Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-01
Washington County
MONTPELIER

James Murphy has undergone an
operation at Heaton hospital for a frac-
tured knee pan, which he received at
Middlesex April 90 when kicked by
horse he was delivering for II. NJ. Farm
ham, by whom he is employed. He was
brought to this city and taken to the
hospital for an operation. The accident.
which involves a severed tendon, is SINH
lar to that suffered by Fred C. Mayo,
superintendent of the Montpelier G. Wells
River railroad. who is now in the hos
pital where he will be for at least ten
days longer.
High school honors have been an
nounced as follows: Valedictorian first
honors in the academic course. Doris
Battles; salutatorian, first honors for the
commercial course, America Lamperti;
second honor for the academic course,
Evelyn Ryle third honor for the COM
mercial course, Lyle Clarke.
partnership has been formed by
George p. Barber and Pearl H. Lanier
to carry the undertaking business at
II East State street, which has been
conducted for two years by Mr. Barber,
the new firm to be known as Barber &
Lanier. Mr.. Lanier, who recently re-
turned from Florida, where he and Mrs.
Lanier have been spending the winter.
mas Dcen aSSOclateO with Mr. Barber
more or less as funeral director
n. b. Crittenden, State organizer of
the Salvation Army drive, has annour ced
the following organization for this city:
Chairman, former Mayor Frank w. Nit
chell; treasurer, Arthur G. Eaton; chair
man Of prospects committee, Frank H.
Tracy; chairmen of speakers commit
tee, James Il. Estee and Harold d. Lar
rabee; chairman of publicity committee
j. NJ Healey; chairman of womens COM
mittee, Mrs. Frank T.. Lowe; chairman Of
soldiers and sailors committee, Will
liam Cory; city committee, George X.
Putnam, Il. A. Harris, John =. Adams,
Major Lee S. Tillotson, Timothy Il. Cal
lahan. Harry Bianchi, Smith S. Ballard,
William l.. Mckee, William N. Theriault
The city's quota is S5,2l0. The cam
paign starts May 10
John J. Chimney, well known property
owner in Montpelier, and water commits
sioner of the city, died at his home on
Bailey avenue about eleven clock Friday
morning, following several months illness
of tuberculosis. He arose in the morning
apparently in as good health as he had
been for some days. He ate a good break
fast and his nurse was assisting him in
dressing when he complained about diff
n.
Chimney, then sank back and died. The
deceased was born in Montpelier AZ years
ago n son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Gin
ney, who died few years ago. His whole
life has been passed in Montpelier. lie
attended the school in this city and when
a young man learned the stone cutters
trade, which he followed for many years.
He was later interested in the livery sta
BILE business in the city and for several
years had been the water commissioner.
His health was such that when the new
officers were elected by the city govern
ment this spring that ne was given a
years leave of absence. He Is survived
by his wife, who was Jennie Hunt. his
sister, Mrs. James S. Haley, both of
MONTPELIER. Another sister died short
time age. He was a member of the
knights of Columbus. Not only was Mr.
Chimney well known in Montpelier, but he
had a wide acquaintance throughout the
State. The funeral took place at
ESQ O'Clock Sunday afternoon at ST. Au-
gustne's Church
Mrs. Eva b. Maltese has brought libel
for divorce from Michael Maltese and has
entered the same in Washington county
court.
A celebration will be given in Mont
peler May to the boys from Mont
/ pelier who have been in the war and In
4 which the people and boys in the county
Awho have returned from the war have