Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-19
Washington County
MONTPELIER

1 bpulS -AIOH. aged ~ years, D!ed NJ
|leaton hospital Wednesday Feb. II after
n few days illness of tubercular ,nenin-
gifts, which developed rapidly. The cause
probably was duo to an accident that
took place last fail when some Groton
parties running an automobile collidod
with Mr.. Arons machine on River street
in Montpelier. The deceased is IA native
Of Gorno, Russia, and had not heard from
his parents and brothers and sister living
there in many weeks so that he did not
know how they Jared in the revolution
lie was married to F'reeda Hendelman.
who. with their two children. Minnie and
Ruth, survive. lie also leaves three broth
crs IN this country, Abraham, Jacob and
Samuel. Rabbi Max Cohen performed the
! funeral service here, after which the body
was taken to burlington for burial
! Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey W. McAllSter Of
Waitsficd. who have been visiting in the
city have gone 10 Burlington for a brief
visit. They are on their honeymoon hav-
ing been married hv the Rev. Charles st.
Joan Mt the congregational parsonage
I Tuc"day evening Of last week. The brd,
waS goWned in blue gcorgcttc crepe. She
was formerly Mrs, Elizabeth &. Meal
/ listor Of Wai'sficid. Mrs. McAllister has
! lived many years in Waitsfield. Her first
| husband died some years ago aud her
only son died in the army while in serv.
/ ice during the war. Mr.. McAllister is a
Waitsfield native hut for many years
owned M rnnch in Oregon,
| The announcement Of the engagement
of Miss Lorotto Macmillan of this city
10 John w. Beck of Bartiesvillc. Okla.
has hccn announced mt n party given rc-
Gently by Miss Gladys Macmillan, a sis
ter.
| The sale price on coal in Montpelier
was increased - cents Monday, so that
cgg now sells for SETS: stove ut s13 and
nut at $13. 10 n ton. Two Of the dealers have
n fresh carload of these products while
tho third still has some on hand but is
"A little low. There is still shortage OF
soft coal in Montpelier. aud IL the tie-ul
of the railroads occur this condition will
he serious. At the state House the iani-
tors are now expecting to have to com
ncnco using buckwhcat coal shortly un-
less their supply Is rcplcnshed.
Louis Shambo. who was arrested Fri.
day evening on the charge of breaking in
to the store Of DAILY ~ Meigs last week
pleaded guilty Saturday forenoon befor,
Judge r.. NJ Harvey and the matter was
left open until this week that cunsidcra.
ton relative 10 sentence might take place
Shambo. according to Chief of Police
Connolly. admitted he went into the DAILY
place about four o'clock In the morning
and that earlier in the month he took som,
$50 from the office of the Tenncy com
pspy. He had been doing ianitor worl
about the city SO he could easily tell wher
persons would not he about the different
stores and In the offices In the city.
! II. y. hrbucllle of Barre has in his pos
session a one dollar bill which was issA,c
by the Vermont Bank of Montpelier II
ls49, q bank long since out of existence
and of which Il. II. Reed was president
and ]. A. Page cashier. Mr. Arbucklc has
had the bill for 20 years. 1t was given tc
him by Judge Kolton, who settled tho
estate of william Caldwell. many years
a resident of Montpelier, and in who's,
estate were found many bills issued bs
tho old bank.
A. n. Brown and his gang of six car
pcnters, who have been working Oh the
state garage have completed their worl
for the present and have gone TO their
homes, most of which are in Middlcbury
They will not return until Warmc,
weather for they have accomplished IA
much AS they can until heat il installed
in the buildings.
During rho lull in the automobile bus
mess In the secretary of states offic,
all of the clerks except enough to tax,
care of the usual routine are being uset
on vital statistics upon which a delay DC
icurred because of the rush in tho auto
mobile registration earlier in the year
The records are being arranged in alpha
betical order for the years preceding 1857
Eice is very thick on the rivers in TIL,
at the present time, After this Is com
pleted the work on the records since tina
ltimc win be arranged.