Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-22
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS,


at the city hall Saturday evening. For
the office OF mayor the present incumbent.
Sclden c. Greene, was nominated by tho
republicans. and the democrats did not
nominate a candidate, while for city
clerk and treasurer y. Melvin Hopkins,
republican, was renoninated by that
party and also by the democratic city
caucus. For some OF the minor Offices
there will be contests, and there will also
be contests In some of the wards. The
republican city caucus was held In tho
upper hall and city court room. 1t was
opened by II. Charles Royce chairman
Of tho republican city committee. and lie
was elected chairman. harles f.
Marchessault being chosen secretary.
There was contest over one domination.
For the Office OF lister for three years
H. a. Dunbar nominated John Il. Butler,
the present incumbent. and John Branch
nominated John w. Ryan. A ballot re-
suited IN vote q TO 81 In favor or
MIR. Ryan. The ticket nominated was is
follows; For mayor. Selden c. Greene
city clerk and treasurer. b. Melvin
Hopkins; lister for three years. John w.
Ryan; auditor for three years. A. c. S.
Jarvis: trustee Of tho United States
deposit fund. John Branch; 1t having been
understood that +. j. Houghton would
not accept denomination: trustees Of the
public library for three years. George +.
Childs and NJ. Magiff; city grand Jurors,
NJ. II. Alexander. S. S. Cushing. A. H..
George. The present city committee was
reelected with power to iill any vacanci =,
that might occur in the list of candidates
II. Charlie itoyce, chairman, M. III. Alex
.nder and ]. G. Perrault Following thu
city caucus the caucuses of the var.o l..
WARDS were held and resulted in the fol-
lowing mountainous Ward one, alderman,
Walter r. Eastman. school commissioner,
q = f. Barker, the present incumbent;
Ward two. aide nan, Napoleon ]. Jarvis.
school commissioner. William II. Finn.
both now holding these OFFICES; ward
three alderman. Charles L. Marchcssault,
school commissioner, Alexander Tuscany,
who now holds the office: ward four
alderman. stephen E. Royce. school COM
missioner. Selden s. Watson, who has
held the office since The retirement ny
reason Of removal from town last Novem-
Der OF 8. Halstcd Watkins; ward five
alderman A. A. Parmelee, school CON-
missioner, II. l.. Reynolds the presen,
incur ents; ward six, alderman, Fred j
Sisco. school commissioner, f. p. Stevens
| who now holds the Office.
The democratic city caucus was held
| in the lower han and city council room
| William f. Powers was elected chairman
and Charles w. Buckley, secretary. Be.
side the Off ss OF mayor and city clerk
|
rs follows: Lister for three years, Johr
e. Butler: auditor for three years, NJ. p
| Sullivan; overseer OF the poor, n. n
! I-arpman, tho preseni incumbent: trustee
Of United States deposit fund. Francis ]
Houghton; trustees Of the public library
George 7. Childs and NJ MaEiff; cit,
grand Jurors. A. II. George, Charles d
Watson. John G. keenan, The variou.
ward caucuses made the following noml
nations: Ward two, alderman, William II
| Finn, school commissioner, Napoleon J
Jarvis, the present incumbents war,
| three. alderman. ]. l.. Perron school com
missioner. Alexander Tuscany, who nov
hold these offices; ward four, alderman
Patrick f. Sullivan, the present incum
| bent school commissioner, George f.. Nc
Gettrick; ward five. alderman. A. A
Parmelee, school commissioner. Hard
L. Reynolds, who now hold these ofiices
ward six. alderman, Thomas Roach. tn
present incumbent. school commissi oner
d. ]. Doheny
The st. Adams Travelling Mems associa
tion. recently organized. held Its frs
annual banquet at the Park View Hous
Saturday evening at $50 o'clock, about
| hat nIytn
supper a short program Of post prandia
exercises was enjoyed. Stephen b. Ander
son, who Is one Of the oldest travelin
men In point Of service on the road. hay
Ing been engaged In this work for
years, was most happy In his place a
POSTMASTER. and gave a very interestin
talk In which he compared prices Of &c
. day with those of nearly half centur
ago when he hrst began work TIL
speakers were Frank l.. Greene, Stephe
E. Royce and Fuller c. Smith. Ainsle
, b. Lawrence. violinist. and k;ugen
i, Dewart, pianist, furnished music, and a
enjoyable feature Of the gathering wa
, the singing Of popular songs by the part
, as they were played by these musicians
/ The association has a membership of s
, banquet Will be held each winter an
an outing In the summer
lodge OF Pythlan Sisters was orRaY
lied here Thursday with 20 membe,
, The ceremony was under tho direction {
/ Mrs Blanch Welcher Of Montpelier. gran
, chief Of the Pythian Sisters Of Vernon
4 Mrs sarah Stockwell Of Lyndonville. del
1 uty grand chief. and Mrs. C. j. Ewins
< North Troy. past grand chief The alto
4 noon meeting was devoted tc the organ
I zation, when the following officers We
> elected: Past chief. Mrs. Nettie Georg
: most excellent chief. Mrs. Cynthia Hoy
e. senior to chief Mrs. Nellie Button: Jul
= Tor to chief. Mrs Minnie Stevens man
h ger, Miss Bessie Farr; mistress OF re
g ords. Mrs. Maude Derrick: mistress
q finance, Mrs. Amy Anderson; protecto
Mrs. Hattie Moore; guard. Mrs, Cha
@ lottc Mckillop; trustees. Mrs. j.
n Moore. Mrs. James Miller and Mrs
o H. Downey The afternoon meeting W
g followed by q banquet, and at the eve
= ing session the degrees were conferr
r by team OF 10 ladies' from the Mars
i field lodge, after which lunch W
served. The new organisation will no
meetings In I,ythian hall on the first al
$ third Tuesdays OF each month.