Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
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Mass. Passionate.
The Rev Winfield Turner. who has
been pastor of the tniversalist Church in
| Chester for three years leaves about
September 1 to accept call to the parish
at Maplcwood, in Maiden. Mass Dur
ing Mr.. Turner's pastorate in Chester he
has done good work andskcpt the society
in excellent condition. Mr.. Turner was
born and educated in Augusta. Me. the
home of the Rev. DR.. George w. Quinn
by, one of the pioneers in the Univer-
salst faith and editor of the Gospel
Banner. MIR Turner came to Chester
from the New Hampshire Universalist
State conventios. He is secretary of the
State Young Peoples Christian union
also secretary of tho association of
Liberal Ministers of Vermont and Quebec
During Mr.. Turner's stay in Chester he
has been selected to deliver memorial
Sunday sermons for the g. A. r. the l.
! o. o. F., also the baccalaureate sermon
this year before the sectors of the high
school. and other active parts in grad
uating exercises Mr.. Turner is a member
or the Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges
aslo member Of Holy Cross commanderv
at Bellows Falls He preached his fare
well sermon last Sunday before a large
| congregation. His goinr away leaves the
parish without a pastor. Mr.. and Mrs
Turner are held in higl osteeni here. both
| by the Cniversalst Church people and
the citizens i'm general who regret very
luch his leaving town.
STATE UNIVERsALIsT CONVENTION
The 7Srd annual Universalst conven-
! 'oh OF Vermont and the Province of
quebec, the 18th annual convention of
the Young Peoples rhristia,, union of
vermont and the prov .ucc of Quebec. and
'he 18th annual convention of the Wo-
man tnversalist Missionary societv
VIII he held at st. Johnsbury. Monday.
| tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday
August p %. %. and 80 There will also
DC a meeting Of the executive committee
OF the Cniversaiist State coi, antion Tues
daN afternoon. August Is Tho off GERS If
| the convention are President the Rev
+. +. Marggraf of St. Adams: socretorv
and superintendent, the Rev Alven NJ
smith Of Plainfeld: treasurer w. II.
Gladding of Randolph.
BURGLARS SCARED OFr.
Burglars entered the house Of Mrs. Ada
r.. Dowley in Brattlehoro about four
CLOCK tuesday morning and made an
unsuccessful attempt to rifle desk in
the library on the ground floor. Mrs
DoWley WAS awakened by the barking
| of her dog and heard the thieves at work
on the floor below. She at once teIe-
| phonod to y. w, Tennev, who lives near
but before his arrival they had cscaped
Entrance to the house was gained
through a pantry wind w. The door of
one OF the compartments Of the desk
was splirtered. but the lock- was nor
broken. The burglars made no attomnt
to carry off tho large quantity of silver
in the dining room, bu, contcnted them
selves with an orange and a tomato
taken from the REFRIGERATOR
FLOODED MORGAN SOLD TO NEW
YORKER
A. Is. Fuller superintendent of Ravside
farm, Rochester, n. ", of which the Hon
l.. ID. Ely is proprietor, has spent the last
five weeks in Vermont in pursuit of n
Morgan stallion to take the place of
White River Morgan. late the premier
hos so,s 49,: - 'ne farm mat
,,o,o,.,,. ~ 'He mexican
-, ,'', ~ ~ .'''' many sood ones sun
,,.o,,rs ~ "'',. I'','lN S"'i, OF 'he nest
,,,, 'e"r 49, sue S'flhs' MT.
ruler began at Middlebury, workeu north
to Franklin county, crossed the State
with the L. S. government Morgan men
wont south Win ,bau, tn Eot,.,ao So, 'Ie'
hack IN Rartor Ra,ra, Daaa,
gate. Sheffield and Ana,lv salantad t.o
tbraa ,,aors ia ,,orao, ''.'
wood fron, ,,or,,oir W., .a. -
RurLa DC ,ho no.. ,rod 49,
y,duo, .,o,,,or ~, ,bo r,ou,.o. ~ 80.