Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-26
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

'.hc remains of Carrie l.. Mute Of Marsh
= 10 passed through this city N"st rlaE
rDon on their way from burlington 10
M,ushhcli for iLtci1ncnt at her home. She
di,d at the Mary Fletcher hospital in Gur-
lWvtpn after an operation.
benjamin Bishop and Annie q. could
were married at the home of j.. y liillS
Wednesday evening by Rev. c. @. Judiiu~
Tho First BAPTIST church has accepted
III. resignation Of Rev w. j. Cloucs. the
pastor TO take effect Dec. 81 and has APP
pointed him acting pastor to March l.
Air Clouca health is not good owing u
bronchial troubles, and the society voted
To accept the proffered services of the va
riouS city pastors for Sunday afternoon
services at =. m, during January. If MI
Clpucs' health IS not bo tier supply VIII
hc secured during February. Rev. w. A..
Dawson. former pastor. now connecto d
with thu state missionary department. is
IL the city,
Tin, survey Of the effects of Miss Ann
Tunmpus following her death this week
showed that She had hank books with a
lu1uD. "f $500 in tho Savings bank and
that in addition she had about s25Ojin cash
i'm her room. She was for 30 years en-
uol,d as q domestic in local families
Williu r. Dewey has been designated to
have temporary charge Of the effects until
am administrator is appointed by tho Pro-
bate Court
TIN, now officers of Court Ethan Allen,
For,-ioIS Of America. are: Chief ranger,
Daniel NcGoVcm; sub-chief ranger Geo.
Flanagan; financial secretary, NJ II.
Rylc, treasurer. John O'Ncill, recording
secretary, G. +. Campbell; senior wood
ward II. =. Daley. junior woodward T..
r.. Sanders; senior lc.dlc, l.. T.. Wright {;
Junior ho'dlc, Arthur Conlin; trustee, John
ICDOUIld.
Thc contest between members of the
nd h, a il To-.
warmer. The coal dealers do not refuse
to use the city scale when rcluo etcd by
customers but VIII they weigh GUS
turirr- coal on them the customers pay
the cost of Weighing. one dealer has Civ
ou out that he win charge % cents addi-
tioual fer each ton OF coal weighed on the
city scales, holding that il cost him that
much in addition to do it, Fred blanchard
& Co., whose scales have been dcsignat d
tho city scales, nave reduced the price OF
Weighing coal from 10 10 cents The
action of tn" coal dealers has put Alder
n.n Whcclook and Laird again on the
war Iath, They are strongly in favor Of
tn" ordinance, ON this poEt they hold
opposite views from those Of Mayor
Brown, who does not like the interprcta-
ton tho council puts on the ordinanaa hy
establishing only one set Of scales. H. \,
l-uluc, the coal dealer, against whom the
test is made by the city attorney, has re-
tdiE'n Jpnl ~. Stnlei, Nhlch means II
VIII he a ileht t. the finish.
'mcs w. l'rock has received his com
mission as sergeant alarms from Gov
Suokucy bat had not decided on Saturday
afternoon whether he would accept Tnerc
Is feeling prevalent that Mr. Brock viii
not accept, owing to his many other du-
tics. although 1t is said Gov. Stickney is
anxious to have him serve.
Treasurer Wilbur Brown, Of Berlin
states that the town of Eerlin has pait
its share of the county tax amounting tC
$33l,o, hut that the payment has peer
made under protest The associate judge.
In their annual report stated Berlin mac
ne elected and refused to pay" the tax
The payment was made since the repor
was issued.
The new officers for Thomas Wildcy en-
campment, |. O. o. +. are: Chief patriarch
L. r. Livingstone; high priest, r. II
/ Whitney; scribe, Edward Baker; treasure
H. A. Bowman; senior warden, FRANK u
Smith; Junior warden, II. o. Kent. Thu
installation will take place Friday even
| ing, Jan. 3rd,
Mrs Almira Cowdry, 50 years of age
| died Monday morning as the result o
paralytic shock a Week ago. Her fun