Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

| ''''''i Ut 'lit HlH1n mouse DIV sergeant
at-Arms e. ff. Ferrin and will be hung
In the supreme court room. II is tho
gife Of Rush r.. Johr A.. and s. Alien
barrett the three surviving sons Of
Judge Barrett He was born in STRAIT
ford on May ~ 1874. died In April Of
1900 and was first elected from Wood
stock.
| The republicans Of Worcester are he
ginning to warm up over the question
OF town representatives Among the names
mentioned are l.. +. Kent A. j. johnson
and G. F. Wheeler. Many Of the demo.
Gratis want Glare Tempeton, who ran
two years ago. I'll" Independent party ia
talking of a candidate
Andrew J. Whiting, a Fayston farmer,
Is owner Of three legged rooster which
has the other male members Of the Lcr
tribe green with envy. The third leg is
situated bot wecn the other two and proh-
ably from disuse is a little shorter than
the others.
Allen Morse of Calais appeared nt
Wheelock Dawleys store Friday
very much excited. His safe was locked
and lie couldn't open it and he had
brought 1t down on a lumber wagon
His money. papers and creamery check
and reputation were locked up In the
the safe. Morse got possession CT fat
pocketbook There was nothing the matter
with the lock, the only trouble being that
Mr.. Morse couldn't open IT when excited
and his hand began shaking
The sheriff department made a sue
o"ssful raid In the edge Of Williams
town Thursday evening, returning
after midnight. Considerable COM
plant had been head from Granite
Vile that stun was being sold in that
vicinity and state. Attorney Wilson
of Randolph made out the papers and
sent them to States Attorney Gates
AT the house Of David Bruce, who lives
just across the line In Orange county
from Graniteville, they secured q part
of a pail OF beer and Bruce was ar
rested and taken Williamstown.
Miss Edith Roberts has been engag.
cd as organist at the Church Of tn.
] Messiah 10 take the place Of Lewis j.
Hathaway, who is now IN Europe. Miss
Roberts, who has been organist at
Christ Church ana was succeeded by
Cecil @. Egg, Will not assume her
t duties until September.
John II. Senter was renominated rs
democratic candidate for representa-
tive Saturday evening. Following his
nomination, he was called on for re-
marks and In these he scored the Re-
publican party for having written him.
expecting him - speak In It's behalf
this fall. He scored II because It has
e placed In the state platform this fall
planks which he claimed have been tho
: main issues of the Democratic party at
different times for years and of some
of which he was the father. Mr.. Sem
tn, ,t,,a. g,,,
by A. J. Sibley and seconded by Bur-
ton +. Bailey and also by Lewis Jerue
for the la Dor unions of the city. The
meeting was presided over by Fred ?.
Carleton, while John Flanagan was
secretary.
The homestead of Francis Brown
was sold at auction Saturday afternoon
at the order of James w. Brock. trus-
tee OF the estate. Mir. Brock had a
claim for about $1,000 on the property
and IL sold to get his money ont
OF II. Fred J.. Vim, a clerk ut the
postofiice, was tho purchaser. paying
$4,000 for the property. He buys for
a home and paid fair price.
J. A. Whtcomb Of New York with
his family were In town saturday. Mr..
Whitcomh was a resident of the city
40 years ago and since leaving the city
, has accumulated wealth in mining and
typewriting machines. while he is also
the owner of the Baltimore Lunch
rooms OF which he has about 60 In the
States.
The new highway, which the Mont
pelier g. wells River railroad has been
. constructing for the elimina ton of the
two grade crossings near Kinney
bridge. three miles from here has been
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commissioners. The company is now
at work upon the elimination of a .hird
crossing coming under an order made
this year. The first two crossings We're
eliminated under the order of 1907
: The resignation of Chase Wilkinson
as second lieutenant of Company II,
and the promotion OF Capt. +. Il.
Thomas leaves two vacancies to be filled
by election. The next man in line 10
succeed Wilkinson is Sergeant David
Pattee,
The marriage engagement OF Daniel
Roach and Miss Helen Lawrence has
been announced. the marriage to take
place September !.
David Brice, the owner OF the place
IN Graniteville which was ra'ded last
week. was unable 10 raise his fire Of
$500 and costs of sl6 30 and has been sivon
an alternate sentence of 366 days In the
House of Correction at Rutland
Mason S. Stone superintendent or
education. has returned from the Maine
woods He left here three weeks ago and
after speaking at Pressure Isle and Fort
Kent In Maine he went into the woods
He has been nearly - miles from tele-
phone and telegraph with his guide who
wa. the only human being seen from
the time he left Green River lakes until
; his return there,
Secretary Oscar 3, Strauss OF the de-
partment OF commerce will speak at re-
publican rally here August 81 the night
before election. Senator w. T. Dining
ham will also he present. while the band
will give an outdoor concert, Tine ia'
and sherman banner has arrived ana VIII
re hung from the tops OF the Union AMI
Ellis blocks.
Charles r Robinson. who has been en-
ployed bv the Montpelier Wells River
Railroad company for about 30 years mas
resigned For the present Master Me
cbanic John Whalen will have charge ot
the wood working department and look
after the structural work OF the COM
pany
. Corporal c. ]. Iepage of Company II
has gone to Mortified, where he will
ioin the other members of the rife team
Of the list Vermont regiment going to
Ferry Ohio, to compete for national hon