Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
Washington County.
MONTPELIER

The listers have filed with the city
clerk the abstract of the work in making
UP the grand list for the coming year.
The totals have not been made. but the
real estate valuation will be practically
the same as one year ago. namely.
S. 800, $50, while the personal property
valuation of 5000. 800 probably will be in
creased a little because there are not
as many claims for offsets for debts
owing. The polls have decreased be-
cause so many young men have gone to
war.
Supt. S. C. Hutchinson of the Mont
pelier schools is i'll with chicken-pox
At first 1t was thought he had the
measles. Coming as il does SO near
the end Of the school year 1t Is compl-
eating his engagement Of teachers.
f. II. Bickford Of Bradford was in the
city Tuesday, on his way to st. Adams,
for conference relative to workmen for
farms. 1t Is his purpose to do something
along the line of that work in Connecti-
cut to get the men to go into the fields
to help the farmers. The thing which
interiors is that the farmers are not
warming up to the plan. it is understood
In Connecticut the men who have seen
agricultural experience are giving what
they earn from ten days In each four
months to the Red Cross. SO that some
100000 will be realized from that The
conditions next year in Vermont will be
worse than this year. II is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Getman were in Bur-
lington Tuesday. Mr.. Getman while
there took the physical examination for
entrance into the navy as a steam filter
and plumber.
The funeral of Edward e. Parker. who
died from injuries received Saturday. oc-
Cured at 300 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from his late home on. Edwards street
He was native of Altoona, n. Y, where
he was born February 90 1881, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Parker, who a few
years ago moved to Barre. The deceased
had lived In that city for 10 years. ex.
cepting the last two. when he lived in
Montpelier. He married March 8. 1908
Saba Gertrude Sumner, who, with two
children. Alfred and Helen, survive him
He also leaves his parents; two brothers
Edmund Of Burlington and Leo of Barre
and three sisters.
Interest In the Red Cross drive was
shown by the number who attended the
pubic meeting at the opera house Sunday
evening, Chairman A. II. Smith presiding
Something of the purpose OF the meeting
and the outlining of the work was given
by Mr.. Smith. who then introduced IL. d.
Hopkins of Montpelier. county chairman
OF the drive, who told OF the plans and
then entertained" his hearers with his
Rhymes of n Red Cross Man" The
speaker Of the evening. the Hon Frederick
G. Fleetwood of Morrisville, secretary Of
state. was introduced as olive wire" and
certainly held that reputation through tn
the end. Solos were sung by f. q. Muller
who also led in the singing of patriotic
songs.
The war chest Of Montpelier has voted
to pay the 5000 allotted to Montnelier
by the management OF the Red Cross
drive and will pay such sum over that
amount as the average of all towns in the
county that go over their quota figures
when the drive Is completed. 1t also has
been voted to pay the membership of
those families who want them TO he na,d
from the fund
CARDS announcing the marriage of Will
bur Corse OF Detroit, Mich, and Jennie
Albin OF Barre have been received in
this city. Mr.. Corse formerly lived here.
while the bride was employed IN differ
ent FAMILIES In town. They will live in
Detroit. "'e -
The funeral of Eugene L. Davis. MANY
years In the plumbing business in Mont
pelier. took place at the Baptist church
IN montpelier at one O'Clock Monday
AFTERNOON. he died Saturday morning.
re was born in Duxbury February II.
iooo' ana came to Montpelier when young.
lie was employed by different hardware
concerns and then entered business for
ln'mSe''' lie was married In 1855 to Ger