Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-08
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PUZZLE TO LABOR MEN


Rutland. oct. The Central Trades
and Labor council of rhis city is up
against n serious proposition In consider
Ing whether or not tho Tnion Signal
Vermont's only labor paper shall con-
tinue publication
The departure ot Philip J Halvosa FOR
Boston Saturday viii leave the paper
without an editor, and as set there have
been no applications for tho vacancy
which the council has thought worthy
Of consideration
There has been considerable complaint
from the signal management that the
union workingmcn Of Rutland do not sup
port the pager. Some are said 20 have
been dSsa tisticd because the signal did
not espouse the cause OF socialism and
others because certain candidates FOR Of
fee were not endorsed IN ia columns
The policy OF the paper has always been
10 advocate the election o' none but
purely labor candidates. The Barre unions
are said 70 be anxious TO have the Signal
puhlished IN their city
The more influential union mon Of Rut-
land are All anxious to have the p,fbl!ca-
tion OF .he Signal continued. and there
will be determined opposition TO any
proposal TO drop Il.
VOTE sl.ooo TOWARD HOME.
Montpelier oct. At a meeting o. the
aides Aid association Of Heaton hos
pital held this afternoon. the sum OF 81
% was voted toward the building OF
nurses' home at tho hospital and work
on tha same will Oc commenced Mt once
Some day the las week IN October will
he observed as tag day" and Tho pro-
ceeds will be devoted 20 tho benefit OF
the hospital.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE.
Rutland. oct. THE iin0sar va'iay
conference Of Advent Christian churches
which Includes southern Vermont. wcs'-
crn Massachusetts ana part ~ SOW
York, Went into annual session here TO-
night The convention VIII last through
Sunday. A business session VIII be held
tomorrow morning and there will bc an
afternoon md an evening session with
addresses each day. A hundred delegates
are expected. The Rev, L. l. Chase Of
I>owhampton. y. Y. gave the opening
sermon tonight
MANY FOREIGNERS NATURArIZED
Montpelier. oct, a session Of the
federal court was held to-day IN tha
court room al the federal building for
naturalization purposes. a largo number
OF foreigners applied for their papers
and this evening r. s Platt. clerk of
the court and his assistants We're in
Barre. receiving the prpcr4 ~ others
who desire to become citizers More
tNan 100 have thug far appeared aefore
the court. Several others aye expected
tomorrow.
PROBATE JUDGES MEETING
Montpelier. oct. The annual meeting
or the probate Judges OF the State was
held this afternoon In tho ofiCe O. Judge
Hiram Carleton These meetings are
held once a year in Moutpc!cr to enable
tho probate judges TO keep IN touch with
each other. and so far as possible . Uni-
form code of rulings. The meetings are
entirely Informal in character hpt arc ot
vital interest to the probate interests q;
Vermont
STATE D. A. n. PROGRAM orr.
Montpelier. oct. The OH Ial pro
gran> OF tho ninth annual conference or
the Vermont Chapter Of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. whrh IS TO
no held in this city on "Wednesday. O.to-
h"r y, was issued to-day. The meetings
VIII be held In the Wood Art gallery.
The program includes an informal recco-
'ion In the morning. q welcome by Mrs
Charles II. Heaton, regent OF Marquis
de Lafayette chapter OF Montpelier with
response by Mrs. Mary y. Mckinnon.
regent OF st. John de CreRyecoeur Chap
ter, report OF tho |Ind raised for the
real daughters and the presentation or
Eo!d spoon to Harriet d Dodge, wei
come TO the guests by Mrs J. j. Estey
OF Brattleboro and the nomination and
election OF officers The public exercises
will be held In Representatives hall on
the evening OF that day