Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

An event of Sunday afternoon that
caused a deal of excitement was an
automobile collision at the corner of
Main and Gates streets, directly in front
of the First National bank. The auto
mobiles We're those of Nicholas Romano
of Rutland and William Wilmot Of
White River Junction. The automobile
of the Rutland man is said to have been
speeding at the rate of 10 miles an hour.
Mr. Wilmot was about to turn from
Main to Gates street but halted as he
saw the Rutland car coming to the same
point and by so doing he saved a head
on collision. AS it was the Rutland car
hit the Wilmot car with a force that
threw its driver against the iron railing
Of the village park and his father to the
ground. Nicholas Romano sustained
three severe decorations of his head while
his father sustained severe bruises of
his body. The injured Romanos We're
attended by DR.. Dean A. Drake and
later they returned to Rutland The
Wilmot car was considerably damaged
1t is expected that a suit at law will
follow.-A special meeting of the Hart
ford cemetery association was held
Monday evening when was made a
transfer Of the books and funds to the
new treasurer, Horace C. Pease. At
date the association has funds to the
amount of $6.500-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Davis are on a vacation trip to Lake
Morey, Fairlee.-Miss Jessie Blanchard
was a weekend visitor in her former
home, Randolph-H A. Perkins & Co.,
have received to date so carloads of wool
from middle West States, where the senior
member of the firm, Fred II. Perkins, is
at present.-William w. Bowden a late
ly returned overseas soldier, of y
months service. has resumed his former
position as clerk in the Wheeler
Bros. Co.'S, store.-The baccalaureate
sermon for seniors of the Hartford high
school was preached in the Universalist
Church Sunday morning by the pastor,
the Rev. II. l.. Thornton. Twenty men,
bers of the class were present-Mrs.
Inilla Dame Of Quechee village and
Miss Mary Dunley of White River
Junction are new clerks in the Colony
Bros, store-The Hartford town board
Of education consisting of Alfred Il.
Watson, James +. Dewey, and Dr..
George Stephens. together with super
intendent of schools. N. J. Whtehnl, is
engaged in an inspection of all the school
buildings of the town to see what re-
pairs II any are needed.-The Rev. Dr..
| John S. Lowe of Boston and general
superintendent of the Universalst
Church drive. gave an address in the
| local Universalist Church Monday
evening-N. +. Wheeler has a force of
men at work under the supervision Of
his son in law, Drew A. Gordon, that will
include the planting of Is acres to beans,
seven to potatoes, five to corn, one to
winter squash and two to general gar
den truck-Mrs. Ellen o. Pease is the
guest of her granddaughter, Mrs. Helen
d. Phelps, in Andover, N. H.-Albert
Donavan of Hartford village was taken
Monday morning TO the Mary Hitchcock
hospital for surgical operation.-The
combined graduation exercises of the
grammar schools in Hartford and
Dothan villages are scheduled for the
coming Saturday evening in White River
Tavern hall.
| The first Connecticut river pulp wood
has reached Wilder with about 10000 600
| feet Two weeks more will be required
for all of the 80, 100000 feet to reach Will
der.-G Milan Smith, formerly clerk for
Wheeler Bros, has been discharged from
the U. S. army after promotion to a
second lieutenancy. He is st!ll in France
and in the Office of an automobile con-
cern.-Stephen *. Perry, son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Cone, Dart
mouth class of 1913. has returned from
the army educational corps and is in
tho office of the Hartford Wooden COM
nany.-Carl w. Cameron has left his
! nosition i'm the local pustofilce to become
the receiving teller of the Hartford Saw