Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

also sold his interest in the Ithial Falls
Power company to the same party and
has resigned as clerk of both corpora
tons.
The winooski club. Inc. has filed arti-
cles of corporation in the Office of the
secretary of State for the purpose OF con-
Quoting a club in that village to promote
civic and social interest and athletics in
that community. The papers are signed
by G. n. Horton, !. J. keleher, J. e.
Erwin, c. A. Bigelow and j. r. Stack
pole.
Water Commissioner NJ. G. Ferry will
commence in a few days the dredging of
Of the two ponds in Berlin, from which
Montpelier gets its water supply. This
has not been done for II years and the
channel has become we'll nlled up. The
dredging will give the city larger water
storage.
n. n. Davis. deputy commissioner Of
weights and measures. has returned from
Franklin county. where he was called
relative to different matters including a
claim Of short weight in the delivery of
coal, but which he found. according to the
measurements, was all right A patron
Of a coal dealer claimed there was a ton
shortage, but the bin measured to show
full weight
The rear end collision of two trolley
cars Saturday afternoon put the front
one Of the two out of business, smashing
the. vestibule of the car. The accident
occurred near the E. Fernandez house
on Barre street and was caused by the
rear car running too close to the frst one
so it could not be stopped when the
front one had 10 stop to allow a pas
eenser to alight.
Curtis Rolleau of Chicago has been
visiting with relatives in this city. He
went to that city from Montpelier 30
years ago and had not visited here for
ID years. He has recently sold his print
ing business.
Steam heat is being installed in the pas
senger station at Montpelier Junction.
This will be greatly appreciated by the
patrons of the road as we'll as the en-
ployes. for the station has been a cold
one for years in severe weather in winter.
The automobile of f. A. Witham was
run into by the driver of car number
1441s Sunday afternoon on lower State
street in Montpelier. Mr.. Witham was
meeting another car which was drawing
a motorcycle Behind It when car number
1919 came along at fast speed and turned
In front of Mr.. Wltham, hitting the front
guard.
The operators license of Ernest Dillon
was recalled by one of the employees of
the secretary of State Saturday as the
result of his automobile. which Mr.. Dill
lon was driving. running into a tree on
Loomis street in Montpelier. Consider
able damage was done to the front end
of the automobile.
4 pair of horses owned by A man named
Smith in the Jones Brook region ran into
Fred Drurys automobile Saturday night
doing a lot of damage to the front end
of the machine. The team was running
away.
A. J. Darling. who has been in Yer
Rennes operating the Randolph village
steam roller to get the roads in the
above city In a passable condition. has
returned to Montpelier and will COM
nence similar work here. This work has
been delayed this summer owing to Mr..
Darling being otherwise engaged.
Tho Rev. L. O. Sherburne has packed
his household goods preparatory to ship
ment to Indiana, where he will make his
home.
The Jury in the case of State vs. Alfred
cormler. tried Monday. found the re-
spondent guilty of non-support Of his fam
lily and he was sentenced to the House
Of Correction for not less than IS months
nor more than two years.
hearing took place in Barre Tuesday
afternoon In which the Montpelier &
Barre Light and Power company asked
permission Of the public service commits
zion to issue gold notes as part of its
financial system.
The automobile reports to the secretary
Of State have passed the 100 mark
There were over GO of them the first two
days of the week owing to the large mum
Der of weekend accidents. There wer,
probably over 30 that arrived Tuesday
morning. but quite number of them wer,
duplicate reports in which the origina
report was in letter form. The reports in
cluded the accident In which Joe Baker
OF Craftsbury claims that Guy Fisks ma
chine ran into his. Clarence White o.
Corinth reported collision. and Elme
sault of Randolph reported that wher
near White River Junction he ran int
an automobile rather than a team.
hearing also took place on the acci
dent which occurred some weeks ago a
Dodge's crossing on the Central Vernon
railway in which j. W. Turner was hi
by passenger train and injured and OF
the petition of F.. L. Smith and compan,
Of Barre against the Barre and Chelse
railway and the town of Barre for bet
ter railroad facilities.
The district highway men in the high
way department continue to report ex
tended repairs that are being made t
highways IN the state. The late report
include "a rods Of ROAD in Sutton; three
fourths of a mile in Bradford; So rods i
Pawlet; a bridge in Dandy; one and
half miles In Sherburne: one-half mil
In POmfrpt. on, half mile i'm Cha ron nm
mile In Stockbridgs and one-third of
mile in Hartford, near White River juno
ton.
Irving Fifeld who was arrested in De
troit by Sheriff F. II. Tracy and Edwar
Tinkhsm Of Groton, arrested by Chief G
Police Connolly last week have appea re
IN city court, each of them pleadIn
guilty to the charge of non-support q
their families and each was sentenced [
the house OF correction for not less tina
Is months nor more than two years an
both placed an probation. the first
pay $40 week and the latter s15 a wee
toward support of their families
g. F. Laekey, deputy United State
marshal, returned from Alburg wher
Monday he arrested George Mott, Jr.. o
the charge of smuggling whiskey int
this country. The man was taken befor
c. d. Watson, United States commi.
siener where bail of $500 was fixed an
furnished by the mans father. Mott r,
Gently lost his automobile operators
cense.
The State of Vermont received from Nh
federal government in the fiscal yes
ending June 40. 1920 the sum Of s1a, go
to be used In the vocational education,
training which has been in progress
fhe different narts Of the State mart