Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24
NEWS OF VERMONT
more important Events GrOunea -,
Free fres" Readcrs-Benninxton
Trying to Raise &2S.OOO for y.
NJ. c. A. Building.

strenuous effort is being made in
bennington to raise before tho ers. -.
september the sum OF 81. 800 to nrrchsso
sue ana to erect building suitabl, fos
the local Y. NJ e. A. MANY OF tho mas.
prominent men in Bennington have bo-
come interested and are co-operatinc u.;,,,
General Secretary j. d. Stchman in ,hi,
undertaking. Among those who oro ,v,
| ''ng all their time to the task is a,hcr, ~.
! \arheN. superintendent of tho crodo,,
schools who is chairman of tho Y NJ r.
A. hhance committee. Two weeks aro
*a'ooo were secured from each of tho fo,-
lowing men on condition that $40 ono -.
raised from among the other citizen. os
the village: Ex-Gov. j. G. McCuI,ouph
r. IL. Jennings. j. C. Colgate. John 8
Holden and William f. Hawks. The com.
mittee appointed by the directors OF tho
association to raise the funds il resolved
10 secure the additional SO, 900 before Sen,
tehioer or abandon the plan entirely
me total amount subscribed 10 date IL
somewhat over $4,000.
GOOD GAME BIRD SEASON EXPECT.
ED.
Already the sportsmen are bcripnirc O..
look forward to the shooting season. sav,
Vermont exchange The summer ba.
been a good one for the game birds. ana
the outlook is bright for good snort here.
aoouts. More than the usual numher "a
BIRDS were reported seen in the covers or.
ter the season closed last fall and ther
are thought to have wintered well. ,rhir
with the favorable weather during thu
breeding season is the basis for the pre.
dlction that birds will be found in good
numbers this fall. The above applies al.
most exclusively to partridgos for thew
are really the only game birds of this re.
Gion. The woodcock come as a flight bird
mostly and are an uncertain lot, some.
times settling in the covers in numberS
and at other times only few stoppinr
about here. Much drumming" has been
heard and many broods OF young vera
seen by fishermen along the brooke
which run through some OF the best GOV.
ers.
TO TOUR IRELAND WITH AN AUTO
{. e. Warren of Waterbury. and l..
Bart Cross. of Montpelier. will begin on
Thursday the first stage of their journey
which will include an automobile tour OF
Europe. On Thursday morning they board
Mr.. Warren's automobile IN Montpelier
ana start for Roston where they sail
"VS""s' August ~, on tne INcrna OF
the Cunnrd line. As automobiles. cannot
be taken OFF the boat at Queenstown they
must go through the Liverpool where they
will land and the cross the chanel to Ire-
land which they travel through first Of
all. After traversing Ireland they visit
Scotland and England, then cross ths
channel to France and then through that
into Italy. Their trip will take
two and probably three months Mr.. War;
rem will run his own car throughout the
rntire journey. The machine which Mr..
Warren will take with him is n Packard.
,S-hOrse power four cylinders.
ORDINATION AT WALI.INGFORD.
At the ordination council to be held at
The Wallingford Baptist Church next
Tuesday, II. :. McCready. Il graduate oe
Tho Newton Theological seminary. will
be ordained. The council will meet in tho
afternoon to examine the candidate and
At tho ordination services In the evening
The Rev. DR.. Gibbs Braislin OF Rutland
will preach the ordination sermon.