Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-11
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER

Pattoc. for the fiscal year ,nding T"bru-
nary t. lal5. has been completed and
shows It total of ~ alarms. Of which
number but - We're general or bell
alarms. rhe total loss incurred by fire
is given as S202, $50. the figures being
slightly smaller than published a few
weeks ago, when chief Iattce had not
the figures accurately complied The
loss a year ago Amounted to- slightly less
than iio.o"p. tho large ircrcaa' being due
to the Union block five - year ago this
month.
Oversoor - ,i" Poor " e. Lamphior
has filed his annual report. which has
been audited. with tho city clerk. The
report shows the sum of s4,s?0.35 has
been expended at the poor farm. TIL"
amount paid ont by the city for assisting
those not At the farm totals 1891 Of The
sum expended hv this department IS
slightly greater than for tho ras' t"V
years. VI families having been nidcd dur
ing thc past Year as against - tho pre-
cedine year. Tho number Of tramps aid-
ID during tho year was also larger than
in years past The oversccr recommends
that tn" city dispose Of the present prom
orty used as n farm and acquire clos" 10y
enough land on which t. erect j sujtihl"
building 50 tha, not only thc poor hut
the sick who need aid can bc cared for.
He expresses the opinion that ii will he
a saving to he city in thu long run.
Oliver Pecor. arrested the early
part of tn" week, cha tgcd with big
amy, appeared in city court Friday.
waived examination, and was bound
over to the March term of ounty
court, bah being fixed at $1,000, which
he expected to furnish W. \. Lord
has been retained as counsel. Edward
Butler OF East Montpelier was adjudg-
ed guilty Of breach of the peace by
Judge Harvey and was sentenced to
three months in jail. sentence was
suspcn led and he was placed in the
hands Of the probation officer. But
Ter, who resides in East Montpelier. is
said to have struck a Miss Mary Col
Inns. who was confined TO the bed for
two days as the result. States Attor-
ney Gleason, who prosecuted, placed
one witness on the stand. Judge Iar-
vcy also announced a decision in the
civil case of a. u. Harris of this city
vs.. Walter Childs Of Morctown. which
was ne ltNt1tlN, l0t ufltlitIl H'-
Ing allowed $25 offset on a bill for
automobile repairing as claimed, but
the plaintiff ~rocover the balance Of
his claim. S9.76, with costs of 1901.
The Rev. Albert II. Spence, pastor Of
the Church of the Messiah, is in Boston
to consult Specialists. Mr.. Spence has
been i'll since early last fall with malaria.
On account Of his i'll health. which has
necessitated his being absent from the
pulpit, Mr.. Spence has sent in his rcsig-
nation, but no action has been taken on
1t as yet and II is not thought that it
Will be accepted.
The death of James II. Laferty Of
Main street occurred Monday morning
after an Illness Of eight weeks with
typhoid fever. The deceased was born in
Manchester, y. H., March p. 1851, and
passed the early part of his life in that
city. His marriage to Mary Cullen took
place - Years ago and his wife. his
father. James I4aferty of Manchester,
and four children survive. They are:
Mrs. H.. A. Fullan of Springfield. Mass,
John G. L4afcrty of Franklin. y. H..
Edward J, Laferty of Worcester, Mass,
and Miss Katherine Laferty Of this city.
, He was employed for five years by the
Lane Manufacturing company. The fu-
neral was held Wednesday.
The resignation Of the Rev. Albert
ii. Spence as pastor of the Church Of
the Messiah, received from him as the
result of a period of Ill health extend
ing over several months, will not be
accepted by the church parishioncra
and at the annual meeting il was de-
cided to grant Mr.. Spence, who is In
Boston, endeavortng to recover his
health. a three months leave of alb
sence and to have the pulpit supplied
during the interval, II was also voted
to erect a bronze tablet in TENOR of
the late Rev. j. edward Wright, So
long a pastor, the tablet to be placed
in the church.
Principal L. s. Abbott Of the high
school announced Tuesday morning
the list of commencement speakers for
the graduating class. Valedictorian
and salutatorian honors were awarded
to Miss Ruth Ledd4n and Miss Hazel
Rice respectively. who had the high
est rating, The other six speakers ac-
cording to their respective ranking
are: Chandle. Brown, Richard Cotton
Leonora Chamberlin. Ethlyn Perkins
'N''h III III bdNlh ftlIIIs
In probate court yesterday Miss Edith
o Howe of Waitsiield Wa appointed ad-
~mlnlstatriX Of the cstat. Of H. r. j.
Howe, late Of Waitsleld. Hilbert sam
uolSou OF South Ryegato was appointed
administrato of the estate Of Oscar
BorsA, lat" of Barre city. Mrs. Alice r.
NNC Of Barre settled her account of
Eleanor Mason, a. administrators OF the
estate Of Alvira L. Mack. late Of Plain
Held, Edward II. Doavitt settled his ac,
count as udmlnistratrix Dc bonis non OF
the estate of Alvira l. Mack, and Mrs
Alice Is. Nyc settled her account as cx
%ccutriY Of the Inst will and testamon OF
Eleanor Mason
MlDDLESEX.
Mr., and Mrs. Irwin Jacobs ana daughteI
drove to Calais to visit Mrs. Jacobs
parents. and remained over night. return
ing home sunday Levi swift was IN
Barre Monday and took With him th'
piano that has been in the Methodis'
Episcopal Church for some time 10 th'