Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

William and Fred White. Cyrus Fer
sons. Mr.. Fay and Alonzo Derby of
Goshen were arrested Sunday Derby
and Person for in'oxication and creating
disturbance In church. the others ar
rested on charge Of breaking into Whit
comb & Bumps store in Forestdale last
September and stealing 800 worth OF
goods. Persons was also implicated in
the break and turned States evidence.
Officers Charles De Garmo and w. n.
SiscO made the arrests and brought the
States Attorney q. l.. Stafford was I'M
able to come here Monday to give them
a hearing SO they were arraigned Tues
day morning before Judge Cool on
charge of burglary and bound over to
Rutland county court and bail fixed at
81 30 Seventeen members Of the Chris
'ian Endeavor society enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Goshen Monday evening where
they were entertained at the Grange hall
by MIR. and Mrs. IIermon d, Jones.--N.
A. Atwel. administrator for the Austin
blanchard estate. has sold house and
lot on Carver street to Miss Clara
Churchill OF Burlington. The place will
be occupied by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
J. Quincy Churchill, who will move
there from River street.--At the
annual town meeting Tuesday the
following men wcrc elected officers:
Moderator. +. H. Harrington: clerk. :.
W. Jones; treasurer. w. f. Scott; select
men, F.. l.. Smith for three years. F. y,
Kingsley for one year In place of +. T..
Chandler, resigned school commission
ers. Elmer r.. Partlow for three wears;
road commissioner, George Leonard !;
town grand juror. w. A. Atwell; audi
tors. F.. W. Briggs. \. J, Ives. II. 4.
Seaeer; trustee public mcNcv. w j.
Scott constable and collector first, w.
e. Fletcher; second constable. Charles
| D, Garmo; overseer Of poor. l.. r.
| Nichols: listers. G. NJ Winslow for three
years: tax voted. 35 cents, and discount
| OF four per cent. II paid on or before
November 20. 80 cents outside school.
Appropriation voted $3.50 for permanent
highway; 500 for Memorial day: $50 for
| Brandon concert band; saD for free IL
brary; voted to exempt brandon Marble
company from taxation for five years
voted TO make a new eight year contrac,
\ with Neshobe Electric company for
lighting streets of town. The town voted
| no license by a majority of q votes y.
no; 1?J. yes,
| Alfred - Atwood died Monday
morning at his home on Maple street
after lingering Illness with arterio-
Sclerosis. He was IN the S3rd year OF
his age Besides his wife, he is sur
vived by three sons, Alanson feona I'd
] of this town, Charles OF sudbury: three
daughters. Mrs. Frank Ferris, Mrs
Isabelle Moore. Mrs. William button
of Brandon; one brother, Royal F.. OF
Sudbury and one sister who resides in
New Hampshire lie served three
years in the End Vermont battery and
was "A member OF the C. j. Ormsbes
Post. G. A. r, The funeral was held
! yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
IN the Methodist Church. the Rev j
G. Fisher officiating. G. J. Ormsbe;
Post attended IN body. Tho bearer.
were w. II, Flint, Mitchell Larocx
M. l.. Gibbs and Joseph Cassavant
The body was placed In the vault al
Pine Hi cemetery.--F. " Williams
b. W. Johnson, r w. Ray and w. n
Williams are attending the automobil ID
show in Boston this week.--Charles +,
Connell has purchased of Charles NJ
Winslow for the Brandon Marble com
pany. five acres Of land west Of thi.
village between the main railroad
track and the gravel pit. Mr. Connel
states that he has been instructed I,
have four-ganu marble mll and :
finishing shop built on the propert,
rs early this spring an possible vii
bur f. Dowd has been engaged al
1anitor at the Congregational Church
to MI the vacancy made by the resig
nation OF George Lanam, who ha!
served in that capacity for 10 years
Mr. Laham has moved his family Il
Manchester Depot, where they will re
side.
BENSON.
Town officers elected Tuesday are
Moderator, e.. s. Aiken; clerk, f. w
Kellogg. treasurer, George Deyette
selectman, j. X. Root: school commits
sioner. W. u. Noble; road commissioners
T.. d. Roberts, auditors. W. s. Bascom' j
], Roberts. G. T. Goodrich; fence viewers