Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-07
Washington County
MONTPELIER


! from the officers Of the State Board of
Health relative to the survey of the Ber-
} lin pond and the watershed which brings
! the supply to Montpelier. AS has been
! advocated by the present council, the
state Board OF Health. believes that pick
nicing about the reservoir should be
| stopped by n fence high enough to pre-
vent persons bathing, as occurred re-
| Gently. 1t is understood they further
| recommend that boating and fishing on
| the bigger and smaller ponds be stopped
! and that other conditions be improved
as soon as possible.
w. H. Jeffrey of the state Board of
Charities and Probation has been elected
! chairman of the rural probation COM
mittee of the National Probation associa-
| ton.
John Kelley in Washington county court
has brought suit to recover 800 against
Arthur J. Allard, charging conversion of
| money collected for him. Allard was ar
rested in Hartford week ago
| Mrs. Esther Ainsworth of Middlescx
died Friday night following an illness
due to n breaking down because of ad-
vanced age. She was born in Middlesex
! so years ago, n daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| William Leland. and was married to
|
ago She is survived by two sisters, the
Misses Lillian and Marian Leland of
Middesex. and cousin, Mrs q. II.
| Ladd The funeral took place Sunday
| afternoon.
The heirs of the late w $. Littlejohn
of Barre city have appealed from the
decree of the probate court. They APP
pealcd from the allowance of the settle
ment of i. G.. Rowland of Barre, who
was executor of the estate. They show
| in their appeal that the residue OF the
estate was s27 1920 and claim Mr.. How
land has not properly showed the dis
bursement of $500 Of that sum. The pro-
bate judge allowed the account as pre-
scented by Mr.. Rowland.
f. c. Hoyt of Wlliamstown appeared
In Montpelier city court Friday morning
on the charge of intoxication to which
he pleaded guilty and paid a fine Of S.
and costs. He was then brought into
court on the charge of operating an auto
mobile while intoxicated and pleaded
guilty to that charge and was given
fine of $50 and costs, which he expected
to pay during the day. Hoyt is the man
whose automobile ran into the roar OF
the livery team in which c. Cohen and
n. Aronosky were riding Thursday eve
Cohen. cutting his head. Hoyt was in
such a condition when lodged in jail that
he could not tell his name He was drv-
ing an automobile registered under the
name of B. c. Hoyt 1905. quart jug
Of liquor that Hoyt called rum" was
found in the car. 1t was warm as though
recently bought and made.
Miss Ethel Butler has completed her
services in the board of charities office
and Mrs. Henry Woodward is taking her
place. A. E. White, who has been en-
ployed in the office has also finished
work.
f. w. Simonds who has been federal
director of the United States Employ
ment Service since its organization in
Vermont, has resigned and Edmund p
Hamilton of st. Johnsbury has been
appointed director in his place taking
| over the work Thursday afternoon
Miss Helen Burbank, who has been
Junior examiner in the office, will be
retained in the same position. Most
of the work is now done by correspond
ence, direct with the industrial con-
Germs.
The cases which We're set for Monday
and Tuesday in Montpelier city court
have been continued until next week
Tuesday and Wednesday, The Tuesday
morning setting is State VS., Henry Merlin,
charged with operating an automobile
while intoxicated. and against Fred Mer
rim and Leon Hurchins. breach of the
peace. These cases developed from n
fight that followed an automobile accident
Monday evening of last week in Mont
pelier.
G. w kldder, aged about 60 years. mar
, rowly escaped injury Sunday afternoon
| ,ttl,n 1t,,,h fnn
Bethany Church yard. He was passing
under the tree at the time and the limb
slipped by his head.
r. G. Reynolds, VINO was in France and
recently returned from Y. NJ. c. A. work
is now in charge of three districts of
school work until a superintendent has
been appointed in these districts.
| A complaint was made Tuesday after
noon by tenants along Worcester branch
relative to the condition in which the
sewer department has allowed the dam
| TO rest during the year. The complaint
was made to Grand Juror John Stone.
who reported the matter to the members
of the city council and further that in
protection of health he would have to
take action unless the condition was i'm
proved. For a month some of the council
| have been trying to get this condition re-
| lleVeu, but mus far only part OF the JOD
has been done Each summer the spillway
of the dam has to be installed. but last
winter some of the dam was carried
away.
! NJ. q. Morse of Hardwick arrived
Monday afternoon and Tuesday COM
| menced his duties as librarian of the
| legislative reference bureau Miss Aida
Turner will be stenographer in the
| department and Miss Laura keehan will
go to the tax commissioners Office.
| Harold Bailey of Bradford was in
the city this week relative to contract
! ing for seed potatoes for next season.
! These have to be clear of all disease
and blemishes, but with all the regu
! lations. a number of applications from
potato growers who have some of this
grade on hand for sale. there are well
nigh $50 who have some of these quail
! ity of potatoes. Mr.. Bailey finds that
the gree-striped moths are troublesome
| in some sections of the state, includ-
| ing Randolph and Manchester, while
! there are also some other hardwood
! parasites that are giving trouble in
the southern sections of the State.
s. b. Bates, commissioner of highways.
, has appointed as a district supervisor in
| Bennington county George w. Plumb OF
Readsboro who has been in charge of
road work and supervised construction
gangs for several years. He succeeds
j. l., Davis, who is returning to his work
as civil engineer.
sugar shortage exists in Montpelier