Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
Washington County
MONTPELIER

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MONTPELIER
The funeral of Lawson c. Cummings
took place at 2:3o o'clock Tuesday after
noon from the home of Mr.. and Mrs
David Spicer. He had made his homs
there for some years. especially during
the winter time for he spent the most
Of his summers at his farm IN East Mont
pelier. Mr.. Cummings was conscious al
most until death occurred. He directed
/ S. F. Moree, who brought him to the
! hospital. TO remove hts automobile which
was tipped over the bank. and which was
the cause of his death, and take 1t to
his farm in East Montpelier. saying that
he probably would not run II again. When
Mr.. Morse reached him, Mr.. Cummings
asked him TO remove him 20 some place
as he did not want to be left in the
woods. Mr. Cummings had crawled about
10 rods from the scene Of the accident
towards the Morse school house in order
/ to get out Of the woods. that some one
might see him, the accident having nap
pened In lonely place. II was caused
by Mr.. Cummings turning his automobile
to one side of the road to avoid lot Of
stones that had been placed in a
hole in the road. He could have
driven his car so that the wheels would
have straddled the pile Of stone The
deceased was son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amasa Cummings. He was born July 81,
1s4s, He was married in 1888 to Nellie
Barnum Of Nebraska. They lived in ST,
Paul for some years, where the latter
died He leaves three cousins, Willis
of Montpelier and Edgar Of East Mont
pelier and Mrs. Elizabeth Town of Mont
peier.
| otto williams. president of the Young
Alumni association of Montpelier Sem
mary. Is completing his plans relative
to the annual banquet which takes place
at the dining room Of the institution the
evening of September 10 This will be
Friday evening so that many of the
graduates. who are teachers, will be able
to attend tine affair Mr.. williams has
been in conference with the Rev. ! w.
Hatch head Of the school. relative to
the arrangements.
, Harry a. Black, secretary of state
has suspended the motorcycle OPERATOR
license of Frank j. Nault of Barton be-
cause of an accident which recently oc-
Cured in which Nault suffered brok Ell
ankle. He had boosted that he could
drive from Barton to the mill six miles
in five and one half minutes and was
driving very fast when he ran into an
automobile owned by Mr.. Dumers.
Harold Grape, who ran into A woman
breaking her hip. on the road betwee n
ST. Johnsbury and Lyndonville also lost
the use Of his license. His report APP
pears to be an effort to place the blame
elsewhere than on himself although he
admitted that he was driving 80 miles
automobile and pass the woman at the
same time.
Mrs H. NJ. Cove received a message
from Cleveland. Ohio Saturday of the
death OF Walter Cove her son. who 70,
the last year has been in the Warren
Vile Ohio. sanatorium. He was q
native Of West Berlin. born in 1890. 2
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cove. He
lived in Hardwick for some years. He
was employed about. five years in Ohio
in the steel industry. Besides hismothe,
he leaves two sisters Mrs Mildred
Bette of Waitsfield and Miss Heller
Cove of Montpelier. brother died this
year while in the service of the country
message was received Saturday by
Miss Elmer Pine that Thomas Lackey
her son-in-law. who is a son of Deputy
L. S Marshal G. F. Lackey had been in
jured in an automobile accident near
Holyoke and that he was in a hospital
in Springfield. Mass. Later in the dag
another report was received from him
that the young man was not badly in
iured only bruised and that he would
be out in a few days. The details of the
accident were not learned,
Miss Marion Buszen accompanied Mrs
IN. NJ. Htll to her home in DEMO, Oregon
H..
OF a brother-n-law who was shot &C.
cording to the report received here. He
had the management of the water sys.
tenn in that section and was in prominence
quite little, None of the details of the
affair have reached here.
Reports have been received from Mad
River Valley that a large yield of corr
will be enjoyed in that section of the
State In spite Of the recent report tina,
the Weld Is to be small this season. The
stalke have not grown AS tall, as In some
years but those who have conversed about
the matter state that a good yield is
ripening of
Five miles Of new rails are being laid
by the section men of the Central Yer.
mont railway near Montpelier Junction
the work extending north and south OF
the station.
Harry \. Black, secretary of state
Thursday morning suspended the auto
mobile operators licenses Of r. A. Bige.
low of T.yndonville and Ned G. Foss OF
Morrisvlle, the first for causing an acct.
dent when he ran into a team, while
the second was for intoxcation while
operating a car He also has received
notice that Preston Twombley OF
Orleans has been convicted of running
car without license and fined $50 and
costs, and that John Kocsis of Proctor
has been convicted of the same charge
and fined s35 and costs. In addition
to the penalties the secretary stated that
they will not be given licenses this year
The school board has completed lis
census Of the total number OF school
children in this city, which is 1890. OF
SIS OF school age less than one year ago
OF the total number lie are within the
ages OF Ave and six years
Frank Huntington of Montpelier set
tied his account in the estate OF Lew q