Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17


wife Of the deceased. He also left be-
quests to towns and cities for care ~
cemeteries.
Waldo Il. Farrar has closed one of the
hest sales Of registered Holsten cattle
that has been made in this section in
some years, some p head which he sold
to William Foley of Springfield. The
cattle are estimated to he worth about
$500 and the sale price is understood to
have been close to that figure. There
we're some beautiful cattle in the ship
ment
C. d. Waters. who has charge Of the
passenger and freight service on the
Montpelier e. Wells River railroad has
received notice from the federal railroad
administration that the demurrage rates
will be dropped 81 car about the first
Of next month. There still exists a Short
age OF cars in the granite belt There
appear to be plenty of cars for local
shipments but there Is A marked short
age Of cars that can be used in foreign
shipment. This does not effect the manu-
facturers so much. at the present time,
as it does the quarry owners.
! The divorce of Isabel White VS.. George
". White and Lillian Alexander Us.
Averill Alexander have been entered in
Washington county court. Clerk l.. c.
| '''puS VI iIlt touTt HdS Ic'uihth IioIn
visit in Morrisville. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Moody.
An automobile accident reported by
n, w. Robinson Of Burlington, has been
! received at the secretary Of states Of
| fee The car owned and driven by Robert
| Wilder OF Montpelier, was run into
Saturday near Lake Morey The cause
is said to have been due 10 dust, which
prevented the driver Of the car seeing
the approaching Wilder machine.
Adit.-Gen II. T. Johnson has received
an official EN- bem of the lO1st Ammuni-
ton Train. 1t is the guidon Of Company
f. in which Capt. Roy Miner of Rutland
was in charge when the company camel
home. This makes two of the offciall
guidons which Vermont has received and
II enough are forwarded to the Office
probably the claim for the unofficial
emblem recently presented the state Of
Massachusetts may be secured.
Mrs. William Kelleher is in Des Moines
Ia. where she Is cashier in National
Life Insurance office until a general agent
is appointed. Mrs. Kelleher takes the
place of Henry GNtchell, who has been
called home. On the way West. she met
Miss Geraldine Brudnell, formerly oil
Montpelier whose father died six days
after he reached Chicago last winter.
Charles Brown lost control of his auto
mobile Saturday afternoon while driving
along Main street with the result that
the machine went on to the sidewalk
near the Argus block running into Mrs
Badord. who was walking along the
street and knocking her down. The m a.
chine dragged her into Hazen court Per-
sons who witnessed the accident removed
Mrs. Badord. who was partly under the
machine. She was taken to her home
on Court street. She will he laid up for
several days. at least one arm and her
side being injured.
The automobile operators license Of
John F. Navin of Rutland was suspended
Friday by Harry A. Black secretary Of
state. because of a report which showed
cause for action.
Lieut.. Gov. Mason s Stone arrived
home Friday evening from Y. NJ. g A.
: work in France. Saturday morning before
: hardly any of the State officials we're in
their offices he had made round Of
; visits to the different offices in the state
House.
The A. NJ Pond company of Richford
has filed articles of association to con-
duct a business in Richford. The cap
ital stock is $4,000. while the sub
scrbers are A. NJ. and Kate A. Fond
of Rchford and w. c. Cramton of East
Berkshire.
The certificate showing the marriage
of Achille J. Bellucci of Montpelier and
Miss Louisa J. Margarati of Mortified
, has been returned to the city clerk S
office. The certificate shows they were
, married July by the Rev. j. A. Lynch
at Northied.
At a special city council meeting neld
, Tuesday evening the council voted to ex-
Of :
streets. II these approved by the
70 State highway commissioner. 1t was a 81
voted TO eXpend 81 00o on perma nent
State highway work The matter being
1 left to the street committee 20 designate
. the place. The council voted TO buy the
= farm near Berlin pond as prevention
' Of pollution of the water supply which
e the city uses
l y. NJ. Shaw of Montpelier has been
? appointed administrator of the estate N
Z Emma Shaw, his late wife. She died n
e september. 1918, and Mr. shaw was mari
l ried about two weeks ago 10 his second
wife, The will of Emma F.. Johonnott
late of Barre. has been proven in probat 4
court.
\ Fred Desauiers of the Springfield police
, force was in the city Wednesday in conf
s ference with the secretary of state rela1
$ tive to the handling Of the dealers nunl1
z Der plates. II appears the police hav4
4 been having some trouble with some 81
n the dealers in his section on the matter
= Luga Plini complained to the policA
n Wednesday morning that last Sunda y
o some person cut down all of the toma 4
. plants in ihs garden near his house oI
. Barre street. The job either was done fol
spite or by a person of mischievous in|
:. tent. The officers are investigating.
3 Because of the loss of business. M
e management of the Western Union conn
: pany has directed the local office ID
s closed different hours Sundays than here
o tofore. 1t will he open from nine to ! 81
. instead of noon and FIVE to 7;3o r. mi
p instead Of II O'Clock
n The funeral of Joseph Jones will taxi
r place at nine o'clock Thursday morning
d from st. Ausustine's church, the Rev1
d p J. Long officiating. He died in Spring
: field, Mass. where he went a few dar|
ago for A visit. accompanied ny III
. daughter. He suffered of nephritis. HI
8 leaves a son, Howard. and daughter
Margaret with whom he lived in Frank
lin street in Montpelier, He was for mani
years employed as stationary engneeI
in the Montpelier & Wells River shop|
in Montpelier,
| The clinic on infantile paralysis which
has been conducted for the last two day|
= at Heaton hospital by Or. w f. Lovet1
: of Boston, specialist on this disease. alont
o with a corps of physicians and nurse|
I in Vermont, was very successful Ther|