Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-07

spring, but Trustee noe IaValleo, VINO
resided in the house there about four
years stated that the wall has been in
that condition for a number Of years.
r'hc matter was left to the street com
mittce to Investigate. il was voted that
the sprinkling assessment he the same
as last year, which was five cents per
foot frontage in the business section and
three cents in residential section. An ap-
plication for license to operate a pooI
and billiard room, bowling alley and
cigar store in the Corporation blocl5 bv
g. II. Horton and Ernest brown was re-
ceived by the board. After views of the
members present were expressed il was
voted the license be granted and the price
was set at SO for the bowling ALLEYS and
s. for the pool room Trustee Cormicr
then said that he thought that Mr.. Hor-
ton being n partner in this Arm and tina,
tho license had been granted should re.
sign as policeman. II was given ns the
opinion OF the other members that Mr.
Horton would resign if tho license waa
granted. The amount Of orders drawn
by the board to date Is :1i5l5i s. The
bills ordered paid amounted to S5io.eG.
j. Il. I.avclv was fnod 800 aud cos,s
in municipal court TUESDAY on the
charge of maintaining ana GENERATING n
gambling resort in his hotel. Tho Bruns-
wick. Mr.. 1avcly pleaded guilty and
the costs were 81 Tie paid fine ana
costs.
The regular monthly Meeting If tho
board Of water commissioners was
held last evening ia tho town clerks
office Supcrintc nd"nt John Flint rc-
ported that there had boru no purlrs
used IT the ponds for thu past wcek.
that the water supply W. ample. and
the cutting off of the pumps means
quito It saving in oXp"ns.. Tho ponds
ar" well hlled and the rains helped
conditions along some. but thoy will
probably start tho pumps for part of
to-day. Very little aside rom the reg
ular routinc business wa done at the
! meeting and the current monthly bills
were ordered paid Those amounted to
c3G5. &c.
Margaret Saunders We. the 2i,ls
contest at the Winooski lodge Loyal
order of Moose fair which closed in
Corporation hall Monday night The
first prize for the girl disposing of the
most tickets was -$2j in gold ana Miss
Saunders gained tho money. Tho soc
ond and third prizes were for s. in gold
and Miss Irene i.af"rrorc won second
and Mrs. james Murray won the third
prize. The fair was q social and fnan-
cial success and was operated 10 nights
Mrs. Mary Hooker. who was operatcd
upon at the Fanny Allen hospital. has
so far recovered as to be able to return
to the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. T.. Hay
ward.
Mrs. Emily Adciin" Horton widow OF
Harvey V Horton. for many Years town
clerk and prominent in public life. died
at her home, Ia Main street. at 3:3s
I ~ -.
year. She was on. Of The oldest residents
if not the oldest in town in point "
residence. She was born here March ..
1870, the second dauEhtcr of William W.
4 Wardwell and Elizabeth l.. Wardwell. and
always resided here She SAW the many
changes in tho town since its earliest
development. ON December =. l~S. she
was married to Harvey Van Ness Horton.
who died September IS. lGHi. To this
union were born two children. Edward
liurVcv Norton. who died Ma H. his
year. and Hcniamin Everett. who died III
! infancy. Si" Was tho last Vt tho Ward
wells Of the older generation. Two
weeks ago she was takcl Ill and was then
Obliged to take to her bod BY. Thanks
giving day was able to get downstairs to
nartakc of the Thanksgiving day dinner
and Friday, also. she was we'll enough
to he downstairs. Saturday morning size
was taken with a sudden turn for tho
worse and her condition became critical
( "a the end. Complications set IN. and with
her &c, made too severe a strain on her
unusually strong vitality. She was =
woman well preserved for one of her
wears and had always been able to get
out each day UP to two weeks ago. She
had been communicate nj Trinity Mis-
sion for 30 years She is survived by three
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