Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22

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Miss Kate Don Leavy the cook at the hos
pital who went away Saturday after the
institution was quarantined, has returned
to the building. A warrant for her arrest
was sworn out at the complaint Of the
health officer, but It was not served and
the cook returned of her own accord.
ANOTHER BIG DAM AT P1TTSFORD
Work was commenced Monfay morning
on another dam which is to be built by
the Chittenden Power company on East
creek about five miles below the big d. M
at Chittenden and about 20 feet below the
old Thompson & Hoag dam at East Pitts
ford. The contract, which has been let
to Daniel II. Coles of Gens Falls, n. Y,
calls for the completion of the dam by
July Is The dam will be built of a core
wall of solid masonry, with dirt filling on
both sides. 1t will hold about one-cight
as much water as the big dam, and when
filled the water now in the old Thompson
u Hoag dam will be raised about II feet.
The water for furnishing power will be-
conducted from the lower dam to the pow
err house at Mendon, n distance of about
5000 feet, through 6o-inch pipe. Tho work
of making and laying the pipe has been
awarded to George Dalrymplc of Fair
Haven. The Chittenden Power Co., now
has force Of nearly so men digging the
trench IN which the pipes will be laid. Tho
big dam at Chittenden will he used only
FOR storing water, which will be let down
as needed
EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS.
Special order No. 10 from the adiutant
generals office reads as follows: The fol-
lowing officers (eecD Will report at Brat
tlcboro at 2.30 p. m. Tuesday, May q. 1907
for examination to Col. J. Gray Estey
commanding first regiment infantry, presi-
dent of the board Of officers appointed TO
meet by special orders No. S. A. c. O.
dated March 2s 1890. Harry C. Moseey
adjutant and first lieutenant John A.
Gum, first lieutenant, Co. D; John w.
Tinker, second lieutenant. CO. d; j. \.
Evarts, second lieutenant, Co. b; Jacob *.
Shaw. second lieutenant, Co. F, Fred j..
Thomas, first lieutenant. Co f; Fred 3.
Thomas, first lieutenant. co. II; n. b.
Moulton, second lieutenant, Co il. The
Quarterma ster general will provide for act
ual necessary expense Of officers elect and
. one day per diem for members OF tho
board.
UNIvERsALIsTs TO MEET AT NOR
RISVILLE.
The annual meeting Of the Central Asso-
citation of the Universalists will be held at
the Universaiist Church in Morrisville on
Thursday and Friday. June and G. says
the News ard Citizen. An excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged, and a large
, and interesting meeting is expected
t Among the speakers will be the Rev. j.
5 r. Wright Of Montpelier, the Rev. Effie
= X NJ Jones of PARE, the Rev Walter
, Dale Of Mortified and several other we'll
l known clcrgymen. The programme will
t be given later.
:. TEACHERS MEETING AT JOHNSON.
The second joint meeting Of the State
. Teachers Institute and Lamoile Educa-
tional Association was held at the opera
? house in Johnson, Friday and Saturday
3 May and 10. says the News and Citizen
An interesting programme of papers and
discussions by able speakers was carried
out and the following officers were elected
for the year ensuing: President Principal
p c. l.. Cowles, stowe: first ce-president
= Principal 6. c. Gould. Johnson: second
D vice-president Miss Blanche Bripham
Hyde Park; secretary, Miss Alice r. Dick
nson, Johnson; treasurer; Miss Anna l.
Mower Morrisville; executive committee
Superintendent +. G. French, Johnson
: Principal p. A. Gilmore. Cambridge. ant
| Miss Myra l.. Herrick. Stowe; committee
!. on local organization, Principal F.. l.. In
e gals. Hyde Park; Miss Georgia II. Bailey
y Cambridge, and Mrs. Feline NJ. George
\ Hardwick.
. OLD TOWN CLERK RESIGNS.
Q Owing to Ill health the veteran towr
( clerk of Lyndonville, I. w. Sanborn, ha.
resigned and Charles L. Stuart has beer
appointed as his successor, says the Jour
nal. Mr.. Sanborn at the time of his resig
| nation Is the oldest town clerk in the Stat
= Of Vermont, having held that office a
I years and with but one interruption. il
= 1895 when Judge Gleason was elected anC
d served one term. Mr.. Sanborn IS probably
Q more coselv identified with the growtl
= and prosperity of Lyndonville than an!
t. one now living. Practically the whole vii
= lage has grown up on the Sanborn farm
which originally contained POO acres anc
: of which Mr.. Sanborns father sold 1G
/, acree to he used as a site for the village
= Mr.. Sanborn still lives on the old home
4 stead retaining the 40 acres south of hi
: home known as the Sanborn meadow
:. During his long term of service to tn
Y town and village he has won the conf
= dcnce and respect of every citizen of tn
s town and the necessity of his resignation
II is deeply deplored by every one.
v MAN DIES SUDDENLY.
!, The people of East Barnet were shocke
$ Wednesday evening to hear of the yer
e sudden death of Mark Owen, says tn
II Journal. He went to his work early in tn
e morning as we'll as usual but at noon di
/ not come to his dinner and the family b.
y came alarmed and commenced searchn
z for him. They remembered hearing hir
70 say that he was going 10 fix the line fenc
i between his estate ana Mt. wilson 5. Inc
= went there and found him dead. He
"a supposed to have died of 1pOpleXy. II
II was a man who had been always highl
l. respected and had n pleasant word 70
: everyone The deceased was ~ years G
: age. The funeral was held at the nous
y on Friday, the Rev. J. Boardman otticiat
=, d ing.
v RUTLAND's NEW CITY HALL.
II Mayor D. w. Temple of Rutland forma
4. ly accepted the new city hall late Thurs
a day afternoon on the recommendation c
u Architect a. II. Smith, says the Rutan
d Herald. The city officers will probably ue
re gin moving in within few days. Thel
n are few finishing touches still to be pu
d on the building but that can be done AT te
y the offices are occupied. The architect ha
made arrangements with the contractors I
D have everything completed by the last {
e next week. The building has been con
A. pleted within the contract price and all al
J. rangements connected with II are salts
factory.
RUTLAND STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
J. portion of the stockholders OF the Rut
III land Railroad company met at the ClemeI
lie building in Rutland Thursday morning g
IT II o'clock, says the News. The meetin
m was Immediately adjourned until June
lie at the same hour and place without an
l. business being transacted.
STRIKERS WERE DISCHARGED.
The gang of IS Italian laborers employe
L. by the Rutland railroad, who have been O
Re strike, were paid off Thursday and al;