Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22
WASHINGTON COZ NTY.

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MONTPELIER.
The general caucus to nominate a may
or and other city officers. held Frilay
evening in Armory hall, was Vcritable
love feast. Tho five hundred or more vot-
tiers present seemed to be of one mind,
the business was all transacted and mo-
ton to adjourn had been carried in just
II minutes after the caucus opened. AL
derman Joseph q. Brown from ward five
was unanimously nominated for mayor.
The following officers were then success
sivcly nominated by acclamation: Ciy
clerk. Z. II. Merrill; sheriff, G. De T. Ban
croft; first constable c. :. Whittier; sec
ond constable, +. Il. Dawley. lister for
three years, c. DEF. Bancroft; auditors,
A. w, Fei'rin NJ. +. Smile. l.. II. Bixby,
city grand jurors, f. T. Carleton, f. ~.
Bailey II. c. ShurtlefI: overseer of the
poor, George Wheeler; city treasurer, 7.
II. Merrill: commissioner of Green Mount
cemetery for five years c. IL. Heaton. j.
+. Adams f. A. Rowland and j. j. Ber-
gen were reelected as city committee.
Saturday afternoon a boiling ticket was
filed at the city clerks office under the
caption of the peoples Party" and wa;
signed by r. r. Gordon, Merrill Russell,
d. L. Fuller c. II. Fuller l.. NJ. Hutchin-
SOE. c. e. Perrin. Jas Finn. G.. o. Boyce.
5. W. Corse. Dan Emery, j. S. Viles. p.
comb and stephen Thomas The paper
was also signed by E. II. Deavitt as not
airy public. This ticket embodes that put
in nomination by the general caucus oX-
Cept that l. runs Il. J. Deavitt against AL
der imam Brown for mayor. j. o. LiVingst on
against c. DEF. Brancroft for lister ard
II. j. Kccgan against f.. r. Dawley for
constable. The reason given for filing tn $
ticket is that the opposition said that
II was without organization and so felt
tina, it would be of no use to enter the
lists at the general caucus
Attorney George +. Holden has been ad.
judged insane and was committed TO the
asylum at Waterbury Saturday. He has
had dreams" which caused him TO dc
absurd things ana has gradually been
grow ing worse mentally. one of his lat
est fallacies has been the notion that
Montpelier is the original site Of the Gar
den of Eden and this notion appears &c
have capped the climax
Sheriff Graves has drawn the following
petit jurors for the March term of Wash
ington County Court viii h convenes Wed.
ncsday, March I, Chief Judge Taft presid-
ing: Barre Town, Fred Martin. Martin
Atchison; Barre City, Henry c. Nye C
W. Melcher; Berlin, William Brown, A. S
Iibbey; Cabot w. O. Southwick w. II
Barr; Calais, w. G. Eastman, II. e. Bur.
nap; DuXbury, Edison r. Foss East Mont
pelier, Charles T.. Jackson, Alfred Bailey
fayston, a. ID. Bragg; Marshfeld, c. G
Shepard: Middlesex, Michael ]. Herbert
Martin Hebert; Montpelier, {. C. Dudley
Dexter Moody: Moretown All Clark
Mortified, Murray Martyr, j. NJ. Batch
elder; Roxbury, Fred f. Royce; Waits
field John Mobus, Thomas B. Mehuron
Warren. Fred Long; Waterbury, r. G
Davis, c. V. wilkins; Woodbury.. Franz
Batchelder; Worcester Edwin c. k.closs
WATERBURY.
Cassius Gibbs and family have moved t,
Stowe.
Mrs. f. e. Tracey spent Sunday in More
town.
Mrs. William Elliott is spending a few
days in Essex and Burlington.
. The Philomatheans Will meet this wee
with Mrs. \. q. Anterior.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wallace are spend
, Ing a few days with her parents in Wash
ington.
Rev. Mr. Bount and family have NOV
ed into the house vacated by A. II. Smitf
Mrs. A. II. Smith and son Joseph spen
Saturday in Montpelier.
NJ H. Moody is confined to the hous
i by illness.
Rev. l.. *. Whitman is spending fey
days with friends in Burlington, being ur
able on account of a severe thOat trou
+ bic, to attend to his pastoral duties.
= Rev. e. f.. Wells of Montpelier Seminar
l OCcupltu lut pulpit 1T lilt MttHOuls
: church Sunday in the absence of tn
a pastor Rev. l.. X. Whitman.
Mr.. and Mrs o. l.. Ayers held a famil
. reunion at their home on Randall stree
/ Monday. The occasion was in homo
: of the birthday Of Mrs Bctsey Gleaso
, and Mrs Ihebe Thompson, both being
9 years old.
g At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Al
! society held al Mrs. Frank AtheCton's las
. week the following officers We're electe
: for the ensuing year; President, Mrs.
/, j.. Wyman; first Vice-presidont, Mrs. c. !
> Robinson second vice president, Mrs.
l.. Barber, secretary, Mrs. l.. Robert,
i, treasurer. Mrs. J. -. Whoalock.
a Merrill Evans, ir., went to Middleton
. Conn Yesterday TO attend the Washni
Il ton birthday party at Wesleyan Univel
- sitV
! Mr ana Mrs. Frank Knight entertaine
a party Of friends at theiC home last ever
: inS.
: T. II. Eloss has purchased of Joscp
;, Fanham place at Waterbury Centr
- whoGc he will move in a few days.
, Heman Clark who has been confined
y the house some time by Illness is agai
=, able to be out.
a The young people who attended II
= slcichride and supper to Stowe Tucsda
g evening report a very pleasant time.
:, The Hypatia club will meet Friday a
= tctnopn with Mrs. II, l.. Knight. The sui
jcct Of the meeting will be Scientific d.
- NclOpment
WATERBURY CENTER.
a f. y. Smith and f. NJ. Bryan of Mon
q pelicr were in this place over Sunday.
p Miss Ida Mars, who came home fro
a burlington TO assist in the "Old MaiC
!, Convention" returned to Burlington {
~ Thursday.--Hhe Old Maids Couvento
n Which was given on Tuesday evening WI
/. "a sucC' IS in every way and the Ladie
!, Aid society realized over $50 from the el
= tertainmcnt.
- EAST ROXBURY.
l. Twenty-Five cents pound was paid Il
n creamery patrons for January butter
r, Dr. l.. b. Allen and wife were guests
n F. O. Allen and wife the first of last wee
If Some new books are soon to he add
D. to the Sunday school library in this plac
n, Rev. Ora Boyce has an appointme
lie to speak here next Sunday, Feb. %
he George Jacobs from Vergennes was a VI
b. itor al l.. 6. Kidders last week.-Be
tel Allen attended the banquet Of the The