Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-12
Washington County
MONTPELIER

Nellie r. Barrows and G. A. Peck have
brought suit against the Eagles fraternity
of Montpelier and trustees in Washington
County Court to recover the value Of the
building which a few years ago they sold
to the Eagles, which fraternity was at
that time in a fourishing condition
The price was 900 and about $4,000
had been paid of that sum. The building
can now be purchased for s22 600 that is.
1t was offered to the city of Montpelier
for a fire station at that JglIre which
the council estimated was too high even
if II was a satisfactory location and
building for station.
Flora Japan has brought a libel for a
divorce from Peter Japan and filed the
same in Washington County Court. May
D. Slattery has proceeded similar against
William ]. slattery, desiring a divorce
on the grounds of intolerabe severity.
The marriage of Earl B. Knight and
Miss Maria c. Lampert of Montpelier took
place at the residence of the Rev. Frank
L. Goodspeed in Barre Thursday evening
They were unattended. They have re-
turned to Montpelier and later will have
a wedding trip. The groom is employed as
clerk In the Swift beef office here.
A son was born Thursday to Mr. and
Mrs. g. A. Carpenter at Burlington and
to Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Chisholm at Heaton
hospital here.
Ralph oliver of Barre has commenced
his duties in the State treasurer's office
as bookkeeper to take the place Of Robert
Mackie who completes work next week
to become office manager for the Perry
Automobile company. Mr.. oliver. al
though young man. has enjoyed quite
a little experience in Barre offices. Mr..
al t. ,,,.rx Il.
expected to, In order to give Mr.. oliver
information on the routine business.
Prof w. l.. Gray who has been in
structor of instrumental music in Mont
peier Seminary for few years. has
resigned and moved his family to Newton
Vile Mass, where they will live. Professor
Gray Will teach music in Boston and be
organist In the Methodist Church in Hyde
Park, Mass, which offers. him fully as
good opportunities as he had here. In
cidentally, his son will be able to reside
with his parents.
Residents in Montpelier have discovered
that the maple leaf cotton has put in an
appearance. This lie not an insect like the
beetle, but II Ia of the insect family and
attaches itself to the bottom side of a leaf.
feeding upon the leaf until II has Slapped
the life out of It. If allowed to go long
enough 1t will kill the tree. although il
has appeared 80 late this year that it un-
likely to do any great damage. The
remedy for 1t Ia BLACK 40" because it has
to be smothered instead of killed like the
beetles and other insects. 1t looks like a
little bunch of cotton. only survives for
a year.
The water pressure which was very low
Monday forenoon resumed the normal
position OF $50 pounds in the afternoon. the
water from Berlin pond. the source of
Montpelier supply having reached the
reservoir. The machinists who put the
pump together some weeks ago to have 1t
ready for n dry time apparently did not
know how to do the Job and the old water
commissioner. b. NJ. Hayward. and Harry
Hutchinson of the Lane company were
called upon Saturday night to help solve
the problem. which they did upon looking
over the pump. 1t was again put in shape
and the pumping of the water from the
big into the smaller pond commenced The
big main which was broken during the
spring high water was repaired in the
winooski river Sunday morning.
Warren Steele of Montpelier and Verna
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