Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14

william Rattee, Jr., of Roxbury, and
Walter Rice of Waitsfield, to go to Camp
Greene while Alton Weeks OF Plainf1eld
has enlisted to go to Fort Slocum In the
coast artillery.
Official reports have been received at the
office of the adjutant- general OF the
deaths of six men from Vermont who
have gone into the war and have been
In France. They include Edward M;
Baker, for whom mass was said In Bratt
tleboro Tuesday morning, ana at which
Major Linn Taylor of that town was the
representative Of the State; Private Percy
Ward. in the first artillery, a native Of
Morgan Center; Private Nelson @. May
nard of Company F., Mortified; and Pri-
Yates M. Heron and Lynn c. Sanborn
of Company ID, st. Johnsbury, and Pri-
vate Joseph Bedard Of Burlington.
Commissioner of Education M. d.
Hillegas and Prof. NJ. d. Chittenden,
who represented Vermont in the con-
ference of the New England board on
college requirements, returned TO their
homes Sunday. At the meeting, which
was relative to the modification or the
requirements, they suggested that IN
view of the fact that new branches or
education have recently come into the
high school courses it seems best from
the State point of view to allow -FOUR
of the IAN per cent. to be liked py
the high school faculty instead or by
the college. That is to say, those in
charge of the high school work know
| better what a student can select after
four years high school training than
to have a set requirement. This re-
ferred to vocational education. agri-
cultural and domestic science teach-
ing.
Charles Zanleoni, who has been
studying law in the office of Theriault
| & Hunt, has been accepted by the gov
| eminent in aviation service.
| The hearing which was to have taken
place Monday afternoon upon the petit
| ton Of the selectmen of the town of Ber-
| lin to have guardian placed over George
Parson. whose children were taken from
his care some months ago, was continued
| until a future date, one of the principal
witnesses being unable to get here to at
tend the hearing in probate court. In the
| same court Eugene Nerrey of Barre town
was appointed administrator of the estate
of Joseph Bedard late of Barre town.
| Harold McGratton has enlisted in the
signal corps Of the aviation department
| in the army and leaves in few days LOT
Kelley Field. Texas.
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of smallpox in Barre last week the self
indicted men who were to have gone to
| Camp Greene were not sent Saturday.
This is preventive against any spread
| of the disease to the environments because
some Of the men came from Barre.
| Harry Wilson, who has been connected
with the department of agriculture for
three years and has been a creamery in
spector, Saturday evening accepted a fed
eral appointment as agent in charge of
| dairy investigation and will leave this
week for Grove City, Pa, where the gov
eminent experimental station is located to
assume his duties. His territory has not
yet been assigned him. He hopes to be
assigned to Vermont territory. Mr. Will
son was employed in the Montpelier
creamery until three years ago in the
manufacture of cottage cheese, when he
was appointed creamery inspector, which
work he followed until the new appoint
ment was made Saturday.
Alton Weeks Of Calais left Saturday
afternoon for Fort Slocum, having self
indicted into service in the coast artillery
William H. Quinn, a native of Burling
} ton, aged SO years. died at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean about 1913
O'Clock yesterday morning following abou
J two weeks illness of hardening of tn
, arteries. He was moved Monday from
Putnamsville, where he has been livinl
to the Mclean home. He is survived b.
his wife. Margaret Quinn; four children
Mrs Robert Curtis of Rochester Madaline
William and Thomas Quinn, who lived a
home; also two brothers and sister Twin
in Waterbury, Conn. The body will b
taken this morning to Burlington and tn
funeral will be held in that city Frida
morning.