Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
WINDSOR COUNTY
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.
OF decided importance to the economic
life and welfare OF White River Junction
and its environs was the action taken at
a conference Wednesday Dec. / of
railroad officials, representatives of the
town. its board of trade, and a delegation
Of Hanover, y. H., business men, and
members of the faculty Of Dartmouth
College. The conference was to consider
the proposition to build a subway leading
10 the union passenger station and the
making Of other Improvements pertaining
thereto. Representing the Boston X
Maine railroad was President ]. T.. Hus-
It's, Superintendent Folsom of the Pas
sumpsic & Connecticut River division and
Assistant Suerintendent W II. Ford and
In addition were representatives OF the
roads engineering corps. Representing
. the Central Vermont railway was Presi-
dent +. c. Smith. Mr.. Morrison of the
engineering department and Superintend-
ent Mann OF st. Adams. Representing the
town OF Hartford were its three select
men, Robert y. Smith. Robert F. Meach
and w. II. Wallace. Representing the To-
cal board OF trade We're Raymond Trainor.
James a. Stacey and f.. I. Palmer. Law
yer Roland y. stevens of White River
Junction. who from the first has been ac-
tive In the work of furthering the subwav
Idea, represented the Hanover people ana
the advocates OF a new station. The
hearing was held in the private car of
President Hustis and presented at the
conference by the officials of the railroad.
were complete plans for the proposed sub
way. These plans comprehend the con-
struction of a subway IS feet In width
and to be equipped with facilities for the
carrying Of express and ba ggage trucks
and passages for pedestrians. Allows
the entrance to the subway on the pub
lie highway side OF the tracks will be n
house or station OF stucco. The subway
will be well lighted and ventilated and its
outlet on the main station side will he
between the present baggage room and
passenger station. The plans were left
for the petitioners TO consider and act
upon. Should the plans be accepted the
work of constructing the subway will
begin early in the coming spring. The
entrance from the highway side will be ac
a point near the Cross-Abbott store and
there will be probably one less track than
the present crossing number.
Harry A. Holton, for many wears a
jewelry merchant in White River juno
ton. and who for long has been SER
iously III. was taken by train Mon
day evening to the home of his sister.
Mrs. John Titus. In Hardwick. He was
accompan MED by Mrs. Holton and the
family physician. DR.. NJ. r. Stanley
Alfred e. Watson OF the Hartford Saw
ings Bank & Trust company is passing
the wneK In NaW Xnrk ,tty- Thn tk.-~
family tenement house of w. j. Rey-
nolds on Elm street caught fire at noon
Sunday. \ prompt response was made to
the alarm by the fire department and "
streams of water kept the blaze con-
fined to the roof. The damage has been
placed at 800, fully covered by insurance
Dean Simpson. formerly with the
Edmunds pharmacy in Lyndonvilie. Is a
new and permanent clerk in the Wilson
Brothers pharAnacy.-Former Congress-
man Frank Plumley OF Mortified was in
town Tuesday.-A special convocation Of
Cascadnac Chapter. r. A. NJ. was held
Thursday evening when the NJ. NJ. NJ.
degree was conferred by D.. d. Grand
High Priest George II. Mass Of Wood
stock. Present at the convocation was
H.. J. Stannard. grand high priest Of the
grand chapter. State of Vermont, who re-
Gently came to White River Junction from
Barton as principal OF the Hartford
high school Harry NJ. Larson, NJ. D.,
present first assistant In the medical
department, Presbyterian hospital. New
York city. was a weekend guest of Mr.,
and Mrs. Alfred +. Watson at their resi-
dence. Overlook. in Hartford village. DIR.
Larson. who is Il graduate Of the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
city, was a former second assistant sur
geon In the surgical department of the
Presbyterian hospital.-The recently
formed Sunday school training class has
chosen the Rev. John Hunt. pastor Of
the West Lebanon Congregational Church.
as president, and Mrs. w, ] Whitshill As
secretary-treasurer,