Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-02

| .ne same. ", Il. Coolridge Of Lexington,
Mass said that his car overturned when
| ne tried to pass team in Topsham one
day last week and that Mrs. Coolridge
was injured to some extent although not
very much. Lawrence Hanks Of Warren
! reported that q New York car did not FOL
low The law Of the road on the smuggier's
Notch road one day last week resulting In
! Mr. Hanks machine running into a Mr.
/ SmaIleys machine. damaging IL TO some
extent the Smalley machine having to
STOP very suddenly to avoid collision
with the New York machine.
John ". Stone. city grand Juror. has
filed with Jhdee T.. NJ. Harvey over q doz-
en- opinions and decisions Of Supreme
/ Courts bearing upon the support Of his
case mat a person or persons can be
prosecuted Tor operating an automobile
upon which there are no number plates
, although the car has been registered Mr.
stone had the assistance OF c. l.. Hunt,
city attorney In the matter and they have
raised the question OF Judge Harvey's
right 10 dismiss the complaint filed against
! H. r. cutler or Barre. The matter may
be carried TO Supreme Court IL dismiss
sal or the complaint takes place
The body OF Daniel Sexton. who died
in the hospital in Waterbury. was
brought to Montpelier Tuesday for
funeral aud burial He had been IA sur
ferer from tuberculosis for many
months aud was taken to Waterbury
Tor care, Mr. Sexton was 80 wears OF
ace and for many wears he was en-
ployed in Montpelier as stone cut
/. ter. He il survived by n slater. Mrs st
Johns OF Rutland. and brother whose
residence Is not known
When Harry A. Black. secretary Of
the licenses OF several automobile driv-
ers who have been Infringing on the
auto laws OF the state. These included
~ w Narnum license suspended in
defihiteiN herause OF fatal accident;
Frsnh =. Hitney Of North Troy. FOR
alleged operating coz when intoX
icattd; Robert T. MAY st. Johnsbnry
| revoked for conviction Of being iutox-
ica'ed when operating a car: Fart c.
Davidson OF Barre. suspended !ndef-
initely for inconpet encN aud g. T.
POPE. Jr. Of 1effers0nVill-. suspended
ihdeftnitelv for operating ear when
said I" have beer Intoxicated.
Reports OF automobile accidents were
not as general Tuesday morning as
u-un! on the second day OF ea ch new
week, but l.. A. Cook OF Cambridge re
ported thar the car Of the Pevnolds
Brothers hit his team Recently. dam
aging the rig while. Mis- Joseph
Sharoneauy of Johnson reported that
when she tried to avoid a dog her ma
chine went over bank damaging it
quite II good deal; Dr. r.. l.. Tracy Of
BrattI-boro aud !. NJ. Bousquet OF Mid
dleseN reported that their machines
collided in Rutland and that Dr. Tracy
settled the damages
several divorce cases have been filed
in ashineton county court These in
ciudc Joseph Bennett vs. Iona Bennett;
HARRIET Ward vs., James \. Ward: Bes-
sic Pecor VS.. Arthur Pecor; Leila l.y-
ford vs. George -. l.yrord. and Bessie
Spencer w. Herbert Spencer
AS a result of the conference which
took place in Montpelier Monday eve
ming ana Tuesday morning between the
railroad officials OF the central Yer
mont and the Montpelier and Wells
RIVER railroad it WAS agreed the ssRre-
CATION of the freight business in BARGE
and Montpelier would begin Wednesday
morning when the operation OF freight
trains over the Wells River road be-
tween the Two cities commenced The
freight office work win not he sep
arated for "A week or more because
there are some compl cat ions that have
to be removed before this could take
place. But the freight coming over the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
! VIII go to the warehouse Of the COM
panN in each city instead of TO the Cen
! trail Vermont warehouse as 1t has since
the traffic between this city and Barre.
over the Wells River railroad. va.
eliminated
Only few accident reports reached the
secretary of states office Wednesday
morning. Probably the most interesting
OF these vas that Of -, T. Dyer Of Poch-
e.ter. who said the car he was driving
was MT by train in Randolph village
recently. ACCORDING 10 the report he wss
driving between~i5 and IS miles an hour
and claimed because OF the rog that no
did not see the train until he WAS with
In 80 fett OF IT and that he stopped as
soon as he could. bur the automobile WAS
damaged quite littie.
j. H. wilcox has been III for few DAYS
lie has fever OF lN degrees
+. W. Bosley. who has been III for n
snort time. has been moved to Heaton
Hospital for care and treatment
Miss Mary Kane who has been having
vacation from her work as district
nurse mas resumed her duties Miss Be4-
Sic Mcmahon has been taking her pla &c
while she was away.
The state OF Vermont will receive from
The several towns in the State this year
through the 10 cent school lax. $40 l6I.77.
e clayton Irwin of Barton has been cleo
ted superintendent Of schools in Bellows
Falls IN place of W e. McGinnis. who
has resigned
Al meeting Of The members Of the
state Board OF Education and Commits
sioner VI. b. Hillegas, held in Burlins ton
. Tuesday evening. the matter Of a school
for the pupils that would generally at
lend the State normal school was under
consideration. as Well az matters in con-
heriion with the teacher training school
upon which Prof Ragley has recently
= made a survey. Nothing final was agreed
upon, The matter of SUCCESSOR TO Mr.
I'illesas was to have been considered. but
II was not reached on the program The
rum"r that Edward Collins was elected
and mad accepted was denied by a mem
( Der OF the commission Wednesday fore
noon.
| An appeal mas been taken in probate
court by Mary Reed as executr,x Of the
estate Of Ellen j. Gleason. late OF Mont
pelier, from an order Of the probate court
d In respect TO tho settlement Of the ac-
count or Ellen Gleason In the estate Of
carlyle j, Gleason, late NJ Montpelier
The appea, has TO do with the distribu-
ton Of "A certain fund In which Mis-. Reed
appea Is from the order OF the court Mrs
Lillian Diclde mas settled her accoun-
as guardian Of Martha Sowden OF Rer-
Nm who has reached her ma iori,y The
guardian has been discharged
Miss Frances PicioV has commenced
in place Of Mics Margaret Lsmperti who
aG In