Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-18
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

! man Oh BdTTc, ana tnree SOILS, 4 Teu Is. Oh
Williamstown, Milton Il. of Berlin, and Ar"
thur O. of this city, survive him. The fun
eral was held from the house Saturday
afternoon at o clock Rev. j. j. Melon
aid of Berlin officiating.
! The candidates before the state board of
dental examiners during the past week
who successfully passed the examination
are follows r. H. Somers of Rutland.
{. NJ. Richmond of Springfield, George NJ.
Somers of Magog, Z. O., Walter j. Scott
and II. IL. Warrington of Rutland Roy Il.
Pierce of bennington, r. ~. Carter OF Lyn-
donville, W. II. Burdick of Granville n.
| y, Hammond Newell of burlington, Il.
r. Tazant of Everett. Mass, George NJ.
Iiawloy OF Swanton and f. S. Locke of
SprnStcld
Fred Standsh and Nelson Gay of this
city while on Il fishing trip at kinney $
Mills near Marshfcld on Friday of last
week had an experience that they VIII not
care to repeat for some time to COM.
They were fishing in a small pond near
the outlet of Niggcrhcad pond and occu-
pied a boat owned by a Mr.. Ainsworth
and Mr.. Gay jointly 1t seems that this
pond is on land owned by Wood Bros, VINO
operate the saw mill at KinneyS Mills
and that it is posted prohibiting fishing,
whether legally or not remains to be seen.
/ While Standish and Gay were fishing they
We're approached by the Wood Bros In an
other boat who on arriving alongside ask
cu tncm Wndt tneN were upllR Il iSHiiS
was the reply whereupon Chef Wood ac-
| cording to report smashed the bottom Of
| the other boat with large sledge ham,
mer. The boat Immediately filled and both
men jumped out-Standish chung to his
boat but Gay who could not swim caught
the rail of Woods boat. Wood then raised
his oar and struck Gay who put up MS
hand to ward the blow AWAY from his
head and received 1T on the arm. TWO
more blows were struck one on Gay
head and the other on his chest When
Wood ucsistcd at the solicitation OF some
men on thu shore who were watching the
anray. Wood finally pulled ashore with
Gay clingiug To thu boat and later went
out and towed Standish and the other boat
ashore also. Standish and Gay took the
first train for Montpelier. Gays arm al
though not broken is badly bruised the
lieaments and muscles being cut. Both
have retained counsel and complaint is to
be made to states Attorney ioar they
claiming right to fish in the pond where
they received such harsh treatment
Merton Porter of Plaintield was arrested
Friday evening by Deputy Sheriff +. II.
Tracy ana brought to this city and COM
mittcd to idil on the charge of burglary.
He is charged with breaking into the cell
lar of f. j. Bartlett and stealing some ci-
der. 1T is said others are implicated Dut
Porter was the only one to be found when
Sheriff Tracy went after them.
The new officers chosen at a meeting of
the local Anti. Saloon League consist of
the following: Pre- silent, Rev. c. O. Jud-
kns, first vice-presdent and chairman II
agitation committee, Rev. j. Edward
Wright second vice-prosdent and chair
man of legislation committee, Thomas j.
Deavitt' third vice-prcSident and chair
man of law and enforcement committee,
Albert JohOnnott: secretary, Mrs. VI.
Richardson: treasurer Mark L. Beardsley.
Chairmen of the different committees
were also appointed as follows Finance,
ID. S. Wheatley; enrolment, G. c. Holmes /;
hospitality, Mrs. c. w. Guernsey; press,
Mrs. c. b, b. Denny.
The State board Of railroad commission
ers are to meet in Rutland on Thursday
of this week to listen to a petition for a
grade crossing across the Rutland rail-
road tracks. Commencing Monday, July
90 the board will begin their annual In
spection of the railroads in the state. The
Central Vermont will be the first one In
spccted.
Any one having names Of Nermonters
and former MVntpelierites which have not
already been handed in are requested to
send them at once to L. II. Deavitt, secre-
tary of the Old Home Week association,
az the invitations are to be sent out very
soon.
The remains OF Miss Fanny Wood, who
died Monday afternoon at the home OF her
sister. Mrs. William Cayhue, We're taken
"Wednesday morning to Saranac Lake. N. Y.
where her parents reside, fer nterment.
Rev. and Mrs. George O. Bailey OF
IOnaga, H., are spending few days at the
the home of their nephew George r. Put
nam. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey are both ma
tiVes of Vermont but have made their
= home in Illinois for the past 5. years. Mi.
Bailey at one time held a pastorate at
Bradford but was forced to so west on ac-
count of his health.
The continued hot weather for the past
few days has practically suspended bust
mess in the stone Sheds both in this city
and at Barre. G. g. Spaulding, brakeman
on the branch freight train of the Cen
trail Vermont was overcome by the heat
Tuesday afternoon and had to be taken to
his home.
At the annual meeting of the Wetmore
and Morse Granite company the following
, directors were elected: Albert Johonnott,
W. +. Adams, r. M. Cory, Fred T.. Smith
and James NJ. Boutwell,, the latter named
, being elected to the vacancy caused by
the death of Thomas Marvin. Mr.. Bout
well was also CHOSEN clerk of the meet
ing. j. II. Lucia H. G. Gleason and O.
, Jangraw were elected auditors. A meeting
+ of the directors for organization will be
held in the near future.
Nh. and Mrs. George l. Bailey of Onaga
H., who have been visiting George *. Put
nam, their nephew, leave for Randolph this
morning where they Will visit relatives and
friends until Old Home Week. During that
week they will be at Rochester, Mr.. Bal
llcy's birth place. They expect to return
: home the latter part of August.
The local interest in the triangular series
of bail games between the Apollo Club
National Life and clerks teams was in
; creased largely Tuesday afternoon by the
i. Apollo Club winning from the clerks by
n score of II to /. Each team has now
won a game. The next game in the scric.
= is scheduled between Apollo Club and Ma.
> tional Life tor July ed.
. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Boutwell, arc at Old
Orchard Beach, Me, for an outing of sew,
! cral days,
Senator w +. Dillingham; has returned
: from a two weeks visit in Wisconsin.
: c. l.. Waterman of Plainhed, Mimi, is
K visiting with Harry A. McAllistcr for z
few days.
The full bench of the supreme court are
in the city in consultation preparatory t.
rendering decisions in several cases Friday
. when supreme court opens.
Mr., and Mrs Sheldon Williams Of Attic
boro, Mass, who have been the guests o.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fl. r, Coleman the past tire,
p weeks, have returned home.
BARRE.
q The marriage of Theodore l., Snow
manager of the j. S. Vies electric ligh
station in this city, and Miss Kate NJ
. was solenized Tuesday night at o'clocl
G at the home OF the bride by Rev. Efne Is
$ M. Jones. Only few near friends were
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