Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-31
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

WA1hlM6IuM GuUNII
MONTPELIER.
Complaints have been made to the local
committee on price fixing that merchants
are getting II cents pound on sugar In
stead Of 10 as the price was made. The
committee also Monday received notice
that only a quarter barrel Of flour can
be delivered at any one time to any one
family, but that to rural residents half
barrels Of flour may be delivered.
Hiram Thornton. who was arrested last
week on the charge Of larceny Of two bush
hammers from the stone shed OF Lawrence
& Co., appeared In city court Monaay
morning, retracting his plea Of not guilty
and presenting one of guilty. He was
given a sentence of three to four months
in the house of correction and fine Of $500
with costs after which he was placed on
probation with the usual provisions to
which was added the care OF his family
under supervision Of the probation officer.
The Grand Isle County Cooperative
Creamery Association, Inc. has filed ar
ticles Of corporation with the secretary
of state for the purpose Of conducting
creamery in Grand Isle with a capital
stock of $4,000. The papers are signed by
some "a citizens of that county who have
taken stock ranging from $25 to 500.
| H. B. Smith, federal agent on vocational
/ education, is expected this week IN Mont
pelier and Barre relative to the establish
ment Of school In Barre for training
in the granite industry. 1t Is proposed
carefully to investigate the matter with
the intent Of starting a system similar to
that used in Springfield where the boys
NJ
shops and the rest in school, 1t is pro-
posed to give training in the granite in
dustry Nothing of this kind has ever
before been attempted in granite work.
The granite manufacturers are en-
thusiastic over the matter.
Commissioner Of Education NJ. B.
Hillegas has been appointed special agent
for Vermont by the federal government In
looking after the vocational education In
the State as provided in the Smith Hughes
bill.
Plans have been completed for the hold
ing Of educational conferences in Mont
pelier Friday and Saturday Of this week.
This takes the place Of the State teach
ers meeting and summer school which
the teachers Of Washington county were
unable to attend last summer because
Of the infantile paralysis. The speakers
include the Rev. George Adam Of the
British war office, Prof. Albert Bushnell
Hart Of Harvard, Supt. Angelo Patri Of
| New York, author Of 1.-THE Schoolmaster
In a Great CITY,: Prof. Craven Laycock
Of Dartmouth, Miss Mabel Carney Of
Columbia University, H. ]. M. Jones.
F. A. Rowland. Commissioner Hillegas,
Miss Bessie Goodrich of Hyde Park.
Prof. Ira Richardson, Supt. Frederick
Reimherr Of Waterbury. All meetings
are in the high school building. except
ting the Friday evening meeting. when
Messrs. Adam and Hart speak in the
city hall. Some 500 teachers are expected
to attend.
A license has been granted to Frances
Glover OF Rutland to practice chiropody.
instead Of Francis Glover. according to in
formation received by the secretary OF
state Friday. In the list furnished that
officer the license was to Francis Glover.
Deputy Sheriff A. A. Emery has taken
from a man named Companion in Middle
sex his pair of horses and several cows
because the man had nothing In the barn
to feed them and they were In a starving
condition. The horses were claimed by H
M. Farnham and the cows by George
Thompson on chattel mortgages.
Over 100 men were examined by the
medical advisory board in the Montpelier
district Of the board Tuesday and in the
remaining days Of the week 1t is expected
that the 600 VINO were called for this week
will be completed. excepting a few who
may not respond to the call. Those will
be brought in later. The remainder OF
those who have not taken appeals from
the local board have been called for the
hrst of next week. making total OF
something like 1000 men. to which must
DO added the 541 who have gone to the fed.
eral district board for action on appeals
some "a OF which have been certified back
Figures compiled from the first days
examinations Of the local exemption board
Of Washington county show that 40 mer
were qualified for service and 20 rejected
on the physical examination and three
were held for special service. The boart
called 12O for examination Wednesday an,
! during the day most of them were checket
| Off the list. OF course there are a few VIII,
! don't appear. but most of these have ar
ranged to appear during the week or earl.
, next week. Carl Heinrich Low. the Ger
man alien from Barre. who was under ar
, rest for a long time. was about the cour
house during Wednesday morning, blu
I was instructed to leave the place. which
. he did. going back to Barre.
Word was received Wednesday that tn
I week at White River Junction in tn
= movement Of freight had been removed b,
, the Boston & Maine railroad and that tn
: company had relieved the congestion Of
D its road south of that point 30 that
= could accept freight from the Contra
!. Vermont railway. Passenger trains from
( that road. however. continue to be lat
Z into White River Junction. with the re
n suit that the Central Vermont Is unabl
: to run Its passenger trains on time.
0 c. Il. Booth. who has owned a olga
v store on Main street for some years. ha
n sold out his stock Of goods and begul
Q work for the Atlantic and Pacific chail
. Of stores. He Is to be manager Of one O
. the company's stores.
WATERBURY.
n Much sympathy IL expressed for tn
). Rev. and Mrs. w. g. Smithers In tn,
l. death OF their son. Otis 8. Smithers, a
g the evacuation hospital at Fort Ogle
. thorpe. Ga. Mr.. Smithers was pastor o
d the local Methodist Episcopal Churcl
9 here during 1904. '06 and O6 and Otis, VIII,
n was then developing into young man
= hood. was general favorite with all. i
] 1900 no was graduated from Nontpelis