Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
BARRE

of pneumonia at East Barre He leaves a
wife and four Children. Funeral services
were held on Sunday, with w. &. Nye
in charge. Tho burial was at Cocinth.
Milne ~ Wylie have sold a parcel of land
at North Barre to Henry Carrici of New
York for $500 and he is to erect granite
works thereon.
Nearly GO hogs have died of cholera in
town, bat no cases are known to exist at
present.
Palm Sunday was observed at st. Moni-
cas- Catholic church, the Episcopal mission
and the Universast church.
The funeral OF Mrs. William A. Marrh oc
CURED on Saturday afternoon.
MONTPELIER
In tho County Court, Wednesday, the
jury in the Joseph Fratini VS.. Sevcrino
Caslani case, for alternating wife's affec
tons, brought in verdict of $1,000 dam
ages for plaintiff.
At the meeting OF the village trustees
Wednesday night it was voted to place tho
Gamewell fire alarm system in this village
at an expense OF $3.50 before July l.
There are to be "a boxes, indicators in each
hose house. insulated wire used and connec-
tion made with Trinity church bell. The
same system is used at Burlington, Rutland
and Bennington; and it is thought Barre
will have 1t.
Thomas Morierity, bondsman for Barney
Roakes in an intoxcGtion case, surrendered
him to the court on Wednesday. Roakes
was placed in Jail, and his father, Patrick
| Roskes, bailed him cut.
The village trustees are to furnish a hose
cart for Seminary hill, and 1t is expected
that the students there VIII organize a hose
company.
Rsturns from the postoflice department
at Washington relative to the late examina-
tions nt the Montpelier Office for clerks,
show Homer Flint to be in the lead, his
standing being 81. lG while that OF Henry
| Cate was 81, Tommy Mooney and Rufus
| Wiggins being unsuccessful.
The farm buildings belonging to Mrs.
Andrew j. Barnham in East Montpelier
were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night.
| No Insurance. and cause of fire unknown.
Joseph a. Wing, aged 50, ons of the old
est practising attorneys III the State and
father of George W. and John g., also both
attorneys, was stricken with u paralytic
shock while at breakfast Sunday morning.
Trinity Young La lies Missionary society
will give an entertainment and supper Fri
day evening in the vestry.
Hiram S. Huse, father OF Hon. II. A
Huse, is sick but improving.
d. S. Wheatley went on Monday to Bos-
ton.
Pres:ling Elder Truax is to conduct meet
ings at Midi!ssex next Sunday morning and
evening. lie will hold quarterly confer
ences on the following Friday evening at
Groton, Saturday afternoon at 1opshaul
and evening at Waits river, and preaching :
on Sunday morning at Ees. Orange, after
noon at Waits river and evening at West
Topsham.
The annual report of the Montpelier
Union district for tue year ending March
81, showed orders drawn on the treasurer
to pay salaries of teachers and janitor,
81, 941. So; fuel and lights $ll2.0S; iusur
ance and water rates Sl4 supplies Slos. 90
miscellaneous 1922. 80; repairs and work Oh
grounds $l116 163; total Of IS, 40. 20.
William y. Briggs has purchased the II
n. Pierce house on summer street; consid
GRAFTON s., 800.
eRBURY.
a 12 years old boy was found lying un
conscious upon the ice near the drug store
lie was resuscitotod with difficulty, when !
was learned he had been smoking cigarettes
Belle Henry was taken to Auburn, Nov
York, Tuesday, accompanied by Doctor W
f. Mnard and her mother. -Gsorge "
water for several days from break in tn
water pipe. An orange tea was held e
the parors of the Congregational churcI
] last Friday evenIng.-There wero 13 birth
III tho kueeland district last year Wi lillian
But or from Boston is visiting DR., James
Luther Davis is quite sick with pneumo
> mia Mrs. Alice Cooley has returned from
Wll!iamstown Miss Jesse Wheeler is a
home from Bishop Hopkins Hall in Buring 8
ton.-Mno S. Ravelin of Waterbury an,
) Mary Pierson Of Bolton were married b
Rev. A. j. Covile.
Luther Davis. aged -, died from pnsu
monia after one week 5 sickness. He wa
an old resident OF the town and promineu
; in business affairs. Curtis y. Arms an
wife have returned from Montpelier, wber
they have spent tho winter, and will occup
their house agalu. Prof. Gay, aged 5
years died after u long iline's. lie tray
& eled through Vermont and New York Stat
for many years as piano tuner. Mi:
: Belle Henry, aged 20 years, died Sunday
She was fine scholar and promising youn
= lady. She graduated at tho Vermont Net
odist seminary last year, but the fatal cor
> sumption has for several months been claim
= ing its victim. She was taken to Auburn, y
y, a week before her doath. Henry Mai
shall and wife have been employed to TAX
a charge of the college boarding house t
:, Burlington. Nellie Moody is at home frol
"a teaching in the graded school at Wooistoc
and Carrie Haines from attending school 6
1, Meriden, n. II. Hunt a Bnbhltt are tai
- ing out the inside partitions and repairln
"a the store formerly occupied by Wyman
"a Wallace. Curtis Sleeper of Salem, Mass
!. is in town.-George W. Kennedy wei
Tuesday to attend an Important case
West Farlee. John Daily was brought b
fore Justice G. W. Kennedy and fined 50
for drunkenness. Not being willing to di
J. close he was committed to Jail at NJ II
= pelier. sugar party at the Methodi
l. church Wednesday evening
[ WORCESTER.
O. The grange met at |. +. Wheeler's II
3. day. The band gave promenade in Gala
of Friday aud good many went from I'll
r, town.-Mr. S. Il. Hin has returned TO h
home in Lowell. Mrs. Simeon Hatch f
and broke her hip last week Nj
Ina Kent has returned home from her vi
(, it in Barra.
hnRJkl EhNETOM.