Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-10
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

Four loads OF nice wood drawn by the
city teams from the city wood lot were
photographed Saturday forenoon. There
were six cords on the four teams, which
was divided among 16 families a part of a
cord being delivered to each family. When
the idea Of the city getting into the wood
business was originated 1t was proposed to
sell only to those who could not afford the
high prices demanded by farmers at the
wood yards Having supplied these tenn
porarily 1t was found that there were
many people in the city unable to get
fuel as needed and that this was not con-
fined to those short Of funds, but to those
who have plenty. The result was that
Superintendent Chimney has stepped into
the game and has delivered small lots to
any one in town to patch them along until
they could get coal or other fuel With
out his action in the matter there would
have been cold homes for many people at
times this winter. A total Of 1888 cords Of
wood have been drawn to the city from
it's wood lot, and now the school commits
sioners want him to furnish them enough
wood so they will not need to worry about
fuel.
The Montpelier & Wells River railroad
has sold the engine known as the Arthur
Tandy which for years was run between
this city and Barre. to the White River
Valley railroad and 1t will be delivered as
soon as the testing takes place. The engine
was in good shape when housed two years
ago. The service between this city and
Barre on the suburban train has outgrown
the little engine, which was constructed
with a pilot on each end 80 that the
engine train could run either way. 1t will
handle one car well, but when the old
owners commenced to draw freight on the
suburban 1t was not large enough. and a
heavier engine was substituted.
Edward p. Richardson, many years a
member of the Montpelier Military band.
having played the base drum nearly all Of
that time. died at his home on Liberty
street Saturday evening following an ILL
ness Of about three years. He was about
65 years Of age and came to this city
during the Civil War. having been en-
ployed in the Cross & Sons bakery many
years. after which he was janitor at the
postoffice. He leaves besides his wife. two
daughter and one son, Mrs. Legier of
Mortified and Miss Henrietta Richardson
and Edward. the two latter Of this city.
The creditors Of Cutler Storer & Fay
will receive S.S75 per cent. as the Anal
dividend In the bankrupt estate while In
SAASco Va IL ~. NdIupD6lI VI waterbury
will receive u per cent
Insurance Commissioner ]. G.. Brown
has received the payment of the license
tax from life insurance company In
wisconsin amounting to $500 for the year
1917. from which there was deducted IS.
which had been paid by the company be-
fore thi year. 1t appears that this COM
pany was like those in Maryland. where
three companies have refused to pay the
above sum on the grounds that the State
or vermont could not assess that sum
against each Of the companies and suit
Is now before L. p. Slack as chancellor.
me wisconsin company when 1t received
letter from Mr.. Brown setting forth the
provisions OF the laws of this State set
tied.
Miss Florence Fiske leaves Friday Tor
washington. d. c., where she has an APP
pointment as stenographer In the ord
nance department of the war depart
ment.
John Barlow who has been night ticket
agent at the local Central Vermont sta
ton. left Tuesday morning for st. Adams
to be assigned to other duties. while w.
Z. McEvers. who has been at West Berlin
has been aassigned to MT. Barlow's place
News has been received OF the death
OF Lieut.. Ernest Lawrence. son OF Johh
Lawrence OF East Montpelier. at mill
tary sanitorium In New York State, OF
pneumonia, on Christmas day. he
was a graduate Of Montpelier high
school and Norwich University, having
attained the rank of major there. He
attended the Pittsburgh training camp
and was commissioned.
| Chief Master-a t-Arms Charles Mitch
ell has been getting a number OF appii-
cations OF late as the people come to
understand that they may enlist yoiun-
tarily In the navy. william c. collins
OF waterbury has enlisted In the ava.
ZION department. Reginald Davis OF
harre, John Dumas of Randolph, EFT.
raao Mancici OF Barre, C. Il. Gusheo OF
were rejected on physs-