Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Windsor County
SHARON

At a meeting of the committee of the
Congregational Church held Sunday
evening, March 30, 1t was voted to extend
n call to the Rev. Hugh Penney,
present student in the Bangor, Maine.
Theological Seminary. The Rev. Mr..
Penney was the pulpit supply of the
church on Sunday and upon the pre-
sentation of the call at the conclusion he
accepted the same and will assume the
pastorate after the close of the seminary
year the middle of June. At the begin
ming of the next Dartmouth college year
he will enter it's junior class and con-
tinue the college cause until the conclu-
sion of its senior year. The preceding
Sunday was the second service in Sharon
by the Rev. Mr.. Penney and on this
second visit he was accompanied by
Mrs. Penney a resident of Holden,
Maine The church has been without
pastor for nearly six months.-A special
town meeting was held Saturday to see
what action would be taken in construct
ing the superstructure of the village two
room school house. the foundation Of
which is already laid. The motion was
made by Selectman Baxter Roberts that
the town vote to erect the frame, board
the same and put on the roof the present
year. When the vote was taken, the
mOtlOn was lOSt. III was tnen moved t1at
the town school committee be instructed
to buy the green lumber material needed
for constructing the proposed building
and let the same dry during the season
and this motion carried, and adjourn
ment folowed.-M. C. Noyes, State SUI
pervisor of highways for the Windsor
county districts. is on a tour of it's towns
and in conference with the selectmen Of
each in regard to the selection of road
patrolmen.-G. A. Chillson has been APP
pointed by the selectmen as the town
trunk road patrolman.-Miss Elizabeth
Iell of South STAFFORD was recent
guest at the Sharon House.-Harold H.
Day was a visitor at the State Legisla-
ture the past week.-At date, Herbert e.
Day has made a total of 12O gallons OF
maple syrup. and John w. Gibson, so
gallons. Much of the syrup and sugar
Is shipped out of town.-Even the Oldest
inhabitants say that they never saw so
great a rise in the river and brooks, in
a stated time, as there was in the storm
of Friday. The trunk road to the east
and west of the village was flooded and
brooks overlooked the STAFFORD roads.
Culverts here and there were washed
away and traffic on all highways for the
day was made impossible. The snowfall
up to Saturday night was nearly four
fnches.-The spring term of the town
public schools begins Monday, April T.
Albert Baldwin Preston. now in his S3rd
year and for 81 years member of the
Masonic order, has returned to his re-
sdence after winters stay with a son
in Concord, N. II. He was at the
special town meeting Saturday afternoon
and an active participant in its proceed
ings.-The woman's church society will
serve a supper in the dining room OF
Steele chapel Wednesday evening, April
Q, beginning at 600 o'clock and continuing
till all are served.-At the annual meet.
ing of Forest Chapter, O. T.. s.. .'hurs.
day evening, the 9th, Mr.. Florence
Porter was elected worthy matron; VIII
liam F.. Heath, worthy patron Mrs. Ella
Wiley. associate matron; Mrs. Bessie
ID. Billings and Mrs. Jennie Badger, con-
ductor. The appOintive officers will be
named at a later meetng.-Charles Bar.
rett is soon to locate i'm Windsor -