Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-26
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER

The officers of the Washington County
Veterans association will meet at Mont
p"lior Friday, March q, to fix the time
and place for holding the annual meeting
and reunion. This has for several years
been held at Dewey park i'm this city, in
August, but because of the national on
campment at San Francisco in that
month this year an earlier date will prob
ably be selected.
The executive committee Of the trustees
Of Montpelier seminary have engaged
Prof. Oscar Johnston Of CaStine. Me, as
instructor in the commercial department
and Miss Harriet +. Mute of Boston as
Instructor in the art department. Miss
Mute will arrive on "Wednesday or Thurs
day and will enter at once upon the duties
OF her new position. Prof Johnston is
expected next week
\. l.. Andrews of this city has been
paid 500 10y the Boston & Maine Railroad
company for injuries recently received by
him in AN accident at Millcr's Fails,
Mass
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Terril went to Bos-
ton Sunday night. Mrs. rcrrill will take
u short course in the Emerson School of
Oratory before her return.
Nearly four hundred delegates are eX
pected at tho STATE convention of Modern
Woodmen which will be held at Mont
pclier on May =. and next. In addition
to the election Of officers for the year
ensuing. two delegates to the national con-
vention at Indianapolis will he elected.
w. Z. Tcrrill has closed his labors as
prescription clerk III the drug store of
Collins Blakcly and will 60 on the road
for the Ralph r. Hogland Drug company
of Boston. Mr.. Terrill's headquarters Will
be in Montpelier His place at Mr. Blake
ley's store is taken by Clarence ~. Ken
dricli, formerly of the Red Cross phar-
macy at Barre.
Ernest Spicer of Marshiield was brought
to Montpelier Tuesday and taken to
IIoaton hospital for treatment for blood
+ poisoning. Mr.. Spicer cut his knee four
| weeks ago while chopping. and a bad
case OF poisoning has developed.
The body OF Mrs. William Bancroft, who
! died Monday evening at the State hos
| pital for the insane at Waterbury, was
/ brought to Montpelier yesterday and
/ taken to the home of Leonard Bancroft
in Berlin, where funerel services were
! held Thursday afternoon. Mrs Bancroft
was s. years old William Bancroft of
Berlin Corner is her husband.
Intelligence was received at Montpelier
| Tuesday of the recent death of Mrs.
T. NJ Chandler at Dickinson, y. u. Mrs.
| Chandler was 81 years old and went to
North Dakota IL years ago to live with
| a daughter. She formerly resided in Ber-
| lin.
The quarrymen at Sodom in the town of
Calais have notified the owners of the
quarries in which they work that on and
after April 10 next they shall demand nine
hours pay for eight hours work. and that
after that date until such demand is com
piled with. all work in the Sodom quarr1es
will cease
| Miss Emily Glover has been appointed
preceptress at Montpelier seminary Mis-;
Glover has for several years been i'll
structor there in German and French.
Mrs Sutherland. mother Of g. +. Suth
crland. died suddenly Tuesday evening oil
apoplcXy at her home on Prospect street
Funeral service will he held to-day anc
burial Will be at Barre. Deceased was ..
years old.