Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-15
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Free Press Peadcrs-Racc Suicide
Affects Church.

municantS or else dra wing upon other
congregations for it's material. This is
due, according to the statement of Rec
tor Joseph Reynolds, who ia now pre-
pairing class for the annual connrma-
ton by tho Rt. Rev A. G.. A. Hall OF
Burlington, bishop OF the diocese of
Vermont, to the fact that marriages for
tho most part among the present gem
Grafton in his congregation are chldlcss
The congregation Of Trinity Church Of
i0S members includes many Of the most
fashionable families in the city. On it's
list of 4hS members are enrolled tho names
of many Of Rutland's most wealthy pco-
pie. but those families have been drawn
upon to their fullest capacity, and it is
to their children, now marrying, to whom
Rector Reynolds ascfibes the dihaculty
IN organizing large ella sses for conflrma-
ton. The clergyman has been in Eut-
land -four years. and he states that IS
communicates arc considered fair
sized class nowadays. April Il j. tho day
set for the bishops visit ans year and
the indications arc that the class will not
be larger than the average. In discus
sing tho matter the Rev. Mr. Reynolds
said. 81 should say that fully one-tlird
of tho persons confirmed here the Ia st
few years were members of other CON
greCations who have come TO US. People
are coming 30 believe more and more in
tho Episcopal Church. which is really the
Church OF England. We can give 10 the
Roman Catholic all he now has in ancient
history, and to tho Protestant We offer
moro than an" other church. Right here
in Rutland all the members Of old Eps-
copal families belong TO tho church al
most without exception, so that as there
is little material left in our own congre-
cation, VIC hay" to look elsewhere Rec
tor Reynolds was asked if the fact that
there were not more children OF the age
Of confirmation from year to year among
his own people denoted that marriages
are to n great extent without offspring.
and he answered in the affirmative. One
great drawing card to Trinity Church is
the vested choir of about 30 men and
boys Rector Reynolds has an able as-
sistant in getting boys Interested In the
choir and incidentally in the church, la
j. Walter Nourse, Young printer who
devotes all his spare time to teaching
boys. Nourse'S mother and sister are
stanch MethodiSts. yet there is not a
more earnest Episcopaiau in the city
than he. The young man IS substitute
mail carrier as we'll as a printer. and
with his double duties he finds plenty of
opportunity to he with the boy. The
Rev Mr.. REYNOLDS was born az Bsti-
moro, Nd. He was educated at the Uni
versity Of Virginia and graduated later
from tho General Theological school in
New York ne WAS ordained at Balti-
more in 1910 His carly charges were in
Maryland and At Brooklyn. \. Y. He
was married at Mott Raven to Miss
Louise 9. Smitn, and they have three
chitoren. Mr.. Reynolds became affiliated
with the Rutland church in June. 1902,
succeeding the Rev. Theodore e. Foster,
who went to Kansas City. He came TO
Vermont from Mott Haven. y. V. where
h" had been pc stor of ST. Mary's Church
for three years. lie is liNeal descend
ant of benjamin Harrison. one Of tho
signcrs Of TN" Declaration Of Independ-
encc. and is !. members of the Scss OF
the American Revolution.
CHILD IN DERRY MEETS \ TER
RIBI.E DEATH.
The little son of Thomas Ellis OF DERBY
was 50 badly burned last Saturday, that
he died Monday morning His mother
lett him and a sister Tor few hours.
The sister went to Tho stove, during the
time to get some hot water. in turning
around sic ran against tho little boy
and tho boiling water was thrown all
over his head and neck and ran down
under his clothes. The little girl did not
know what 10 do and his mother found
him with his wet clothes still upon him
on her return.
EXPECTS OTIS or SI-I;AR
christopher Amidun. one of the largest
maple sugar and syrup producers in Ben
ninston has just concluded the tapping
Of his 500 trees ana is well satisfied with
Tho unusual run of sap. He commenced
boiling This morning. The season is
number of days in advance of what it us
ually is. many makers wore not
ready when tho sap commenced to run
last week, Mr.. Arnidon has made sugar
on the same farm for over 20 years, and
expects 10 make a larger quantity this
time than he has any one season in years.
When he commenced making sugar years
ago mis- sap was gathered in buckets.
these in turn were cmptied into barrels,
and from them into the pans in which it
was boiled. thereby hopping the sap con-
tinually stirred up. Now tin buckets are
used to catch tho sap, which runs from
them into the cvaporator There is no
more dipping of tho sap and tho eVapora-
tor is kept filled automatically. The sugar
works Of Mr.. .Andon arc fitted with every
modern appliance.
ENPEtT GOOD TROUT SEASON.
Expert trout fishermen say that all
conditions are favorable in this State for