Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-08
news OF VERMONT
Mere Important Events Grouped fer
Free Press Readers-Stnte spirit.
ualist Association TO Meet "a
Montpelier.

Friday, Saturday ana sunday. June ~. -
and %. The Vermont state speakers Aion.
20 Hubbard, Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley. Mrs.
Abbie Crossett. Mrs. Emma Paul and Ida
Lewis have been invited ana are expected
70 be present. In addition to the Vermont
State speakers the MANAGEMENT have Sc
cured Mrs Effie ]. Webster-Chapman. n
good test medium and speaker. for the enc
tire meeting. During the convention. test
soances will be held by Mrs. Chapman,
consisting of giving names and minute de-
seription of our friends passed to spirit
life, proving to all, even the most doubt
full. the great truth of immortality. The
music will be In charge OF Mrs. Ella Roys.
The first session will be held at D. M.
consisting Of opening remarks by the
president and conference. Friday evening
there will be an address Of welcome by
the president of the local society and re-
Spouse by president Of the association, an
address by A. r. Hubbard, followed by
speeches by the different speakers present.
and others. Saturday and Sunday there
will be three sessions each day. consisting
of an address and conference or seance.
COMMENCEMENT AT NORWICH.
The programme of exercises for COM
mencemcnt week at Norwich University
has been completed. On Sunday. June
is. at $50 p. m. the baccalaureate SER
mon will be delivered in Dewey hall.
Monday. June 10. at university range
| at 100 2. m. the Austin rife compete
ton. with gold. silver and bronze
medals. Tuesday, June 90. in Dewey
hall. at 500 p. m. the Sheldon prize
speaking; fraternity banqucts at
1880 p. m. Wednesday. June 2l.
at 1000 a m. annual meeting of the
board OF trustees; at 200 y. m, meet
ing and banquet of class '05 at North
| field House; at 800 p m, on University
parade grounds, base hall game. Nor
wich Varsity vs.. Fort Ethan Allen; an
nual meeting Of the Alumni association
| in the evening: in Dewey hall at 500
D. M. concert by the Colonial Orches-
trail club. Thursday. June %, in
Dewey hall. 1000 Il. M. graduating ex-
erciscs of class '05, including address
by John L. Lewis ESQ. Of North Troy
and music by the Colonial orchestra
at noon corporation dinner in the Drill
hall: at 200 p. M. battalion review and
inspection by Governor Bells staff; at
: 90 p. m. presidents reception follow
cd ny common ement hop. given by the
graduating class Friday. June 3D. at
1000 a. m. in Dewey hall. entrance
examinations.
| HAS AN OLD Birdie
Murray A. Kent Of Montpelier is the
owner of an old bride that has probably
seen a half century or more of actual
service and is still in n good state Of
| preservation and may he scen at
Whcclock's real estate office. The bride
| Is ono that was used Oh one of the teams
employed in building the Central YER
| mont railroad almost sixty years ago.
Near the end of the work in this SOC ton
| several carloads OF carts, hammers.
picks. harness. ect.. were dumped over
an cmhankmont at Nnrthfcld and n
| quantity Of the material was bought by
Col. L.. =. Jewctt NJ Montpelier. who was
Interested ir building tile read. Tho
bridle now owned by Mr.. Kent was in
that lot and was used on horses owned
by Col Jewatt for years. Several years
ago when Mr.. Kent was in tho harness
trade the bride was given to him by
Patrick Slattery, who was employed by
Col Jewett. Tho bride is we'll made. OF
extremely wide straps and with binders
ks inctes ard mad. without metal.
LIFE INSURANCE OF VERMONT
The current issue of the Insurance
journal contains statistics showing the
sum of money raid by American Life
Insurance companies during tn" year
1904. The sun, of sl,63o3 800 was distribut-
cd in Vermont. ard was apportioncd by
towns and villages as follows: Alburgh.
s2,cM; Alburgh Springs. S,2,e, Bakersfield
$1,000: Barnet, $3.50; Barre. sl9.o5a; Bar
ton. $780, Bennington. sN,27e. berkshire
$1,000 Berlin, A02S: Bethel A.2jo: Brad
ford. $3.50; Brandon s3,5ll; Bridgcwatcr
$780, Brighton. s39l2: Bristol, $3.50
Rrattlcboro. s4.ss7, burlington. sS6,c2l
Charlotte. $3.50; Chestor si.33:; Con
cord. $3.50: Danvillc. $3.50. Derby
$3.50; Dorset 1885, East Charleston. 81.
l44 East Fairfield 81 no: Erosburgh, ST..
leo; Enosburgh Falls. &c. dc5; Essex. 1000;
Fairfield, $3.50: Fair Haven s6.o23: Gull
ford. $314a: Hardwick H22s: Highsate
$685.; Hyde Park. 81 $40: Island Pond 81
400: JAY. 5000; Jericho. $500: Leicester
s2.sA; Ludlow. $3.50: Lyndon, sS,6l7
l.yn.Ionville. 34.400: Manchester, $2o.c0i
Manchester Center. 5000: Mcrhanicsvillc
s4,,a5: Mendon. $2,N6s: Middlcbury. SCI SIC
Mddlcsex. 1868; Middletown Springs
sa,a57; Milton. s1.4cl; Month clier sjs,07a
Mount Holly. 81. 90; Newbury $3.50, New
Haven Mills 5000 North bennington
: sa,'44: North Danyilc. $3.50: Mortified
81 800: North Hero $500; North Troy. s..
oil; Norwich. 5000; Passump*ic, $40
Pawlet. $40; Piaintcld, &l,47+; Poult
ncy. $3.50: Proctor. 5000: Fntney. $3.50
Randolph. si,.lSi: Rchford. s3.a'. Rich
mond. A,lc0' Rochester A,Gli; Rocking
, ham, 1926: Rutland. ss7.ia'; R,egate. 81,
700: St Alhans. s65. 5e6: st Johnsbury, $50,
co3: Sharon. sc23s Shortham. S:,.w7; Soutl
Barre. s3,5'l: South STAFFORD. 5000
Springfield. $500; StocKhridge. $500
Sunderland, E225: Sutton. s:oH2 Swan
ton. A.l0S: T"psham. 5000: VerGennCs
s7.5op: Waltsfeld. $500. Warisboro. s..
100; Waterbury. sls.N5o; Waterford. :? l2o
Watcrvilc. s2,os7; West Concord. $500
| West Fairlcc, 340j: West Haven. s., 291
Westminster. 1870 West Topsham s.,
$40: White River junction, A57s Wi
mington. 1921; Windsor. s6,lS2; WinoO
ski. $l0,si0; Woodbury.. 100: Woodstock
7.022; industrial. 81, 2GO: unclassifed. SEQ
Co.'S total, 81 ,fE',226. II will &c seen bv thi
table that Brattleboro received tn
largest amount followed in order b
Rutland burlington. bennington. s.
Adams. Montpelier, and st. Johhsbur,
PAY ents If $1,000 or more Wei, r.
a porte to the Insurance Press as fo!low'
}. Bennington, Aonzo b. Valentine. A2,