Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
VERMONTERs APPOINTED.
Getting Desirable GOvcrnment Position
New Place For s. y. Allen
MNre Nurnl Delivery.

Washington. u. G.. Aug. o-Nernonters
are receiving numerous appointments in
various departments Of the government.
Statesmen give ont discouraGinC words
nowadays about the government service.
that II is practically Impossible 10 So
cure any places for ones constituents.
OF course many Of the Ncrmontcrs are
getting positions through the civil ser
vice But the fact remains that a lot Of
Young men and women are getting locat
cd from tn" Green Mountain State here
in Washington. This is proven by the
list of announcements within tie ,ast
two or three weeks
Amos w. Fenton ~ Eutland. has been
appointed Il messenger in the patent
office which came through the civil SER
vice. s c. Hood Of Burlington has been
named as scientific assistant III the agr,.
cutura! department. V. NJ. Russ ell. Of
Windsor County. Vt. has heen named
| as an aud in the reclamation service.
| which has its headquarters on top floor
| Of tn" Hooc building on F street, built
and owned by the Willards Nermontcrs.
| Mrs. Agnes NJ. Farrell. of Newport. VI.
| has been appointed a llborcr in tho
patent office. ". A. Duprat. of Winooski
has been appointed carpenter at
| Panama. John y johnson, of ST. AL
bans, has been appointed n clerk at 5000
IN the State department. S. =. Allen. of
burlington has been appointed copyist
III the navy department.
The contract for coal for use in tho
public building at Rutland. Vt has
heen awarded to John Walsh
| Il. u. Rahcock Of Remington. has
been admitted to practice before the in
| terror department.
| Patents have been gr inted to Vermont
inventors to Roswell &. George, Of
Earre. VT. for "A stone polishing wheel.
to Quimbv ; Backus of Brandon for 4
regulating device for gas generators. tn
George s. Miller. of burlington, for Il
concrete railroad tic Charles f. Serb
ner. of Jericho, has assigned to the
| Western Electric company. Of Chicago,
his patent rights to a service meter for
| telephon, lines
Rural free delivery carriers aud sub
| stitutes have haen named for Vermont
routes respectively. AS follows No |.
| at lowell. Clarence G.. Stanard and Ed
| son r. Stanard: No ] At Weston Ernes st
r. Peck and Arthur F. Moore. Nc. at
,-uttinssville Roy e. Wilkins and Mrs
| n
Thomas F.. Brady and Thomas Weldon;
No at Marlhoro Winfield W. Whitney
and Marvin l.. Whitney; and M. d. AT
West Burke Arthur A Curtis and Ed
ward c. Sanburn.
| The postOffice department has lust in.
| auguratci "A now rural free 1eIver,
route At North Pownal, bennington
| county, II 1-2 miles long to accommodate
:69 people and also. on July 81, held q
civil service examination at the Benning.
ton postofricc to establish an eligible lis,
from which to appoint n ore postal clerks
Il has also Just established an addition.
al rural free delivery route, No oul
81 st. Johnsbury, Caledonia county. 9
$40 miles iong to accommodate $50 pco.
pie.
September two more routes will b,
established in tho state. One will b,
additional route No. 3. II I-2 miles long
out of Poultncy, Rutland county. accom-
} nodatins s55 people, living in 70 houses
The 9th er will he route No. |. 2,2 mile.
long out Of West Danville Caledonie
county, covering an area of II souar,
miles and accommodating 4i4 people, re
siding In o2 houses
Tho value OF the forest cover for pur
poses Of water conservation is rooognix
ed oven in New England. where wood
lots are plentiful. The forest service ha.
recently prepared plan for rantin,
alcng the spring runs which supply waite
to the st. Johnsbury fish hatchery in Yer
mont. This water is obtained direct from
series of small springs which are fe,
by the seepagc from tho adjacent slopes
; AS this drainage basin is now covere,
only with grass there is not complet
utilization Of the water which falls b,
planting these areas with several specie
Of evergreen trees. II is hoped to increas
the volume Of water and insure create
!. regularity.