Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
MONTPELIER.

Edward y. ADbott, senior at the UNI
,ersity of Vermont, has been elected
principal Of the Montpelier high school
IN place of -. c. Rogers. resigned. Mr..
Abbott will commence his duties
In Montpelier at the beginning
Of the fall term, and will come
highly recommended not only by the fac
ulty of the university but by Mason 8.
Stone. State superintendent OF educa-
ticn, and by other we'll known educators
in the State. Mr.. Abbott is president Of
The total expense of the March term OF
Washington county court, which reached
final adjournment n few days ago. was
s., 9s6. 26 divided as follows: Petit jurors.
81. 500. 40; referees. $11l.56; state witnesses,
S1s; reporter, Al5.5o; assistant judges.
$343.SO.
A son was born Saturday morning at
Heaton hospital to Mr. and Mrs Ted
Sloan. A son was born the same day to
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn slayton Of East
The stockholders of the Vermont Tele-
phone g. Telegraph company held their
annual meeting In Montpelier Tues
day afternoon and elected as directors,
A. C. Brown. ]. G. Brown, II. j. NJ.
Jones of Montpelier. n. d. Phelps Of
Barre, +. f.. Houston of Concord n. H.,
]. NJ. Keller, G.. r. Keller, NJ. Il. Jones
and +. w. Story OF Boston. These d.
| rectors elected: j. NJ. Keller. president;
f. w Story, vice-president; +. S. Will
| lard, treasurer, and elected an executive
committee composed of j. NJ. Keller. j.
NJ. Keller. j. G. Brown and +. w.
Story.
The funeral of Fred II. Holmes was
held Tuesday afternoon at his late
| home on Harrison vaenue, the Rev.
s. F. Bloomfield officiating. Burial was
| in the Center cemetery. Mr.. Holmes
was q years old and for the past three
years had been i'll with tuberculosis. He
was born in Lawrence Mass. but had
| lived in this city since he was two years
old.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. g.
o. Alden of Wrightsvile was informally
celebrated Sunday
a trout weighing nearly two pounds,
which had been injured in some way.
was caught by hand in the North branch
by William Carlo and his brother. 1t
was 1915 inches in length. The boys turn
| ed their catch over to II. O. Kent game
warden. knowing that the close season
was still on.
Mason S. Stone. state superintendent
of education. last week assisted in the
formation OF three additional school
districts The first embracing the towns
of Jericho. Bolton and Huntington. the
second the towns of Woodstock. Bridge
water and Shelburne and the third
Johnson. Hyde Park and Eden.
Mrs. Michael sullivan. in whose
house n small quantity of whiskey was
seized Sunday evening. was in city
court Monday and was bound Owe
to the September term of Washington
county court. Bail In the sum of $500
was furnished by James Mcdonald.
Tho laymen of Trinity Methodist
Church Sunday afternoon voted &c
invite the laymen OF the Vermont
conference to meet at Montpelier June
s and .. Col. f. w. Halford OF 81. AL
bans will have charge Of the meeting
a. y. Phillips of Moretown. who
fractured his spine few days ago b,
falling from load of hay. wa.
brought to Heaton hospital Monda
for treatment. His body is almost
completely paralyzed.
Miss Florence Kimball. who ha.
been cataloguing the books and rec
: ords of the Vermont Historical soci
ETY.. went Monday to Brandon :
catalogue the public library. She ex
poets to return to Montpelier In abou
four weeks.
A daughter was born Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs r.. ID. Field, grand -daughtc
to ~. and Mrs. J. A. De Boer of thi
city. and Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Field o
Rutland
Several cases of humps and meas
les are reported among the students n
, Montpelier Seminary and some of thu
. rooms are Quarantined.
Miss Lucia Hadley, for six years n
efficient kindergarten teacher in thi
city. is to resign before the close o
: the school year.
i, The Lane Manufacturing company re
ccived an order Tuesday to construc
8, vcral rifle slencers which Natal
Colombo of Mortified has recently re
ccived patent. Several tests have bee
made of this peculiar invention ant
, every time the report OF the discharg
OF rifle at 100 yards was indistnguish
, able. The inventor is negotiating for tn
: sale of this device to the United State
government
While attempting Tuesday afternoo
, to put new belt on n pulley In tn
granite sheds of Emmons e. Dillon III
rest Dillon, one of the ploprietors. wa
; caught on the shaftng and one han
Vas badly injured That Mr., Dillon wa
not killed is due to the fact that sewers
nea rby workmen pulled him away befor
he was drawn into the shafting.
Representative Harry Daniels of Eas
Montpelier has purchased the w. A
Haskell farm at North Calais for $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mattson wi
leave to-day for New York on the
way to their former home in Swede
where they expect to remain indefnitel!
Mrs. c. II. Carpenter died yesterda
morning of cancer after long illness
fc~ the relief of which she had suffere
: four operations. Mrs. Carpenter was
Years old and was born at Wells Rive
A brief service will be held Friday morr
ing at her late home on Barre street an
the body will he taken to Wells River fc
funeral and burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
penter have resided In this city for
i years. coming here from Bradford.
Horace Hil, brakeman on the Mon
pelier & Wells River railroad. fell fro
{. train yesterday morning which Wa
running at 20 miles an hour, His bac
was seriously injured and he will be col
fined to the house for some time.
Congressman Frank Plumey OF Nortl
field, who was in town yesterday, lie
last evening for Washington to resun
n his duties in the House. He will retul
h. Northhcld the last OF the month
lie is to he Memorial day orator May
y In that village.
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