Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Rutland Church Votes Not to Accept
Pastors r ssign alton.


Tie members of the Rutland Congrega-
tional church at special meeting Thurs
day evening voted by majority of eight
not to accept the resignation of Rev
CeClge w. Phillips IS its pastor. This ac-
ton is final only SO far as the church Is
concerned. as the resignation must be 'Ou-
sidcrod and acted upon by the memb rs
of the society before the matter Is settled.
C. a. r. POST DISBANDED.
The White River Junction Landmark.
says:
We are informed trat Abraham Lincoln
Post, G. A. r., disbanded at tho first Of
the present year. The post has done pa
triotiC service in perrctuatng the annual
Cnnmemoraticn of Memorial day in this
town, and has never been found wanting in
the exercise Of fratcrnal obligations
among its memters. The number Is de-
Croasing as the years roll on. Those who
survive are growing old and have natural
~ lost to some extent that interest in tho
welfare of their organization that ctarac-
Il riHed them when younger, and when
they could readily nd tic meetings.
Article VI in the warning for town meet
ing next month will have tc he passed over
as there is nCw no G. A. II. post IN the
tov'n of Hartford.
REV. W. II. MEEKER DEAD.
Los Angeles Cal, Wednesday Of the 2ey.
DR.. William II. Mceker. He had been
there Il year for his tcalth. Mr.. Meekor
joined the Troy Methodist Episc opal con
ference in 1871 His first charge Mas Rut-
land and the Pittsford circuit. Later lie
had the Georgia and Milton circuit. He
was pastor of the church in Middlcbury
nearly 80 years. lie leaves d wife ard two
sons.
Eleven Families Rendered Homeless by
Montpelier Fire.
The Hillside boarding house on Court
street. Montpelier, owned by City Judge
NJ. e. Smile, was practically destroyed by
tire at an early hour Sunday morning. The
luilding was occupied by Il families ,with.t
fetal of 50 people. more than half of whom
were children. The tenants were all poor
people. who lost almost all their household
belongings. The temperature was several
degrees below zero. and many of the chill
dren suffered intensely before they w,re
carried TO places of safety. The origin Of
the fire was defective chimney which
burned out early In the evening and
smouldcrcd until about 2 o'clock, when the
roof was discovered to be in flames. This
building was the old Methodist churC h.
built over into tenement house about Is
years ago Loss on the building was 5000
with insurance of $4,000.
RUTLAND RECTOR READS RESIGNA
TON.
The Rev. Theodore d. Foster of Rut-
land, rector OF Trinity church, who has
received a call to the rectorship OF Grace
church at Kansas City, Mo. read his res
ignation at a meeting OF the Trinity ves-
try held after the morning service Sunday.
John n. Woodfn and II. l.. Temple were
appointed a committee to advise what &C
ton should be taken In regard to II and
will report later in the week. Mr.. Foster
expects to leave for Kansas City about
April Is and will assume his new position
| May /.
DIED FROM A FRACTURED SKULL.
John Lanahan. son of Mr.. and Mrs Pat
| rick Lanahan OF Rutland, was injured by
| falling from coach Saturday night ana
died as result Sunday morning MIR.
Lanahan, who had been employed by Mrs.
| Caroline of New York city as coachman
| for about three years, was thrown from
his seat about O'clock Saturday after
noon and received fracture of the skull.
| He was taken to the New York hospital.
where he died at S o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The body was brought to Rutland
Monday evening for burial.
A CASE OF RURAL DEGpN ERArIoN
A striking case OF rural degeneration IL
being investigated by States Attorney
Weston OF Bellows Falls. acting on in
formation furnished by the State Huma ne
society. Charges We're made against
society went there. He found that the
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