Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-27

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It is understood here that Sir Curtis H.
;hmpson, whose death was noticed in
Mondays FREE PRESS, was born in the
east part of this town CoutrmatOry of
this. and in view of the fact, he donated
in 1865 to school district NJ. 6 Fast Mills
SS, 900 for a school building named Lamp
son Institute: also Il choice library of nine
hundred volumes of his own selection.
which he forwarded from london Hon
f. T.. Woodbridge was in town ON Tues
day to secure the signature of judge
| DOud to some legal documents. Bee
man academy spring term opened Tues
| daV with about forty students Mrs
| Louisa Dexter is very i'll with pneumonia
| and hertarly decease is expected N Mr.
| Ira Wood, aged 81. and Mr. Harry Hunt
aged %, are the only soldiers of the war
of 1872 remaining in town. Both reside
with their sons upon the farms where
| their later active lives were spent SpV-
| cral Octogenarians or thcreabOuts remain
among whom are Alvin Suuer, 81 Elisha
II. London, 50: Nathaniel French 81 ::
| Isaac Gibbs, ~ Hon. Oliver Smith. 81 I;
| II. G. Hunt, 50: sylvester Doud - Hon
| f.. 5 lInman, nearly 50. All these have
been more or less prominently identified
with the growth and history Of the town
Messrs Smith Hunt and DUud have rep
resented the town in the general assem-
bly. and Smith and Hinman been aS,is-
| tant Judge two years each.
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The remains of the late Mrs W. H.
| Parker were Inferred on Wednesday after
noon. The funeral services were held at
| the house, Rev. :. l.. b. Speare officiating
\ large COnCOursc of SorrOWing friends
| were present. Professor Parker is him
self quite seNously sick, and fears are en-
tertained THAI he may not recover. Prof
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| sick abed, but is now improving. Mrs.
| John jackson. one of the oldest ladies in
town, died Tuesday She was the mother
| OF John w. Jackson of NergenneS. and
until quite recently was very strong and
vigorous for II woman of her age
| lit is understood that with the
| end of the present month Dr. j. Greg
L,ory Wellington, cashier of the Middlebury
| blnk, Will resign tndt position ana re
| " !, - ,. 7 .i ~ ~. " ~ nv ~ 'iNi
| ing held the position for some wears before
| the National banking law was passed and
continuously ever since Second Con
stable John u. Nash arrested an old man
named Church in Ripton, Tuesday night.
Church had got uncommonly full and had
set the women and children of the ranch
ont into the snow to keep house. Church
| was flneu the usual amount ON WedncS-
nIin tn nn\' hi. tinn md ,,,,a t.uta,,cod ~
| thn hn,,tn 1f rnrra,tinn Int the MANN,
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tmxicntad Hyithin tbe nnst thirtt. i,,i ~
Ei>n "f th,.,, ',.,,oL pas, 'ithoS NY i uIiS
three decided to stand trial Mr. TupppI
went out Thursday to try some of these
cases
Mrs. Mcleod, mother of Y. II. Mcleod
Esq. died ON Friday morning. she Wa
in her ninety-liith year and was the oldest
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