Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Greek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON
MIDDLEBURY.

MlDDLEBURY.
The third annual convention of the Ad- |
olson county and Brandon Y. NJ. c. A. |
opened Friday afternoon with about
80 present Tho annual meeting of the
state committee was held at four o'clock
ana the following officers were elected:
President W. j. Van Patten of Burling-
ton vice-presldent. ]. n Barss, super
ntendcnt of the industrial school at Yer
gennes; secretary and treasurer, G. f.
North Of Burlington. At $3.50 a banquet
was served $50 sitting down in the parlors
Of the Memorial Baptist Church Ex-
Gov. Fletcher y. Proctor presided, and
Judge G. /. Button of Middlebury, Pres
brcy Freeman of Concord, n. H.. Wal
lace Bachelor of Bethel and w. ]. Ma
son of Hillside Mich. spoke. President
John NJ. Thomas and Gov. j. \. Mead
we're prevented from attending. The
county convention officers were elected:
President. the Rev George r Stair; vice
president. J. f.. Crane; secretary. Prof.
Raymond Mcfarland; assistant secretary,
Walter +. Lewis. The session this morn
irg will begin at 9;30.-The first shoot of
the Middlebury Gun club was held Fri
day on the Addison Agricultural So
ciety's grounds. with a good attendance.
The contest was 50-bird event Gushing
Hill of Mildchury was the winner, So
curing the sterling silver watch fob pre-
sented by the Dupon Powder company.
IN 1918 he held the Addison county cham
pionship. j +. Tanning OF Schenectady,
y. Y, tied Mr.. Hill but as he Is pro-
fessional he was ineligible The score:
Cushing IIill, Is; Ralph Holmes. 81; r. II.
pinney. 20; w. J. Newton. 81; j. f.
Wright. Al, and j. +. Tanning. 45.
The second days proceedings OF the
Addison county and Brandon Young
Mems Christian associations annual
convention began in the association
rooms at $50 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, with Rev. George r. Stair pres!d-
ing Secretary j. Sterling Moran
made his annual report in which these
statistics were given: Number of re-
liGious meetings and meetings for
Bible study during the year e. with
a total attendance of 1900; social en-
tertainments IS with a total attend
ance of 1850 base ball basket ball,
ana other athletic meetings 53 with A
total attendance of 2100; educational
meetings AZ. with total attendance
of 700. total number of meetings 200
and the total attendance $3.50. Thir-
teen young men and boys have accept
ed Christ and made a beginning in the
| Christian life. During the year Sec
retary Moran travelled by rail 400
miles and by carriage 735 miles, spoke
on Y. NJ. c. A. work II times. delivered
nine lectures, conducted &c confer
cnces spoke In pulpits 2S times. The
number OF members of the association
is 292 and contributing members 214,
There are local organizations in Mid
dlebury, VerGennes. Lincoln, Ripton'
Orwell. Shoreham. salisbury and Wey-
bridge, tho last three named having
been organized In January Of TINS
year. The associations have received
in dues and fees S475 and have on
hand $91. The convention, which was
IL very successful one. came 10 close
with services held in the various
| churches of this village Sunday.-MrS
Joseph Kelley was called to Brandon
Friday by the death Of her father. Mr.
| Downs.
A medical COMPANY to be known as
the Belcco company has been incor-
porated here with capital OF SO'OVU
under the laws of the state OF Yer
mont The incorporates are Dr' =
S. Eddy, Ira II. LeFleur Marshall I
Butterfeld. Allen Calhoun, Sr" ana
Robert Hope The company Will at
an early date begin the manufacture
CT household remedies
DR.. Thomas w. b. Crater Of the de-
partment of political science of Middle
ment to the department of political
economy and sociology OF the University
of Pittsburg. DR. Crater not only receives
a very considerable advance in salary
but is also connected with an institution
which promises rapid adv NanceInent The
University of Plttsbure has a permanent
endowment OF over 100000, and an an
nual revenue of about half million
Already the university has upward OF
l,6Oo students, and at the rate it is grow
ing must soon rank amongst the largest
universities of the countly-Mr
and Mrs. Martin Calvin expect to go &c
San Francisco the latter part of the
month to be absent three or four years
and perhaps longer
State Superintendent Mason S. Ston'
met the school commissioners of thIi
section OF Addison county Mt the Addison
House Wednesday morning. There wa'
a good attendance. George w, Fasset
has gone to Gaysville. whore he will visi
his brother and other relatives.-Soomol
LaPine, who has been III the past few
weeks, is slowly recovering Joseph Ger
main of Ferrisburg is visiting Mr., an'
Mrs, Victor Tyrel. John Gale and O2ia
Gale OF Flint, Mich are visiting her
and in Weybridge, Carl Erickson an'
family are moving to the c, w, Ros
house or Munroe street-George Ban
mister went Wednesday to Granville
, n. Y. where he has a position.-Harr!
Brousseau has gone to Montevideo
Uruguay.-Mrs Stewart Andrews of Ros