Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
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Tr. j. NJ. Huse. health officer OF
Berlin, has filed his appeal in county
court from the decision OF the lower
court. which was against him and in
favor of the city of Montpelier. DR..
Huse sued for $1,000 that he claimed
was due for services and expenses In
maintaining a typhoid fever duaran'
tine at the Reed house near Berlin
pond. The city offered him $50 which
he refused. He says in the appeal that
he had to visit the house ever: day.
He also claims he had to box samples
to send to the state laboratory and
cnumerates q number of other duties
he alleges he was called on to per-
form. under the orders of the State
board of health. in protecting the wa
ter supply of Montpelier.
The g.. r.. Bianchi Granite company has
! completed an artistic set of granite cary
ing To be used as an exhibit at the Detroit
convention of the Retail Granite Dealers
association. The stone was photographed
yesterday and many townspeople inspect
ed the work which Is one of the best
I pieces of carving turned out of "A Mont
pclier shed in years. The stone repre-
sents Il dead oak tree, with the branches
broken off at different lengths. The tree
is situated on "A hill and surrounded by
rocks. The piece stands nine feet six
inches high and Is "a feet six inches ny
two feet six inches at the base. Two men
have been at work four months on the
exhibit.
Fireman Hubert Simonds. son OF
Thomas S.inonds OF Worcester and 9
brother Of William Sinionds of this city
was killed near Island Pond Sunday in {
collision between two locomotives m thu
Grand Trunk railroad. SimondS wa:
about y years of age and unmarried. III
began work for the Grand Trunk in Ma.
and before that had been employed at thu
Putnam mills at Putnamvillc. Beside hi!
brother and father he leaves a sister
Bertha Gould of Worcester. and a brothe
Austin. of Wolcott. +. II. Hall went Z
Islai.d Pond Monday to bring the bod,
To this city.
The progressive county tickle wil
probably not appear on the offiUla
ballot In Washington county because
of oversight or carelessness In pre-
pairing the certificate for Ming. Onl,
81 names We're on the petition wiel
> the number should have been 81. AM
iH'ht vi tuc o. ""'
were secured In Montpelier. wa
= blank. Toe ticket hlei by the ma
tional progressives en- 1orsei the on
tire list of county officers. NOMINATED
in the republican county convention
The annual campmeeting Of tn
Z Evangelical Church will take plhc
at the usual site in East Montpelier
August . to Is. Several speakers O
note will probably be present.
The Washington County Veterans as
Y ISOLATION opened its 18th annual reunio
h at Dewey Park Tuesday morning VII
d 20 veterans present and the numper II
X creased largely during the day The won
ans Relief Corps OF Brooks POST serve
3 dinner, President J. T.. Foster OF Wate'
bury Center presided and there were a'
"A dresses by Mayor James Il. ltst"e {
Montpelier and Mayor L. II. Thurston
Barre. Department Command a. !
Niles of MorIisville addressed the sathe
l. ing briefly and Division
n Howard spoke for the Sons OF veteran
~ Mrs, emma LaPoint OF Barre spoke u
The Relief Corps and Mrs. Lucy Get
% for the Ladies' Auxiliary. rhere nav
bren % deaths and several new membe
added during the year. The mempersh
is now GIL. In the evening there was
-. campfire at which several OFFICIALS
the association and others were speaker
rs Robert NJ. Fraser of this city was Tu'
day appointed receiver to cios' Wy u
,e business of the Ryle & Mccormick Ora
n. ito company. Boutwell,. Milne a Narnu
As has placed a s5.n u attachment on u
4. nIant aud there are otheT lak2a creator