Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-26

company from taxation for five years. The
company agreed that none of the bonus
should be become payable until the plant
was fully established and that it should
revert to the subscribers If for any avoid
able cause the business should be discon
tinued any time within five years. The
proposition was favorably considered and
about $1,000 in pledges and subscriptions
was raised in twenty minutes. Souto & Co.
agree to employ not less than forty hands,
and there is every reason to expect that
they will employ much larger number.
They recently lost plant by fire IN Ran
dolph, and they consider Brattleboro
more favorable location. being on the Bos-
ton & Maine and New London railroad lines
and nearer the New York market.
WORKMAN GETS LEG BROKEN.
There was serious accident at the
Morrisville foundry Friday morning, in
which one man received broken leg and
three others We're badly shaken up by the
giving away of a timber The foundry
company are building a walk from the
machine shop to the foundry and had tim
bers w and planks laid across in order to
put trusses and braces into place. C b.
Greene, c. A. Gle. c. *. Kidder and Gard
ner Shppey were upon It, One of the large
timbers. six by eight inches. broke
where there was a large knot extending
through the stick. throwing the workmen
about 10 feet to the ground. Mr.. Greene
fell with one leg across a timber on the
ground and another large six times eight
timber fell across his left leg causing a
compound comminuted fracture OF the leg
about five inches above the ankle. Mr..
Kiddor received a hard blow on the
left side Of his face which is badly swollen.
besides other minor injuries. Mr.. Gle
has a few scars about his body and Mr..
Shippey did not escape without bruises.
CHURCH CELEBRATED.
A special praise service was held in the
Old First Church at Bennington Centre at
four O'Clock Sunday afternoon in recog-
milton of the extensive repairs that have
Just been completed on the cditice. The
service took the place of regular dcdi-
catory ceremonies. The pastor. the Rev.
Warren Morse. preached a sermon. and
there were brief addresses by other clergy
men in the town. An elaborate and at
tractive musical program was given by the
director of the choir James H. Habber
ley. Mrs. Charles G. Wilcox of Hoosick
Falls well known as soprano singer in
the section assisted in the singing.
ALL NEW ENGLAND c. L. CONYEN-
TON.
The All-New England Christian Endea-
vor convention to be held in Boston, Oc
tober 14-17, will take the place of an in
ternatonal convention for this section.
there being no international convention this
year. 1t promises to be a large and en-
thusiastic gathering. The following are
some OF the attractions that are expected
to draw delegates enough to fill the great
fremont Temple auditorium, and make
necessary overflow meetings in Park Street
Church and other adjacent churches.
From the addresses of welcome to the con-
secration service the speakers secured are
men of unusually great prominence
Either Massachusetts governor or lieuten-
ant-governor. with DR.. A. c. Dixon, will
extend greetings. DR.. Henderson of
Brooklyn, Gov Jordon of New Hampshire.
Russell H. Conwell D. d, the Rev. John
Balloon Shaw, d. D., of New York. and the
Rev 5. Parks Cadman, d. D., of Brook
Ign, are among the famous speakers al
ready secured Others equally eminent
will he added to this list. An Illustrated
stereopticon lecture will be given by Amos
r. Wells, managing editor of The Chris
tian Endeavor World" Congress of
Workers will be conducted by treasurer,
/ William Shaw, of the united society, and
Treasurer Copeland, of the Massachusetts
union. Mrs C. T.. Eberman will conduct a
school of junior methods. The music will
be in charge of Percy S. Foster of Wash
ington, D. c., famed afar as a director.
Mr.. Washburn. of Boston. is training a
chorus of five hundred voices to lead the
singing.
PRESIDENT WILL VISIT BRATTLE-
BORO.
Because of the conflicting rumors re-
garding the coming to Brattleboro this
summer Of President Roosevelt, the execu-
4 tive committee of the Brattleboro Young
ems Republican club authorizes this state
ment, says the Messenger: Some time ago,
when it was first learned that the Pres-
dent contemplated coming to New Eng
land, the club prepared formal invitation.
inviting him to stop Mt Brattleboro. The
invitation was forwarded to Senator Proc
tor, received the endorsement Of the entire
Vermont congressional delegation. and
was presented to the President by the sem
Tor senator. Capt 70. j. Waterman, chair
man of the executive committee, has re-
ceived from Mr.. Cortelyou, the secretary to
the President n letter acknowledging the
receipt of the invitation and announcing
the Presidents acceptance The probable
date of his coming Is August % or 80