Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-07

The third annual meeting and banquet
OF the Vermont Association OF Local
Fire Insurance Agents will be held at
White River Tavern. Hartford, Thursday.
october :, The business session will be
held at four O'Clock in the afternoon and
the banquet at seven. Among the guests
OF the association will be President
Campbell Of the American Central. Sec
rotary f. n. Wentworth OF the National
Fire Protective association, Boston; Dep
uty Commissioner Charles Fletcher of
the Massachusetts department and Louis
G. Merrill. president OF the New Hamp-
shire association.
At the closing session Sept. - Of
the Vermont branch. Woman's Board OF
Foreign Missions. held at st. Johnsbury,
the following officers were elected
President. Mrs. NJ II. Buckham, Bur
lington: first vice-president. Mrs. c. ".
Stevens, St. Johnsbury; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. John Gibson. st. Adams; home
secretary. Mrs G. S. Mills, Bennington;
foreign secretary, Miss Mary c. Torrey
Burlington, secretary OF young peoples
work, Miss Matilda Goulding. Whining
ton; treasurer, Miss Mary B. Manley
Pittsford auditor, William F. Dennison,
Pittsford.
George Edwards, known as Portland
Fatty" one OF the clevercst yeggmen
and postoffice robbers in the business, is
reported to be under arrest at Toledo
Ohio. Edwards WAS indicted August 2S
1908, for 4 postoffice robbery at Morgan.
He was arrested in New York the fol-
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5000 for trial in Rutland May Is, 1903.
When that date arrived Edwards's at
torneys stated that their client had been
shot in n quarrel with another yegg and
was unable to appear Proceedings look
ing toward the forfeiture Of the bail
have been dragging along in federal
courts ever since.
The Rev Calvin r. Moody. d. D.. for
six years pastor Of the CONGREGATIONAL
Church IN Bristol. Conn. has received a
| call to the presidency of Kingfsher Col
| lege, Oklahoma. Two churches have also
approached him in regard to becoming
their pastor DR.. Moody was born In
Vermont. was graduated with honors
from Middlehury College and from the
Hartford Theological Seminary. His
first pastorates were In Vermont and
New HAMPSHIRE and later he held pastor
ates in Oswego Iowa, Minneapolis, MINI,
and Syracuse. " y. He received the de-
gree OF doctor OF divinity from his alma
mater In 1902
County Game Warden Camp of Mont
pelier was al Lanesboro Monday inves-
tigating the killing of a buck deer weigh
ing 20) pounds there Saturday evening
he "A {,
field OF Mitchell Goslant, and had been
shot. but by whom could not be ascer
tanned state Fish and Game Commits
soner Thomas of Stowe was notified
and he instructed Warden Camp to inves-
tigate. There Is no game warden In that
part OF Marshfeld and before Mr.. Camp
got there Monday some OF the lumber
men at Lanc.boro had the deer skinned
and dressed, with some of the choicest
cuts in the frying pan.
A Poultney Italian called Mi"e Perry,
and another man OF the same nationality.
whose name IL unknown. are under ar
rest charged with essnult with intent to
kill Charles Streeter Of North Poultney
fred a revolver shot at n dog belonging
to Perry, the animal having an annoying
habit OF chasing teams. Immediately
after Perry is alleged 10 have set out
after streeter on a bicycle AT fred at
him with shotgun some OF the ahot
striking him in the back. Soon after
Strecter was fired on while passing
through a piece OF woods N the evening
On this occasion heavy sheepskin lined
hunting Jacket impedod the charge OF
huckshot, so he was not seriously IN
jured.
After missing several hens from his
mock John Cleary OF Barre stationed
on OFFICER In walt for the thieves.
armed In part with a bullseye Ian
tern, At the proper moment he di-
rected its rays under the hen roost
and lit rp the countenances of two
gentlemen Of his acquaintance. Frank
Gorge and Charles Creed, Jr. They
insisted that they Just dropped In to
take quiet drink. but the officer
was still suspicious. as they could
produce no bottle and carried sack
Of the right size to accommodate a few
fowls. They were Monday given an
opportunity to tell their strange tale
TO the Judge OF the municipal court
and will serve alternate sentences OF
los days In default of fines of SIS and
costs each.