Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
H. w. ALLEN e. CO.


July II while repairs on the Orange
county Jail are in progress. lie furnished
bail in the sum of $1,000 and went to his
homo in Randolph.
The young son Of H. o. Ward OF
Mo.etown was brought to Heaton hos
pital Sunday for treatment Of a COM
pound fracture OF his right leg re-
ceived while he was driving yoke
OF oxen hitched to a stone boat. The
fracture was bad one and will con-
fine the young man to his cot for
several weeks.
Al n regular meeting of the board OF
trade Tuesday evening. a resolution IN
troduced by NJ. W. Wheelock vas unani-
mously adopted pledging the support OF
the board to the mayor and city council
and States attorney In their efforts TO
prevent the pollution Of Berlin pond from
which the city receives its water supply.
In this Connection II was stated that the
State board OF health has taken mp the
recent swimming contest in that body of
water by q prominent citizen of Barre,
end through States Attorney Gates. Ia
TO make a test case to see whether the
Stote laws regarding tho pcLution of
enforced Because Of the absence Tuesday
night OF r. l.. Laird. attorney for the
board, in the matter of bringing 60 the
| attention Of the public service commits
sion existing telephone troubles. this
subject and the matter Of financing new
! Industries that desire to locate In Mont
pelier were laid on the table until Tues
day evening
81 % ~A
Montpelier Traction & Power COM
pany. gave ont Tuesday an account Of
the operating expenses ard net income Of
that railway for the fiscal year ending
June 70 last The gross earnings were
s5l.3e777. being the first time since the
| road was opened that tho gross earnings
have exceeded 5000. The operating eX-
| penses were 81. osl.os. and tho net income
| for the year, after deducting interest and
| taxes. was $3.50 Is. The operating ex-
pcnses for the past year Were over 5000
more than the previous year ddc largely
to the increase In the cost Of power.
handsome pair Of bag horse. valued
at 600, owned by Harry Harvey Of Wat
crbury and driven by Nichoias Green.
ran away on Downing street Tuesday
afternoon and one Of the horses was
Killed when the pole crashed into tho
residence of Mrs. Kate Stowell Lowe.
The team came from Waterbury Tues
day morning with load Of furniture and
the animals became frightened at n pass
| Ing automobile
The grand Jury Of Washington county
at It's last meeting In September. 1908.
recommended that action taken
against the town Of Calais because of the
poor condition Of It's highways. states
Attorney BENJAMIN Gates Is satisfied
mat no action should be taken against
II on this account, The authorities of
calais have paid special attention to
their main highways this season and
nave expended over $500 in erecting sign
boards,
Leon Haggett Of Barre town. aged nine
years pleaded guilty in Montpelier city
court Tuesday to petit larceny His
mother tcarfully acknowledged that she
had no control over her hayward son
ana on the recommendation OF States
attorney Gates the boy was sentenced
py Judge Harvey to the State Industrial
schooi Mt Vergennes for the remainder
or MS minority lie will be taken there
this morning
because OF the lateness of re season
| ~" va" '"N' thht all base ball teams
against winch a. w. Daley hoped to &c
WIZ" MS "ssregatlon already have games
! S'"'"u'eu uh''i AFTER Labor ,ay. II is
very uo"p'iui " MT Daley puts a team
into the field this year as he had nlanred
In BANKRUPTCY court Tuesday morn
Ing H. a. Hoar of Barre, trustee 90 IN,
bankrupt estate Of Thomas Brady. n for
mer clothier In that CITY, rendered an NO.
count showing that a dividend OF 40 ne,
cent has been paid and that about 10 ne,
cent. more will be realized on the lndcht
edness. This IL In addition to 81. 600 tina,
was paid Elias Spear OF Burlington. 1
preferred creditor. William Taccy O.
Barre was discharged from bankruptc,
and the first meeting OF the creditors o
Leon l. 1.adue and Oscar i. Thompson
both Of that city was set for next Satur
day. The hrst meeting OIL the creditors