Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26

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would be completed before spring The
water wheels are now being put in posi-
ton and the pcnstocks will soon follow
and the dynamos are to be directly con
nected with the wheels so the matter or
constructing the power house Is the small
est to be considered.
1t appears as though the Berlin annex
will not have to pay the tax recently In
fiicted upon it by the other part of the
town because 1t is held that the special
town meeting was Illegal, not being prop
erly warned. Town Clerk NJ. w. Whee-
lock has admitted that he never re-
ceived any notice of this meeting, much
less recorded 1t. 1t is also stated on good
authority that the quadrennial appraisal
and subsequent appraisals of the grand
list of the town have not been properly
and legally made out by an oversight oil
the sclectmen so this will be another fac
tor in the free fight which is bound to &C.
cur.
e. j. Ennis has purchased the home
stead of Louis Nornandie at 43 Berlin
street for $500.
John St. John, aged Is years. died at his
home in Berlin Friday evening from pncu-
monia.
OF Sunday, February 5, it is expected
that this city and Barre will be the scene
of one of the greatest events in the his
tory of fraternal orders in this state. Al
that time there are to be instituted stimuli
aneously councils of the Catholic order Of
llt hIllBllS vi COlllIlblSs " wv
have received their charters and Barre's
council number is i0l and that of this city
800. The number of candidates who will
form the charter member In both coui-
ellis will reach nearly 100 and delegations
are expected from other councils IN the
state which it is expected will swell the
number to between 400 and 500 who Will
take part in the ceremonies. AT n meet
ing held by the local council Sunday af-
ternoon james NJ. Healey, William Miller
- Itt VAf
committee to act with a like committee
from the Barre council in taking charge
of the arrangements for the event. on
the date named, the forenoon will DO de-
voted to receiving the visitors who will
arrive on special trains. In the afternoon
the first and second degrees will be work
ed on both councils in Barre by the Bur-
lington council working one degree and
the St. Adams council the other. From
Z TO s o'clock in the evening n banquet will
be served the members of the new coun-
ellis and the visitors in the Golden Fleece
building in this city after which they Will
repair to the hail of the Catholic order of
Foresters in the Lawrence building whore
the impressive ceremony of working the
third degree will be performed by District
Deputy r. w. Moloney.
The Spiritualist convention was largely
attended Sunday and closed its session
Sunday evening and it was voted to hold
its annua meeting in 1900 in this city.
The following officers have been eiected:
President: DR.. +. A. Smith, Brandon;
vice-presidents, Mrs. Sarah a. Wiley,
Rockingham and A. +. Hubbard. Tyson;
secretary and treasurer, James Crossctt,
Waterbury; auditor, A. f. Hubbard; board
of managers, ID. ii. Chapman of Fletcher.
Or. S. N. Gould of Randolph, Norman
Weeks of Rutland, Mrs. John Eastwood
of Winooski. Mrs. l.. NJ. Walker and i.
d. Smith of St. lbans, Lucius Colburn Of
Manchester, Mrs. l.. G.. Hammond of Lud-
low and T.. j. Fallon of this city.
Mrs. Mary A. u. Burbank died at her
, home on Main street Saturday evening
/ after a long and painful illness. aged So
) years. The funeral was held at the
J house at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
/ Rev. Norman Seaver officiating and the
burial was in Green Mount cemetery.
Mrs. Robert ]. Hargin. aged CT years.
3 died Sunday night at her home on Court
| street after a three years illness from
2 private was held Monday afternoon.
= Rev. Andrew Gillies officiating end the ie-
. mains were inferred in Green Mount
l cemetery.
: The annual meeting and election of off,
= GERS of the Young Mems Republican club
of Montpelier and vicinity Is to be held
Tuesday evening, January 81, In the edi-
, torial rooms of the Waterman. The mem
> bership roll has now 900 names upon it
, and every member should, if possible, be
; present in order to Keep IN touch with the
l work of the club.
j. S. Viles has just received at his cleo
$ trio plant in Middlesex a monster genera
l tor, probably the largest in New England,
l it having a capacity for generating elec-
2 tricity for 1000 incandescent lamps or 700
= horse power 1t weighs over 20 tons and
0 is so bulky that in order to get It into
S the plant, the brick casing at the sides Of
. the large double doors will have TO be
= removed and special trucking tcans from
4 this city will have to be sent to transport
it from the railroad station to the power
house. '
Christopher C. Putnam. ST.. died yes
I terday morning from old age AZ his home
Q in Putnamsvllle. Mr.. Putnam was born IN
: Middlesex, February ., 1910. and has al
t ways remained a resident of that town
having been for the past 60 years exten-
I sively engaged in the manufacture Of
: lumber. He was q member of the Legis-
T latures of 1854 and 1865 and has held at di-
s vers times the Offices of selectnan, lister
y and oversear of the poor in his wi lie
: IS survived by Il son, G.. c.. Putnam, jr.,
the present senator from WASHINGTON
n county; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Whit
0 ney, who resides at home and Mrs. II. W.
= Kemp of this city.
e DR.. w. l.. Goodale has purchased the
d Herrick place at II Liberty street, consid-
| Grafton $1,000.
s The funeral of Mrs. Mary Burbank was
= AlA W. NoA' ial a lN'Ai az NaC fiO''
0 Rev. Norman Seaver officiating. and the
remains were inferred in Green Mount
cemetery.
Mrs. Reuben Silloway of Moretown died
: yesterday morning from pneumonia at the
: home of J., T.. Hobbs on Berlin side, where
q she has been a visitor for a time. The
: funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Friday
= afternoon ut the house and the remains
t will be placed in the tomb in Green Mount
$ cemetery.
CABOT.
k Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Fletcher Of st. A.
: bans are in town.-The lecture given by
r Rev. Andrew Gillies was much enjoyed
;. Educational meetings are being held in
a the different districts by Superintenden
c Lamson.-H. II. Foster is having good
i success with the Foster scout and outfit
on the road this winter.-Arthur Ferguson
s has at last yielded 10 the effects of dia-
8 betes from which he has suffered foi
). some time. He was a bright and moral hoy
: and his loss will be felt,-Rev. S. q. Lewis
i of Marshtield vii! speak at the Good Tenn
C plars next Saturday evening.-Hon. j. Nj
l. Fisher met with a serious accident recent
d ly. falling and breaking two ribs and 9th
IL erwise injuring himself.
BARRE
George Carey of South Barre has
brought suit against the Central Vermont
Railroad company to recover damages fol
the alleged loss of a horse and carriage m
Winooski in January, 1896, The case Is sci
for trial in the local City Court on Mon
day, February 20.