Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-07
NEWS OF VERMONT.
Free Press Observation-Disclosures
Meeting at E'rnnklin.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary 80 |
rety Of the Methodist Church held its
Ienth annual district convention in Frank |
lin Friday. The meeting opened at ten
o'clock and was presided over by Mrs |
c. s. Nutter of st. Adams. district presi |
lcnt. large delegation was present |
The forcnoon's session consisted of re-
ports of officers and delegates and gen.
rial business. The reports showed goVi
interest in missionary work. Two new
Childrcn's bands and one Young Wo-
mans society have been organized in rho
district. Miss Grace Todd missionary
fror, Chung King In West China. ~as
present. In the afternoon ny request she
talked about the wonderful missionary
exhibit at Los Angeles. and later tn tho
children about the little Chinese children.
The Enosburgh Falls auxiliary held a
meeting on the platform. giving
an example of n good missionary meet
ing In the evening Mrs Todd in native
costume. gave an address entitled Into
the Heart Of Asia" The missionary CON
vention elected the following officers for
the ensuing year. President, Mrs. G. S.
Nuttcr OF st. Adams: vicc-presidcnt. Mrs.
G. +. Tarlin of IiighCate; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. J. o. Corliss of Swanton;
treasurer. Mrs. A. NJ. Aseltino of Enos-
hurgh Falls.
BURGLARY AT BRATTLEBORO.
part of A. r. Woods hardware store rear
MILESTONE bridge in Brattleboro Thurs
day morning and reached through and
took two rcvolvers tho selling price or
which was 81 80 each. It was n bold bur-
Clary and was committed by two persons.
who were seen by at least two Others.
Ebert Hail opened Halls restaurant
across the street soon after four O'Clock
and in n short time he heard a crash of
glass and looked out in time 10 see two
persons running across MILESTONE bridge.
"Bill' Bailey, who was ut the Bratt'oooro
House. saw them cross the now bridge
to New Hampshire. When Mr.. Wood
arrived at his store at seven o'clock he
found under the window an iron used
had been broken. He notified Officer
Kinds Of IIinsdale and Chief Hall noti-
fed Deputy Sheriff Rixford of Winches-
tor The burglars have not boon caught
but reports from Hinsdae and Wincnos-
ter indicate that they passed through
both those towns.
RECEIVER SAWYER FORCED TO
RESIGN.
A session Of the United States court
was held in the Brooks House in Rrattle-
horo Juno q, Judge Wheeler presiding.
The hearing was on the petition OF SAM
ucl Williams. +. p. Jose and J. A. Si'l6s,
owners of the White River Valley electric
railroad running from Bethel to Rornes-
ter for the removal of Rufus H. Sawyer,
receiver on the ground that ne refused
to assist the owners In collecting money
due them. Judge Whcelcr's order was TO
the effect that unless the receiver .'esiSned
he would be removed. whercupon Mr..
Sawyer. and Judge T.. J.. Waterman of
Brattleboro appeared for the petitioners.
F. f. Paige OF Boston. who was a CO.
wi
receiver of the road
ANNUAL VALLEY FAIR.
The official premium list for tho 18th
annual valley fair is now completed.
The pamphlet Is better illustrated than
ever containing half tone illus'iatio
Of ]. D. Averys mammoth Holstein rxon
on the cover The premiums in the vlri-
Gus departments are about the same rs
usual although there are some additional
classes in the horse department. The
premium list for the bench show will
be issued separately by the valley fair
kennel club within a few weeks. Entries
in IN" different departments clos" as
follows: Horses. cattle, sheep swine and
poultry. September q: bench show and
races September Il. Tho purses IN the
six track events will aggregate g.. Ns'. The
classes are follows: 2:ll trot or pace
go trot 900 trot or pace. 2:1o trot or
I pace. 2I7 trot or paco, 2:22 trot or pare.
! The total premiums to be given at the
fair amount to nearly $4,000.
AN IMMENSE PIKE KILLED.
4 pike measuring A. inches in length
and tipping the scales at * pounds was
killed at Spofford lax" June o. lcinc
caught in the propeller of the launch En-
| glowood. The fish was evidently the vic
| tim of some disease and is supposed t.
! have been blind. 1t was extremely thr
| and covered with parasitic growth Soy
| eral pike in similar condition have
been taken from the lake within the past
! few years.
TREE GIRDLED BY LIGHTNING.
During the severe thunder shower Sat
urday, June p. lightning struck large
maple tree in front Of w. G.. Johnson's
house in Guilfori. The bolt Rirdled ths
tree. scattering the bark on the piazza
and followed the roots, coming out o
the ground near another large tree. The
tree stood at the northwest corner OF
tho house near F.. w. Logate's. Mrs
Lcgatc was FRUSTRATED by the shock. bu
recovered in few hours. The bolt alsr
burned out the telephones at the Guilfore
| Springs farm and at +. L. Wards.
TO ORDAIN FOREIGN MISSIONARY
The ordination Of Albert Yarrow as
foreign missionary, who Will go to Tur
key under the support OF the ConErcgn
tional Churches of Rutland county, vii
he held at tho Rutland Church this We 81
and will hc of special interest as the frs
event Of it's kind held here in 30 years
The ordination service will be attcndc
among others by Miss TuclIlcY of orc
onta, ana her father. the Rev. Or. Tuck
Icy. Tho former is engaged to Mr.. Var
row and they will DO married before h
leaves for Turkey. Mr.. Yarrow. a grad
uatc of Middletown University ana Hart
ford, Conn, Thc0lnEcal seminary, 1900
In addition to tho local churches, IN
churches of Middctown. Conn, an
Mount ilormon, Mass, will he represent
cl. Tho Rev. j. l.. Barton, II. D.. fOreig
rccrctary of the A. Il; +. NJ. of Bostor
the Rov. Professor Tuckley of Oncontc
y. Y, tho Rev. Or. AXcl lIazen of Mid
> dlctown, Conn, will have places on tn
programme.
q DEER DESTROYED CROPS.
Some of tho farmers in Stamford ar
. complaining that the deer arc SO tam
and plentiful that they are literally dC
, stroying their crops.
/ FROZEN TO DEATH IN ALASKA.
], J. Smith Of Barre city received il
tolligence Of the death of his son, Fred
, Smith, at Norton Bay, Alaska. throug
y a letter inserted in a Boston paper wri
ten to superintendent Pierce Of the 10.
ton police stating that Smith and con
panion. George Fl. Woodruff. native
Machias. Me. had been found frozen
death April ., 1904 by Thomas Moon an
!, the FXquimaux. The letter was write
u TO notify any relatives of smith WI