Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
Twenty-Five Vermont Postmasters
Had Their Pay Adjusted to In
come of Office.
MOST OF THEM INCREASES
This Indicates nm Expansion of Mail
business in the Stntc-Cnrricrs for
Rurnl Delivery Routes In Ncr-
mont-Patcnts Granted to
Vcrmontcrs.

Washington, y. c.. July 1i.-Changes IN
salaries are announced here for twenty
two more Vermont postmasters, all EolhS
into effect for the present iscal year
The postmasters whose compensation ~
affected by this new order are at Bar
ton, from $500 to $1,000; Brattleboro' from
$500 to S2.7o0; Enosburgh Fails, from
81, 400 to 81, 800; Hardwick, from $1,000 to
s1,70O; Middlebury from $1,000 to S2en
Morrisvile from $3.50 to $1,000; Putney.
from loo to SLIGO; Rutland, from s+."V
TO SO 900; Saxtons River, from S,3W TO 81
100; Waterbury, from $l,G" to NI" WIZ
mington. from $500 to $1,000 Bennihg-
ton, from 80 800 to $500; Derby Line
from 81 100 to 1900; Fair Haven, from
$1,1OO to 1850: Johnson. from $1,000 to 81
100: Montpelier. from $3.50 to S2'Tu; Ches-
ter, from 81 200 to 300; Northield, from
$500 to s1.7Oo; Richford. from Sl'4r 70
$500; Saint Adams, from $500 to s."p
Springfield, from $3.50 to $1,000; west
Rutland, from 81 200 TO Sl"D ana Nllusoi'
frcm 81, 700 to $500.
These increases or reductions as the
case may be- are based on the receipts
Of the postofiice in question for the last
twelve months and thus show that 'he
increase of mail receipts in Vermont
continues and therefore that business IS
In a prosperous condition.
Frank L. Eaton and Sim Bornett nave
been appointed carrier and assistant car
rier respectively on the rural route out oil
waits1eld Vt, Ellie II. Parker ana
Carlton d. Adams, at Springfield; George
w. Iarrabee and George Armstrong ana
Louis Peabody and Albert Larrabee on
two routes out of Newport Center; Ben
iamin r. Buzzel and Gertrude II. Ruz-
zell at Moretown; a. Louis Tart ana
George NJ. Moore, and Edwin a. Row.
and Joseph Rowe on two routes out OF
Ludlow, Vt. Clayton r.. Fisk and FREQ
c. Fisk at Brookfield; Ernest II. Carpen-
ter and George \. Carpenter at Whining
ton, Vt; Elmer r. Fletcher and Sarah
s. Fletcher at South Hero; r. r. Barber
and lillian NJ. Barber at Westminster,
and C. II. English and L. w. English
at Woodstock, VI.
Daniel S. Jones, of Derby Center, and
James A. Austin, of Brattleboro, W.T.
has been appointed railway mail clerks,
The postoffice department gives notice
of the establishment of a rural delivery
route soou at Putney. Windham county
1t will be % IL miles long and VIII serve
a ponulatior of 1868 people. Tho post
Office at Putney Falls will be discontinued
and mail sent to Putney instead.
The government has accepted the nropo-
sition of r. Z. Wheeler to lease the pres
ent postofIice promises, including the
equipment
George l.. Haseltine, of Bristol VI,
has been admitted to practice before the
interior department.
The comptroller Of the currency mas
approved the application to organize the
Peoples National bank Of Barre. VT
with capital of $4,000 among the IN,
corporators being Fred y. Braley, OF
Barre, c. w. Melchcr. s. u. Allen, Charles
W. Averill and 7. u Laid.
The New York state National bank, of
Albany. has been approved as a reserve
agent for the Merchants National bank