Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-18
WASHINGTON
MONTPELIER,

'"e asphHXiauon OF Mrs Mary Stanley
ana two small children early Thursday
morning at their homo on Elm street.
Inc doors and windows Of tho house
were closed and escaping gas rendered
the inmates unconscious. They were dis
covered just In time to save their lives.
inc hnai account Of the trustee in the
bankrupt estate Of Murphy Brothers &
HaleN or Barre was filed THURSDAY IN
bankruptcy court. The workmen to
whom wages were due and who are tho
preferred creditors will receive a diyi.
dend of 40 per cent. The final meeting
of the creditors will be hold Monday
August "a.
a second dividend of five per cent
payable August % has been declared in
bankruptcy court for the benefit of tho
creditors of l.. NJ. Williams OF Barre
The first dividend paid vas seven nor
| cent The creditors of Z. ]. Blanchard Of
Montpelier will receive on that dny n I2i.
per cent dividend, making a total thus
| far of 1874 per cent. paid tho creditors
in this bankrupt estate.
meeting Of the Washington County
| Ear associa ton will he held Tuesday
evening, September 49, the opening day
| Of the September term OF Washington
county court over which Judge A. A.
| Hall Of ST. Albans Is 10 preside. It Is
| probable tho association will provide for
| a banquet that evening at which import
ant matters to DO brought before the as
ISOLATION will be discussed
| The resignation of F. NJ. Goddard, as
J sistant State librarian for the past ten
years. has been handed to George w
Wing. State librarian, the same TO take
effect September /. Mr.. Goddard resigns
to accept position with the American
Fidelity company Of this city. 1t is prob
able thtt f. Lee Whitney, rscond asstst-
ant librarian, will he promoted to iii the
vacancy.
Miss Florence shlpman has returned
from Honolulu, where for the past two
wears she has beer a gymnasium inst-uc-
tor In a girls school. Miss Shipman was
met at New York by Mr.. and Mrs c. II.
Shipmar. her parents.
a metal marker has been placed on the
stone steps of the federal building by the
| United States geological survey depart
mont on which il inscribed the height OF
the building above the sea level which is
524 feet
| Charles Barney, one of the men en-
! nlcycd in painting the Baptist Church,
fell from the top of a 30-foot ladder Sat
urday forenoon and sustained fracture
Of his left leg.
The school board has made arrange
ments with tho prudential committee of
the Rapiist Church 20 use the rooms in
tie vestry for school purposes at the
oreninr Of The public schools in Sep
temb"r II is planned to have seats for
~ pupils. This is the first time in the
history Of Montpelier that it has ever
! beer found necessary to hire quarters
/ outside of city property for school pur-
| poses. II is now r,lmorcd that the mat
| Ter of new high school building will be
put before the voters again this fall.
Word was received Saturday by County
Clerk Moody of the death of his sister
! Auste c. Moody, who died Saturday
morning at the home of her sister In Nor
| iisville. The deceased was former resi-
dent OF this city and was 81 years of az e
She was recently employed in the Offices
OF the American Fidelity company and
| was obliged to give up her position Oh
account of i'll health
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
j. L. Martin, of l25 Berlin street, died
Sunday of pneumonia at the age OF II
months. Beside her parents she Is sur
vived by three sisters and two brothers
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
a short prayer being said at the house
! Burial was in Wiliamstown.
Barre granite men will gather Mt Gale
dona Park August % for a barbecue
Quincy. Mass, and Hardwick association
! officers will be invited. The national con
| star ,-in ho Lar 90
~ attended by local granite men and
Barre granite will be represented by ,
fine collection of exhibits.
The member OF the teaching staff a
Montpelier Seminary have been an
nounccd for the coming year as follows
Principal Or. T.. A. Bishop; vice
principal. r. A. Cooper. in charge OF com
mercial department; piano and organ, l.
J. Hathaway, science, a. A. Gustafson
Latin and literature. Bryant W. Griffith
mathematics and athletics, II. X, Sowles
prcceptress and Greek, Ruth L. Roydon
French and German. Emily A. Glover
| English language and literature, Miriam
| /. kimhall: clocution and physical culture
Mahel G. hamilton: painting and draw
ing, Adah =. KNIGHT; shorthand and type
writing, Elizabeth r. White assistan
in commercial. studies. Mary e, Hadley
voice and piano assistant, Virginia Peter
violin. Frances Parmenter Bruce.
l'erey H. Pope, for the past seven year.
connected with the Perley f. Pop" stor
in this city left yesterday fol
Portland. Me, where he is to have charg,
of the ready made" department Of thu
+. d. Fulsom store. Mrs Pope will leav,
shortly to join her husband. Mr. Pop
came to this city from Barre where h.
war employed In the Homer G. Fit
store.
A span of horses owned by an out-of
town farmer created much excitement OF
Main street yesterday morning, whel
they INDUCED In lively runaway. The,
struck team from the Bailey farm II
which were several women ana children
throwing them to the ground. but the
all escaped uninjured. With the excep
ton of "A few bruises no one was seri
ously hurt,
a session OF federal court was hel,
yesterday at the pos,office building TO
naturalization purposes. +. s. Plntt
clerk, and h, w. Bailey, marshal, wer
present. About IL applications for frs
papers were received. The court official
will hold a similar session In Barre thi
forenoon.
Frank Il. 1'elt broke both bones In hi
right arm yesterday forenoon Will
cranhinL up an automobile belonging L
Fred A. Standsh The accident occurre'
ut Mr.. Standish's camp at East Mont
pelier and MIR. Felt was hurried to thi
city for surgical treatment.
The republican caucus to L.minate
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