Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-15


Scott, V. r.; Alexander Scott, secretary;
William Scott, f. s.; James Camp bell,
treasurer.
Seward Jones, of Jones Brothers Granite
company, presented the workmen with $50
for Christmas aud the men are to use 1t for
a ball and supper.
The Universalist gentlemen have an
nounced their second annual supper for
next Saturday evening. December II.
The r. b. Crnndall G. A. K. Post elected
Andrew Whitehead commander; Hiram
Goodspeed s. V. c.; j. j. Smith, j. V. G.;
George T. Conner, q. NJ; Charles ID. Car
penter, surgeon; John 5. Colling' chaplain;
George w. Drown, o. D.: w. w. Dodge,
o. G.; G. l. Beckley, trustee; d. B. Mnard,
delegate to State encampment, and b. 7. 1
Wiley alternate.
The total enrolment OF scholars at tn o
Spauding graded school during the fail
term was 622 and the average attendance
50. 5 per cent.
c. Il. Tayntor e. Co. now employ about
60 mon at their works, and are turning out
a large amount of finished granite.
Now that Leon G. Cady ID in tho Mont
| yeler Jail for stealing, several other cases
of his crook.dness are talked OF, one being
his entering the c. W. Potter bakery
through a window and stealing lot of
| goods.
The Universalist people are to observe
Christmas by holding tree Monday even
| ing the Goth.
Austin Peck received { slight stroke OF
paralysis on Monday.
The first lyceum of the winter term at
| Goddard seminary occurred Saturday
evening. About 100 student. are now at
| school.
Tbs winter term OF Spaulding graded
school opened Monday morning.
A littls Grsniteville girl while sliding
| down hill Sunday ran against u post aud
| broke her cellar oono.
A change in the make.up OF the Mont
! peler and Wells River railroad corps here
went into effect Monday by which Mr.. S.
s. Ballard, formerly freight aud ticket
agent on the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad becomes joint freight agent for the
same and the Barre railroad; Mr.. Billiards.
position as ticket agent falls to Fred w.
| Luther, formerly operator In the Barre rail-
road office, and Z. O. Tracy becomes joint
yardmaster of the two roads
MONTPELIER.
Hiram B. Wedge, superintendent of the
| Montpelier cas- works, received slight par
ally tic shock Thursday forenoon. " lille
the street he began to feel queerly, could
not walk and was carried TO mis- home before
the shock occurred His physician thinks
| no will fully recover.
| The village report elbows that for the year
ending December !, $500 63 were paid out
for fire department; S34S2 OF for lighting
streets by electricity; :l492 for police de-
partmeut; $1e3S "A for highways and sew
ers; $3.50. 20 for sidewalks; STA OF miscel-
laneous; a total OF $21 512G 81.
The total cost of the Montpelier village
water works to date is $121, 1876 40 Nearly
Is miles OF pine have been laid, there are
50 hydrants aud col iamilies and 14T
miscellaneous establishments that use the
| wafer.
The village schools ere to close Decem-
Der Is.
be sold at auction.
The annual meeting of Brooks Woman
! Relief corps occurred on Friday night and
these officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. Clara l.. Holden, president;
Mrs Clara II. Fowler, S. V. p; Mrs. En-
ma Noyes j. V. P; Mrs. Ella Roberts,
treasurer; Mrs. Dora J. Felt, chaplain; Mrs.
Ida c. Brown, conductor; Mrs. Alice C..
Baker, guard; Mrs Ella Roberts, Mrs. Dora
Felt and Mrs. Bliss, delegates to State meet
ing; Mrs. Leland, Mrs. Clark and Mrs.
Merrill, alternates: Mrs, Seaver, Mrs.
Waterman and Mrs. Finuey, trustees.
At the annual meeting OF Mount Sinai
Temple, on Friday night, Collins BIakely
was elected grand potentate; James L. Cur
ran, chief rabban; Edwin O. Hubbard, as
s!stant rabban; stephen r. Colby, high
priest; George ID. Wheeler, oriental guide
Frank a. Dwinel treasurer: Charles H.
heHton, recorder; and Ira Allen of Fair
| Haven, representative to the imperial coun-
Gu in Cincinnati next June. These are a
part OF the appointed officers: George NJ.
Goss, first ceremonial master; William II.
HerricE, second; Arch NJ. BatcGeider, mar
shall; Charles II. Fuller director; Fred NJ.
Sherburne, first alchenist.
The new village trustees met on Friday
evening and organized by electng G. o.
Stratton clerk. l.. b. Brooks is TO have
the care of village hall and A. b. Grant
lighting the streets. joel Foster was reap
pointed water commissioner AMI {. b. Rob
erts street comm ssioner. The old police
men were appointed for the present, Henry
Hunt and c. Demeritt.
About 500 net profits are reported from
the Unitarian ladies' Christmas sale.
The present mem bersnip of Mt. Sina
, Temple is reported by Charles II. Heaton,
recorder, to I've 21!.
At Christ Episcopal Church Il Christmas
: tree and other exercises will be held Satur
day evening, Dec. "a, and Christmas ser.
, vice SUNDAY.
Elmer j. Coffrin, brakeman on the II. &
W, K. railroad, was Knocked from an out
going freight train by the water pipe al
Pia;nield, aud quite severely injured. Mr..
. Cotfrn's back was badly dlsiocated and
bead severely cut, caused by striking on .h'
frozen grouni.