Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-29

| aries and what they are doing for the up
| lifting of humanity. During the address
| the speaker referred to the interest maui
Tested by other denominations as shown
| by the large number of Professionals pres
ont AT the close of the exercises which
| were carried out in accordance with thol
usual custom of the church a chance was
given all who desired to contribute toward
the work. Many awaited themselves of thel
opportunity and $2s5.29 was dorated by the
friends present. The stone was the sift
of MIR. John Heating of Barton, who is "A
prominent member of the Catholic Church.
| Excellent music was furnished for the oc-
casion BY the Barton band. Under the ef-
ficicnt guidance of the Rev. FIR Turcctte
the church has been prospered In many
ways and with the beautiful new edihcc
which is under erection the prospects OF
Il the society are very bright.
NEW RURAL. DELIVERY ROUTE.
Notice has been received from Washing
Il ton of the establishment of rural free de-
livery route No. to start from Cambridge
postcffice. going south through Pleasant
| Valley by way of settlement" road to
Lnderhill Center and returning by way of
| "hill' road to Cambridge. the same to go
into effect July next, says the Messenger.
w. NJ. Smith was over the route Monday
as agen. for the Corbin Cabinet Lock CO..
and has contracted with about GO families
to furnish them with boxes The post
Office at Pleasant Valley 1t is expected will
not be discontinued at present but the
carrier will have at least 275 patrons TO
serve on the first trip. o. L. Bourn will
be the carrier on the route.
| BENNINGTON COUNTY COURT.
County Clerk Cushman has prepared the
court and jury calendars for the term of
Pennington County Court which convenes
at Manchester, the first Tuesday in June
SAYS the Messenger. There are "a civil
and five criminal cases set for trial by
jury. There are also several cases to come
before the grand jury, among them being
one for attempted poisoning, for horse
stealing and one for burglary. There are
Il divorce cases on the docket. an unusual
~ large number, and five chancery cases
The session does not promise to be long
! Judge Tyler will preside.
RUTLAND RAILROAD RETURNS.
Despite the recently issued reassuring
statement OF Dr. w. Seward Webb re-
garding the financial condition of the Rut-
land railroad and its traffic prospects the
holders of the preferred stock are in n
decidedly uneasy frame of mind. says the
Boston Journal. Predictions Of the road :
, earnings made in the past have failed of
fulfllment. and now. with the returns for
the first quarter of the current year show
ing deficit of So. 2sT. there is naturally
, developing fears lest the dividend pay
: ments on the preferred stock may be sus-
. pended. The earnings for the first six
months of the current fiscal year available
for dividends were SIPS, 900. all but $500 of
which were required for the two per cent,
paid. And now. with a $3.50 deficit for
: tho third quarter of the year to overcome
V 1T is only natural that the dividend out
;. look should be counted as doubtful. In
:, deed. it is already manifest that the pay
ment of two per cent on the stock from
earnings is out of the question, and
= whether anything at all is paid remains
y yet to be determined. The recent selling
of Rutland preferred stock is said to have
a come In part from people who are close
to the inside. and much of it has resulted
q in serious losses to those who bought 1t NJ
much higher figures. on the confident OF
Il fetal utterances made only a few months
9 ago. The Rutland News says that local
ly there are all kinds of rumors afloal
a concerning the showing of the road made
= to DR.. Webb upon the strength of which
A he purchased the stock. These rumor;
'. have been openly circulated for some time
f and there are those who say that the re-
suit will be an investigation of the books
II Of the company and the throwing of thu
n whole matter into the courts. But, as fal
!. as Dr. Webb himself has been publicl,
N heard from. he is entirely satisfied with
?. his purchase.
/ ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF.
r. Frank II. Earle of Rutland accidental,
!. shot himself through the leg while hand
:. ling n 30 caliber revolver at the Mea'
I building about o'clock Wednesday after
1. noon, says the Herald. He had placed on
" cartridge in the revolver a short time pro
A. vious. but apparently forgetting this fac
l. he picked up the weapon and began Il
= snar the hammer The bullet penetrated
:. the feshy part in the calf of his leg and
ID passing out the other side. plowed a ho
In, 1a kno o-I 49, ha oil No irtn
ID man was taken to the Office of c. w
:; Strobel. where the wound dressed
Later ne was removed to his home at No
A Elm street. The bullet made a cleal
& hole and no serious results are anticipated
a, RUTLAND'S SMALL POX SITUATION
W There are a few changes in the small
al pox situation In Rutland. says the Herald
.. The house of c. w. Spencer on Elm street
~ which was released from quarantine Tues
IL day, was again placarded Wednesday, an
enc of the patients who was remove
) from the city hospital when Miss Shat
tuck, the nurse was taken with small
pox has been returned to the institution
~ as she showed unfavorable symptoms.
,e I.AMOILLB COUNTY COURT.
L. Tho June term Of Lamoille County Cour
s. convenes Tuesday, June g. with Hon. job
is n. Watson as presiding judge, says tn
no News and Citizen. The docket is yer
IN small one. there being but 80 court case
ls and 10 chancery. The cases set for tria
e. are Eta Lowell VS.. William Powers. has
st tardy; Allen We. Cakes, Maurice an
IN Woodward, trespass; Benson VS.. Foss, rs
IF sumpsit: Cutler VS.. Buchanan, assumpsi
-. 1t Is doubtful IL any of these really con,
ct to trial. The term will be n short ont
se LAMOILLE COUNTY CONVENTION.
ar The republican county committee met q
al Hyde Park Tuesday and fixed upon Tue:
d. day, July !, as the time for holding tn
n county convention. says the News and CT
r. iZen. Tho temporary chairman will be v
on II. Parker. esq, Of Cambridge
~ ELECTRIC ROAD STOCKHOLDERS.
of At the annual stockholders meeting {
the Mt. Mansfield Electric railroad. he
nj IN Stowe, Tuesday afternoon. the follow
W. ing officers were elected: President A. !
A., Soden: vice president, p. d. Pike; dire
~ tors, A. II. Soden of Boston. F.. j. Shel
"a ard and ]. X Bartlett of Derby, n. |
rs NJ. j. Kendall Of Foston. g. E. Moody
30 Waterbury, F. D. Pike and c. L. Nom;
,ts hon of Stowe: auditors, l.. c. Moody, !
4, W. BaTows and Charles Bartlett; gener
"a manager. +. j. Shepard clerk, L.
os Moody: treasurer. w. r. Macutchan.
n NEW w. r. C. CORPS.
N Mrs. Sarah r. Hovey. department pres
as dent of the Vermont w. r. c., assistt