Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-16

factory for $500. These cases will come
before the March term of Orleans
county court II. r. Phelps, manager OF
the Shady Rill creamery, who was in
town yesterday believes tho company IS
solvent and will yet be able to pay its
bills. This creamery had a large capa-
city The butter made for tho last two
weeks is held there, some OF 1t that was
shipped having been held up at North
field and brought back
At the quarterly meeting Of the d.
| rectors OF the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance company Wednesday Jan. s,
1t was shown that the surplus OF this
company January I, 1905. was 500 ,32I SO
| against s22o.5oo January ]. 1907. This
company now how has 5i.co2 policies in
force with risks Of 81. }59,o17. a gain over
1906 OF nearly S.0oo.o00.
John Hunt. the Manila bay hero. who
was with Admiral Dewey and who is
now serving an alternative sentence OF
intox.cation in Washington county Jail,
has. during his spare time IN Jail. manu-
featured from common horse hair a
watch chain and charm which show
grea: ingenuity. He thinks by working
steadily at this he could make two such
chains each day.
The case Of f. G. kinEsburv vs. Rome
Brunei to recover for milk bill was
heard Thursday morning in city court
before Judge T.. NJ. Harvey, who found
for tho plaintiff 10 recover $500 with
costs OF $50.
4 carload Of the Vermont exhibits p.
th.. jamestown exposition arrived Fri
day and they we're hauled to the state
liouSo. HE car-loadcd with the smaller
boxes vas the first to arrive Where
: find room at the State House for three
carloads Of this stuff is now puzzling the
Officials there.
The stock holders OF the capital Saw
ings Banl. & Trust company have re-
elected their old board OF directors.
namely: T.. J. Deavitt. Albert Johonnott.
6. l.. blanchard and 4 j Sibey Of
Montpo!.' II. y. raplin of Washing
ton, u. C.. Alexander Cochran of Wells
River aud ". q. Nye of North Mont
pelier. Those trustees have reelected r.
j. Dcavtt as president Albert Iohon-
mott and \. J. SiblcY as vice-prcsidcnts.
and Frank y Smith as treasurer
The Montpelier Military band voted I'M
animously Thursday evening to purchase
OF Fred II. Whittier his property. music
and interesi in the Whittier orchestra
anu to give this organization its old
name, that or tho Montpelier Military
..'r, 49,, . ~ i'"'
Mrs. katherine Williams OF Barre has
been engaged as teacher in grade eight
of the union school ia I'll the vacancy
caused by tho registration Of Mrs W.
y. TheriJult. Mrs Williams has been a
successful teacher in Barre for Il years.
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Tie work of revising the public statutes
which has been in progress most Of the
tim" since December. 1904 was completed
Saturday and the members OF the revision
commission, with John c. Cdttanach,
clerk and stcnographer. went SUNDAY
10 Concord y. H., to do the last OF the
proof reading. IT is expected the books
will be printed and ready for dstiibu-
ION on or before February /.
After the freight bills on the James
town exhibits. which are now all back in
Montpelier. have been paid the State ex-
position commission will be able to close
its accounts and make a detailed state
mcnt Of it's expenditures, which will be
filed in the office of the state auditor.
| The commission is confident it will he
| Idle to meet all bills out of the original
! appropriation of $4,000.
L. l.. Slayton of Calais Is shipping a
| large number Of maple and elm logs
| from this station to kecne. \. H.. where
| they arc to be worked up into pulp for a
| paper mill. Mr. Slayton is also shipping
| logs from Pla.nfiold to paper mill at
| lIoulton. Me, for similar purpose. Some
or the maple logs are sent to Boston to
| be used in the manufacture Of pianos.
Assistant Judges l.. II. Wells OF Mid
dloseX and c. NJ. Winch Of Barre town,
r. s. Currier Of Barre city and Sheriff
Frank II. racy of this city, composing
| the prison board for Washington coun-
| ~, met at the Jail Saturday afternoon
to look over the accounts for the past
year. The prisoners earned in the year
1907 about sl,40O OF which more than
$500 was net gain to the State. When
the wood lot which the board Is to pur-
| chase is ready for business. the large
iail will be put at work.
Henry sherman Of Richmond, who is
almost totally blind. was in town Sat
urday Mr.. Sherman is CT years old
and lost his eycsight during the Civil
War. lie gets around without assist
unce and does not seem 10 take his
| misfortune greatly at heart.
| II. Carl Smith was in East Bethel
Sunday to attend the funeral OF Her
bert Il. Smith, his father. The latter
vas n well-knoNn farmer of Bethel
and was so years old. About year