Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

The plant has been idle a month or more.
The business was started about Is years
ago. MIR. Ryle, president and manager.
died the first Of the year and william
Adams. the manager. ran the plant until
July 1.
II Is probable the republican caucus for
city representative will be called for next
week Tuesday evening. 8. s. Ballard and
l.. n, Greene are the only prominent ran
didates In the field. A paper has been
circulated by members OF the Progressive
party favoring the candidacy Of George
l.. Blanchard for representative. There Is
little talk regarding the democratic can
didate. NJ. d. McKenna and r. E. Gala
han being the only men much discussed.
The hearing, which was to have been
given at Websterville Tuesday In
regard to land damages caused
by the proposed construction of
the Barre Granite railroad to the Mill
stone hill quarries. was adjourned to FRI
day, after the commissioners had looked
over the proposed route.
The body OF Hubert Simonds arrived
here Tuesday from island Pond. where
he was killed Sunday in an accident on
the Grand Trunk. He was n fireman on a
helper nglne which collided with another
light engine. He was thrown into the
fire box and held there by the mass Of
coal from the tender until he burned to
death.
II. n. Templeton died at his home In
East Montpelier Tuesday morning after
eight weeks illness with cancer OF the
stomach. He was born In East Montpel-
Ter Angus %, 1899. and had always lived
in the house wher ne died. He leaves a
wife and a sister. Mrs. Sarah Ormshy. OF
East Montpelier. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the
Montpelier Center Church with DR.. J. Z.
Wright officiating.
The Wetmore & Morse company mas
shipped a Nat stone. - feet 3 inches wac
from the quarry at Websterville to cross
Brothers at Mortified. The stone pro
jected over each side Of the car but MOI
enough to hit anything between the quar-
, ries and Mortified.
, The annual meeting OF the Washington
County Veterans association was orougn'
to a close at Dewey Park yesterday wher
= officers were elected. ]. e. Foster o
Waterbury Center was reelected pfesi
! dent and John r. Wilson of Worcester
. was e.elected secrctary-treasurer. INT
only change in the list Of vice-president'
. was the substitution of e. d. Waldo o
n Cabot In place Of Lafayette Meyers. wh'
has removed to another town. The nee
y rology committee elected consists o
chairman. George u. Hall Of Roxbury
w. F.. Bliss of Calais and John X. VIII
u son of worcester. The executive commit
e tee is George w. Kidder. Thomas II. Cor
ry and S. w. Benjamin of Montpelier
There was some discussion regarding tn
IL place for the meeting In 1919. there oein
some opposition to Dewey Park. Tn
q president. secretarytreasurer and execu
tive will decide on the plac
and 1t is unlikely any change will h
made.
i Boston papers contain an account E
the marriage at Portland. Me. Tuesda
afternoon, of Ernest Herman Goodrich {
Boston and Miss Alice Emma Syringe
of Portland. Joseph Blakely of this cit
I'd was hest man and Miss Elizabeth {
70 Portland was maid Of honor. Mr.. Coco
III rich is a Montpelier hoy and was widel
'y known about town by the name of Blu
" ter" He left the city soon after his graz
d. uation from the high school a few yea
on ago.
hs The republican county committee
Washington county and the town commi
tees in the county are to meet at II
county courthouse Saturday. August
Of Republican nominees for Office and Il
~ general public are invited to attend II
er meeting which Is called by n. D. Phelp
in State committeeman for Washingtt
~. county.