Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05

| old Rutland & Burlington railroad, cut
| ting granite for piers and abutmcnts for
bridges and ct,lvcrts. He has been in
business here since 1858. Mr.. Barney
claims 10 he the oldest stonccuttcr in
term of years in the United States, and
| says that this fact has been proven. lie
| took first prize at the Vermont state fair
nj Rutland several years ago in marble
| cntting. competing With wholesale and
retail dealers.
CHURCH AT DERBY CENTER RI
OPENED.
! The historic Baptist Church at Derby
! Center which has been romodclod and re-
built. was opened Sunday for the first
| time since the changes. The old building.
| erected carly in the century, has through
tho aid of \. a. Silver, Jr., of Boston
and Edgar q. silver of New York, and
other Subscribers. been made into n mod
| crn place Of worship. The building was
| moved n short distance from the original
| position a handsome vcstry placed un.
| dcrncaih. and a tower 60 feet high adtlcl.
| For the present only the vcstry will he
| used as the auditorium has not beer
| furnished and will not he until next sum-
| mcr. vt that time new pcws ana modern
|
try contains a small audience room, pay.
! lorS and arrangements for church sup
pcrs and other occasions. Sp, cial scr
vices were held Sunday TO mark the RS
I opening of tho church sc the morning
service W. a. Davidson. State MISSION
! AIRY. Herbert Kendall of this place. and
! Frof. Eli Edgeconh. prncpa! OF Tic
| Derby Academy. BAPTIST institution
| spoke After the brief addresses, tic
! Rev T.. u. ITovt, the pastor. delivered Il
| sermon. Special music was rjV"n ny the
| choir. Al the evening service Albert A.
| silver, Jr.. of E,eton. spoke on "Thc
! importance of Missions. Mr.. silver
BASED his address on tho observations
| which h. made while travelling in China
on a tour Of the East in la0, He spoke
If the work Of tnc American mission
! aries and the practical r. suits. The en-
| .irr cost cf .hr r.modoling was about
! t".md. which vas expended under the di-
roction Of committee consisting of Ell
ear =. SilNrr Of Now York aud Bostor.
Eorhcr. ca1nph'i aud Edwin Jcnre, tho
ROY. r. =. Ho,. came there from Lowell.
Mass, abnnt a veal ago.
WATER Srrpl.Y CONTAMINATED
The residents o, Canal street. Pros
f
who use water from the supply which
! comes from the hills south Of Whot-
stone brook beyond the creamery, are
much disappointed h"causc with tho
return OF winter ,h"rc has returned
tho disasrccahlr taSto ana odor in the
water which is owned by the Chest
nut IIill Reservoir company. Com
| plant has been made to Health Officer
| Tucker. and he has sent Two samples
| this week 10 the laboratory at BurIing-
ton for chemical ANALYSIS. This water
comes from an entirely different source
! than that which flows into the Chest
nut Iiill reservoir. n part of tho sup
piN comes from a meadow brook which
flows past the Thomas farm, beyond
! TIA" j. G.. Stafford farm, and tho sup
position is that the surface" water from
i tn" COW barn ON tho Thomas farm. runs
into the brook, the ground being froz-
| 'n 50 that il cannot filter into tn,
, ground, The same trouble was expert
cncod last winter. and in February Of
| this year a report from the stat" labor
atorY on Il sample of this water was
as follows: "Bioloeioally and chemical
, lN is suspicious: would advise thorough
| examinations Of the surroundin gs."
! Tho report showed tho presence OF
| nitrates. which constitute one of the
| ingredients of fertilizer.
WOMEN PLEAD Guilty AND AL
LOWED TO GO.
/ T.Ssio Warren and jennie smith
tho two Barr" girls whose case was
continued until Monday. experienced
a sudden change Of heart Saturday