Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-18

health officer at Enosburg. There are
number of other articles of interest in
the bulletin.
The annual meeting Of the Unitarian
Church was held Monday afternoon I'm
tn" church parors, Emory c. Mower
acting az moderator. The following Of
ilcers were elected 10 serve the ensuing
year: Clerk. II. G. Fuller; treasurer,
NJ E. Sornborger auditor, ]. H. Ma
comber; collector, NJ. +. Sornborger;
librarian, Miss Effie Moore; member of
the prudential committee. Perry Il.
Miles; representatives on the board of
the Home for Destitute Children. Mrs.
6. l.. Soule and Mrs. A. Il. Gates. T.. :.
Adsit was elected trustee of the trust
funds % fill the vacancy made vacant
by the death of Fred Johonnott. f. W.
Crannell was elected superintendent OF
the Sunday school
The public service commissions con-
sisting Of Robert G.. Bacon of Brattle-
boro, William r. Warner Of Nergenncs
and w. A. button Of lTardwick, were
at the Hotel Vermont Tuesday on route
to Montpelier from Cambridge. where
they held an investigation Yesterday
morning of the wreck near that place
of the Burlington and Lamoile train a
few days ago The commission is not
yet ready to report but in their opinion
at present the wreck was caused by a
spreading rail. They visited tn" scene Of
the accident and the signs there would
indicate that the rail was at fault. At
thu hearing the train crew. the express
messenger 1t her
Lee :. Tillotson of st. Adams appea red
for tn" railway company and States At
,orncN Maurice of Iamoll. county an.
poared for the state
The question whether James f. Ham
mond, graduate of the University OF
Vermont and inventor Of the typewriter
of his name. made Il later will than
the one by which he bequcathed $500 900
to the METROPOLITAN Museum Of Art Is
again to be fought out in the New York
courts. In leaving his fortune to the
Art Museum Mr Hammond cut off his
relatives who had unsuCceesfully en-
doaNored to have him committed to an
insane asylum in 1901. He died in St.
Augustine, Fla, in 1913. Charles ~
Hammond, a brother, first sought evil
d"nce of later will and later Mary
elizabeth Hardy. a relative of the de-
hearing. During his lifetime Mr.. Ham
nond was very generous To 4 number Of
undergraduate projects. such as the
Ariel
IN probate" court Monday Ellen W.
Smith was appointed administrators in
the estate of Frank r. Smith. late Of
Essex. Heman w. Rice and George J.
Hobart. both of Essex. We're APPOINTED
commissioners and appraisers \ truS-
tees license to sell real estate was
granted in the estate of Walter Car
pcmter, late of Hurllngton \ similar
licens" was granted in the estate Of
Louis l.. G"lincauX. late OF Burlington
The ESSEX Trust company was appointed
trusted in the estat" of Alvin ]. Wat
kins. late Of Essex In the estate OF
Mary :. Arnold, Francis J. Arnold wa.
administration. with Augustus
'Fatro and Cornelius Whalcn appraisers.
Clarence d. Caswcll Of Wiliston was APP
pointed guardian over clarence Steady.
'he will Of Joshua A. Harris, late Of
Charlotte, was proved.
The stockholders Of the Champlain
Valley FrIit company held their first
annual meetin" in this city Saturday
ana organized with the following Off
GERS, all of Burlington: President. +. A.
Drew, Vicc-presdcnt, John r. Reed: sec
rotary and treasurer, w. G. Wears, who
VIII also act "a manager. George j.
Lumbra, another stakeholder. will serve
as clerk The above named constitute
the board of directors. The new con-
Germ will be open for business in the
cold storage building at the corner Of
King and Battery streets which they
nave leased. The plant has been re-
some new banana rooms con-
ana various alterations made
The concern is capitalized at S1o,~O and
al Of the Stockholders are from Bur-
ington and vicinity. Mr.. Drew formerly
lived on Shelburno road and was known
as a breeder of AYRSHIRE cattle. Mr..
Reed has for Is years been connected
With the Mort hcrn Provision company
md Mr. lumhra has also been with
hat company for several years The
'onrorn will go ,nto the business Of
obhing fruits and provisions as well as
'annod goods and viii cover the north /
I'm part of Vermont.