Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

Than to Behold Evil" Mrs. Clara Parker
of Montgomery; Just as the Twig Is
Bent" Mrs. Nellie Gilbert of East Frank
lin; Our Relation to Law" Mrs. +. s.
Flcury of Swanton: Among the Lumber
men," Mrs. Annette l.. Dix of Montgom-
cry Centre; systematic Giving Mrs.
Alma Sturgess Of Binghamville. Mrs.
Gates and Mrs. Welch were not present.
but their papers were read. The reports
of the treasurer, secretary and committee
on resolutions were followed by a paper,
"ln Gods First Temple by Miss Nellie
Manuel of Richford. Dinner was served
in the Congregational Church. Friday
afternoon the programme was Is follows:
Memorial service; 200. Thanksgiving to
the God of Battle" the county president;
"The VS. and Other Ys." Miss Sarah
Elrick of Swanton; solo, Mrs T.. J. Par
melee: $50 GODS View of Ny Response!
bility." % "As Business Man." Rich
ard Smith of West EnosburGh; (2o AS n
Citizen" Henry r. Rythcr of Montgom-
cry Centre: 49, "As a Clergyman" the
Rev. j. W. Illslcy of Montgomery; CD las
IA White Ribboner." Mrs. Ida II. Read of
Shcburne. The officers elected are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Nellie Gilbert. East Franklin ;
vice president. -at-large. Mrs Marion
Chamberin, East Franklin: CORRESPOND
ing secretary. Miss Lillian Rember, East
Franklin; recording secretary, Mrs. Adele
Babcock, st. Adams: treasurer Miss Mel
lie Manuel of Richford; auditor, Mrs.
Frank Manuel, Richford.
lSpTRlTUALIST CONVENTION IN JUNE,
The quarterly convention of the Yer
mont state Spiritualst association is to
| occur at the opera house in Barre, June
| II. Is and ~, when the speakers are to be
| DR.. u. r. Austin of Geneva. y. Y, Mrs.
| r.iiio l. Webster of Lynn, Mass. Mrs Alb
bic Crossctt, Mrs Emma Paul, Mrs. Sarah
| A.. Wiley. Mrs. Ida Lewis and Alonzo
! Hubbard the latter five being well known
| State speakers. Test seanceS are to l.,
given by Mrs. Webster. and music is tc
| be furnished by n good quartette. 1t is
| expected that this will be the best con.
vcntion ever held by the association il
this State. A. j.. Hubbard of Tyson Is
president of the association. Don II
Chapman of Cambridge chairman of thC
board of directors. and Miss Alma
Leonard of East Calais secretary.
PROFITABLE SUGAR MAKING
| l.. Pason Walbridgc, the largest susal
maker in Cabot, reports the making o
$500 pounds of sugar, 2,625 buckets hung
the largest part Of which was made il
seven days. Long before the season com
menced he received orders which took nj
OF the large Western cities as we'll a.
New England. He sold the entire croI
at u cents per pound Mr.. Walhridg'
says all that is necessary to command ;
| good price is to make good sugar; which
he certainly knows how to do.
FOUND 81 POO IN a PLANK
Lewis Shore Of F'orestdale recently pur
chased an old building belonging to tn,
estate of Arthur Gibson near Brandon
The building was formerly used for too
shop. Mr.. Shore had il torn down anC
tho lumber removed to his place in For
cstdale. and Is building barn with il
| Last Saturday plank that had been care
lcssly used for staging and other pur
poses attracted Mr. Shoro's attention an'
upon looking at the end of il he discoverc,
it contained a tin box There had been
hole made in the end of the plank jus
large enough to secretc the box. 1t wa
found 10 contain $1,000 in government
bonds. besides all Of Mr.. Gbson's val
liable papers. Some of the papers wer
dated 1850 and ii is thought they hav
been there since that year.
HONORS OF ST JOHNsBURY ACAD
ENVY.
| The honors for commencement at 81
.IohnSiury Academy have been announce
and Miss Frances Richardson of st. Johns
bury is valedictorian and Miss Mabe
Shields of st. Johnshury salutatorian. Tn
other honor students announced alpha
hetically arc follows: Harold +
French. West Concord; Walter c. Rich
West Concord; Maudc T.. Brown, Berth
j. McLanc of Ryegatc: Alice l.. Kicker
Glenn Robinson both Of St. Johnsbury
BESSIE +. Wright, Iassumpsc.