Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
VERMoNTERs IN CHARGE.
Two Of Nine Executive Depart tments
Well Run.

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when it supplies heads for two out of
nine Of the executive departments at the
capital. But that is what has been nap
pcning occasionally during the sum-
mcr. Judge Charles II. Darling Of Ben
nington. assistant secretary Of the
navy. is now the acting secretary dur
Ing two weeks vacation Of Mr.. Bon.
aparte. He keeps the big navy on an
even keel and the job does not plow any
burrows In his brow. This summer the
Judge has been living at hotel.
known as Chevy Chase Inn. half a
dozen miles out OF Washington and in
the country. The big problems that the
Judge does not find time to dispose of in
office. he takes out into the country,
where they are likely to yield more
readily. Every day he carries big
rcticulc of papers back and forth.
But over across Lafayette Park an
other Vcrmonter has been holding forth
This summer at times, as. acting head
of department. Charles II. Robb of
Brattleboro has been acting attorney
general for several days since his re-
turn from Il vacation. He. too, holds
his place down easily. There is no fuss
and worry with him in keeping the de-
partment of justice in ship shape when
he is at the helm.
NEW RURAL DELIVERY ROUTES.
| Vermont is to have a number of new
rural delivery routes Two arc schcdul-
ed to bc established october >. One at
Ferrisbureh, Addison county. will bc ad
iditional service, known as route No. :.
.2.3 miles long, covering an area Of II
square miles and accommodating ~
families. comprising 37S souls. The
other will be route No. /. out of Wells.
Rutland county. so miles long and
passing the doors of l31 houses in
which dwell 6l6 people. The route
covers AN area OF - square miles. The
carrier will be William a. lIumrhries
and the substitute. Charles II. Hum
phrics.
rural route will be established
November l out of Rochester. Windsor
county. 1871 miles long. over an area
of Q square miles. on which live 90
families of 275 people. November 10 IN
additional route No. ., will be estab.
lished at South Londonderry, Windham
| county. being u 1-5 miles long. ac'
commodating 44O people in 103 houses.
RurdI carriers ana tH"II
have been named respec- lively for the
following rural routes i'll Vermont: No.
l. Hiram r. Tilley and William Heath:
Graniteville, No !, John McRae and
Donald u. McAulay: Lyndonville. No.
3. I.ucins w. Park ana Hiram A. Park;
North Pownal No. I. Clarence +. Gard
ner and Frank B. Gardner: ST. Johns
bury, No. 4. John II. Peck and Alvi i.
Calderwood: Poultney. No. ). William
l.. Town and Frank Cronc; West Dan
vile, No. I. Nanaid u. Blake and Arthur
Houghton: Chester. No. ). Delmer y.
Bryant and Carrie \. Bryant.
PATENTS TO vERMoNTERs.
Patents have been granted to Henry
f. Hubhcll of Johnson, VI, for Il book
case; to Seth W. Hoag, deceased.
through NJ. ioag. administrators. Of
Grand Isle. for a burial apparatus; to
Samuel l.. Harris Of Proctor for IL door
bolt or fastener; to DR. j. r. Kendall
company of Enosburgh Falls for Il
linimcnt or liquid for external appli-
cation; Vernon W. Jcwctt of Mont
pelicr for IL machine for bending metal
scrolls for polishing wheels; and to
"A stub extractor for wood turning
lathcs. Chaunccy T.. Harris OF Barre
has assigned to s. W. Emerson of
Plattsburgh. n. y, his rights to a pat
ent for Il grinding and polishing wheel
trademark has been allowed to
Frank = Mackenzie of Woodstock. VI.
for wooden fabrics. Tho Cooper Man
ufacturing company Of Bennington has
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shirts drawers and combination suits
II. s. Smith of Burlington. W.. has
been appointed bookkeeper in the
navy department, as just announced
here. Edward j. Howard of Bellows
Falls and B. r.. Goodnough Of Barton
Landing have been appointed railway
mail clerks. Burton T.. Bailey OF
Montpelier has been admitted to prac-
,icc before the interior department..
The postofficc department has ac-
ccptcd the proposal of the Barton Saw
ings bank and the Barton National
bank to lease the premises for the
postoffice in the bank building. sit
uated on Main street, between Harri-
son avenue and Water street. for a
term of ten years from December I,
1905. covering complete equipment
such as heat, light and fuel.
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS
The comptroller OF the currency has
made public AN abstract Of the condi-
tion OF national banks in Vermont at
the close OF business August 25. 1t
shows that the loans and discounts on
that day aggregated s12,523.Ss9: gold
coin, $420,075; total specie $6S1.57s;
legal tender notes, $a77.s51; individ-
ual deposits, $l2,1a6,449. The legal
reserve was 1901 per cent. of the de-
posits.
The forest service has received n
large number of applica IONS for ad-
vice relative to the management of
forest lands containing stands of pop
pie. and in consequence is making Il
detailed commercial study of the sew
eral species. with special attention to
the reproduction. growth rate, market
value. and quality for pulp and ex-
celsiOr use of each. In addition. the
study viii keep in view possible fresh
uses for the popple. and ways OF pre-
venting the injury Of popplc stands
from fire.
1t Is highly probable that working
plans for future forest management In
New York and New England will take
Increasing note OF popple.
There are 4 few people who boast"
that they do not read ads" fev