Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT;
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES


during the year brought the expenditures
up to $134S706. The largest items OF ex-
penditure were for street maintenance
s315i for street lighting, s2,oA.SO. For
new work on streets the sum of $1,oS2'9Z
was paid, for permanent road work on
College Hill, and of this sum the state
paid $775.36; for the police pay roll $93l'bo
and for maintenance of sewers, $l,032n
Interest of s525 was paid on the sewer
bonds. There are outstanding trustees
orders unpaid amounting to s1,9345O. The
estimates for the coming year include
a. O69 % for maintenance of streets. 1854
for new sewers. 1921 for maintenance OF
sewers and s920.45 for the water depart
ment. The amount of the estimates.
with the amount of the unpaid orders
totals ss.40347 and 1t is estimated that
tax of 55 cents on the dollar Of the grand
list will raise more than enough to cover
the outlay. The village indebtedness in
cludes old water bonds, 1000; new water
bonds, $50 000 sewer bonds, s10.500; which,
with the unpaid orders, makes total of
s94 1928, less the sinking fund of $685.
15S67 and the water department balance
of s2,7472O leaves the total Indebtedness
on January 66,275.41. The receipts of
the water department including balance
Of S4,4ssS5 amounted to $I4,0794 and the
expenditures were: For labor, S1.S92.44;
coupons paid, $3,4i0; bonds bought for
sinking fund, $1,000; leaving a balance of
81, 747.20. There are water commissioners
orders unpaid of s667S1. There Is no
special excitement over the election to-
night and only a moderate interest is
shown by the people in general as to its
possible dongs.-The annual meeting Of
st. Stephens Episcopal Church was
Ill -,.~l,+ Ill t1,a
vestry of the church Monday evening and
owing to the absence of the Rev. Il. b..
| Holmes, who is i'll, it was adjourned
until Monday evening, January 20, in the
Masonic hall and the annual church sup
per will be served at that time.-Harry
| Brookins, who has been visiting at the
| home of his uncle, Fred j.. Brookins, for
| n few days, has returned to his home in
| Ottawa, Ont. Mr.. Brookns has just re-
| turned from Camp Jackson, Columbia
| S. c., where he has been instructing in
| gas defense in the artllery.-Lake Dun
I more Lodge, No. II, l. o. o. F.. and Ar
| rowanna Rebekah Lodge No Is, /. o.
| o. F., will hold joint installation We'd
| nesday evening, January %. after which
! a banquet will be served.-Deputy Sher-
| if and Mrs Noble ]. Stafford and daugh-
| ter Pauline, who have all been confined
to the house with influenza, have SO far
| recovered as to be able to be out again
The Middlebury Star mills, managed by
George w. Rose, which recently put in a
Touring mill machine. is meeting with q
great success and the plant is now being
operated day and night. 1t is run TO its
fullest capacity, which is 20 barrels in
20 hours.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sheltus
of Burlington have moved to town and
gone to keeping house in the Grosvenol
, house on North Pleasant street. Mr.
Sheltus has accepted a position In the
| Middlebury garage.-Mr. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Hayes and three children, whC
have been i'll at their home on Munrot
street, are able to be about the house
Miss Alice Halpin, who for two weeks
has been confined with influenza at tn,
home of her mother, Mrs. Patrick Hal
pin, has entirely recovered and returned
to Pittsford to resume her place as teach
err in the high school there.-P. j. Dole!
of Westminster is in town on his annua
business visit. He will go from here t,
Burlington.-Willam Zero while at worl
in the woods Tuesday forenoon, abou
tw" miles out of town, was struck jus
below the left eye by piece of flynn
wood. A bad cash was the result, blu
the eye escaped injury. Gero hastene,
tended to by DR.. S. S. Eddy.-The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of tn
, National Bank of Middlebury was he'll
Tuesday at two p, m. The following
directors were elected: Charles +. Pin
ney, John A. Fletcher, E. NJ. Saunders
John Il. Weeks, Charles I. Button O
Middebury, d. II. Bennett of Bridport
and John a. James of Weybridge. TIL
officers for the year are: Charles f.. Pin
ney. president; ID. H. Bennett. vice-pres
ident; Robert +. Pinney cashier; Pete
j. Hincks, assistant cashier
Lewis Henfield is ill.-The Ladies' Al
society of the Methodist Church will NEE
with Mrs. l.. r. Howard Tuesday after
. noon at 2:30 o'clock.-Frank Shackett, Jr
is i'll at his home on Water street. MI
Hendricks is caring for his market O
Main street.-The fourth quarterly cor
ference of the Methodist Church of th
village will be held in the church parloI
this evening. Supper will be served 6
6:3O and the conference will begin
eight o'clock.-Julia Garland of Phlade
phia has come to town and leased room
in the Bond block on Main street an
L on Monday will open a manicuring parlo
Samuel Hill, wife and three children al
ill at their home on Weybridge street.
Burlington after short stay in town.
Mrs. Raymond Mcfarland and two chi
dren have gone to Boston for a few day
Mrs. Eugene Smith, who has been vi
itng at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
p Smith has returned to her home in Ru
n. land.
The annual meeting of the Patrons c.
operative Fire insurance company wa
called to order in the Grange hall at tw
o'clock by President Willis N. Cady ar
N the reports Of the officers were read ar
I showed that the company was In fine col
dition. The total amount Of insuran'
= now carried by the company is 1885, o
and the loss for the past year was $3.50
which is "a good showing for compar
= that has only been in operation for tW
q. years. The following officers were cleo
y ed: President Willis N. Cady, Middl
bury; vice-president, Heman Standar
Fair Haven; secretary. Abram w. Foot
Cornwall; treasurer, Edward Nichol
Brdport, directors, Henry Beldon
20 Shoreham, L. C. Rawson of Whiting.
a f. Bump of Salisbury, Edward Nichols
=, Brdport, A. w. Foote of Cornwall, w.
- Cady of Middlebury5, Heman Standa
!, of Fair Haven, John H. Dimond or Ma
!, chester, George Flint of Randolph. Il.
Ferguson of Bristol f. NJ Adams or
Olson. d. w. Eddy of Monkton. A.
Wright of Vergenes, II. l.. Hunt or MI
A debury and II. w. Wheeler of Burlin
ton.