Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-31
Chittenden County
WINOOSKI

Noe Fountain, a young boy Of II years
of age, had a narrow escape from drown
ing last week when he. in company with
a number of young men, was swimming
in the Wnooski river. They were at
the rapids below the lower dam when
he was drawn under by the current. He
had gone down for the third time when
he was rescued by Adelard Brunnelle of
Maletts Bay avenue, who is employed
at CORNERS restaurant on Main street.
Mr.. Brunnelle. who is an expert SWIM
mer brought the unconscious boy to the
surface The boy was worked over for
some time before their efforts were re-
wardcd.
a special village meeting was held Tues
day evening In the Steamer Hose rooms
on Main street which was attended by
large number of interested voters. The
meeting was called to order by Moderator
f. f. Bigwood and Village Clerk Joseph
CauChon read the warning. After the
reading of the warning, the moderator eX-
planned the nature Of the articles in the
warning and asked the voters what action
they would take in authorizing the
trustees to borrow on the credit of the
village sum sufficient to defray the
expenses of putting in new curbs, cutters,
street and resurfacing the Main street
road from the town line to the river
bridge to Spring street on Main street,
Mr. keefe in a very emphatic manner
said that although he was in favor of
better roads and sidewalks he thought
that this was not the proper time for this
matter to be taken up and moved that
the matter be dismissed. This motion was
seconded by "A number of voters and when
the motion was put before the voters they
were unanimous in their efforts to de-
feat the article and il was dismissed. The
time taken for this meeting was just
exactly five minutes. 1t was one of the
largest special meetings that has ever
been held in the village for sometime.
This is the second special meeting held
within the past month in regard to street
work and which met the same fate as
Tuesday nights meeting
The marriage of Miss Irene Kirby OF
2O6 West Canal street and David Barron
of East Center street was solemnized
Tuesday morning at eight o'clock at st,
stephens Church by the Rev, j, b. Nc
Garry.
Alphonse Provost OF St. Peter street
was the victim of an accident Tuesday
morning when his left arm was caught
in a washer at the Wooden mills. The
arm was dressed by DIR. Heath and
Provost was afterwards taken to his
home. The roller weighs about 700 pounds
and the arm was crushed to the elbow.
The arm at present is getting along
nicely.
Edward Il. Horton, Third company. Re-
serve Officers Training Corps Infantry
Camp at Camp Devens, is numbered
among the students who have been recon-
mended to the camp commander by their
company commanders, for their excep-
tional zeal, enthusiasm and aptitude
which they have displayed in the work
at the camp. Their work in camp is
credit to the institutions which they
represent and which clearly reflects the
thoroughness of their previous training"
Mr.. Horton before his service was a stu
dent at the University of Vermont and
was considered one of the best trained
men in the university battalion. There
were two other students who attended
universities in Vermont who were recon-
mended by their company commanders.
Corbin NJ. Doolittle, also OF the Univer-
sity of Vermont. and a resident of Cham
plain, X. v, and Philip c. Hosson of
Norwich University and resident Of