Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-02

execution the defense would not agree
to II and the whole case was opened up
again.
One of the two engines 10 be used
on the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad has arrived. namely engine
1880, while the other will be engine
1923. Both come from the Boston &
Maine system to replace four engines
that have gone to the junk heap In
Lyndonville yards after many years of
service. There has been a rumor that
super-beating engines were to be sent
here, but this was denied recently by
the master mechanic The new engines
are mogul in type.
Earl Hayden district highway COM
missioner was Mt he Three Mile bridge
crossing on the Central Vermont rail-
way Monday to take pictures of the
blasting away of rock a, the northerly
side of the crossing. The highway de-
partment has drilled some 100 holes and
the blasting was dorc by the railroad
employees. 1t Is expected The blasting
will remove tons of rock and when
completed will give much bet er
view of the approaching trains from
the Montpelier Junction direction. This
has been dangerous crossing for
years.
Mrs. Gertrude e. Mcintosh died Mon
day morning following a long Illness
OF a complication of ailments. She was
native of Swans Island, Maine, born
Apri, 20. 1918. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Warren Smith, but for many years
had lived in Montpelier. Until her
health failed she owned millinery
store. She is survived by her husband,
Harry T. Mcintosh, and son. Kenneth
McIn osh of Montpelier; also one
daughter, Mrs. Jack Anderson of Barre.
The body was taken to Portland,
Maine, for burial
News has been received In Montpe-
lier of the death of e. w. Coburn. a
travelling man. who has been coming
to Montpelier for many years. He died
in Roxbury. Mass. having been found
dead in bed He was over so years of
age and has called on dry good mer-
chants in this section for years and
was a close friend of c. d. Mather of
this city.
Irving Morrill, of Boston has arrived in
Montpelier and Is fast getting into shape
an office In the passenger station of the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad. wnere
he will be in charge Of the accounting
for the store keepers and mechanical de-
partments of the railroad and the ac-
counting of the Barre & Chelsea railroad.
Some Of this has been dove In Barre and
different offices in Montpelier.
Rama Guyer, a man 80 years of age,
confessed in Montpelier city court Satur-
day afternoon to the charge of open and
gross 'ewdness and was fined $50 and
costs, which he paid.
S. B. Bates, State highway commits
sioner. has received the announcement
nf tta oil ti,r Df ,;Nov,
Association of State Highway officials.
Of which he is member, stating that
the meeting wi take place in the WASH
ington Hotel, Washington. D. c.. Decem-
Der Is to 16, inclusive. Probably Other
State officers will attend the conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rossmeisl are
visiting in the city for few days. They
are on their wedding trip. They were
married in Brattleboro by the Rev.
w. c. Bernard at the Epis opal Church
in the presence of the immediate rela-
tives of the contracting parties The
bride was Miss Clara M VESSEL. who
has been employed in the Upton ship
works Office In Hoboken. n. J She
wore travelling suit Of blue. She was
attended by Miss Leah S. Gillette, a
friend. while the best man was Otto
Rossmeisl, brother Of the groom. The
groom Is an engineer. who has been in
spector on the federal road project in
Sherburne this summer. He now goes
to Nottingham to be principal OF the
schools there.
The district highway commissi oners
met in the State highway Office Wednes-
day to close up their estimates of the
amount of money it will take to finish the
season. When this is done there will be
h,,t re tho
left, Of which there were collected this
year about $565, 0O0 This money was
used In maintainence of selected high
ways.
Archie Cram, who has been an inspec-
tor on a federal road project in Barnet
has returned to the State engineers office,
the work on the job having been COM
pleted for this fall, owing to climatic con-
dtions. There are about 700 feet more
OF the stone base to be put in next spring
The Job is three quarters Of a mile long
Mrs. Lucetta F.. Chaplin Of Gallison hill
in Montpelier died Wednesday morning
following a short illness. at the age of
GO years. She was a native of Plainfield
born July 16. 1858. a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lindsay. but had lived in
Montpelier for some time. She is sur
vived by her husband. John Chaplin. a
son, Albert Chaplin, a sister in Iowa. and
two brothers, Walter and Oscar Lindsay
of Montpelier. The funeral will take place
from her late home at one O'Clock this
afternoon. with burial in Green Mount
cemetery.
Mrs. NJ. D. loyal is recovering from
her Illness with appendicitis.
L. d. Taft, who was operated upon at
Heaton hospital is recovering ana IS ex-
pected home this week,
WATERBURY CENTER