Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04

coo, retail mercantile business, subscrib-
ers, George +. Livingstone Fred Bruce,
Fred Mears, Thomas Cable, a. M.
Smith. Philip j. IIalvosa; O'Brien Lum-
Der company of Ludlow, capital $4,000,
subscribers, John O'Brien of Ludlow.
Rolln r. Jaquith of Weston, John G. Sar-
gent. Frank a. Walker Andrew n.
Humphrey of Ludlow; The Don C. stiles
company of st. Johnsbury, capital $4,000,
stationery, merchandise and drugs. etc,
subscribers, Don s. stiles. Ethel j. stiles.
Truman S. Stiles. Lizzie d. stiles. Neil c.
stiles: Saxtons River Hotel company of
Saxtons River, capital $4,000, hotel busi-
ness, subscribers. George NJ. Cary.
Louis 'renney. w. w. Cary John T..
peddock. c. f. simonds, J. f. Alexander,
u. +. Alexander, Jr.. George =. Alexan-
der. O. l.. Osgood OF Saxtons River, Joel
A. IIoton of Bellows Falls First Bap-
fist Church of North Troy, right to hold
property, George T.. Burhart, Mrs. Lulu
+ Hammond, Mrs Martha A. Austin.
Mrs. H. A. Livingstone, Mrs. Emma
Norris. Arson o. Norris, Ansel o. Lam
pherc. j. Omar Corey, Fred ]. Leach.
Mrs. c. II. Bushey. r.. O. Titus. all Of
North Troy. Ellery A. Corey of Troy;
G. C. Manuel & Sons Co.. OF Richford
capital 5000 manufacturing venecrs, c.
IC. Manuel, G. G. Manuel, r. A. Manuel,
G. NJ Rounds, Nellie E. Manuel of Rich
ford.
BUILDING AT TROY CONFERENCE
ACADEMY
Work will begin at Poultnoy soon on
the now gymnasium for the Troy Con-
ference Academy. It will be built on the
campus north of the main dormitory
The dimensions will be 50 by As feet. 1t
will have a rock face substructure of
blue marble six feet above grade From
there up 1t will be veneered with brick
The structure will cost $4,000 and the
furnishings $1,000. The corner stone will
be laid Wednesday. June II, DR.. L. NJ
Mills. secretary of the 10Th century
thanks Offering movement delivering the
address. a poem will be read by the
Rev. L. +. Armstrong of Brooklyn, n. Y.
FOREST FIRE IN NORTHEASTERN
VERMONT.
The forest fire in Ferdinand, CRANKY
ana Lewis, is still raging with UNI
abatod fury. The lands over which it is
sweeping arc owned by George Van Dyke
and the Burgess Sulphitc company. whose
loss is uncstimable. Thousands of acres
of timber have been destroyed. A hun
dred men have been fighting the flames.
The broad stretch of flame is headed on
the south toward the town of Lewis and
on the northWard an unbrokcn forest %
miles in extent.
I lOl-o\ lNL DANES Df AN
The annual meeting of the National So
cicty of the Colonial Danes of America
in the State of Vermont, was held in
Burlington on Wednesday afternoon, May
20, ut the home of the president. Mrs,
Albert T.. Richardson. Miss Mary T. Ar
thur acting as secretary pro TEN. in the
absence of Mrs. Henry G.. Brigham. The
reports of the various committees were
most encouraging. showing a successful
year. Several names were proposed for
membership. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
/ Mrs. Albert f.. Richardson; honorary pres
ident, Mrs, Bradley r. Smalley; first vice
president, Mrs. Ellen y. Brooks Brown;
second vice president, Miss Mary T. Ar
! thur secretary and registrar. Mrs. Henry
s brigham; treasurer, Mrs. Horace
IIioXie Dyer: board of managers, Mrs,
| Bradley r. Smallcy, Mrs j. Holmes Jack
son, Mrs. J. G. Ullery, Miss Gertrude
NJ. Denison. membership committee, Miss
4 Gertrude NJ. DenSOn. Mrs. Bradley Il.
Smalov. Mrs. j. c. l'llcry. After spend
| ing q social half hour and partakinC Of
dainty refreshments the meeting adj
| journcd.