Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
NEWS or VERMONT
More Important Events 0rouped for
Free Press Readers-Csolden wed.
ding Of MIR. and Mrs. J. Il.
Ranger Of Mcndon.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Porter Ranger of
| Mendon celebrated their golden wedding
Wednesday by entertaining over leo of
their townspeople and many relatives at
their large farm home. For days Mrs.
Ranger and her helpmates have been
busy preparing all the goodies character
| istic of n New England dinner and a
sumptuous feast was not the least plcas-
| ant f. lturc of the home coming of the
many children and grandchildren and re-
coption 10 friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Ranger,
VIII" are rs and ~ years old. respectively.
| received many presents. The Ranger fam
ily Is one Of the oldest in Mcn,on. IL
has always been prominent in town AZ
FAIRS and James Ranger has held all the
important offices OF the town. In 1.sn and
l'o2 he represented Mendon in the state
Lcrisla tufc. lie is TIE owner of some
"f the most valuable timber tracts in
VntlanI county. Mr. and Mrs. Ranger
arc both natives IF Merdon. Mr.. Ranger
| Is tho son of Russell and Annie (Wclch)
Ranger and was born June %. 1881. Mrs.
Rangers parents were William and De-
bor;h rravlor) Egeleston and she was
born january %. 1SSS. rhev were mar
ried IN Rutland. September 6, 1876, by the
Rev. Silas Aiken TO the couple were
Torn eight daughters and five sons. all
but one Of whom grew to maturity. or
the j. now living IL are married and all
but four live In their rative town, Men.
don. The oldest is As years old and the
youngest 25 Mr.. ard Mrs. Ranger have
u grandchildren and three great-grand.
children
HAS FAITH IN MAPLE SUGAR
f. r. Flanders of Barton spent several
days on his farm in Morgan recently
hitting up his sugar place Mr.. Flanders
has 80" good sugar trees. lie has built
u new sugar house and shed, has fitted
up his works ~ an expense of 1000, and
proposes To continue making first class
sugar as long as it commands present
prices.
NEW FISH AND GAME CLUB.
meeting of those Interested in pre-
serving the fishing and hunting in and
about W llouPhbv. in Westmorc, was held
in Glnans hotel Wednesday and formed
the WillouGhby Fish and Game club with
the following officers: President, o. II.
Mossman; vicc-prcsidont, e. II. Atkn;
secretary and treasurer c. W. Tcnney.
1t was voted to hold their annual meet
ings the first Tuesday in August. IT was
voted Ia make the membership fec ST.
GRANITE QUARRY SOLD.
Tho Boutwell, Narrum Milne Granite
company mas negotiated Tor the purchase
of the well known dark stock quarry of
Mar e. Gordon in Barre and after Sc
curing $j-days' option requested i'm
mediate possession Sept. ;. The pur-
chase rrio" was close to $4,000. the Bout
well company now controls four-nfths
Of the dark granite on Fare hill.
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS MEET AT
MORRISVILLE.
meeting of tho rural letter carriers of
the Stat, WAS held at Morrisvilc Sept 4
for the purpose of organizing IL Vermont
State Letter Carriers association. Thu
meeting was called to order by T. ]. Stew
art of Morrisvllo, and an address OF
welcome on behalf of the village Of Nor
risvillc was given by Trustee A. L. Che.
ncy. after which the following officers
We're elected; President. +. s. Robinson
of Morris Ne; secretary. A. J. Mcclellan
of GreenSboro; vice-presidcnts. Fred
Holmes of Johnson. Harry Dillingham; Of
Waterbury. T.. G. Prouty of SwantOn: eX-
ccu,ivc committee. &. c. Stannard of LO-
well. l.. W. Blood of Lunenhurgh. l.. X.
Eddy of Starkshoro. Harry Dillingham; Of
Waterbury, l.. IT, Noyes OF Hyde Park, l..
&. Prouty of swanior; committee on resp
lutiuns, &. II. Woodcock of North Troy.
i. ]. Stewart If Morrisvillc. r. J. Shurtlin
of Greensboro Bend: committee on Gre
Il tin1s 4 (,f Pc I
~ LcRnron Of Morrisville, Harry Dilling-
ham of Wal, rhury. committee ON constitu-
ton and bylaws, q. w. Larabee Of NewA
port Center, l.. n. Noyes of Hyde Park. II.
j. Mcclellan of Greensboro; delegate IN
national convention held at Indianapolis
September l9-22, f. J. Stewart of Morris
willie. The neat annual meeting will be
held in Burlington Labor day, 1906
rNIvERsALIsT MEETING AT BRAT
TLEBORO CLOSED.
Thursday completed the annual con-
vcntion of the Univcrsalist bodies IL Yer
mont and tho Pr vinceof Quebes at Brat
tl,boro After the meeting of tine Wom-
ans Missionary society the state convcn-
ton resumed its session " ednesday even
ing with :. rmon on The Power q; the
Spirit by the Rev. j. n. Emery of
I',rbv Lime. and an address on "FoWe,
Applied" hy thu Rev. c. &. Conner of
Barre. In addition to tho election of Of
t.cors the meeting Thursday cor sisted of
an address by the Rev. f.. Il. \ lanls. FIJI.
u IF Rochester, On "Sacredncss of Tlt-
i2enship." Il sermon on The First and
Great Commandment" 10y the Rev. w.
s. Turner Of Chester and IN educational
discussion hy the rev. G. ~. Pcnnoysr of
Springfield. taking up the subject OF
Ethics of Punishment and the Rev.
e. f. Burroughs of White River juno
ton. speaking or Religion and the Pub
lie Schools " The state convention elect |
cd thcs" officers: President. the Rev. II. |
r.. MargSraf of 81 Adams vic"-picsl- |
dent, tho Roy. Dr. Walter Dole of North |
field: secretary. tho Rev. Alvrn NJ. Smith |
Of Plainheld, treasurer. w. II. ella ldng |
III Randolph. trustee for three Years. Joel
Elackmer Of StorkhrdGe: coicmittec of
fellowship the Rev. i. f.. Adams OF
Rochester. the R,v. G. +. Foitier Of
Bethel. the Rev. +. /. Leavitt OF Bel
lows Falls. l. N. Icharron OF Morrisville.
II. ". Blackmer OF Stockhridge; preach
or Of occasional sermon, the Rev. a. +.
Walsh of St Johnsbury; delegates To the
general convention in Minneapolis in Oc-
tober. the Rev. A. n. Elackfcrd OF Will