Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-08
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Statc Con.
VentiOn Of EOresters In Mid.
dlcbury Next Week.

|, Tlie Vermont jurisdiction, Catholic
Order of Forcstcrs, is to hold it's seventh
biennial convention IN Middlebury. June
1916 and it IL expected to outshinc any
thing of tho kind ever held IN the State,
barring that of the international con-
vcntion held in burlington a few years
ago. The committee Of arrangements
have been working zealously to make
1T success. 1t is expected there will
DC IL large turnout not only of Forestcrs
but Catholics as we'll on the first day OF
the convention. Tho State court will
hold a business meeting Monday even
ing to close up tho affairs of their adj
ministration. Tuesday morning special
trains will be run from Burlington and
Rutland to arrive in Midddlebury at
about nine o'clock. It is then proposed
To have a parade in which it is figured
II" or so men will be in line, including
Forcstcrs and other Catholic organiza-
tions. Several bands will furnish music.
Following the parade there will bc a
high mass in St. Mary's Church with
the Rev. J. II. Shannon of Middlebury
lcclebrant: the Rev. p. j. Long of Proc
| tor. deacon. and the Rev. j. NJ. Brown
IOf Ptsford, ub-deacon. The sermon
will he preached by the Rev. u. j.
| o Sullivan of st. Adams. Music will be
| furnished by a choir Of 60 voices. all
| Foresters, under direction OF the Rev,
| H. a. Nezna of Shoreham. After this
the convention will he called to order
| by John Calvin. chief ranger, in town
hall. During the afternoon there will be
an exhibition drill given by tho Cham
plain guards Of Burlington. In the even
ing at eight o'clock u banquet will he
rendered the visitors in the Old Church,
with the following programmes: Re-
marks. tho RI. Roy. J. S. Michaud.
Bishop Of burlington: Catholic Order
of Foresters" a representative of the
| High court "0ur Order. a Catholic Or
ganization." the Rev. D. j. OSullivar
st. Adams: "Fraternal Insurance." John
| CALVIN Brattleboro: vocal selection
tho Rev. Napoleon I.achnace Fairfield
| '"rhc American Catholic" the Rev. G. e.
Delany. Windsor Our Holy Father
tho Rev. w. J. O'Sullvan. Montpelier
The Green Mountain state" French
Louis y. Provost, Rutland. English the
Rcv. T. j. Long. Proctor: vocal selcc
tion. Our Country the Rev. G. T.
Poutbriand. Iyndonvil-: "Fedcration. st
Thomas A. Austin. Brattlchoro, Tho
Church." the Rev. J. 4. Lynch, Water
bury: ''rhe Clergy French, tho Rev
+. G. Drouhin. Woodstock. English tbs
Rov. ]. NJ. Brown. Pttsford: vocal Sc
lection. the Rev. L. A. Vcznia. Shore
ham: Medical Examiner" Or
j. l.. Walsh Proctor THE State Spir
itual Director the Rev. j. d. Shan
non. Middebury: THE Vermont Juris
dicton," J. II. Talbot. Northfeld; 70
cal selection the Rev. =. j. Dohoney
Rutland; "Kindred Organizations" thu
Rev. l.. A. Nczina. Shoreham; "Th'
Press" +. ". Saut. Essex Junction
THE Ladies' George Il. Leconr. ST.
Adams: vocal selections. the Rev. ]. J
Boyle, Brandon. Joseph Couchon, Win
ooski close with grand chorus. 'EIol,
lGod. We Praise Thy Name" Wednes
Iday will be devoted to business ses
lsiors. at which time election os officer
and delegates to tho international con
vention will take place. A representa-
tive of tho High Court will be prcscn
during the sessions of the convention
but just what officer is not Yet known
although High Chief Ranger Thomas
Cannon has been expected.
COMMENCEMENT AT JOHNSON.
The Johnson Normal school will Oh
serve anniversary exercises from Jun
3 to Is, inclusive. The functions q
especial interest to the public are a
follows: On Sunday evening at tn
gregational Church. Or. Edward
Collins will preach the sermon to tn
graduating class. Teaching at tn
training school will be conducted b
TiIo In
morning. June L. and Is. On Tues
day afternoon. class day will he OBJ
served by the graduating class wit
procession and formal exercises o
the school grounds ON Wednesda
evening tho Normal Cleo club will Civ
the annual commencement concer
consisting Of chorals, solos. quartctte!
octets. readings etc. The graduatiO
exercises will take place on Thursda
afternoon. the Rev. q. q. Atkins, ID. n
of burlington, giving the address.
the evening the Alumni associato
will hold it's annual reception. Thes
exercises mark the passing OF tn
69th graduating class from this schoo
IMPORTANT CASES COMING UP.
The June term of Bennington COun
~ Court opened at Manchester Tues
day. The presiding Judge is the Hoi
John w. Rowell. The grand jury ha
: several important cases to come II
before 1t. including Fred Johnso
charged with the murder of his broth
err at Bondville. the four boys held i
the Bartlett case. and William Maso
charged with assaultinE and attempt
ing to kill the Bushee brothers of Dor
sett. The grand jury will probabl
be in session all of this week and per
haps most of next week. They the
report the true indictments found. Th
Johnson case will probably be trio
early in the term.
a POULTNEY BRUTE FINED.
Robert Bccbe OF Poultncy was al
raigned at that place Monday after
noon on the charge OF abusing hors
and was fined $40 and costs, amour,
ing in all to $27.64. According to Hu
name Officer W. w. Tower. who ha
been working on the case for son,
time. Bccbe hired horse at Poul,
ncy stable on May ~ and drove I
Whitehall. y. y, and back to Fa
Haven. When seen OH Scotch Hill
near Griffiths mill. he was hcatin
the horse in an unmerciful name
and when tho employees at the mi
rushed out he jumped from the WACO
land escaped. The horse fell from cx