Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

OF Plainfield against John DESMOND Of
Aver. Mass, who had previously owned
the house
The stockholders Of the Capital Hard
ware company have held their annual
meeting for election Of officers. Tho stock
holders elected as directors Dan r.
Campbell and Il. H. Prouty of this city,
Or. Il. r. Campbell of Bellows Falls
Following the stockholders meeting the
directors hold meeting aud elected as
Officers President. Dan r. Campbell: vice
president, Or. T.. r. Campbell; secretary
and treasurer, +. ". Prouty The new
company will take over the business
which has been run by Camphell and
Proutv about August I. They purchased
the Bailey e. Morse interests two months
ago
Tho opinion handed down by Judge
Watson from supreme court in the VII
kinsBrock case Thursday az
ternoon was one which ma
terialy affects the medical pro-
fession. IT was held that II Is not enough
for the plaintiff in n suit to show that
patient has suffered injury while being
treated BY physician. but no must show
that the injury was due to lacking skill
In the treatment OF the case. In this
case II was not shown that Brock lacked
In the skillful treatment Of the patient
Mrs wilkins. and the testimony only
shows that she vas injured. Another
point is that II a servant Is included IN
suit the servant can not testif.- IN
favo Of the real defendant In the case
There is. 1t IL understood. move on
foot to have a law enacted which will
change this sta ute
The enga cement Of Miss Mary A. Pit
kin Of this city to Edward A. Optergeit
~ Woodstock. Ill, better known under
tho name Of Bobby Burns" was an
nounced saturday by Mr. and Mrs Har-
low NJ. Smith. foster parents OF Mis-.
Pitkin.
Capt Alma NJ. Ashton and lieutenant
Lankton, who have been in charge of
Salvation Army headquarters in this
city since last Novemh-- will bid fare
we'll next Sunday evening and new Of
fc"rs will he sent here to take their
places. capt. Ashton is 70 ne married
next week to Fred r; Gates ~ this city.
Both these earnest workers will remain
in Montpelier as members Of the local
corps
Charles $, Burke one of the oldest mo-
tormen in point of service on tho Barre
& Montpelier electric railroad, died sud
denly Monday morning from the burst
ing Of blood vessel brought on by a
hard * OF coughing. Mr.. Burke took his
usual run Sunday. out stopped work
earlier than usual because of feeling ill.,
He had been subject 10 asthma for
eral years and awoke early Sunday
morning with distressed feelings. His
wife hurried across the road to the gas
works to ask them to telephone FOR a
doctor. and before she reached the house
Mr.. Burke was dead In coughing he
had ruptured a blood vessel. He was
born in Sorrel. y, q. % years ago Three
years ago he married Miss Pearl Slack
of Chelsea. who survives him with two
young children. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at two
o'Clocn from his late home near the car
barn and burial was in Green Mount
cemetery.
Al meeting of the democratic county
committee. held in Montpelier Saturday
evening, Fred Bruce OF Barre was made
chairman and d, T. Donnelly OF Mont
pelier secretary and treasurer. G. H.
Pape OF Barre city, chairman OF the
Vermont delegation to the national con-
vention at Denver. has announced TO the
committee that ne is Mt their service
during the campaign The committee are
also in hopes to have Senator Gore OF
Okla homa speak either in Montpelier or
Barre when he visits Vermont during
the campaign which will soon he on.
The hampton fish story from Curti,
pond Is that Iermon Cross Of this city
caught a bass there Sunday afternoon
Weighing six pounds
W. A. Heaphy Of Montgomery. Ala
brother Of Landlord T. J. Iieaphy, has
been engaged clark at the Pavilion
Hotel to succeed George Nichols after
August l.
The Rev. l.. F. Reed will sever his
connection with Bethany Church, Sun.
day. August 30 and go direct TO Hyde
Park. Mass. where he has accepted a
call as pastor Of congregational
Church.
The funeral of Frank r. Reyes was
held Monday afternoon at o'clock
from his late home in Moretown. Mr..
Keyes died saturday evening at Heaton
hospital following an operation Friday
evening for peritorits He was a son of
Sylvanus Reyes and was IS years old
Harold. the II years old son Of Frank
Benway. was seriously injured Sunday
afternoon by falling across a wagon
seat. He struck on his chest and stomach
fracturing one rib over his heart Other
internal injuries are feared,
Mrs. Emily j. Arthur was operated
on at Heaton hospital Monday TO re-
move pressure on the brain caused
by a shock sustained several years
ago The skull was trephincd and the
condition Of Mrs. Arthur is reported
favorable
A small farm house in the Jones brook
neighlnrhood owned by T., j. Wood
bury and occupied by Peter Biladeau,
his hired man, was burned to the gronnd
adjoining owned by Charles Smith were
also burned. The property was not n
sured and the total loss is about sou.
horse owned W Mr. Smith persisted.
The fire was caused by children playing
with matches
+. NJ. Muldoon, a prominent real es-
tate dealer in Seattle, Wash, IL revisit
ing the home of his boyhood for tho
first time In "a yearsHe was born In
the cottage at the rear OF the River
side on state street.
The Montpelier fire department was
called out twice yesterday forenoon
for fires that threatened disastrous re-
suits, had they not been promptly
box SIS and was caused by the explo-
sion Of a gasoline stove in a shed At
The rear Of the residence OF James A.
Jerome on North Franklin street. Tho
oss was estimated at 1900 which was