Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
WASHINGTON
MONTPELIER.

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The funeral of George Davis vas hel.
Saturday afternoon. at 'w0 o'clock from
his late home in East VI ,ntp eher, the
| Rev. DR. J. Edward Wright officiating
MIR. Davis died Thureday afternoon OF
| heart failure. aged 70. He as born on
the farm where he died and where he
had always lived. Mr.. Davis was the
| last Of the Quakers, who a generation
ago were so numerous In East Montpelier.
| During the early years Of his life Mr..
| Davis wore the garb Of the Society Of
| Friends, but disca rded it about % years
ago. He had represented East Montpelier
In tho Vermont Legislature and ras al
ways held in high esteem. His mother
was the first female child born in tho
! town OF Montpelier which then included
what Is now East Montpelier. During tho
active years Of his life Mr. Davis devoted
| his energies to raising fancy stock and
poultry for which he received num5eress
premiums at State and county fairs. His
services were also for years in great de-
mand as starter at horse races,
| julius L. Pixley OF Waterbury has
brought two suits against the Consoli-
| dated Lighting company Of this city, one
! alleging trespass and the other In special
assumpsit. The damages in the two
cases are set up at $500. Mr.. Pixley
owns land which adjoins the Bolton
Falls plant Of the defendant company
which he claims the water has flooded
and for this he seeks damages OF $500
Mr.. Ptxley also declares that he had an
| agreement with the Consolidated COM
pany that II the land was flooded above
a certain height he should be paid 500
| foot above the limit. He claims the
water has gone Il feet above that limit
and he sues for $l.aOO damages.
| The agreement IN force between the
Granite Manufacturers association ga
the Quarrymens union expires this year
and the new Ave years agreement re-
Gently entered into between the cutters
| and the manufacturers does not include
| the quar1yrnen. Committees from the
manufacturers and the quarrymen are
! preparing an agreement which II Is be
! l!eved will be satisfactory TO all parties
and which will run until March. 1915,
when the agreement between the manu-
facturers and the cutters will expire
The city % Montpelier has obtained
control by purchase Of another tract Of
/ land of 40 acres near the neck OF Berlin
1ond through which flows the water 10
the reservoir. Mayor +. r Dawley has
/ purchased Of Mrs. Lucy u. Pearson and
Julius Selinas this property for $500.
The house on this land was near to
stream that runs to the reservoir and
was constant menace to the purity II
the city wator. Montpelier now owns
more than half the shore line Of the pond.
or in the neighborhood OF $50 acres.
Since the settlement Of the granite
| strike the cutters who went to Bethel
Hardwick. Quincy. Mass. and other
points are returning to the city AMI
Barre by the score. Most OF them will
be given employment.
Mrs Wilbur Brown has sold TO Alton
Croodale her house at Browns mills. and
has given immediate possession. Tie
price paid was $1,000
A. C. Trulan OF New York has been ap-
pointed assistant treasurer OF the Con
solidated Lighting company, and HM
move his family 10 Montpelier,
! A communication was received Mon
day by T ]. Heaphy, proprietor Of the
Pavilion Hotel. from Col. W. II Miles of
| Townshend, assistant adjutant ana quar-
| termast err general of the Grand Army :or
the department Of Vermont. stating that
it had been decided 10 hold the next de-
partment encampment at Montpelier
Thursday and Friday June l6 ana L.
The annual convention of the Woman's
| Relief Corps will be held at the same
| time and place This will be the 4Srd an
nual encampment and department head
| quarters have been engaged at the Pa
| wilton. Col A Il. Franklin OF Town
shend is the present department COM
mander,
| Sheriff Frank II. Tracy has sent to each
of his deputies in Washington county
letter calling their attention to the
statutes regarding cruelty TO animals and
urging their intelligent enforcement A
case OF cruelty to animals was In city
court Mondaywhen Louis Dudley OF
Williamstown, who was arrested Satur-
day for driving horse into this city that
could walk on only three legs pleaded
guilty and was fined s. WIN costs of $.5i.
ON the promise Of MI Dudley that he
would kill and bury his horse the court
RENTED the fine and Dudley paid the
costs.
| Tomas Cantllion died Monday morn
| ing at his home on First avenue after
an illness of two years with rtone cut
J ters consumption. aged 81 years. Mr..
| Cantilion was born in the County OF
Kerry in Ireland and had resided In this
| city u years. He was one OF the oldest
| stone cutters In point OF service in WASH
ington county, he having been steadily
| at that work for more than 40 years. Ha
| is survived by widow and five children.
His funeral was held Wednesday MORN
ing at nine o'clock from ST. August!ne's
Church and burial was in the Catholic
| cemetery.
The city having by its action Tues
day gone back on the vote OF last year
whereby 100000 bond issue wat
authorized to purchase land and build
a school house on Loomis street. law
yers are not agreed as to whether tho
city can be held to its purchase. made
through the city council, of several
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