Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-07
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
BARRE.

The annual meeting of the Barre Civic
Federation was held Wednesday evening
at III" Nincitia club roCms The officers
elected are: President, Mrs. f. +. Cutler;
vice presidents, Mrs H. o. Worthen, Mrs
\ II. Hale; secretary, Mrs. T. H. Rogers
treasurer, Miss Eunice Smith During the
past year the Federation has spent $500 on
tie city parks and in Cthcr ways to pene-
tit the city. The sum now in the treasury
is Sl73 TO- Twenty-Five dollars was appro-
printed for the boys club.
The decision of Ix-Judge Thomas II.
Browne of Rutland the arbiter en- the dis
lute over Il clause of the agreement he
tween the manufacturers ana the tool
sharpeners has been received and is re al
by both sides to support their own con
tentiOn and it looks as though the inter.
lIctatiOn itself will lave to be interpret 1.
The marriage of Roy II. Siplcy of East
MONTPELIER and Miss Alice Foster took
place ut Montpelier Thursday evening.
Goddard Seminary foot ball eleven pay
cd they pleased with team from the
l}othc High school defeating the visitors
IS to o on the seminary campus Saturday
afternoon. The Bethel boys Were cx-
tremely weak in the line.
number of people were taken quito i'll
Saturday with all the symptoms of pois-
oning. 1t transpred that they had all
eaten bananas from one bunch and this
Is supposed to be what caused the sic k
ness. though what allied the bananas has
not been determined the fruit appear
cd fair and perfect in every respect
At meeting of the prohibition club and
the anti-saloon league Friday night it was
voted to unite and the new organization
was named the Barre prohibition alliance
The officers elected are: President DR.. l..
w. Hanson; vice president, w. \. Hall
secretary, u. L. Belknap treasurer, C
Wallace; chaplain, Rev. ]. A. Sharburn
hal ~
hold monthly public meetings.
At the monthly meeting OF the Barr,
National bank Saturday the long eX st lnl
vacancy in the board Of directors was FIJI
ed by the election of Hon. Ira Caleb OF
Washington.
Dr. o. II. Reed has received the an.
nouncement of the death at Sioux City
la, of his brother, David NJ Reed IN,
deceased was one of u children. of whom
Or Reed Is now the only survivor and was
born in Flainheld in 1919. lie went West
In l>i3 and became a prominent and veal.
thy farmer, owning an estate OF 10
acres lust out of Sioux City
George II. Briggs, who shot and killed
Mrs. Jones' the wife of a neighbor, al
Lan"don, y, H., Saturday, has II divorced
wife nd three children living in this cit y
The wife was formerly Miss Lizzie Spluld
ing Of Morrisville. She secured n divurc,
from Briggs two years ago and has re.
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city. Briggs aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Georg, Briggs, are living on a farm u
WlllHmstown. He also has two brothers
and Two sisters in Williamstown and On,
brother here, all the family except TIE
, murderer himself have always borne Tho
he st of regulations and much sympathy 4
expressed for them. The murderer is 4
Years old and was born In Wiliamstown.
Roy. Thomas II. Mitchell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church began his sixth ycal
Of service there Sunday morning. The oo'
Casiun was made more notable by the ad
ditian Of 20 new members to the commIn
ion Of the church. Next Monday evening
all the members Of the church and conlr,'
CATION are invited to a reunion.
Mss Jcnni" Stevenson, the daughter 81
Mr. ami Mr. John NJ. Stevenson Of his
city, died Saturday from appendicitis Al
the homo of her sister in South Acton
Mass She was II years old
The central union of granite cutters Is
sending out calls for 200 cutters wanted IL
larlua places in Now England showing
tho business to be unusually good,
At the meeting Of the board of aldermen
Saturday evening II was voted to rem
the fine imposed on CITY Treasurer Wclll
in the locally famous case brought agains
: him by former Mayor Hersey for PAYING
ont cuy funds without a vote of the vitl
, council,
Rcv Francis A. Poole the new pastor o
tn" Congro gational church, Is to be for
mally installed on Tuesday, Nov 10 Tn
insl1ll9tion sermon will be preached b!
Rev. John Buckham OF Salem, Mass.
Another death from scarlet fever oc-
+ CURED Sunday. the victim being the SO ol
. wear old snn Of Mr.. and Mrs, C. A. Jinnu
g. L. Jackson injured one foot severed!
. Monday by letting a barrel Of apple fal
ola ia AS he was taking the apples from
j car
The long war over the appointment o
oVorspcr of the poor ended Monda,
- III" election of'ex-Alderman l.. H. Thurs
y ton, the vote of the city council being / T.
in his favor. Mr.. Thurston was preVi
orsly proposed for this position but hi
confirmation was refused by "A vote Of L
l. Three of the city fathers, 1t will b