Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-20
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT



broken and his left side was so badly
injured that he Will be confined to the
house for a long time.
A letter was received Tuesday from
Gov. George II. JroutY by Sergeant az
Arms c. II. Perrin ins;ructing him to
proceed with tie work of installing the
news system of ventilation at the State
House. Mr.. Fcrrin at once began to
prepare proposals to be submitted to
contra ctors on which they can b!1 for
the work. The total estimated cost of
DONG this work is $1,000
During the past ten days the Rev. DIR.
j.. a. Bishop, principal OF Montpelier
Seminary, has paid off about $1,000 OF
the $5S0oo Indebtedness under which
~ Dntpelicr Seminary has been >tasgc.-
ing. Nearly all the amount thus far pad
has been to Montpelier parties and somo
of these bills and accounts had Leen
running several years. The entire debt
will soon be liquidatcd. DR.. Bishop is
greeted with a broader smile these daya
shan he las been during the last two
years when lie was trying to interest the
professional and business men of Mont
pclier in assisting to raise the endow-
ment fund.
Mrs. Pauline Johnson died Tuesday ut
Worcester aged rs years. Mrs. johnson
was the oldest woman in Worcester
where she had resided for the past ;.
years. She was born in Calais and haze
lived many years In Keene, y. H., and
Norrisville. She leaves no near rela
tres.
Michael c. Murphy. who until recent,
was ticket agent in tho union station
at burlington and Miss Mary De Co
LANES were married Tuesday morning
at st. Augllstire's Church by the Rev
Father w. J. OSullivan. Following ;
wedding breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy
left for parts unknown.
Six candidates presented themselves
: yesterday morning before the State board
of optometry, which began In the SUI
preme court room a three days examna-
ton Of applicants for certificates to prac-
tice optometry In Vermont. The candi-
dates are +. l.. Hunt of West Derby, j.
Il. Madison of North Bennington, Fred
A. Walker OF Bradford. Il. Z. Cook IF
Bennington. Walter e. Feltus o, Spring
fed, Mass, and Frank O. Balcun OF
Boston. The members OF the board PRES
ent nre II. r. Jordan o: ErattlebOro, u.
r. Slade OF Rutland and a. r liaslSns Of
st. JOhnsbury. The candidates yesterday
were examined on Theoretical and prac-
teal optics To-day objective and sub
3cctive op'OnletTy. anatomy md physi-
oiogY Of tho eye will be the Subjects for
examination and on Friday physiological
optics and pathological conditions: or ,he
eye will 30 taken up.
Tho trial calendar FOR the February
term OF Supreme Court which convenes
a. Montpelier. TN!esday, February ], is-
sued yesterday, contains 81 cases set for
hearing apportioned by counties as fol
lows: Orleans, three; Essex, five; Gale
ooaia, two; Windsor, four; Washington
three; Windham. two; Rutland, two;
FRANKLIN, two; Grand Isle, one; I.amoiile
Two; Chittendan, seven, and Orange two.
At a meeting OF the board Of civil au-
thority held Tuesday evening outstanding
taxes for 1902 and 1909 ard uncollected
special and regular taxes in 1905 amount
Ing in all to &456 were abated as there was
little prospect Of collecting any Of the
small taxes thar went 10 make mp this
total.
A friendship and affection dating bach
u school days eliminated yesterday ir
The marriage OF Wallace W. Howe ant
Mss fiotce l.. Fitzpatrick. They we,,
lIiiIlei Silo ActuOui5. pdFSohuSS u,
tho Rev a, J. Eough and left last even
B Ing for Montreal. On their return the.
will reside at the Mmwood on Barr
3 street which has been conducted by IN
bride for the past four years. The groom
! who represents the Prudential Life In
! eurance company in this city formerly re
! e,ded In Bolton. where he was Il membe
, Of the lumber Arm of Tracy & Howe
! IIe represented that town in the I>cgi3la
ture of 1906.
Tho funeral OF Mrs. Catherine N
Simmons will be held tomorrow mornin
from St. Aug1lgtine's Church. Mrs. Sin
mons died yesterday morning of hcai
! fahIre ut the home Of Mrs. John /
, Avery on Berlin street She was " yeal
old and was a native of Killdino. count
Limerick, Ireland. She In survived b
ave children.
Mason S. Stone left yesterday on
"New Vermont" lecturing tour in whic
he Is assisto by Editor w. j. Bigelo
Of st. Johnsbury and Editor Frank
Howe OF Bennington. They were
Greensboro last evening, tonight the
will hold a meeting at Bloomington. al
tomorrow night at Irasburg.
Vry Wun nvynvy