Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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his family, and a hearing on that matter
was fixed for this week. In the mean
time. Holden is held under the charge
Of non support in Connecticut.
Libels for divorce have been filed in
Washington county court in three cases.
namely: Henry z. Orser VS.. Nina Orser
Of Mortified, Mary Solari vs. Henry
Solari of Barre and Della NJ M. Fair VS..
Shubert Fair of Woodbury..
The Nelson & Co. truck team from Barre
smashed window in the ]. Tomasi store
on Main street Monday noon. The team
was left standing in the rear Of the Hyde
block. The teamster was placing the feed
bags on the horses to give them their
noon day meal when they started and
running across the street ran into the
large display window smashing 1t, al
though one of the horses that nearly slid
through it into the store escaped injury.
The police are investigating the case and
prosecution under city ordinance. for
allowing the team to stand without hitch
ing, may result.
Gleed Lamphere of Montpelier and
George Mackay of Barre left on the after
noon train Monday for Waco, Texas.
where they have self-inducted into the
aviation section Of the signal corps.
The teachers Of Barre and Montpelier
and the commercial students of Montpelier
high school, who have been making the
index cards, relative to the drafted men.
have completed their work In Washington
county, 2,7O9 cards having been made. The
remainder will be made when the ques-
tionnaires return from the district and
medical boards.
Miss Lamotte Smith Of this city, who is
employed in Boston as a stenographer
in the Remington offices. Is in a hos
pital with throat trouble. Her condi-
ton was such that Mrs. H. c. Smith,
her mother, left the first OF the week
to be with her.
The work of the war chest fund commit
tee has been commenced in earnest. j.
p. Adams has been elected chairman, H.
d. Hopkins, vice-chairman, d. B. E. Kent
secretary, and w. w. Russell treasurer,
C. F. Love- auditor; disburs-
Long, Mr.. Adams. J. NJ. Boutwell,.
ing committee. the Rev. p. ].
Mrs. G. H. Smile. L. D. Taft, Mrs. F. H.
Love- the Rev. Stanley Bloomfield. H. d.
Larrabee, and the ex-offlcio members of
the committee. The campaign committee
is composed Of F. m. SORRY g. c. Bailey,
F. Fl. Tracy, J. H. Goudey and Mrs. l.. C.
Rivers. 1t appears to be the sentiment of
the organization that 50 cents a month
would be the minimum donation. but they
did not want to go on record against ac-
cepting any gift offered
Four Of the five young men who will
self-induct from Washington county into
the call for carpenters to go to Kelly
Field, Texas, have signed up and probably
the other man will be secured before Fri
day. when self-induction stops. Men self
Inducing in this branch get state pay.
Those who are self-inducted are c. a
Cannedy and Cr1<wford Maxwell of Water
bury G. Augustoni and H. f. Duckett OF
MONTPELIER the latter Of whom has seen
considerable service and who Is in class
two.
Reconciliation of the returns from
the various towns In Washington
county Wednesday showed that the
county voted 4,401 to i,124 in favor Of
the establishment Of a hospital for the
treatment of tuberculosis. All OF the
towns in the county excepting Worces
ter voted In favor Of the project
Worcester voted 25 to "a against 1t
Under the official announcement by the
county clerk, the Governor will appoint
three trustees who will have charge o.
the construction or maintenance OF thu
hospital if a building should be pur
chased The law provides that not tt
exceed $4,000 shall be appropriated.
Gov. H. +. Graham has gone to Wash
ington, D. c., for few days on matter'
in which Vermont is interested. Majo
Harvey Goodell went to Burlington
Wednesday morning for conference
with him before he left.
letter has been received from
Henry Ford. who Is with the Massa
chuseus contingent in France. tina
with John Tomassi of the Vermont con
tingent in that country he is in a hos
pital, having treatment for trouble
with his feet. Aside from that, boil
are we'll