretary
of the Anti-Saloon League, appearing from
time to time in the Nergcnucs Enterprise
were discussed and the following rcsolu-
tion was adopted: BE II hereby resolved
that tho Federation of Christian Ministers
of Addison County being i'm conference
| assembled, do hereby vigorously protest
against the personal attacks made upon
the Rev. George W. Morrow by the YER
gennes Enterprise and allied newspapers
Of the Addison County Newspaper asso-
citation, and that this protest may not he
construed as other than against personal
attacks we acknowledge the right to as
! sail the principles for which he and the
| Anti-Saloon League stand"
Francis Colomb and James Murooney
who have been confined in the insane aSy-
llrm at Waterbury for some time were
discharged from that institution Monday
] and have returned to their homes III this
city.
| Cards have been received in this city an
nuuncing the intended marriage on Jan. =.
of John II. DaVcy of Providence r. l., sor
OF Mr. and Mrs John Davey of this city
10 Miss NJ A. Keith, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Keith of Glasgow, Scotland
The newly welded couple expect to embark
for this country in about a week. going di-
| rect to Providence, r.. T. Mr.. DaVey has
| been absent since last March, attending
the Glasgow exhibition and has had charg,
| ot tho exhibit Of Brown ~ sharp Of Provi.
d"nco. X. J., manufacturers of mechanics
| fools.