Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-12

TWO were continued fOr furtneT evidence
and two are undecided. OF the bills grant
ed eleven were for wilful desertion, two
for adultery two for intolerable severity
and one for refusal to support. There
was only one contested divorce case. and
that Is not yet decided. This was the case
of Rachel A. Perkins VS.. Charles A..
Perkins, the causes alleged being intol-
cradle severity and adultery. Judge Seneca
IIaselton's health still improves, and 1t
Is the opinion Of all that he is better
than n month ago.
| A NATIONAL GOOD ROADS MEETING
TO BE HELD IN BENNINGTON
of the prominent men Of the State, and
| from what he had learned he was of the
opinion. although the National Good
Roads association was non-partisan
and had nothing to do with political
parties. the good roaos plank would
soon be added to tho examples of the
work of the association in the different
States, especially in Ohio and Mis-
souri,. The national movement for good
roads was started in 1890 by Col. w
VI. Moore and in 1900. thirty-eight
governors sent delegates to Chicago
where the association was organized
Since then thrty-two States have been
visited by good roads organizers. New
Hampshire, Maine and Vermont are
among those in which the movement has
mot been inauguratcd Tho speaker said
that with the proper officials and work
We could have just az good as New York
and Massachusetts. Mr.. Loucks explain
ed that the plan was to hold a conven-
ton in bennington village, to have the
OFFICIALS of the National association come
here from Virginia, to invite the people
from the villages and towns of the
lcounty and organize a county organiza
ton to take the matter in charge He
suggested that the village needed good
roads to bring the people from the pro
ducts OF the country directly into the vii
lage to supply its wants. The money OF
the road fund in most counties and vii
lagos is used in repairing the streets
land II some of this could be saved to
construct permanent roads 1t would be
of great benefit, and this was what tn,
association was striving for. It is neces
sary first to start village and count,
funds, then State funds and later t.
make 1t national fund. The speaker
then appealed to the people of Benning
ton to hold the convention here, and t.
invite Col Moore and the other official!
and engineers to attend that convention
All they asked for was their travelling
expenses and salaries which would
amount to $50. IF you wish this conven
ton" he said in conclusion. II will wire
Col. Moore tonight, and we will NEE
here two weeks from tonight" Mr.
Sheldon ton took charge of the meet
ing. DIN Scott and N NJ Puffer spok,
, a few words, after which it was move,
, and carried unanimously that the con
; vontion he held there two weeks from
. last night. Tho meeting adjourned t
meet Friday evening after appointing tn
following executive committee: Col. Oil
Scott. A. NJ Torrance, NJ. 3. Middleton
A. K. Richie, A. J. Holden, Everett
, HARDWOOD. John Nash, p. F. Vail and ]
, II. Livingston.
CAMPAIGN TO UNIONIZE VERMONT
President p. +. Mccarthy of the Stat,
! Federation of Labor, has received wore
, that the national organizer of the fed
Grafton, Stewart Reid, will come to Yer
; mont from Washington within a weel
5 or ten days. and begin an organizin,
tour throughout the State. A route i
being mapped out for Organizer Reid t.
: take. and it will include not only TIL
) cities and towns where unions are nov
located, but many others as we'll Tn
field will be covered quite thorough.
; and the national organizer will proba bl.
. spend two weeks Or a month in Yer
: mont.
VETERAN RAILROAD MAN DEAD.
+ Jonas Wilder. Nermont's veteran rail
reader died early Saturday morning a
lAt. I.
! 90. Jonas Wilder was born at Wendell
!, Mass, October 2. 1873. In his younge
days he had charge of the engneerin
r work In the construction of the Centre
Q Vermont railroad. Later he was for man
$ years superintendent of the old Rutlan
& Washington railroad division of tn
l Delaware & Hudson railroad under til
4 management of Jay Gould. The last rail
1 road work with which he was associate
g was the construction of line at Brlsto
Tenn, he having entire supervision of tn
: work. He passed some years at West RI
!, lpert in mercantile business and was ais
: numbered among the business men {
l. Vergennes for a short time. During HI
e residence at Woodstock he had the entir
: management of Cloudland large stoc
> farm owned by Elton A. Smith of Smith
:, q few months ago. Mr. Wilder leaves tw
b sons, Arthur Il. Wilder, manager of IL
e Woodstock Inn, and Fred W. Wilde
a ca shtsr of the Woodstock National banl
O FUSIONISTS MEET IN RUTLAND.
= The fusion candidates for the variou
" State offices and representatives froi
. the democratic and independent Stat
, hclj In
l. Friday and outlined plans for the con
ing State campaign. Besides Mr.. Clemei
himself, there were present G. Herbe
=" Pape of Barre candidate for lieutenan
g governor, Walter V. Phelps of Emo
burgh Falls candidate for treasure
Sherman r. Moulton of Burlington. cat
didate for secretary of State. Edward
# Hall of Bennington candidate for aud
h tor, Vernon a. Bulatd of Burlingto
4 candidate for encouragement. I'll
a Democratic party was further represen
n ed by Emory s. Harris of Benningto
q chairman. John r. Thompson of St.
.s bans, II. A, Comings of Richford al
N DR.. W. b. Mayo of Northtield. The i
n dependent party was was represented
q r. s. Smith of Bristol. George ii. Dew'
n of Bennington, S. j. Beatty Of Burlingto
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