Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
STOWE.

The LamOille county conference of
Congregational Churches held it's 6Sth
annual meeting with the church in Stowe
Thursday. The session opened at 0:45
a. m. with the Rev. V. NJ. Hardy. d. D..
of Morrisville moderator. Devotional
services We're conducted by the Rev. C.
c. st, Glare of Morrisvile. The confer
ence theme was work In the Local
Churches" and the question What Can
Men Do in the Local Churches" was dis
cussed at the morning session. Dinner
was served by the ladies of the local
church. At the afternoon session. the
following officers were elected: Modera-
tor. the Rev. V. NJ. Hardy: scribe, the
Rev. H. A. G. Able; treasurer, James
T'olmes of Johnson; committee on time
and place of next meeting, the Rev. c.
G. ST. Clare, James Holmes Miss Sara
Page, Jeffcrsonville; benevolence, the
Rev JK. Fuller. Johnson, All Cheney
Stowe Morris Hill, johnson; resolutions,
II. =. Munson, Morrisville. o. NJ Smith
Reports We're read from the churches in
"aterville, Stowe, Eden. North Hyde
Park. Hyde Park. Morrsville and John
son. The Rev. W, r. Hamlln delivered
tho conference sermon at p. m. The
questions, What Can Women Do?" and
What Can Young People Do?" We're dis
cussed Addresses were given by the
Rev G. A. Hood of Boston and the Rev
II. G. Howard
w. NJ. Adams opened the Summit House
on Mt Mansfield Monday. Some snow
was found in the road and a large
quantity remains on tho chin. Mrs Tina
Sargent Is housckeeper, Miss Jennie San
born and Fred Campbell are also en-
ployed.
All roads led to Lake Mansfield yester-
day, the occasion being the seventh an
nual meeting and banquet of the Lake
Mansfield Trout club. Preparations for
the event had been making for several
days, not the least of which was the
taking from the waters of the lake of 4J5
pounds of trout. which with appropriate
accompaniments made a dinner long to be
remembered. The day was a perfect one
and the crystal Lake in its mountain IA st
ness took on its most beautiful aspect for
the pleasure of the visitors that thronged
the place from early morn till night A
constant stream of carriages and automo-
blles during the morning hours awoke
the echoes. When only a few years since
| an occasional traveller pursued his way
by footpath, but where now one of the
most attractive fishing resorts In the
State Is established. At the business
meeting the following directors were
elected: .. p, Luce, C. l.. McMahon, C.
f. Burt. NJ. c. Lovejoy of Stowe, J., Bart
Cross, James Boutwell, OF Montpelier, Dr.
ID. c. Hawley, w. +. Greene Of Buring-
ton, NJ. II. Riddell of Boston, l.. c.
Moody of Waterbury. DIR. II. C. Brigham
of New York, G. ri. Cross OF St Johns
bury, II, c. Fiske of Morrisvile, T.. W.
Blake of Barre. s. w. Paige of St Adams
The directors elected the following Off
| GERS; President, DIR, H. G.. Brigham; vice.
president, c. L. Mcmahon: secretary and
| treasurer, H. c. Thomas; auditors, G. L..
Mcmahon, c, G. Burt. N. G. Lovejoy Of
stowe, At the close of the business meet
| ing the company repaired to the dining
room where the banquet was served 1856
| members and guests. The directors voted
| to buy so acres of c. f. Burt to increase
the clubs land holdings. The company
| began to leave Immediately upon the close
of the epast.-Isenja min Birch of Spok-