Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-31
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

The city Councl! mas turncu over l" II.
j NJ Jones, chairman Of the board OF
school commissioners the sum ot -. no 10
in iinal settlement OF the litigation over
tho East State street school building III
which the contractors. George ". Hopkins
Il Son of Worcester, Mass. went INTO
bankruptcy before the building was COM
plct.d. In settling the case in county
court the amount named was set aside
by order of the court TO pay the valid
claims of several parties who had orders
signed by Hopkins Il son. This money
was recently paid into the city treasury
by the clerk Of Washington county court
who has had it in trust. and it will now
be distributed to the several claimants.
While state seologist q. II Perkins of
placed in the museum at the State House
a beautiful collection of lava which he
secured last summer during his visit to
the Iawaiiau Islands. The exhibit is az
tractively arranged ana has already been
visited by largo number of people
city Engineer L. ). Smith has returned
from the tour Of inspection he made
/ last week accompanied 10y Fred
Blanchard of This city and J W. Lamb
of Coopcrstown, y. y, over the line of
survey made eight years ago of the pro-
posed railroad between Montpelier and
Rutland All of these gentlemen We're OF
! the opinion that this would not be a diff
| iicut road to build ard would open mp
! a productive business from the start. This
! lin" is surveyed through the towns Oh
Mddlcscx. Morctowu, Waitsneld, Warren.
Granville Hancock. Rochester, Stock
bridge, Pttsiicld, Mondon and Eutland.
! The Hon. Mason S stone. State super
! inteudent Of education. who returned
Thursday night from holding teachers in
stitutos in Essex county, is planning to hold
next fan another series of "Grcater Yer
mont" meetings, in which forestry and the
industrial arts will be given prominence.
Mr.. stone has no more teachers institutes
scheduled for the presen, school year.
| An exploded kerosene lamp on the third
floor OF the Montpelier House late Thurs
day night caused some lively hustInp to
distinguish the blaze without the aid of the
fire department. The use OF lamps in this
hotel is forbidden. hut one of the kitchen
girls used one to curl her bangs and
LETT it burning when she went to the
theatre The explosion came later. The
damage tn furniture and clothing Will not
exceed $50,
Alexander Spicer Of Barre has failed
to pay temporary alimony of 81 per
week to Mary T.. SpiCrr. his wife,
pending divorce proceedings in Wash
mgton County Court, and a hearing
was held saturday before Chief Judge
J. w. Rowcll of Randolph on motion
that Spiccr he adjudgcd in contempt of
court. In June last year this order
for alimony was issued by Judge Love
land Munson and since last October,
spiccr has paid his wife no money.
The members of Brooks Post, G. A.
R, Brooks Relief Corps, the Sons
of Veterans ana Company H. V.
n, O., attended divine service in
n body sunday morning at Trinity
Methodist Church, when a sermon in
tended especially for tho veterans was
preached by the Rev. W. h. Dukeshirc,
| the pastor, The post turned out with
full ranks and the sermon Of the day
met the unqualified approval of all
who heard it,
4 hearing was held on Saturday be
| fore Judge John II. Watson in the
| case of Rachael a. Perkins VS., Charles
A, Perkins. contempt proceedings for
| neglect to pay aimony. The case
| was postponed until Monday, June 4,
to give the defendant an opportunity
| to raise the money.
Ambrose j. Batchelder of Barre died
| Sunday AT the home OF his daughter, Miss
| Ida q. Batchelder OF this city, after a
| brief illness with heart disease, aged u
years. Mr., Batchelder was at one time
| a prominent farmer Of Barre. He was
visiting his daughter at the time of his
death. Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon ri three O'Clock at the home Of
Misa Ratcheldor ON Shipmap Mace Row
| Or. ], Edward Wright officiating. Burial
was in Elmwood cemetery ia Barre
| j. Edward Bailey, manager - The