Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-19
WASHINGTON COUNTY.


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A ,rbor,a.s. Observation-Disclosures N,io,. II n
pollard of e. Ionic ana Sergeant Tranl,
Dou,na, of south DaLot,, eecrot,rv and
troas,,ror r. M torri,, ~ Essox Junction.
cbonloip V Irdoll Of Rridnort. SURGEON
n II Gillette of Thetford. executive com
nittee cant r r. smith of Montpolioq,.
rant Noses McE,arlnnd Of wal,rviIlc.
,-ant +, M Hutchinson Of Montpclier:
ohituarv committee. Major / /, B,rstow
of Shn,burpe, cant. John Bisbee of New
MORT /, was voted tn attend tho national
in n body and Sergeant Frank bowman
was authorized to make the necessary ar
raneements At the camptire in the even
ing Cen Steuhen Thomas who lacks
orlv n month and n half of being 90 years
old made enooch The Ladies' Relief
Corns of Brooks Post served "A BANQUET
The 73d annual meeting of the policy
holders of the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance companv was held Yesterday af-
ternoon at the home office in this city
Notwithstanding the fact that the fire
waste during the past year in this state
has been greater than for several wears
nreviouslv the business Of this comnanv
for the wear has been the largest II has
ever done. An Assessment of four per
cont. was made upon the premium note
now in force The old board of officers
we're reelected namely: Fred e. Smith.
president; James r. Sahin. secretary; w.
n. Dewey. treasurer The following direc-
Fred f.. Smith. Louis p Gleason. Melville
y, smile. James r. Sabin, George O.
Strntton. Addison County. r. n preble:
Remington County. + r hudson: Gale
donna County. Gilmore r. Ide; Chttenden
County. H. A. Hodges; Essex County,
George s. Robinson. Franklin County. A.
l.. Galusha: Grand Isle, H. w. Marvin;
l.amoille County II. NJ. Moves; orange
n Webster. Finland County George
briggs. Windham County. T. +, Martin.
Windsor County. w w Sticknev.
The 25th annual meeting of the Union
Mutual Fire insurance COMPANY of this
city was also held yesterday afternoon.
Although the number of LOSSES the mast
wear incurred by this company we're much
larger than for mary wears nrevious there
has beon such an increasein the comnanv's
business that the nremium notes now
amount to 81 3AO Sg7 a gain of s11514 or
the losses reported 80 resulted from light
,inr and on which the COMPANY sustain.
od a loss Of s14O4t 90 The following Off
GERS were reelected: ]. w. Brocl. presi-
dent. n. f. brigham. yice-president. n.
w Kc,nn secretary and treasurer. r r
Denny, assistant secretary; A. d. Far
tors elected are: Washington County. ].
w Brock. A. D. Farwell II. A. Huse. ].
TT Senter II w Komn Thomas Marvin.
wav. bennington. T. Hottie Hall: Caledo-
MIA. G. M. Campbell. Francis Switser;
Chittenden F. Henry Powell: Essex F.
D. Hale. Franklin. II. F.. Brigham; Grand
Isle. Geo. w. Beardsley: Lamoille. II. +.
Mcfarland. Orange. c. S. Emery: Rut-
land. ]. n. Woodfin: Windham. j. ".
Merrifield. Windsor. F. G. Field.
WAfRt'N.
Edward Eliott's infant child died last
week THURSDAY. Mrs John Gleason broke
one bone in her hand last week-AIiss
Jessie Shaw is raining-Mr. Holmes of
California. a former resident of This Mace
visited friends in town last weak-Fd-
waru turner ana FRANK shaw were taken
bury and placed under bonds to appear
at County Court for selling endless chain
whiskey tickets,-Mrs James MCLAUGHLIN
and daughter visited friends in Montpelier
last week.-Mrs.. Laura Elliott returned to
hey home in Lincoln Tuesday.-Edward
McI.aughlin has moved to Northfield.-
viii Freeman is on tie sick ust.-Mr. and
Mrs James Moody of Starksboro were
the guests of Burt Moody last Tuesday.
"
HOc LDoN h"E'
Fred w. Marsden has gone to Tilton. N.
r., " VIZ w. w, nou'u anu VIZ
New York and Boston.-Jamcs Rich is Wis
Ting in Woodstock Charles Quinby re-
turned home Sunday morning from Maine
where he has been working the past sum-
mer-Dr E. w. Gaynor, who has been
visiting at A. F.. Andrews returned to
Boston Monday-Mr and Mrs George e.
Tenney of Saxton's River, who have been
visiting Mrs. Tenney's sister Mrs b. II.
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Gates of West
minster-The people of Gouldsville were
startled Monday morning by the report
that there vas a huge black bear in H.
lR Eaton's meadow. Hunters were nu-
merous but later REPORTS proved that the
hear was only a black calf
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