Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
MONTPELIER.

trail Vermont line between Montpelier
Junction and Williamstoun has been
granted leave of absence of three
months. Mr.. Whclan has been loco
motive engineer for 81 years and has
been running on the branch line FOR =
years This will he the longest vacation
he has had since he has been in the "'l-
ploy of the railroad.
Thomas Widely cncampmcnt of Od,
Fellows has elected the following officers
for the year ensuing: Chief Patriarch. w
r. Worthing: high priest. r. VI. Whit
noy; senior warden. T.. Il. Clark; junior
warden, j. NJ Perrin; scribe, Edward
Baker; treasurer. II. \. Bowman. These
officers will be installed on Friday even
ing. January D.
The funeral of Jared Kcmmis. who
died Saturday night at his home n"h'
Montpelier Junction, was held at moon
Tuesday at the home of a. ID. Clark and
burial was in the Cutler cemetery
Mr. kcmmis was 81 years old and had
lived nearly al his life in Montpelier anC
Berlin. lie is survived by widow
two sons and three daughters. all chill
dren by his first wife.
At the semi-anuual meeting Of ST
afternoon I'm their hall in the l.awrenc,
building. the following officers were
elected: President, Paul Theriault vice
presidents. Henry Emo. Leon Candle
recording secretary. George White: COR
responding secretary. T.. j. Fisher; col
loctor Napoleon Dancausc; treasurer
Seraihn Nevcux: chaplain, the Roy
Father w. J. OSullivan.
William IIoar. aged A.. a stone cutter in
tho employ of Ryle e. Mccormick, at
tempted to commit suicide by hanging
Tuesday afternoon at his home on Clay
hill. He was discovered before life was
extinct and taken to the police station
where h. soon revived. Ioar has a wife
and thlec children. lie has been despord'
ent of late and had threatened To tax,
his own lifc.
Judge Hiram Carlton gave hearing
TUESDAY in the probate office in the
case of James Rolfc of Marshtield, an in
sane pauper. Role WAS ordered commit
ted to the state hospital for the insane Il,
Waterbury as n state patient
TAdelbert Goodrich was arrested Tues
day, charged with trespass in cutting
wood and tearing down fences on thu
Lunedon estate pasture. Bail in the sun
of $50 was furnished and "A hearing in the
case was continued until Friday, Deem
her -. The writ for trespass was issued
by T.. L. Carlton, administrator Of the
Nicholas estate.
Judgm' nj Tor ille plaintiff in default has
been entered in city court in the case OF
A. J. Howe. administrators of the estate
of J. /. Donovan. against NJ. NJ. Coyile
of Orange. The value of a sewing ma
chine IS involved and the defendant did
not put in an appearance.
Mason $. stone. State superintendent,
of education, has compiled a list showing
that there are at present ~ secondary
schools in the State of which Is are
high schools and IS are academies. The
committee appointed at the recent an
nual meeting of the Schoolmaster's clul
to consider the different courses OF stud,
To be pursued in secondary schools. is
now at work on uniform course OF study
for all these schools and the plan will
be further considered at n meeting OF
this committee to be held January II IN
burlington.
Phoebe. widow of Clark G.
Tcmplcton, died Tuesday evening at he,
home in East Montpelier OF general
debility, aged 70 years. She leaves one
son. A. c. Templcton of East Montpelier
Her funeral will be held from her lat,
home Friday afternoon at one o'cioc.
and burial will be in the Cutler ccmc-
terry.
The civil suit of j. ID. Clogson of this
city against Burr Brothers of Baker
City, Oregon. general assumpsit was ar
gucd yesterday morning before Judg,
T.. NJ. Harvey in city court. who render
ed "A judgment for the plaintiff to re-
cover damages of $,i.73 with costs OF
N.95. NJ. NJ. Gordon of Barre, attorny
for the defendant. appealed the case tc
county court.
In accordance with n custom Of for
ner years the members of Mount Zion
Commandery. Knights Templar. will
meet in Masonic hall at noon on Christ
mas day to drink to the following sen
timent: TO cur most eminent gr.no
master, George NJ. Moulton, IL merry
Christmas. with health and prosperity tc
all the good fellowship of the Cross. '
The response prepared to this toast by
the grand master Is as follows: "'ro all
the loyal and loving soldiers Of Christ
enlisted under the banner of our order
wheresocver dispersed throughout tn,
world. peace he unto thee and that con-
tentmcnt which cometh from II firm
and unfaltering reliance upon our Father
who art In Heaven"
Mr. and Mrs. George i. Dewey OF
Portland. Me. viii arrive to-day 81
spend Christmas with Mrs. Charlie