Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

rho stockholders of the luion block
company met Thursday morning and in
Structcd the directors to rebuild th" RiaIt"
block. burned three years ago, and their
share Of the Union block RACED by fire
1t February. The Union Block company
owns one-third of the sit" of the burned
building the ott part being owned by
Mrs Fannie Bailey and the iIeaton os-
tate. If the Hcaton estate and Mrs Bailey
decide to rebuild the Union Block COM
uany VIII build in conjunction and If not
will maxi different arrangements and
build alone. The present plans as sub
mitt,d by Architect Robbins Of Boston
representing the firm of Densmore 81 Le-
clair. call for one entrance to tho Union
block, and with heating apparatus and
sewage arrangement for the Rialto and
Union blocks as one building. The Rialto
block, which will span North Branch river,
Will be of steel and concrete and tho
Union block of reinforced concrete. and
supposed to be freproof If present plans
are carried out Their. were Il bids on the
Rialto block and y on the Union block. 1t
is expected that the contracts will he
ed in few days. although one
member Of tho Union Block company said
Thursday that he could not discuss the
probability Of that G. II. Ferrfn, admin
istrator Of the Fleaton estate. said Thurs
day that nothing had been done whatso-
ever as r, CARDS rebuilding alone or in con-
junction with the Union Block company.
The cost Of the entire set of new struC-
tljrrs which will occupy the space Of a
city block IN state street will he over S1o0,-
go
A verdict for tho defendant in the
case Of Henry Russ against Michael
Good, both Of Barre, an action for
damages of $1,000 for alleged assault
and battery was returned by tn" jury
Thursday afternoon at one o'clock In
county court. Tn" case was given to
the jury at 9:45 Thursday forenoon by
Judge Miles.
In probate court Thursday Willard G.
Cotton was appointed administrator If
the estate of Stephen r. Colby, late of
Montpelier. Charles c. Graves of Water
bury has been appointed administrators
do bonus non with the will annexed of
the estate Of Emma F. Carpenter, late of
Waterbury, in place of George ". Nurse.
Executor, deceased. Mrs. Ellen Deadly OF
Montpelier has settled her account as
administrators of the estate of Jeremiah
Deadly, late of Montpelier Patrick II,
KERN Of Morctown settled his account
as guardian of John Carrisan.
Tax Commissioner Charles A. Plumlcy
Of Mortified has filed the State grand list
book for 1914 with the state treasurer, The
appraised valuation of real estate for AL
the counties in the State amounts
to Sl59.S7S.5l710 as against s15S,-
'33 ~ for 1918. The appraised valuation
of personal estate is 1854 sos l5i79 against
$Gi SloG last year. The grand list for
state taxes for this year also shows a
slight increase over that of 1913 The fig-
ures are, for this year, 81, 439, 36. 10 and Tor
last year Sal. 49, .43, a gain OF approx
mately $4,000
The joint meeting Of the Vermont Ii
brary association and Vermont Free IL
hrary commission will take place az
Proctor. October 20, q and 90 The com
mission is also planning to have an ex-
hibit at the teachers convention held in
St Johnshury October II.
The State Board Of Education met Mon
day I'm the senate chamber in the State
House and considered several questions oi
Il routine nature. As in former years,
the board ruled that student residing In
town where there is an academy but no
high school shall attend the acade-
my unless permission is received
from the board to other effect. Those
who were here AT the meeting were Presi-
dent John NJ. Thomas of Middebury Col
lege, chairman, the Hon. II. ID. Ryder of
Bellows Falls, secretary; the Hon. Frank
II. Brooks of St. Johnsbury; President
Guy Potter Benton of the University of
Vermont; Wallace II. Gilpin of Barton
and the Hon. Mason S. stone of this city
State superintendent of education.
Referee in bankruptcy w. n. Their
ault Monday sent out checks to the
creditors OF the c. F. Eddy estate. 1t be-
ing the second dividend declared. u
per cent, dividend was paid. making a
total of 80 per cent. paid to the creditors
There are between 600 and 700 creditors
the majority being farmers throughout
the state.
Mr.. and Mrs Burt Scott and family
will leave this week for Frankfort. Ind, e.,
where Mr.. Scott VIII go into business.
Mr., Scott has been a resident or Mont
pelier for 20 years and for the past IL
has been in the employ Of DIR. c. r.
Chandler, Recently he was in the employ
of the Montpelier Plumbing company
DR. G. Il. Chandler and Mrs. Chandler
will leave this week for Florida, where
they will spend the winter, DR.. Chand-
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