Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13

Mrs. Joseph Beauchamp. aged 81 years.
died last evening at the home Of her
daughter, Miss Louise Beauchanp. la'
North street. Of general breaking down
OF health. incidental to old age. She is
survived by five daughters. Miss Louise
OF this city. Mrs. Mitchell Seymour of
Winooski Mrs. Gay and the Misses Eliza
beth and Caroline Beauchamp of Provi-
dcnce, II. ]. The funeral will be held Fri
day morning at eight O'Clock at st. Jo-
scph's church. with ntermcnt in Mount
Calvary cemetery.
William F. Ready, who for the past nine
years has been in the employ Of the Greg
DRY Grain company in this city, severed
his connection with that firm Saturday
evening to accept more lucrative posi-
tion with the Valley City Milling company
OF Grand Rapids. Mich. Mr.. Ready left
for Portland. Me. Monda" and will make
tina, city his headquarters Ills territory
will embrace the States of Maine, Con
nco,icut and Massachusetts 10Y that firm
Mr.. Ready has made a large number OF
friends while in this city, all OF whom
Will wish him the best of success in his
new field.
| The anrua, meeting OF Unity OF the
Unitarian Church was held Thursday,
when all of the office IRIS now res; ling in
the citv wcr. reelected. Dr q. H. Sam
son. who was reelected president asked
to he excused from serving and in his
place Miss I;fiic Moore was elected to
| The office. rhc others officers arc Vice.
president, Miss Mabel Ferguson: secre-
tary. Mrs. Cora II. George: executive
| committee. Mrs. W. B. Gates. Mrs. j. II.
Macombcr and Raymond Soulc. At the
conclusion of the election adjournment
vas made t" tho dining room. Where re-
treshmcnts we're served.
The Rev. Gerald II. Beard. ID. d.. for
four years pastor of the College Street
Church in this city and who since his res
iGnation Of that pastOratc last fall has
| been doing special work in biology in the
graduate department of Yale University
has received Il call to become pastor Of
the Park Street Congregational Church
| in Bridgeport, Conn. AS the Rev. DIR
| Ec1rd has been preaching in that church
all winter. ii may lie implied that he will
ACCEPT the call. The Park Street Church
is ono Of influence with a membership OF
ov. a Sunday school of a like number anu
n large Christian Endcavor society.
Mrs Bennett Turk met with an acct
dent Tuesday evening which will prevent
her from sailing for Europe on Saturday.
dis she had planned tn do She sprained
an ankle and will be confined to her
home in this city for some weeks to
come. Mr.. Turk went TO New York yes
terday and met Miss Turk there He
was undecided whether ne and his
daughter would sail on Saturday and
| leave Mrs. Turk to make the passage as
soon as She is able to do So or whether
the trip would be postponed until some
later date. Mrs. j. II. Middlebrook and
Miss Ruth Boardnan. who were to have
accompanied them, VIII go to New York
tonight and sail on Saturday.
The annua' meeting of the Sunda,
school teachers of the Unitarian Church
was neld Friday night at the home of +.
4 kimball OH South Prospect street. Tn.
reports of the different officers were sub
mittcd and accepted ana officers for tn,
year ensuing were elected as follows: Su.
perintendcnt Of the Sunday school. Henry
W. Thomson; assistant superintendent
Dr. George ID. Samson: secretary, Mis-:
lRoXanna Il. Brownell; assistant secretary
Miss Ella NJ Browncl: treasurer, Mrs
Alice White: delegate to the May nice t
ines of the American Unitarian society il
Boston. Miss Orabellc 4. Ripley Tho Va
rious committees for the management q
the sunday school work were also elected