Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

since, is now reported on the gain. Two
nurses have been in attendance Charles
Duval is driving team for NJ NJ. Taplin
from lumber camp in Jay.--A Griggss
family has been much afflicted with the
prevailing distcmper the past week
WESTFIELD. .
Tuesday, Jan. I, was red-lettor day
in the annals of Westneld church his
tory, it being the occasion of dcdicatitpg
the new Congregational church which
has been building some time. This
church was organized by Rev. Levi Par
sons. missionary, April 10. 1918. with ten
members. 1t will be remembered by
those convcrsWd with Vermont and New
Hampshire Congregational history that
Rev. Levi Parsons, uncle of Hon. Levi
Morton, cx-vicc president was one
of the talantcd consecrated young
men who gave themselves and their bril-
ant prospects to pioneer missionary
work in these parts. Rev. Mr.. Pt"sons
later went abroad as foreign missionary
and died in a few years at Constant
nople. The church has never had II
large membership and has been a per-
sstent feeder to strong churches in all
gelcs have today several of the local
members in their church rolls. Conse-
sequcntly while the numerical strength
has never been large this little church
has been the spiritual mother OF many
men ard women who have been prom
incnt in business, literary and profess
eional life in larger places. For several
years tho services were held in private
ri
n church was erected less than q mile
south Of the village which was taken
down and rebuilt in The village ia 1S4S,
dedicated Jan TO- 1910, and occupied as n
house OF worship until the last Sunday
in November 1906. ~ the winter OF
1881 Roy. a. y. PEBBLES began crculat.
Ing pledge cards for the new church the
people had wanted 10 start for some
years and secured sl,620 He removed
that spring to South Acton. Mass. and
little more was done for a year In
1908 actual work of building was began.
Tho church building committee of which
W. b. Gilpln was chairma,, have cx-
pended $3.3SG34. ". O. Wright contrib
utcd the paints and undcrpining valued at
5000 and there has been at least $3.50 90
in work and lumber contributed by diff
ETY. have expended a little over $1,000 on
carpets, dishes and dining room chairs
Whatever has been ordered through r..
II. Hitchcock. merchant, and one of It's
building committee has been obtained at
wholesale prices cffocting considerable
saving, and all Judges say II would he
difficult 10 duplicate for 10000. Mrs.
Julia Billings of Woodstock has given the
1n,.
.ardson of Chicopcc, Mass.. former mem
Der has given $4,000, and many other
smaller sums. The Ladies' Aid Society
Savo the committee 800. The towns
people Of the Methodist and Roman
Catholic churches and of no other church
at all have been very kind and generous
In patronzng the sales ana suppcrs as
have the people Of Troy and Wostfeld
Orville Burke of Boston, former resident
offered to pay half tho remaining deficit
of slo7o II the money was raised at once.
And Rev A. b. PEBBLES of South Acton
and Rev. S. W. James OF Troy, retired
Methodist preacher. took The matter in
hand and raised over so ir. a
few minutes. extlnguished the indebtness.
In the morning the Rev Mr..
Jenne and L. T. Howard of South
Weymouth. took part and Deacon
NJ. c. Hitchcock gave historical
address and Deacon W. b. Gilpin. The
report of the building committee.
Tho Rev. Mr.. PEBBLES gave an
address, c. H. Morrill, Of St Johnsbury
and r. c. Flage of Newport and the Rev.
a. s. Bolc of Coventry and tho Roy. I.
y. Ranney Of the Method st church made
short speeches and the Rev James Ram
age of North Troy read the dediratorv
prayer. The Rev. NJ. NJ Farman made
the innovation. The Rov. T. a jenkins
accepted the keys from the church and
building committees. He has lahored
earnestly for the year and n half that he
has been here to raise funds and help in
the work. The Methodist choir very ably
assisted and the children sang one mum
Der which was an innovation which re-
ceivcd many compliments The church Is
built on simple artistic lines. seats about
800; has oak pins. steel walls and cell
ngs in green and gold vestibulos. dining
room setting AZ, kitchen and parlor
are furnished in hard wood and hardwood
fioors,-Mrs Dodge returned to her home
in Lunenburg Monday after spending a
few days with her son. NJ H. Dodge
Mrs. L X. Annis slipped on the ice last
Tuesday and seriously injured her hip
Wallace Warner was leading a colt
through the village last Friday when It
became frightened and Warner fell and
had his jaw badly broken in two places
Mrs. Esther Sawyer Of Lowell came
TO visit her brother, John Martin and
was taken very sick and will have 70
remain a few weeks.-Mr and Mrs
William Chaffee of Ramsey. n. j., have
been visiting his sister Mrs. Homer
Brownham.-DanaC Carey and SOP OF Ash
land. n. H., recently visited his sister.
Mrs, Ann Ryder-Next Sunday tho Rev.
S. A. Ranney will preach on church ex-
tension and collections for that work
will he taken up.--The Methodist Sunday
School reorganized last Sunday by elect
| ing the following officers ana teachers;
! Superintendent. S. L. Hendrix; assistant
superintendent, Miss Ethel Hoyt: sec
| list, Helen Froman teachers, Mrs J. A.
Ranney, Mrs. Homer Bowman, Mrs
Eugene Miller and Mrs Caroline Miller
There Is $50. In the treasury-The Con-
gregational Sunday School rcorganized
| last Sunday with superintendent. II. g.
| Hitchcock, assistant Miss Maude Miller;
secretary and treasurer, Dana Gilpin,
Helen Dickson. The average attendance
was 90, 1852; deficit, $3.50, The teachers
are: NJ, l., Hitchcock, Miss Maude Miller
| Mrs. A. l.. Rider, Mrs. w. u. Bell