Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

of Christmas tree committee, Mrs. A.
A. Emery; chairman of Tuesday eve
ming refrcshment committee, Miss Har-
rict T.. Braincrd; chairman of Autonoe
Glee club, Mrs. Alan Davidson. The cor
responding secretary reported that at
the request of tie st. Adams Business
and Professional Mems association
committee had been appointed from
the club to act with n committee from
the mems association at the agricul-
tural and Industrial exposition next
fall and another committee had been
appointed to act in collaboration with
committee of the men on the Adds
hill project Mrs Greene reported that
the club had taken up a study course
on Germany ami Belgium the past sea-
son, the study being based on the Bay
View course. Mrs. Emery reported
that 1S3 children attended the Christ
mas tree. 1t was voted to continue the
normal school scholarship OF $40 for
the coming year The following Off
GERS were elected: President. Mrs. f.
c. Smith; vice president. Mrs. l.. H.
Lewis: recording secretary, Mrs. T.
Walworth Smith; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Florence NJ. Merritt treas
urre. Mrs. c. A. Bostwick; chairman Of
house committee, Mrs. w. p. Elrod;
chairman of finance committee. Mrs A.
c. Stonegrave; chairman Of program
committee, Mrs. NJ. d. Greene; chair
man of Tuesday evening program COM
mittee, Mrs n. N. Atwood; chairman
of entertainment committee. Mrs. j. c.
Stranahan.
News has been received of the death
Inf ATrc I ii
wife of William F. Olmstead, at her
home in Anthony, Kan. March %. She
was a daughter of the late John X.
Whitney of East Franklin. Mr.. and
Mrs Olmstead, wno formerly lived in
St. Adams for number of years,
moved to Kansas about So years ago.
Besides her husband Mrs. Olmstead is
survived by ono son, Fred Olmstead,
and two grandchildren of Anthony.
The store of NJ. f. Sullivan and the
office at d. L. Sullivan's wood yard on
Lake street were burglarizcd Saturday
| night. About s. was taken from the cash
drawer at the former place and money
, was taken from the stamp drawer, the store
being used as a sub-postal station. About
81 was taken from D. T.. Sulivans Of
flee. Entrance was effected b. breaking
| back windows
A shipment of three registered Ayr
| shires were sent to Charlottesville, Va,
from this town Tuesday afternoon by
| George II. Dunsmore. The purchaser of
the cattle WAS George Austen and the
cattle were two heifers nearly two years
old. sold at $500 each. and yearling bull
purchased of Ernest II. Bell of st. Adams
town for 800.
a., of no
NIssisquo river at Swanton early Tues
| day afternoon the water, which last
Sunday was over the flats at John s
| bridge, had receded considerably and cars
on the line of the St. Albans & Swanton
! Traction company Were run on schedule
time. Passengers We're transferred across
the flats by team Sunday from ten O'Clock
in the morning until three o'clock in the
afternoon. No damage resulted from the
ice going out. The water is not as high
as it has been at this time for several
years past. The ice is thawing in the
bay at Highgate Springs and the fisher
| men have taken off their shantes.
| At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening petitions for new
sidewalks We're received from residents
of various sections of the city. These
on sidewalks. The bid of the National
Surety company for the bonds for the
city clerk and treasurer and the constable
I and collector was accepted The bid was
as follows: City clerk and treasurer,
$4,000 constable and collector, $780, a
blanket bond of 10000 covering both for
$40. other bidders We're the Aetna Life
Insurance company of Hartford, Conn.,.
and the American Fidelity company OF
Montpelier Mayor j. l.. Maun made the
following appointments: Chief of police
j. f. Mahoney; policemen. p. f. Fitz-
gerald and Robert J. Walker; special
policemen, l., A. Curtis. Albert Revoil
and w. =. Jackson. The appointments
We're confirmed DIR. c. a. Lofts was APP.
pointed city physician at salary OF
1915 a year with the understanding that
n H. n Montefiore act as his assistant
a letter from Maj. S. II. Wood, lister
explaining his continued absence il
Florida, was taken a resignation ant
j. e Butler was elected to fill tn,
vacancy. The March poor bills, amount
ing to $6l.si, We're ordered paid: NJ. ID
Armstrong was re-engaged as caretake
of the city clock at $40 year.
News has been received of the death OF
; Chester +, Dee, aged over so years. a
his home in Brooklyn. Iowa. Mr.. De,
was native of Georgia He is survived
by his wife, one son, S. w. Dee of Cald
we'll, Idaho and one daughter. Mrs
Charles West of Seymour, Iowa; also by
one sister, Mrs. Mercy Dee) Flaig. TIL,
=. funeral services took place April | at thu
. Methodist Episcopal Church, Of whic.
4 he had been n member for many years.
Roy y. Brush, for many years forme
. resident of this city, has resigned his posi-
ton with Eaton, Crane 4 Pike company
] with which firm he has been connecte,
" for eight years. to take the management
of the Cleveland Ohio, branch Of f. II
d Roberts G. Co. of Boston, manufacturer
of the Apollo chocolates Mr.. Brush ant
l. his family have been living in Pittsiield
. Mass, recently.
=, At the annual meeting of the Veru
: lam club Tuesday evening the follow
n ing officers were elected: President
: Miss Helen r. Mason; first vice -presi
a dent, Miss J. Kathryn Holmes: secon
e vice president Miss Beatrice O'Brien
e recording secretary, Miss Teresa Nc
@ CHM; corresponding secretary, Mis-
o Clara Chagnon; treasurer, Miss France
G. Maynard, Two committees wer
:. appointed by the president to assist 1
3 the work of the playground the com
Il ing summer. as follows: On lunche.
u Miss Mason, Miss Holmes, Miss Myrel
n Duguid; general committee, Misse
g Carrie Jennison. Marion l.. Donovan
d Ruth Babcock, Margaret McConne
and Helen Chynoweth. The presiden