Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
NEWS OF VERMONT
Horc Important Events Grouped fof
Free Press Rcodcrs--Euir Haven
Council, Knights of Columbus,
Installed,

Free Press Rcodcrs--Fair Haven
Council, knights of Columbus,
Installed.
Fir Haven council. No SO Knights Of
Columbus. was installed in Fair Haven
Sunday afternoon with m attendance of
nearly loo members u the order, the
llrscst number OF visitors oyer IN tho
vilaS. on an occasion Of the kI1d. -Four
Special trains were run, coming from
IIoosck Falls, \. y. Glons Fails. y. T..
| Fort Edward, n. y, and Rutland. In A.
dition about 30 knights from Troy. n. y,
arrived on the regular sunday train The
hotei accommodations OF the place were
taxed to their utmost by the visitors. The
meetings wore held at PoHels Opera
House. The frs; degree was worked in the
afternoon by st. Charles council OF Bel
lows Falls and the second by Rutland
council. in place of the Troy council Tho
knights attended vospors at st. Marys
Church at hvo o'clock and At six o'clock
/ a banquet was served in Green brothers
hall. The third degree was worked at
eisht o'clock in the evening by Prof.
Michael Fitzgerald and corps from Bos-
ton. Twenty-Five members Of other coun-
ellis Joined the new council ana "a new
members Joined the organization, making
n charter membership of -. The council
has elected these officers; Grand knight.
j. c. Durick; deputy grand knight, Mich
ael Malone: chancellor. Martin Shinney:
recorder. William Sheehan; financial sec
rotary John j. Grace treasurer. Frank
f. Grace: lecturer. Thomas i. Lewis; ad-
vocate. Edward Dunn; warder, Thomas
Mcnamara; inside guard. Michael Don
nelly: outside guard. Daniel Connors;
trustees, John Delehanty, James ii. Dolan
and Timothy IL. kett.
FUNERAL. OF JOHN ], PARIS.
The funeral OF John ]. Paris. was held
! in Rutland at the Masonic Temple at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon and was very
largely attended. nearly 100 people being
present, including many out of town
people. A delegation of Masons was pres
ont from Bennington, Mr.. Paris having
been member OF Taft Commandery,
| Knights Templar of that place. A dele
CATION from Custer Post. Grand Army OF
| the Republic Of Pennington was also pres
| ent. The services were in charge of XII
! lington Commardery No. 6. Knights Tenn
! plar. of Rutland The Rev. Dr. George
| V Phillips was the officiating clergyman
| The honorary bearers were George W
! konrey. II. W. Stafford. Thomas Clark,
John J. Lee, Thomas Koran and w T..
! Horton. former railroad associates OF MIR,
| Paris. The active bearers We're f. H.
! Chapman. Byron Houston and II. +.
Noyes of kIllinston commandery, knights
| 'rcinplar. and i've members of Taft com
mundery Knights Tomplar of Bennins
| ton. Tho body was placed in the vault
at Evergreen cemetery.
BRUTAL. FIGHT IN BRISTOL.
George Downey and ]. A. Jennings Of
Bristol. who have been at sword points
! tor several months over a woman, came
together Saturday after roen in Gaudet 4.
harness shop where Jennings is employed.
Downcy cpcrcd the argument and got
Jennings into a corner and struck at him
with a hammer. JenninG. throw up his
left arm and caught the blow on the ba ok
of his left hand. In the meantime Jen-
nil:s had picked up piece of a curtain
roll and struck Downoy two or three times
across tho nose and side 81 his face. cut
ting several FaRhes. including an artery
! Just above the left eye. Downey, in n
dazed condition. started for doctor, and
his line of travel was marked with trail
of blood He was fixed up by DR.. Briggs
and quiet again rcigned. Arrests may
/ follow.
KNEW WHERE THEY LIVED.
At the beginning Of the present term Of
school In Island Pond two children were
asked by their teacher whore they resided.
One replied by a motion of her hand and
said lust over there tho other said,
ooh. you know the place. Dale Sweeney
have got mortgage on it.
STATE FAIR MEETING.
Notices OF the annual meeting OF the
! Vermont State Agricultural society, to
he held at MONTPELIER February ;, at two
o'clock In the afternoon, have heen re-
c~ived in Rutland. 1t is proha bic at this
time a committee will be aOrOintcd to
confer with a committee from the Rut-
land county society and other Vermont
societis. in regard to holding Joint fair
next fall.
| PROFITS DIVIrED AMONG EN-
PLONES OF VERMONT MAR
| BILE co.
Thu Vermont Marble company announced