Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-10

STATE INMATES PLANT TREES
Forestry Department Uses Men
of Several Institutions.
SETTING Out 100000 Trees On CamelN
Hump Begins NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Patrolmen and Rest Of War
dens Appointed.

Inmates of State institutions are doing
their bit" for the state department of
forestry, II not for their country. The
use Of such labor, which was tried for
the first time last year at the State
asylum in Waterbury. this year Is being
extended to the School for the Feeble
Minded at Brandon, where a few thou
sand Norway spruce have been set out;
to the George Aitken State forest In
Mendon, where inmates OF the house OF
correction in Rutland will he employed.
starting this week, to set out about 5000
trees, mostly Norway spruce. under the
direction Of the Hon. Amos Eaton OF
South Royalton; and near the Windsor
State prison, where prisoners have planted
about 1000 Norway spruce. At waterbury
this year inmates set out several thou
sand red pine. At the Lyndon sand planta-
ton 5000 Scotch pine have been planted.
To-day crew Of about 30 men under
the direction of P. d. Chamberlain will
begin planting some 100000 trees, mostly
Norway spruce, on Cancels Hump
D. P. Cameron is setting out 5000 Nor
way spruce near the Wells River n
Montpelier railroad at Marshfield on his
own initiative.
The department is transplating it's two
year-old seedlings at the nursery here
under the direction Of II. B. Hall.
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
The following seven lookout men have
been appointed. to go on duty within a
week: Gore mountain. Ernest Chamber
lain of Norton; West Pond mountain.
James Boyle of Bloomfield Burke noun
tain, A. F. burlington of East Burke;
Cancels Hump. P. D. Chamberlain OF
Waterbury; Mansfield. P. H. Teachout Of
Underhill Center Pico mountain, Ralph
C. White of Sherburne; Stratton, W. p.
stiles of Jamaica Three patrolmen have
been appointed: To cover the Grand Trunk
| railroad in Essex county, between lake
and summit. Harry Holmes Of Island
Pond between Wenlock and North Strait
ford, John Baker Of Bloomfield; the West
River railroad, w. r. Snyder Of Town
| shend.
These additional fire wardens have been
appointed: For the town Of Maidstone,
g. W. Allen, Jr., of North Stratford
N. H., R. F. D.; Lyndon district. A. F,
burlington of East Burke; Richford dis
trict, w. H. Derby Of East Richford;
Glover district, R w. Buchanan Of West
Glover; Salisbury. c. w. Everts Of Sails
bury; STAFFORD. Henry B. Cummings OF
Sharon; Walden, John B. Goslant Of
Stratford; Newport. w. p. Wright OF
North Troy: Chittenden. H. w. Perkins
Of Rutland, r. F. D.: Londonderry, Frank
H. Pierce Of South Londonderry; Cabot
district. S. ]. Norris of Cabot; Bradford
Ralph E. Pierson of Bradford. r. F. D.
CRANKY, Arthur w. Shores Of CRANKY
Thetford, A. B. Palmer Of North Tibet
ford; Woodbury. district. J. B. Fair o.
South Woodbury.; Peacham district, Alvir
W. Mackay of Peacham; Bridgewater. A
H. Pinney of Brfdgewater; Woodstock
Bert G. Curtis Of Bridgewater; Warren
John w. Mobus Of Warren. r. F. D.
Baltimore, Burt w. Coburn Of Cheste
Depot, R. F. D.; Cavendish. F. 8. Lock
wood of Proctorsville: Windham. Harr!
S. Hall Of South Wlndham; Rockingham
j. B. Wooley Of Bellows Falls: Winhal
and also Sunderland. w. A. Noyes o
Chester Depot; Barre, d. F. Gregory O
Barre, r. F. D.; Plymouth, Raymon'
Moore of Plymouth Union: Bolton, F.. A
Phillips Of Bolton: Marlboro. g. L. Adam
Of Marlboro: Glastonbury. John L
, Mattison Of South SALISBURY; Bolton
Eugene R Davis Of Jericho, r. F. d.
Duxbury district. Philip shonio Of Water
, bury; Bethel. Clinton J. Rogers of Bethel
/ Bennington, E. s. Higgins Of Benning
ton.