Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-06
WASHINGTON
MONTPELIER.

AVA ~ 1 Z GAXEE y
Vermont Lodge of Odd Fellows a, it's
regular meeting Wednesday December %
elected the following officers for the
year cnsulEg: Noble sran1. O. j. Gross:
vice-yrard. Brace Mcdonald: financial
and recording secretary. Edward Baker;
treasurer. H.. O. Kent; trustee for three
years. Arthur r. white. The secretary
was in receipt of n letter from the Sec
rotary of Woodland lodge at Augusta.
Ga, announcing the death there De-
cember o. Of J. w. II. Kimball. n mem
Der of Vermont lodge. who formerly
resided in this city and Worcester. Mr..
Nimball went to Georgia last August
for the benefit of his health. lie receiv-
ed excellent care during his last illness
from his southern brothers. who buried
him with odd Fellows' hone re-.
y. s. Tirre''. who was foreman at the
CONGRATULATIONS electric light plant
until five weeks ago when he went 10 his
home In Groveton. ". H.. because of H.
ncss. died there Thursday evening of
cancer Of the stomach. He was a skilled
electrical workman and was for a time I'm
the employ of the General Electric COM
pany. Mr.. Tirrell was As years old. He
leaves a wife and two children. The flu
neral and burial occurred on Monday at
Croveton.
George o. stratton. president Of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany. which carries so0. mn insurance on
the State hospital for tine insane at Wat
erbury. has been given to understand that
Acknowledgement j. G. Sargent has ruled
that the insurance companies carrying
insurance on that building can pay their
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that these officials have no right to use
the money until the Legislature of ver-
mont gives it's sanction.
New Years day passed very quietly in
this city. All the manufacturing plants
and nearly all the stores were closed
throughout the day and evening. The
custom OF making new years calls was
revived in some circles and this pleasan.
observance Of the day is steadily in
creasing In Montpelier. The members Of
the Montpelier Gun club went to their
range in the afternoon but the tempera-
ture was so low that not much shooting
was done. A frigidity Of "a degrees below
zero ushered in the new year. The skat-
ing on the Winooski river was excellent
and hundreds of young people enjoyed it
during the day and evening.
The IRE department was called Sunday
morning to the residence Of H. J.. NJ.
Jones on Seminary hill where a fire,
which originated from the furnace. had
worked into a partition and threatened
the total destruction Of Mr.. Jones's new
home. The 1remcn quickly squelched the
flames and the loss will not exceed 500.
The public service commission made
public Monday its findings on the ac-
cident to John Shearer. a telephone line
man. who was SO badly burned in this
city June q last that It was necessary
to amputate one of his legs near the hip.
The hearing was held at the State House
December s last. The young man got
mixed up with power and feed wires and
In commenting upon such a dangerous
situation, the commission closes its report
. as follows: There are many like dam
gerous situations In the city OF Mont.
pelier, and wa intimated to the States at.
torney, and to the corporations concerned.
that this dangerous condition should IN
some way be remedied; that the question
Of putting these power wires underground
or otherwise removing them from dam
gerous proximity to the telephone wires
should at once be carefully investigated
to the end that this dangerous condition
he soon eliminated. We are we'll satisfied
NIat hhS NSiy ocott be uOllc III
that direction. or this commission OF its
own motion will taxi such measures as
will better insure public safety
The marriage Of Miss Gussie Goodman
and Maurice Rocovitz of this city took
place Sunday evening In the Eagles hall
and was attended by not only practically
the whole Hebrew population Of this city
and Barre but by several from Burlington.
The Rev. Israel Rosenberg OF Burlington
performed the ceremony. assisted by the
Rev. A. Mowsovitz and the Rev. c. Brodis
of Montpelier, The newly welded couple
are In Montreal and on their return will
reside at 40 Main street. Following the
ceremony, Rabbi Rosenberg Of BURLINGTON
delivered a brief address In which he
urged the building OF a synagogue in this
city.
A session of T.. S. district court was
held Tuesday In the federal building for
naturalization purposes Frank Shan
leigh of Boston. a federal attorney. con-
Quoted the examinations on tho mart NJ
the government. The oath Of allegiance
was administered in the afternoon TO q
candidates who successfully passed the
examinations.
The list of births Of death In this city
compiled by Charles DEF. Bancroft for
the year 1909 shows that rs males and a
females over q years old have died in
TINS city during tho past year. or the
males Il were married. IS were wIdowers
ana Tour were single. The average az.
was ~ wears. Seven were veterans. OF the
Civil War.
IN supreme court yesterday morning
."c 'hi'tehden county case OF the Uni
Yea states OF America. for use and
oeheht or tho Elias Lyman Coal Co.
w. the I. s. Fidelity q Guaranty Go.
was argued. The pnymen for coal
furnished by the Elias Lyman Coal
CO. at Fort Ethan Allen IL involved.
the orange county case of Cora F.
Crompton VS.. Albert II. Becdle and A.
u. Thomas was also argued, The nex'