Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
WINOCSKI.


WINOcSK1.
report received from the state
laboratory informs the department that
water drawn from a faucet November p
is very wholesome. The department Is
now making Improvements at the village
reservoirs which will give larger supply.
A well has already been sunk to depth
of go feet and will be continued until
flow of at least 100 gallons a minute is
obtained. This will make the fourth
we'll at the reservoir. the three others
being respectively 412 1-2 feet, 45S feet
and 374 feet deep. They give 240 gallons
a minute and during a days pumping
% hours, this supply amounts to 316S, 900
gallons. The two large reservoirs are
kept well filed and this extra we'll is
only needed in case Of drouth.
a son was born Saturday morning to
Mr.. ard Mrs. George Lamaire of Leclair
street
Mrs. Jesse Brown, a colored woman re-
siding at 12i St Peter street, was severely
burned about the body early Friday
morning while lighting an oil stove She
was taken to the Fanny Allen hospital
Friday was pay day at the fort and
also at the American Wooden mills here,
and considering the amount of money
that was ahoat. and the number of per-
sons on the streets, little of the trouble
| that often occurs on such occasions came
to the attention of the police depart
| ment. The cunt of money that was
paid out f. two places Is estimated
as high "a -. The payroll at the
| mills each amounts to about 5000
while at Fo, than Allen there is about
$4,000 distributed each month. The stores
are taking on their Christmas shopping
particularly among the soldiers who begar
some two or three weeks ago to select
their gifts and have them set aside til
pay day.
The annual meeting of lroquois Camp
! Modern Woodmen of America, was helC
! Thursday night when the following of
ficers We're elected: Venerable consul S
Snyder worthy advisor. Martin WEIGH
banker. Paul Grnthor; clerk, J. y
Bazinett; manager for three years, VII
| liam Merrill; escort, William Reed Ate
the election a social hour was enjoyed.
The finanders in Winooski have mum
bered for the past few years from abou
100 to rs. They are Protestants and il
the home land belong to the Lutheran
Church For some years past they hav
called upon the pastor of the Methods
Church to haptizc their children and bur.
their dead. The work of teaching tn
"grown-ups" English was begun las
winter by the Rev. f. O. Winans VIII
gave them oral reading and written in
, struction. Some three weeks ago Mr.
Winans started n class of Armenians #
81
, Homer Ecrtram of W.nooslN a [. V. NJ
, student, was secured. M Bartram meet
the class once a week in the par'ors o
the Methodist Episcopal Church Unde
the inspiration and efficient cooperate
| OF DR. Peter Roberts, brought to Wnoo
3 ski and introduced 10 MIR. Winans by i
X Allen of the Burlington y. NJ c. \
the work among the Finlandcrs, bogu
. last winter, has been resumed and On
! largcd. The method of teaching Englis
! devised by Or, Roberts is substantial
the same as used by MI. Winans las
winter, only more fully and sCleniinga'
developed. Mr.. Wiuans win continue Tn
work. so auspciously reorgAn!zcl Ia,
week Monday evening by DIR. Roberts
with the assistance 90 Mr.. Ailei
Moses Walker. n soldier In Troop
az the fort was Monday tried
municipal court for intoXicatior
pleaded guilty and was fined 50 an
= costs. Walker is the man who threat
ened to shoot a conductor on the mai
line electric cars Saturday night wha
the car was bound for this place. IT,
burlington authorizes now have hii
,, and he Will be tried in the court
: there.
;. Tho annual meeting of Fanny Allie
;, Court Catholic Order Of Foresters. W.
held Tuesday and the following o
hcers elected: Chief ranger, T.. Il. Altar,
| Vice-chief ranger, Arthur Yandow; recor
:. ing secretary, Frank e. Allard treasure
C Henry tonlin; speaker, c. G.. Altar,
trustees, Francis Coutremarsh, Jot
- O'Brien, Arthur Barron; spiritual dire
II tor, the Rev. j. =, Rand.