Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-06
MONTPELIER

house on North Main street.
MONTPELIER
Charles Lawrence. Jr., died Saturday
night at his homo at ST Berlin street as
the result of n shock received three hours
previously while awaiting the arrival of
his partner, Walter Patch, at the Smith
livery stable. Nh. Lawrence was born
in Berlin and would have been 70 years
of age March y. He married Sarah Jane
Young of Manchester, N. H., July 10, 1865.
and is survived by her and FIVE brothers,
l.. T.. Lawrence. Gustavus and Artemus
of this city, Scion Lawrence Of Berlin
ana Warren Lawrence OF Barre; one sis
ter, Mrs. S. +. Cummings of Montpelier.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
at two o'clock at the house and the re-
mains were placed In the vault at Green
Noun cemetery.
Mayor j. Il. Estce has announced that
tho municipal books have been closed and
a balance struck for the fiscal year end
ing January 81, 1913. Every bill against
the city has been paid with the exception
of lighting and telephone bills for the
month of January, 1918, amounting to
S7O3.A which were put over by the council
until February. The statement shows that
the pledge made to the voters on No
vemhcr : has been redeemed, and not
wi~thstanding the authorization by the
voters for the council to borrow about
300, from the water fund, there is a
balance of $751;. 40 without taking advantage
Of that privilege.
The Consolidated Lighting company of
this city. in connection with the Charles
II. Tcnney company OF Boston, the new
owners, has purchased the Molly Falls
fdcht and Power company Of Marshneld.
The ompany also purchased certain
! riahts owned by Fred g. Lamberton at
Lamborton Mills and of George May and
others around Peacham pond. The Con-
solidated Lighting company is plan
ming extensive hydro-electric devel-
opmont at Molly Falls. This may
amount to 5000 horsepower for
the 70 MONTHS, made possible by raising
Peachum pond about s feet and storing
in that basin all the Hood waters Of the
sprinc. The surplus will be used to sup
PLY the manufacturing plants in this city
and Barre. The plans include the con-
struct.un of a power house on the site
Of the present one at Molly Falls, the
building of a penstock, one mile and a
half long, to the Lamberton mill, where
The dam will be rebuilt and the storage
increased. The area of Peacham pond
is to u, increased about 100 acres.
The inion Block company Of this city
has concluded negotiations with Collins
Ulakciy as administrator Of the estate of
Joseph y. Wing. thereby securing the
onc-half interest in the %latter's right In
the wall and span of the Branch river
where the Rialto block formerly stood
The consideration is said to be 5000. The
company plans to erect a block to replace
the Rialto building.
The Charles II. Tenney company OF
Boston, new owners of the Barre & Mont
heller Traction and Power company, be
gan operating the line Monday. The
railroad and the hydro-electric and steam
plants of the Congratulations com
, pany We're formally turned over to thu
new owners Tuesday in Boston. Tenney &
=; Company now own the Bolton Falls waite.
mower plant, the Middlesex power plant
Corry-Dcavitt-F'rost. at Kenney mills
and the Molly Falls. all on the Winoosk
river.
r Elmer Chandler, aged Is years, son o
= Mr. and Mrs. Luther NJ. Chandler, die'
Sunday morning after an Illness OF i
davs with a complication of diseases. BE
sides his parents, he is survived by
sister and brother, Leonla and Carroll
The funeral took place Wednesday witt
jiutcrmeut IN Waitsfield.
e The February term Of the suprem
court opened Tuesday morning a
ten o'clock. The devotional exercise
f were conducted by the Rev. a. "
Ford. chaplain Of the House. OF tn
- cases on the trial docket, 10 wer
n marked for hearing. The case of Al
t ice NJ. Reagan VS.. the Boston & Main
AMI the Montpelier & Wells Rive
railroads was ordered settled and dis
continued. only one case is In tn
trial list from Washington count
that of Enoch L. Flanders VS.. {. l
/ BuCbec, general assumpsit. The fol
lowing decisions were handed dowr
n In re estate of Harriet T.. Peck, juds
j ment affirmed, Judges Munson an
Y Powers dissenting; dissenting opisio
e was read by Judge Powers; state "
Sidney snyder and state VS.. HAITI
It Gushing, alias Mcchia, Chittende
z county, judgment in both cases wa
d reversed and cause remandei.
Carl II. Goodwin. for the past
q years connected with the America
Express compan in this city, lc'
- Tuesday for Burlington, where he
10 succeed c. \. Leonard as rOut
agent. Mr.. Leonard is transferred
Woodsville. Mr.. Goodwin will he SUI
~ raalcJ here nv Huoh SNmingtOn ,