Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
Washington County
MONTPELIER

g. II. Wagner has lost his operators
license. Secretary of state Harry A.
Black found to his satisfaction following
an investigation the man unfit to
hold license. Mr.. Black had also re-
ceived report of the conviction OF Henry
tIiHord of Coventry in Newport on the
charge Of being intoxicated while driving
an automobile, resulting in fine of 800
being imposed. His license was recently
revoked because of this affair.
The snow storm Of Sunday and Monday
hampered the trolley company between
this city and Barre more than any storm
of the like in recent years. cars ran in
termttenty Sunday night and Monday.
, There seemed to be lack of power when
the pillow and a car were running on the
streets in Montpelier sunday evening.
, The traffic was blocked Monday forenoon
by the derailment of Il car near the car
barn.
! Donald Hendrck, who was killed at the
! University of Vermont saturday. was
/ well known in Montpelier, having been a
! student in Montpelier Seminary four
years. whore he was well liked by every
! body. lie was prominent In the activi-
ties of the institution during his career
! there. He was engaged to Miss Grace
! Richards, who was also a student in the
I institutions.
! 5. Il. Bates, state highway commits
soner, and r. s. Culrier OF the same Of
! fce have returned from attending a con-
! ference of the Massachusetts state High
| way association, at which Mr.. Bates spoke
| upon keeping open snow roads in winter
| time. telling the organization that Yer
| mont does not try to move its snow but
rolls it down. Many inquiries relative 10
| the route between Boston and Montreal
| were made during his stay at the con-
| venton.
Mr.. and Mrs George Young have gone
| To Boston where they were called by
| an injury to Harold, their son. who is in
"a hospital as a result of an accident Fri
day. 1t appears that the young man. who
is II World War veteran, was hit by an
auto truck suffering fractured ankle
and injuries to his head.
Mrs. Clara Davis, who had lived in
| this city for some years. died Friday
evening at her home on Berlin street
She was a native of Essex. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stafford and was
born June is. 1877. She is survived by
her father: three sisters the Misses
'rillie and Minnie Stafford and Mrs Hat
tie Lovely: and son George Davis of
Montpelier. Her husband George Davis,
ST., died sone years ago. The funeral
was held at one O'Clock Monday after.
noon.
About $50 persons signed the petition
for charter of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the American Legion in Montpelier. The
temporary organization has been made.
with these officers President, Mrs.
II. r. Johnson: vice-president Mrs
Henry Norton: secretary, Mrs. II. Carl
Smith. The organization will be COM
pleted as soon as the papers arrive
The Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph
was in this city Saturday TO attend an
executive meeting of the State organiza-
ton of the American Legion. State Adju-
tant Allen Fletcher has returned from
Indianapolis where he attended "A confer
ence of adiutants and the plans for the
coming year were talked over Saturday.
DR. and Mrs. G.. II. Chandler have
gone 10 Florida for the winter
The final estimates of the federal road
project in Williston are being figured.
the contract having been completed by
Pascuale Ricci of Rutland, who had
charge of the work.
Judge Stanley G. Wilson in Washing
ton County Court Friday morning heard
objections to the courts findings in the
Button divorce case. The court suggested
that it expected to grant "A divorce to
Mrs. Button on the grounds of intoler-
able severity and that it expected to
give her S2,iD alimony. to which the de-
fcndant's attorney objected claiming II
was too much. but the court claimed it
was less than one-half Of the property
she had helped to accumulate The case
of Alkaline Shappy vs.. Charles Sha ppy
was heard Friday morning. Findings
of facts in several cases were under
consideration during the morning and
afternoon IN hn
terms work.
Jess McGrath OF Waterbury has
bought the Harrison Lombard farm near |
Montpelier Junction 1t is one of the !
best farms in this section, although not |
one of the largest.
The following 1urymen have been drawn |
from Montpelier to attend session of
federal court: W. r. Turney, +. II. |
Brown, G. c. Buzzell. J. c. Finn. d. b. !
Hewitt and f. r. Smith.
carl Batchelder, who has been super |
intendcnt of the school district about |
the towns of Cabot, has resigned and |
has been appointed supervisor of the dis |
trict in Orleans county, centered about |
Barton, whore he will have his head |
quarters. He will assume his new duties |
about the first of next month.
Mayor II. c. Shurtlef has appointed as |
committee to draft suggestions for |
changes in the city charter of Mont |
pelier f., \. Rowland, T. Il. Callahan, |
f. l.. Laird and Henry Premier. who it |
is expected will give hearings on differ |
ent matters bearing upon amending the |
charter and then report to special city |
meeting to be held later in the year on |
the matter. Several changes have been |
discussed. including the form of man /
aGement, a city manager, perhaps a COM |
mission form, possibly going back TO the !
selectmen form. changing the charter. |
doing away with ward lines and Colec- |
ton OF taxes and several matters
The Waitsfield clinic on children's |
throats, as il is called, is considered the |
since he was appointed health officer. |
The examination in the High School |
showed that there were 80 children who |
needed removal OF their tonsils or SINH !
lar throat and nose ailments. Some of !
the parents were against an operation |
so that denominations occurred and !
four of the number were not operated |
upon. The remainder have eXperen ced |
opera ions, of which q We're done at ,
Hcaton hospital. a group of the children |
being brought 10 the hospital one day.
and NJ f.. Mcclure and then taken home |
the next day and others brought TO the 1
hospital and operation repeated until the |
work was completed. Similar clinics are |
expected from nearby towns as u result |
of the recent school examinations by DR.. |
Burr and Miss Mabel Beardsley, the