Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-11
WATERBURY.


| George II. Iease, whose death was an
| nounccd in yesterdays FREE PHEsS was not
| seen on the streets Saturday and no one seem
ca TO know where he was. About two o'clock
| ness shop which he found locked on the in.
slde, and breaking open the door he found
his father lying on some blankets uncon-
sclous, dc died In about an hour after. A
| letter to his son Charles and two letters TO his
| Wlle We're found on the counter. He wrote
| that he was in financial trouble and could not
face the exposure. 1t is learned that he went
| TO ". r.. Carpenters drug store that morning
| ana bought a bottle OF laudanum, saying lie
! wlshed to battle his side. II further appears
| mat on Tuesday, July |, he was sued for two
| debts, one of $3.50 and one of S2j, and the
goods in his shop were attached but the shop
| was not closed. He appeared odd that day
ana was seen staggering on the street. He
| TOOK the laudanum that day but taking an
| overdose he vomitod and recovered July 9Th
| tIle shop was to he closed NJ by the attaching
ofllcer, f. ii. Atherton, who finding the door
locked was trying to find where he was, suppos-
| ing he was about the village. MIR. Lease tried
10 hlre S2oO OF Charles Foster, July4, but could
| not give the requisite security. He was about
| % years old, had always attended closely to
| business, has been prominent citizen of this
| place for many years. lie has been the trial
justice Of the peace for 10 years and his death
Is great shock to the community. His in
deptedness seems to be a very small amount
TO cause such n tragedy. But his extreme SEN
sitveness no doubt made his difficulties seem
greatly exaggerated.
Another OF the old residents seems TO be in
trouble; Word comes that Sidney Brown of
| Ogdensburg has failed for 100000. He was
prominent business man in Waterbury for
many years previous to his removal TO Ogdens-
and flour.
Josiah Summervlle is sick.-F. d. Lamb Of
Mediord Mass, is in town.-Arthur Baker
and little daughter, have gone to Agnanuuet
beach Me-, with Mrs Kemp and children of
Montpelier.-Mrs. Charles Wells and daugh-
Ter has returned from the West Mrs. Martha
kemmington started July 4, to Join the teach
ers' excursion in St Paul Matthew Fortior
L hp N bf1f
to II. A. Hodges, w. II II. Bingham and J.
II. Hastings were in town at the semi-annual
meeting OF the Waterbury bank. \ semi-an-
nual dividend of four per cent was declared
MIR. Mullaley of the Boston orchestra has gone
to Newport, h. l.-Dr. Charles W. Calkins.
who died at week in Boston al the aye OF 81
was born in Waterbury. Ned Frary has zone
to Morcester.-Georgc Brown is BUILDING a
two story house ON Clay street hildrcn's
dhy Will be celebrated at the Congregational
church, sunday Everybody will be ged to
learn that +. r. Towns dog is dead.-A bion
HoPson of island Pond has left the study of
thc law and gone into busness.-A. II. Cheney
ana [. {. Graves of MiddlescX will open a life
insurance Office i'll town. Mr. Cheney will
take the dwelling house lately built by James
tlfe in Cooley's addition.
Mrs. NJ. Shertlen is in Rutland visiting her
uau shter, Mary Griilin.-Mrs. Ruggles is re-
covering, Bessie Dumas is better. u. X. Ful-
ierton Is keeping books for II. +. Boyce.--
iraihaliel Nashburn is home from Boston,
Thomas Farrall has returned from philadcl-
phia. Mrs. Ormel Coflrain Of 81 istu., Conncc-
tlcut, Is i'll town. Carrie Waslburn is at
home. "
Art " Graves is at home from Fltchburgh
Mass, ior II vacation.-Mrs r. j. Coffee. the
inatron % the Soldiers Home in Bennington,
has been visiting with George Durham. her
brothcr-N1 Herbert Bonman OF Mont
peher; with her infant daughter, is at Ed
ward Bonmnn's- Dan Richardson's sickness
at It Juhl sbury proves to he measles. bred
ferhald went to take care of hlm last Thurs
gay ana his mother went Saturday afternoon
lie seems 10 be doing WE'LL Frank can of
Waterbury ami John Moriarty OF Mortified
Were arrested for drunkness and fined S'jl
each on the Fourth.