Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More important Events Grouped for
Free Press ncnsIers-Rutland
ChuxcIi Calls New Pastor aud
Votes improvements.

AT q special meeting in Rutland the
of st. Pauls Universalist
Church Monday night voted unani-
mously to extend IL call to the Rev
Thomas Stratton of Iightstown, N. ].
Appropriate resolutions were adopted
upon the resignation Of the Rev. Grin
Edison Croker, and the trustees were
instructed to authorize q mortgage OF
$500 on the parsonage, If necessary,
to make possible alterations In tho
church. and tho construction OF a ves-
try In the basement. Tho Row. MIR.
Stratton will be asked to take charge
on April /, and the Rev. Mr.. Croker
Will leave March Is TO take charge OF
the church Mt Woonsocket. Y. !. It is
proposed to build vestry, to seat
from $50 to 900 people. in tho base
ment. The kitchen in the rear will be
enlarged, and lavatorics will b. con-
structed in the rear OF the basement.
The present heating system will be re-
moved. as 1t requires too much space.
and steam heat probably will be in
stalled with boiler room in the rear
and adjacent to the kitchen. The din-
ing room will be replaced by the vcs
try which will serve MS a Sunday
school and dining room and for enter
tainmcnts. 1t will probably be nnccs-
sary to deepen tho cellar about orc
foot. One end OF the piazza viii be
raised, and direct entrance to the
vcstry will be constructed underneath.
1t is cstirated 'h1t thrse improve
mcnts can be made at cos. not ex-
h,
soon and formulate their plans.
CONDUCTOR GREEN DEAD.
George Green Of Rutland. the Rutland
railroad conductor. who was crushed bc-
meath the caboose of his train in thu
freight wreck at East Clarendon last
Sunday night, died at the city hospital at
2:2o O'Clock TuesCsy morning. Mr.. Green
who was 81 years old. had beer in the
employ Of the road for many years. lie
is survived by widow.
DOE SHOT IN POuLTNEY.
Fish and Game Warden q. J. Gates
being shot on Lake St. Catherine. Upon
investigation he found doe shot through
tho heart and badly bitten by dogs lie
notified the game commissioner and is
trying 20 find the guilty parties.
ADMISSIONS TO SOLDIERS HOME.
There have been two admissions TO tho
Vermont Soldiers Home at Bennington
this week. Benjamin Shouiytt, aged g.
WAS admitted from Elmore. He served
during the Civil War in Go. L, sth Vt.
Vols. He is in poor health and is already
in the hospital. Irving y. Wrisley. 50
years Of age, was admitted from Brattle-
boro. lie served in the LIST VI Vols. in
the Spanish american War. H recently
accidentally cut all the fingers off one
hand on u circular saw. and as he had no
home to go to he was sent there 70 be
cared for until he RECEIVERS.
GOV. BELL EN- ROUTE TO WASH
iNGTON.
Governor aud Mrs. Bell ard their
daughters. tho Misses Adinc and Jcn =
mic Bell of Walden, Col. and Mrs. Nell
son \. Dale AND Mr. ma Mrs Harvcy
Dale of Danvill". and Secretary OF civil
and Military Affairs and Mrs. 9. T.
Wult"r Of =. Johr sbury, left -.
John sbury II ninr ocloCN rr-tc.,iiS
morning on "a special car attached to
the morning i ~ train for Washing
ton to att .nl the Inauguration ct
Pres ident Roosevelt March /. The par
" was accompanied hy Ray W. Spauld-
ing. 4 pupil in the St. Jollnsbury Acad =
envy, who has been designated as one
OF the representatives Of the Vermont
schools TO march in the civic section of
7 hni ina itrti rsl' mar s,.i.
rell Of the Newport high school. an
other representative of the schools to
participate in the parade. left for
" ashn gton Tuesday with Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Charles 4.
Prouty. The governors party was
scheduled to arrive at New York city
at $3.50 o'clock last evening. Head
quarters We're established at the Grand
Union Hotel. The remainder OF the
Vermont party, including most, il not
ALL OF the governors stan, met Gov
crnor Bell in New York. The party
will leave New York at II: 80 o'clock
this morning OF a special car attach
ed on the Royal Blue Line Limited
train over the Baltimore d Ohio rail-
road, and will arrive at Washington at
$50 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Headquarters will be established at the
Riggs House and Friday will he de-
voted to sight seeing. The party will
not return together. Governor Bell
will leave Sunday il order to be at
home Tuesday. March I. for town meet :
ing.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.
Sunday schOol cooyert ion ami rai =
Is of the Sunday schools in the town
Of Waterbury was held AT the Congre-
gational Church yesterday afternoon.
Rev. f.. NJ. Fuller, state field worker.
was the principal speaker of the day.
He dwelt At length upon the cnthusi-
assn and extent of the work of other
towns in the state. especially COM
mending that of Franklin county. Tho
Rev. i. b. Kellogg and the Rev. w. s.
Smthers. the local clergymer. and the
Rev. O. Roys of Waterbury Center,
made short addresses. 4 large NUM-
Der was present from Waterbury Gem
ter and Duxbury. The women OF the
church served basket lunch with
cake and coffee in the vestry
CLEMENT HAS GONE TO EUROPE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival W. Clement,
Miss Caroline IA. Clement and Hiss
Elizabeth w Clement OF Rutland left