Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

The city has one practical money saving
institution of which it is proud, and that
is the new model stone crushing plant,
located in the Hoyt woods just off High
street, the city having obtained lease of
the ledge for ten years at a nominal
| fiEure. The great ledge is of feldspathc
sand stone. very hard, compact and fine
grained and makes the very best and
most uniform roads A 35-horse power
elt ctric motor has been installed together
with the crushor and storage bins, all
compactly arranged for effective and
economic results. A platform has been
built from the rock to the crusher large
enough 50 that two teams can draw stone
upon It without interfering. The bins are
so arranged that two teams can be load
ed by gravity at the same time. Tho
plant Is 50 !avorably arranged, that stone
can be crushed for 60 cents per ton, and
delivered anywhere In the city limits at
a cost not TO exceed 50 cents. A big ad-
vantage in road building is gained in using
the same stone. making the roads uniform
throughout and this has not been possible
heretofore where field stone was used A
tool house, blacksmith shop and dyna-
mite magazine have also been installed
.. w. Campbell, proprietor of the
| Campbell steam laundry, has sold the
| business TO B. II. Brown of Burlington
who has taken possession. Mr.. Camp
/ ell expects to move his family to Col
lnsville. Conn, where they will reside
in the future.
Philip Messier of Montgomery was ar
rested Sunday and brought to the county
jail in this city where he will be held UNI
I'll after theresut of post morton exam
nation Of Kermit Murray is announced.
Messier was arrested on the charge of
granddaughter, it being alleged that he
pushed young Murray, who was only
seven years old against a sink, which re-
suited in injuries which caused his death
While the young boy was playing in the
yard last Thursday he snapped a piece
of bone on a stick which struck Messier
In the face, This angcred Messier and
| he chased the boy into the house, knock
ing him up against the sink in his anger
The boy lived only until Saturday. Mes
| sier is "a years old.
The Both anniversary OF the consecra-
ton of St. Lul,es Episcopal Church I'm
this city was observed Tuesday in
most fitting manner. Two services were
held holy communion being celebrated at
| 10 o'clock, the rector the Rev s. Hal
sted Watkins Official ding. In the evening
ut $40 O'Clock evening prayer was said
with AN address by the Rev. w. T.
| Forsythe OF Richford. The Rcy. Edward
>. stone of Swanton and the Rev Mr.
Watkins also assisted In this service
| Following the service "A very pleasant
social occasion in connection with the
| anniversary celebration was the reception
| IN the parish house at which "A large
| number of parishoners ana friends were
present, 1t was announced that the par
| ish house debt of $1,000 had been paid by
| member OF the parish, as a thank-of-
| ferirg. The church was consecratod July
20 la6l ST. James day, by the Rt Rev
'ohh Henry Hopkins bishop of Vermont,
assisted by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop
or Montreal The service was also attend
ed by 10 OF the clergy OF Canada, Massa-
chusetts and Vermont. The rector at the
tune OF the conservation was the Rev.
charles Ray, ID. d.. and the conservation
| sermon was preached by the Rev. DR.
Nicholson OF Boston. There have been II
rectors since 1916, when st. Luke's parish
was first organized, OF this number only
two the present rector and the Rev. w
Hamilton Benham, are living and the lat