Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-08
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
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morning NJ Ten u CIOCk iToiu 'Hc 'o'"o Va
bis son. the Rev. l.. r. Reed officiating.
nd the body was taken to Waterbury
Center for burial.
George j. Wiley has purchased OF Col.
Fred f. Smith his farm in Berlin CONF
prising about 60 acres. Colonel Smith re-
berves Camp Lookout for summer
residence.
The first issue OF the Montpelier
Daily journal under its new manage
ment was on Saturday afternoon. Frank
p. Howe, the new manager haNi"s
taken possession Saturday morning.
The new management is a STOCK 'o''-
pany, composed of Frank II" iio"e'
Flora c. Howe. A. O. Cumih,ns an"
rharIes A. Webb Of this city and Frank
- Langley Of Barre. The capital stock
100000. Frank +. Howe Is presi-
asnt and general manager and will
conduct the editorial department Of
he paper. +. +. Langley is treasurer
hnd C. A. Webb clerk of the board. Mr..
Webb has for the past three years
been assistant editor OF the paper.
Reports have been received from tho
state laboratory at Burlington OF Il re-
gent analysis of Berlin water. Samples
were sent about the middle of May by
|Dr. william Lindsey, health officer,
and, stripped of technical terms, the
report states that the water supply is
good, and it compares favorably with
Ia recent analysis of samples sent from
spring water systems from this city
The funeral of John Thompson OF
Ca lais, who committed suicide FRIDAY
evening by hnnging himself in the
barn of Martin Wheeler, was held sun
day afternoon at one o'clock and BUR-
ial was in the cemetery at Calais. Mr.
Thompson was II native of scotland
and had lived in Calais for the past
20 years Ill health is assigned as the
cause of his act. lie recently made Il
will leaving what little property he
had to Martin Wheeler. with whom he
had lived for some time.
The Canton Bridge company has
Registered at the office of the sccre-
tary Of state for the purpose of doing
bridge construction in this State This
Is West Virginia corporation. The
Vermont Purple Slate company, with a
capital of 10000. has also filed arti-
cles of association. The latter concern
is organized for the purpose of quarry
ing and manufacturing slate in several
towns in Rutland county.
Mount Hunger and Worcester noun
tain were white with snow Saturday
morning something almost unprccc-
denied for the third of June.
Medic Lachcllc and George Thcrian
who were sent to Washington county
Jail for three months by Judge II. II
Wheeler of the United states District
Court for tampering with mail sacks
1T Middlesex, were released Saturday
morning. their time having expired
Lachelle has been hired by Sheriff
Tracy to work on his farm in Berlin
md Thcrian has entered the cmplo!
IF Paul Theriault. the truckman They
have been model prisoners during thcil
stay in Jail.
II. +. Slayton, deputy county clerk
Is soon to take a position on the re-
pcrtorial staff of the Daily Journal.
\ daughter was born Sunday noon a
Hcator hospital to the Rev. and Mrs
Lncius r. Reed.
Mayor +. NJ. Cory has appointed Johr
Durkee to be chief Of police in place
or Martin w. Mcmahon. resigned. Mr.
Durkec has been on the force three
years and is "a competent and fearless
official He was for three years motor
man on the Montpelier & Barre cleo
trio railroad. and is we'll and favorablS
known in both cities.
In accordance with the suggestion of tn
grand lodge the odd Follows and affiliate
bodies OF this city will next Sunday morn
ing attend divine service III "A body. .
sermon appropriate to odd Fellows me
mortal Sunday will bc preached at Trim
fly Methodist Church by the Rev. w. I
Dukcshirc. the pastor. In the afternoo
the members of this order will march t
their lot in Green Mount cemetery whcr
memorial services Will be held over I'll
graves of their brothers buried there.
Prof T.. 4. Hamilton, instructor !
Latin and Greek at Montpelier Seminars
IL to be married Tuesday evening. Jur
p. at Lowell. Mass. to Miss Margarc
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Roc
OF that city. Prof. and Mrs. tIamilto
will he at home at 80 College street afte
October !.
Flson Spencer. who attempted to con
NIT suicide Sunday night by shooting. ha
surprised his physicians and they no
believe he has a chance to recover unlcs
blood poisoning should develop. Spenc,
still refuses to give any reason for tn
attempt To take his own life.
DIR. II. 5. Roardman went Tuesday T.
Saratoga for treatment at DR.. Strong
eanitarium. He was accompanied by Mr.
Boardman and Or. r.. b. Whitaker
Barre.
The White mountain train running III
tween burlington and Fabyans will be pl
on Monday, June ~
John II. Scntcr Tuesday snnt to T. "
Moloncy at Rutland the completed pet
ton for a writ of error that Will brir
the Mary Rogers case before the Unite
States Supreme Court. The petition ar
assignment of errors arc practically idel
tical with those denied by Chief Jud.
Rowell. Mr. Moloney will lay these b.
fore Justice Rufus w Pcckham some da
this week.
The monument to he placed over IL
grave of Col. Samuel Elmorc at T.
more this summer is being cut ut II
sheds of T.. F. Craven & Co. Tho tow
Of Elmore was named for this car
.ettler. and his descendants in We
mont have determined that his gray
shall no longer be unmarked. Th
memorial will he in sarcophagus for
and will weigh nearly half ton.
Louis Ducham. baggagcmNn on Il
Montpelier & Wells River railroad al
Miss Daisy L. Pattce were marri'
yesterday afternoon by the Rev. DIR.
Edward Wright. at the home of Mrs
f. Pattee. mother of the bride, on FL
strcet Mr. and Mrs. Ducham we