Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16

ceiNeu SATURDAY. ne W1red that he ex-
poets to be able to come home in a few
days. He was among those seriously
wounded In action last August following
the Chateau Thierry drive made by
the 2Sth division. Mrs. George Barnes
Of this city is his mother. A brother
and father have died since he went into
service. Harold, another brother, also
Is wounded.
Miss Lima Crane, who has been III with
the grip, has resumed her duties as
telephone operator at the exchange in
the State House. Miss Florence Teach
out. her companion operator, Is still III
In bed with the same malady.
Col. II. T. johnson, Acknowledgement,
has received the bronze medals that will
be given to the various members of the
Vermont Volunteer Militia, who are able
to qualify as experts, but they will
have to shoot 80 out of 100 targets to
secure the expert qualification. The
medals are very we'll made and are the
most suitable for the presentation that
the State has used in a long time.
Major L. S. Tillotson Is on the ocean
en- route from rance to Vermont, hav-
ing been discharged from the regular
army, with which he has been serving
In the supply department.
Two cases have been filed in Washing
ton county court In which f. J. Robar
is defendant These are oliver & Co.
OK Barre vs. Robar to recover 5000 gen.
eral assumpsit and Carroll Brothers vs..
Robar to recover 800 general assumpsit.
In each instance attachment had been
made upon some finished stock. The
case OF II. c. Bolles ct nj VS.. the citv Of
Montpelier has been argued in county
court. This Is a petition brought by Mr..
Bolles and neighbors for the laying of a
highway and he petitioner now asks
that the court order the city to lay the
highway that the courts commission
approved.
The national banks in this city held
their annual meetings Tuesday morn
Ing. In the First National bank the
following directors were elected by the
stockholders: F. A. Dwinell, F. NJ. CORY.
L. d. Taft. H. f. Cutler and f. H..
Deavitt, who met later and elected the
following officers: President, Mr.. CORY:
vice -president. Mr.. Dwinell; cashier,
A. G. Eaton; assistant. r. r. Edison. The
Montpelier National bank stockholders
met yesterday morning and elected the
following directors: Albert futile, A. D..
Farwell. Fred Blanchard, II. w. Kemp
and ]. NJ. Boutwell,, who met later and
elected the following officers: President,
Albert futile; cashier, Levi B!xby;
assistant. H. L.. Farwell; teller, Harold
L. Pierce. Mr.. Pierce Is a Montpelier
boy. who has been with the bank for
several years.
There was but little lone in Washing
ton county cour Wednesday,. In fact, the
only matter of any Importance was the
a~-~a,-l-- F.
settlement Of five cases. These are Capt.
tai Savings Bank & Trust company VS..
Murray Martyr and trustee. Carlo Wit
torio VS.. Rafael Garibaldi: Wallace Green
VS.. Flora and w. H. Carroll; town of
Waterbury vs.. Elmer Bennett and trus-
tee n Mary Wheelock VS.. Z. C. Glitch
ell.
The mt meeting of the Montpelier
Board Of Trade has been held and the
following officers elected: President, G..
Fl. Almon; vice-president. H. j. Volholm
secretary and treasurer, ]. H. Gowdey.
The other directors are: William Mckee,
A. Bonazzi. Harris Yeti, G. o. Boyles and
B. A. Sumner. Sixteen new members
identified with the board in the last year.
The only death was that Of A. ]. Sibley.
while but three designations have taken
place. One new industry has been Sc
cured and two more are being financed,
one Of which will probably land here,
while a third Is under consideration.
The New England Telephone company
is having. trouble with it's lines at the cor
ner Of Maine and State streets. The water
ran into the man hole and froze the cable
30 that 200 sets pairs of wires were put
out of working order. This effected the
National Life Insurance company, which
had only one line left to use and many Of
the residences on State street as well as
business lines in that section of the city.
The workmen are putting in over time in
hopes to get it in shape before a storm
occurs.
Frank Thomas of Waterbury. who said
he was on his way to visit his brother.
who Is Ill, appeared in Montpelier city
court Wednesday morning, pleading gull
ty to a third offense of intoxication and
was fined SIS and costs. Thomas testified
that he got some Is drinks in saloons In
Barre. 1t was his third offense in Mont
pelier city court. Michael Moran also was
fined a like sum-, but he did not have as
interesting a story to tell Of why he be-
came intoxicated.
James Connor. travelling conductor for
the Central Vermont railway. has been in
Montpelier looking after some work on
this branch.
Mrs. Miles Roby. who has been here be-
cause Of the illness of her mother. has
gone to her home in st. Adams.
E.. R.. Davis of Barre has been appoint
ed in probate court as administrator OF
the estate of Santiago Corse. late OF
Mortified. while Clara S%paulding OF
Waitsield has been appointed admins
tratrix of the estate of Ellen Spaulding,
late Of that village. w. S. Smith has set
tied the account of G. r. Montgomery
and his own account debonis non Of the
estate Of Silvia Montgomery, late Of Wat
erbury.
Mrs. Clark Roberts. who was operated
on Tuesday for removal Of a tumor. is
gaining as fast as can be expected In spite
of her advanced age.
Mrs. F. B. Johnson. who went to Hea-
ton hospital Tuesday. threatened with
pneumonia. seemed better.
Harold Walton. who has been visiting
his parents. Mr.. n Mrs. G. b. Walton,
has gone back to the inspectors office In
the radio department at Baltimore. Md.
The following officers have been elected
In the First National Farm Loan associa-
ton of Washington county: President,
H. H. Carpenter, Cabot; ce-president,
w. H. Child, Moretown; secretary and
treasurer, F. II. Abbott, Montpelier. The
other directors are: A. j. Smith of Cabot,
o. C. Pitkin Of MarshieId. w. H. Farrar
and D.. ]. Murray of Montpelier. The re-
mort showed tha 10 farmers have made
application for loans In the last year,
amounting to 1851, $50, and that only nine
of these were rejected. The directors have