Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13
MONTPELIER.

The hoard Of school commissioners has
decided on the acceptance Of plans sub
United by Austin & Brigham, architects
ol Boston. from which the proposed school
building in this city will he constructed.
Some modncat ions of an economical order
will be made in tho specifications as orig
i1ally dVawn. The board cxpcc $ to begin
the work of construction the present sea-
son but the building VIII not be ready for
occupancy before next spring. Chairman
j. n. Lucia has petitioned the city council
e. call special city meeting at its earliest
convenience in order hat the voters may
pass upon the plans selected and decide as
to the amount they will appropriate for
the construction If the building.
At meeting Of the board of school com
missioncrs hcld on Wednesday evening.
the old corps OF teachers was re. elected
with two exceptions they having resigned.
Miss Julia A. Holland Of Mortified and
Miss Nellie j. Perrin If Barre wcce elected
Il NIL the vacancies
Martin f. Heating has disposed Of his
hotel property recently purchased by him
at Rouscs Point, n. Y, and will resume
his old position as steward at the Pavilion
Hotel in this city. w. A. Noyes and o. f.
Carlisle will remain as clerks and tn ,
Management of the hotel will still remain
in the hands of J. Edward Bailey.
Henry A. Woodward, ir., died Sunday
afternoon at the home of his father in
received last week Tuesday while leading
a COW from Montpelier to Moretotvn
Young Woodward, who was 10 years old,
was promising young man and his un-
/ timely death Is deplored by wide circle
of friends. The funeral was held from
his fathers home Tuesday and the
burial was in Green Mount semetery in
this city. His mother is also critically Ill
/ from pneumonia.
/ The directors OF the Consolidated Light
ing company and W. II. Ward of Lowell,
Mass, contractor for the Bolton Falls
dam have effected a compromise whereby
a new dam will at once be built. The new
structure will be placed in front of the
one just constructed and when completed
will be much superior to the one now
! in use. 1t will be faced with split Barre
granite. the construction will be thorough
from the start and any defects In the old
structure will be avoided in the new. In
the meantime the old dam will he repaired
for temporary use The directors Of the
lighting company expect in the near flu
ture to be able to generate electricity
with which to supply their patrons from
this their new plant.
Tho Exchange Hotel property including
the furnishings. was sold at auction yes
terday afternoon by j. w Brock, admin
to A. J. SiHey,
Hon. John Barrett of Portland. Ore,
ex5Minister to Siam. is again a visitor in
this city. He was asked his opinion of
the statements sent from Tckio, Japan,
to the Boston Transcript" by Rev Clay
McCauley in which that gentleman in
substance held that Gsn. OTIS, and all the
officers under his command were opposed
to the war in the Philippines, and that
Admiral Dewey, himself. had said that
rather than wage a war OF aggression
against the Philippines he would weigh an
Choir and get out of the harbor of Manila.
Mr.. Barrett said Right at the start and
from the shoulder, with all due respect to
Rev Clay McCauley. don't believe a
word of it. l am very sure that neither
Admiral Dewey nor Gen. Otis ever said
any such thing, and when I am asked re-
garding it. am willing to stake my repu-
tation as truth-teller, by saying
that they never made any such
statements and further. that when asked
regarding the matters as they surely will
be. they will say that they never said
any such thing
CABOT
> VIII ~ Marsh has purchased the VIII
Harvey rlace-G n. McDanels. who has
recently graduated at Harvard has secur-
ed position as instructor in Connecticut.
Tho Christian Endeavor society Will hold
a lawn party at Hiram Wells Friday
evening.-Rev. Mr.. Hartwell and family
have moved to PUNISHABLE, Mass. to lis
ew pastorate.-The creamery difficulty
GEMS near adjustment without litigation.
The patrons are to receive nearly $1,000
. of money that had accumulated up 10
July l. 1898 in the creamery company
treasury.
WARREN
JOHN Reane end wife OF Lincoln acc Wis
/ ting in town.-Comical Browns old show
was in town this week. Among those who
received the prizes were F.. w. Siayton
for being the handsomest man in town
and Nina La Marder for being the hand
8 met grl-C. NJ. Jones and Asa Knapp
Joined the Odd Fellows last Week.-Mrs.
Flo Hanks, who has been visiting friends
in town for some time. returned to her
home in the west Monday morning
William Elliott. who has been staying
with her daughtec, Mrs Abe Morgan of
Lincoln, has returned home, She is much
improved in heath.-Abel Robinson re-
mains about the same.-Arthur Long goes
to Boston next Monday.
NORTH FAYSTON.
Mrs. c. H. ingalls, has returned 20 her
home In Randolph.-Mrs. j. II. Johnson
spent the past week in Morctown caring
for John Donahues family.--Mrs Marvin
Davis has returned from Waterbury
where she has been with her daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Boyce has gone to the Mary
Fletcher Hospital for treatment. Mrs.
Ellen r. ingalls, has bought from V. D.
Griffith the C. McCelory house.--Mrs. +,
S Heaton has disposed of al, her personal
property.-Tnere will be preaching at this
lace next Sunday afternoon and evening
at the usual hour.-Hattie b., wife of AL
en- S. Howe, died the 9th inst. Although
she had been a great sufferer for the past
I even months her death was very sudden.
She leaves a large circle OF friends besides
A husband and two daughters to mourn
her loss. She was a devoted mother and
will be missed in the community as well
as in her family circle. A number of
friends and relatives from Waterbury and
NCrthfield attended the funeral. The for
al offerings which were very elaborate
showed the esteem in which she was held,
Rev. W. T.. Douglass of Barton Landing.
q former pastor, officated assisted by Rev.
W. 7. Miller of Waitsficld.
NORTHFIELD.
The body OF Mrs. Esther Tucker arrived
n the afternoon train Tuesday from Leb-
anon, N H., and was inferred in Elmwood
emetery Mrs. Tucker died the Saturday
previous from cancer of the stomach. She
was a resident of this place some 25 years
ince and her age was rs years.
A son was born to Jones Wark and wife
Robbins and wife Wednesday and a sosi
to Envy Glldden and wife Sunday.
Mrs. c. V. Kent, Mrs. w. S. Woodbury.
and Miss Hattie Ingalls, are in Lynn.
Mass. in attendance upon the Y. p. G. L.
convention. Mrs. Kent and Mrs. Wood
bury are delegates from the local union
while Miss ingalls, is n State delepn q