Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-15

land railroad. The minor steam and
electric railroads will follow in turn
No hearings arc to be held this week
/ bat the Central Vermont rcople ara
TO file In a few days with the com
/ 'hissioners Il revised plan of their new
depot at Barre They will then GO
over these new plans and II satisfied
the road will commence work so that
| the station may be completed this fan
according to the order recently issued
Tho September term of Washington
county court will convene September
| 10. The docket contains many inter
esting state and civil cases and among
these are suit for $4,000 damages
resulting from the death of Albert
Percau at the Granite street crossing
by the Montpelier e. Wells River train
over year ago. The case Is brough:
by Frank ]. Pereau. administrator
fred y. Joslyn of Northncld VS.
Richard Ellis for trespass. is case
! which resulted from disturbance
/ aimed to have been made by throw
ing stuff at the plaintiffs house when
a party was being held there last
| spring. At the last session of the Leg
| stature, the law for the sitting of the
superior court was changed so that It
now sits tho second Tuesday in March
and September which happens to be on
| the same day that county court con-
venes.
| Barre city has followed MONTPELIER
In paying back it's United States de-
rosit fund to the State treasury. 1t
amounted to sl6.44s.69. Proctor has
also paid back its share. The cities
prefer to pay the fund because they
can hire money cheaper than the Ave
per cent. which they have to pay for
its use. The officials have no discre-
ton in the matter and have to get five
per cent. The Barre amount IS the
| largest vet.
Alvin F. Smith. the oldest man in Barre
has finished haying. He is over 90 years
Of age and came down Saturday to the
! circus. He has suffered for some 20 years
| with a cataract over one eve and he
thinks that this is getting better as he
can see better than few years ago.
| II. s. Wheltley. Who has been financial
/ secretary Of the local lodge OF tho New
/ England Order of Protection for IS years.
has resi- gnod and c. c. Griswold has been
| elected in his place Mr.. Wheatley was
I elected when the lodge was first organized
! in this city and In his term Of services
! has paid over $50 coo in policies while those
to whom the policies were drawn had paid
less than s.. 800 into the treasury He has
, been an efficient secretary but his business
demands more of his time and he couli
not spare it to the large amount Of work
connected with the Office for the small
salary which is paid.
Patrick Higgins who was thrown some
| 20 feet by the Central Vermont branch
| passenger train Thursday and who has
been in Heaton hospital since, Is recover
ing and it is expected that he will be able
to go about on crutchcs IN a few weeks.
The problem which is now under discus
sion IS where will the pay come from for
his care. The city has refused to support
him and the railroad company will have
nothing to do with him. He claims 10
have hailed from Providence, r. l., and
that city may care for him but Station
Agent ]. =. Gallaghe who sent him 10
the hospital, thinks liza tough proposition
to be held responsible for the costs
John ONcill, who had been III for over
a year Wen consumption, died shortly
after noon Saturday having suffered terri
| bly, with the disease. He was employed,
until failing health made him give up
work by the Ryle e. Mccormick Granite
company and had been resident Of the
city for many years He IS survived
among other relatives by a wife <1d fly"
sons. The funeral was held at s..
Augustines Church Monday morning.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
company was notified Monday morn
ing of fire in the house Of Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Ordway in South Barre
Sunday evening about three miles from
Barre city The fire caught in the
woodshcd and was well under way be
fore the discovery was made Harl
lighting saved the barn which was
near the house Walter Martin, OF
whom the property was recently pur-
chased. holds a heavy mortgage on IT
for $4,000, 1t was insured for $500 in
the Vermont Mutual. The cause of the
FIRE Is not known.
NJ =. Corser was examined at the city
poor farm Monday and it is expected
that he will be declared insane and be
sent to W. terhury and placed in the
State hospital. Corscr was some 80 years
ago a prominent merchant in the city
doing a business of about 100000 a year
but he met with advcrsties and credi-
tors attached his goods Later ne owned |
4 ClOtlliE store IN MOUtTPHl ana AFTER !
ward lived in South Royalton coming |
to this city about a year ago and n |
home was given him at the poorfarm. |
He has son but his whereabouts are |
unknown.
George w. Kidder has announced his |
engagement to Miss Jennie smith the |
proprietress Of large boarding |
house. in Manchester. \. IT, He Will |
go there in few days and the cere-
mony will be performed in short |
time In that city. Mr., Kidder will |
continue in the manufacture and snle
OF his bug exterminator,
Merrill =, Corser. who was examined |
for insanity Monday, was committed to
che state hospital at Waterbury, io
was taken to that town In team by |
Chief Of Police Durkec nnd Ovcrsecr W |
C.. Lampher. Tho city council had
special sitting for 'he purpose of au-
thori2ing an application to the Judge
OF probate to commit him TO the i'll