Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28

producers in this section. Recently
meeting of the farmers of this vicinity
was held to discuss the matter About 80
dairymeu were present and an agreement
was drawn up by which al those signing
pledged themselves to discontinue taking
their milk to the plant after April unless
Z, higher price was granted for milk than
was offered in the new schedule. In con-
each patron is required to sign a CONTRACT
for six months. which many of the pa
irons are not willing to do on accoun, of
one clause that stipuates that the milk
must be cooled 10 CO degrees when deliv-
cred at the plant. The officials at tho
local plant say that the company insists
on this form of contract because the
board Of health of the State OF New York
requires that all conditions of the con-
tract he complied with Last year the
farmers were not absolutely required 70
sign a contract as it has been the policy
of the Sheffield farms people to make
some allowance regarding the cooling of
milk to patrons when the plant is first
started, until the farmers have had time
to make arrangements to comply with this
requirement. 1t is reported that out ~
the 30 farmers present. A. signed the
agreement. During the past year the
plant has had the patronage of about 20
dairles, averaging about 81 COWS to the
dairy. The agreement is being circulated
and those having the matter in cua.+;e 49,
port that they expect to get the signature
of nearly all Of the patrons. The new
schedule Of prices to which the dairymen
object are as follows: April sl.3O: Mav.
Sll5: June sl.1O; July. sl.ae August BIO;
| September, $1Un
| DR. George y. h. Willard. whose death
1 occurred Sunday afternoon utter week )
| illness with pneumonia. complicated with
/ Bright's disease. was horn In Boston
| Mass, in 1858, and while he was quite
| young his parents moved to Weybrdge
! He was graduate Of Middlcbury College
| class of 1876, and in the same year went
| to Whitehall. H., where he taught school
for three years. In 1854. he was graduated
| from the St. Louis Medical College and
| in the same year came to this city and
! began the practice Of medicine. Dr.
| Willard married in 1889 H. Ada Vcdder.
| daughter of Isaac and Sarah T. Vedder
Of Whitehall ~ who died December H.,
1925, at Manchester, H. OF this union
| five children We're horn On account Of
| his wife's health Dr. Willard moved 70
Illinois In 1898 and practiced medicine for
six years In Roodhouse and Manchester
| In that State after which he returned
| here and resumed the practice OF his
profession In this city. In 1900 he married
Miss Minnie Vedder sister OF his first
wife. In early life DR. Willard toined
the Congregational Church OF Weybridge.
He was member OF Dorchester Lodge,
No !, f. A. NJ. Pierpoint Lodge,
knights of Pythias, Delta Upsilon
fraternity Of Middlebury College, Ameri-
can Medical association, Vermont State
Medical society. Addison County Medical
society. OF which at the time of his death
ne was president, ana "a member Of the
New York and New England Association
or Railroad Surgeons. and was the at
! tending ply sician Of the State Industrial
school and one of the district surgeons OF
thc Rutland railroad. In public life DR..
Willard had always been identified on
ihc side of the best interests OF this city
and had served as alderman. health Of
hcer and as "a member OF the school board
Dr Willard possessed a genial nature. a
| kind disposition. was courteous In his