Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-19
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

The 1~2-year-old daughter of William Gil
bert. who resides on the kemnis place
MiddleseX road, died Thursday morn
ing of d%iphtheria, and was buried in The
afternoon. The little girls mother dlcl
Sunday night of the same disease, AMI
two Of the other nemtets of the family
Dersmore and son Charles, returned hone
are sick vita the same trouble.
The school beard has authorized Chair
man A. J. SiblCy to pay into The Court Of
Chancery abe ut $3.50. which is due Gour-r
W. Hopkins " Sons, of North Attlebor",
Mass, the contractors Nho failed while
constructing the new public school build
ing. This action come as a result of %
suit in chanHery the city brought against
expected plaintiffs If intended suits VIII
were clamoring for their money from she
city. The court has restrained about st.
dozen different parties from suing tie
city, and the court will now determine to
whom the money shall he paid.
Ann Kelley, mother of Jack Kelley, who
was sentenced to Windsor for % gears ou
the conviction of assault with intent To
Kill, and who is now at Waterbury nm
der surveillance, had a hearing III bank
ruptcy court Saturday on a petition fer
discharge. No objections were filed and
IL is likely that she will obtain the dis
charge. Among her liabilities were fees Of
several attorneys who had appeared in
the Kelley case. The creditors of Simon
& Levin will get together neXt Saturday
and endeavOr to agree on a trustee.
a change of about 20 degrees in the thor
n,ometcr wa noticed from Sunday morn
ing to Monday morning in this city. the
Wlncoski river and North branch rose
about five feet Sunday. The fire alarm
was runE in at G o'clock Sunday mornin-.
the police fearing there woIld be a repcti-
tion of former floods. The water found Its
way into thu Easements of several blorki
but the merchants had warning, ana ~
dal'age was dom The change to zero
weather stopped the rise in the water.
sheriff c. G. Graves arrested john
Euhbledy Of Waitsfield Monday morniu;
on the charge of larceny of an overcout
and a pair of gloves from George WAL
lace's at Waitsfield. Dubblody WAS board
ing the train at MiddleseX with a ticket
for New York in his pocket. The oG;c,r
took him along on the same train to This
city. Dubbledy had been at work for Wal
lace about a month as farm nan1
The flag at the State House was placed
at half mast yesterday out of respect to
Sergeant-at-Arms r. c.. Phinney, who's
funeral took place from Christ
church at > o'clock that afternoon. Tn
appointment of Mr.. P%hinney's successor
can be made by Gov. Stickney, but it is
not expected here tina the governor will
be in n hurry in the matter. The Sta.c
House and buildings are in the charge of
Janitor John Iiill, who has looked after
the property during Mr.. Phinney's illness,
Marshall |" Wood is expected HON,
next week from Charleston, 5. c., where
he went with the exhibit to be made 10y
the LAM Manufacturing company at thu
exposition. One of the ~company's travel
ling men is to remain and take charge of
the exhibit.
w. T.. Terrill was called to Underhil'
last evening by the critical illness of his
mother.
The Crescents of Barre defeated tn,
Capitols of this city at bowling Monday
evening, poi to 2246,
The prospects are. but there are no as
frances to that effect, that the new de-
pot at Montpelier Junction will be com.
ploted about February |.
Rev. w. j. Cloues, pastor of the Firs
Baptist church, still remains confined t.
the bed with bronchitis with which he
has been sick for two weeks, although hi
illness is abating to "A certain extent.
Mayor Brown has received a notification
from Warren that Plyna Parker, Judg,
Horace w. Lyford and e., w. Turner q
that tow have been appointed as rcpr,
sentatives on the general railroad commit
tee which is wording for "a railroad b.
tween this city and Rutland.
louis Butterfly and Maud II. Emerson
were married Monday by Rev. C. o. Jud
kins.
Word has been received here of tn
death at Hardwick of Edwin r. Meader,
former Montpelier man who went iron
this city to Hardwick about 10 years age
Patrick j. Connolly and Miss Cora Gam
BILE were married Tuesday morning h,
Rev. w. ]. OiS. ullivan, Joseph Spain W.
best man and Miss Grace Green brides
maid.
The associate judges. G. d. Edgcrton an
Z, w. Huntley, in making their annua
report of the affairs of the county, lin
the Indebtedness of Washington count
on account of temporary loan to be s., C
and outstanding orders sos. 10, making
total Indebtedness of S2,s5S, 10. The tow
of Berlin has refused to pay the tax IA
scssed upon 1t Dec, |, 1900, amounting I
S337, so. which sum when collected togcthe
with the balance of s243, A. in the treasur
er's hands applied on the indebtedne
leaves a net debt of s. 2271j. A tax G
one per cent has been ASSESSED. TIL
amount paid out by A. w. Ferrin, III
county treasurer. was s12, CPS 81 The r,
fusal Of Berlin to pay the tax assessmeI
is another chapter of the annexation
Berlin side to Montpelier.
BARRE.
Samuel Chandler. a native of Berlin an
for many years a well known citizen G