Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-16
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

The 14th annual clam bake. given by
the r. c. Bowers Granite company OF
this city to the poiishers and granite
manufacturers OF Montpelier and Barre
will be held Saturday afternoon. Septem-
her Is, at Marvin farm park. Accommo-
dations for 100 will be provided. Col. J.
r. Wilson of Providence. r. l.. the col
ored caterer. who has had charge of
every bake given by this company. will
again be in command.
James Howard of burlington. aged 81
was committed to Washington county
Jail saturday afternoon to serve not les
| than - or more than 30 days for conviction
| In Barre city court OF being a tramp
Tie man stated that until three weeks
| ago had been In the employ Of the Booth
| Lumber company Of burlington and that
he was on his way to the Barre quarries
to obtain work when he was arrested for
| begging food from house to house m
| Barre.
Conductor John Docherty Of the
| Seminary Hill electric line will leave the
/ last Of this week. accompanied by Mrs.
| Docherty for Montreal where they will
take passage on an Allan line steamer
for Glasgow Mr.. Docherty goes TO
Scotland to visit his old home md will
! be abSeNt aDNt' SIX weeks.
An operation was performed Monday
morning al Hcaton hospital on II. p.
Wech who was so terribly injured In an
automobile accident Sunday evening He
is still In a critical condition and his re-
covery Is not expected. Because OF a
broken back bone portions OF two verta-
brae near the middle OF his back were re-
moved to relieve the pressure on the spi-
| hoc Not lnu
were then placed in plaster casts. With
the exception of short time Sunday
evening. and during the operation. Mr..
| Welch has been conscious and has con-
versed with his wife and others. He car
ries $4,000 IN accident insurance. The
wrecked auto was hauled up into the
highway Monday and was then run to
a repair shop in this city on its own
power. 1t IL 40-horse power Rambler.
and considering the distance It fell It Is
considered marvellous that the machine
was so little injured. Mrs. u. X. Lille.
who was also injured, was brought Mon
day from the farm house of George
Alexander to her home In this city. 1t
was at first thought she had received In
ternal injuries but such Ia evidently not
the case, and aside from nervous shock
and q few bruises she Is all right
About 200 tickets were sold for the BAN
quet Monday evening in Montpelier
Seminary boarding hall by the Young
Alumni association II. f.. Slayton acted
as POSTMASTER and music was furnished
by T.. J. Hathaway. Miss Eastwood and
Miss Clogston. An address on "IIgher
Education" was given by Prof. William
+. Campbell of Long Island College The
tOasts and responses were ms follows
Anonymous, the Rev. A. ]. Hough
Syracuse University" Harold Bishop
"Athletics." Prof. George T.. Pike; M s
Boys" Charles Bemis; M S. Girls :
Miss Lucy Swift THE Past, Presen,
} and Future Of the Seminary" the Rev
: Dr. r. A. Bishop.
At the first meeting for the season OF
the Ministers Monday club, cid Mon
day at Barre. officers for the ensuing
year We're elected as follows; Presi
dent the Rev w. f. BREASTED OF Barre
vice-president, the Rev. Is, H. Stahl OF
; Williamstown; secretary and treasurer
the Rev f., G. Downey OF Barre; execu
tive committee the Rev. r. C.. DowneS
of Barre, the Rev. s, +, Bloomfield o.
, Montpelier. and the Rev. j. b. Mckenzie
OF Barre
George and Alfred McJarrett the lads
OF six and eight years, who last week
were convicted of petty larceny In cit,
, court. and who since that time have
been mp to their old tricks while the city
officials have been cudgeling their brains
what to do with the tots, were Trfs
day sentenced by Judge Harvey to ~
State Industrial school at Vergennes TO