Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Parker have gone to |
Grand Isle, where they will reside for the |
future. Their daughters, Mrs. Bevns and
Miss Mary l.. Parker, will make their
home with their aunt Mrs. II. c. Adams |
Miss Flora Rich was seriously injured |
while at work for the Willard Manufac-
turing company on Thursday afternoon
Her clothing got caught in the shafting |
and II was only by great presence oil
mind on her own part that her Ire was
saved. AS it was her shoes and stockings
and skirt were completely torn off, and
she badly cut her feet and limbs. She was
taken to her home on Lake street, where
she is doing as we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. Norman II. Atwood, who has been
very i'll of pneumonia, is convaescent, an
able to sit up a short time each day.
The death occurred at Brooklyn, N. Y.
at 10 o'clock Saturday night of Sarah
Frances, widow of the late George G.
Hunt. Mrs. Hunt was born in New York
in 1896. coming to st. Adams WHEN quite
young, and had spent the greater portion
of her life here. She was married to
George c. Hunt in 1886, and since his death
in 1876 has made her home principally with
her brother, Hon. +. s. Stranahan. Mrs.
Hunt had been in poor health for the past
three years; she went to Brooklyn few
months ago, hoping to be benefited by
| the change, but few weeks ago began to
| fail rapidly, death resulting from a com
plication of chronic troubles. She is sur
yived by two brothers, Hon. +. S. Strana-
han and Mr. j. C. Stranahan, and a half
sister, Mrs. Anna Il. Engs with whom she
was visiting at the time of her death.
Albert Washington, colored, was arrest
ed Saturday night by Deputy Sherins
Draper and Thompson, charged with steal
ing a wallet containing about "a. the prop
erty of Mrs. King of Ferris street. Wash
ington was taken before Judge Finn,
where he pleaded not guilty and was
bound UP in 5000 bonds for appearance
Monday. 1t appears that Mrs. King went
to Drs. Sherwood and Manuefs office Sat
urday night and when she went into the
consultation room, she left her mittens
and wallet lying on the window sill in the
reception room. Washington came in in
q few minutes to see the doctors and,
espying the wallet. went over and sat on
the window sill. The clerk told him to
take a chair but he said he was going out
and would return soon. OF course when
Mrs. King came out she missed her purse
and word was telephoned to the jail Of
flee. Deputies Thompson and Draper
! started to hunt up Washington and found
him at Bill Phelps place at THE Blocks,
and arrested him. He was brought up to
court, searched and put in jail and the Of
fcers returned to try and find the wallet
on going back to Phelps, Bill described a
wallet to the officers that Washington had
The place was searched but no wallet
found; they then searched the highway
over which they had passed with Washing
ton and found the purse in the road, he
having slipped 1t out of his pocket while
being taken up to jail. There was Sc In
| the purse when found.
Mr.. Louis Rickert, who for several years
: has been the popular clerk at II. Brain.
erd's drug store, leaves for Barre April i
= where he has accepted II position with
Kendrck & Co.. druggists.
II Ill
of Weldon and England streets. and is EN-
c ployed as express messenger on the Og
= densburg and Lake Champlain road, /!
y. very Ill at his home with diphtheria.
n Miss Mary Oden, who has been stenogra
: pher for ii. Il. Bentley for the past TIVE
: years, has gone to her home in Cleveland
n Ohio.
t When Albert Washington was arraignec
g before Judge Finn Monday morning
t charged with stealing Mrs. Kings purs
: and money. he pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced to tive months in the House o
Correction and pay costs of prosecution
He also pleaded guilty to intoxication an,
! got II days In Jail for that.
:, Hon. C. NJ. Winslow of Brandon and DR.
= +. A. Rich of Burlington representing tn
e State board Of agriculture, made a ties
- Tuesday of the Warner Brothers her
d of 10 cattle for tuberculosis. Forty-fv
l. head were found to be affected and wer
n shot Wednesday and examinations made o
d each carcass for traces of disease. This |
It one of the largest lots of cattle ever con
e demncd In the State, the number bein
s. exceeded only in two other instances.
I, A son was born Tuesday to Mr.. an
le Mrs. w. Tracy Smith. The little strange
Ie arrived about half past two and weghe
D. eight pounds
he Deputy Sheriff Ladd took Charles Prime
IS down to Rutland Tuesday to spend l.
IS days for furnishing George Washingto
III with pint.
IN Mrs. ]. w. Barnes passed away at moo
n yesterday at the residence of her daughte
]. Mrs. il. G. Allen, on north Main stree
c. Mrs Barnes was in her Sith year. havin
d. been born in July, 1872. Death resulte
n from old age She leaves two daughter
is Mrs. II. C. Allen. with whom she live
- and Mrs. r. f.. Wilcox of Georgia. tt
re- funeral will be held from the house, prol
ne ably on Friday afternoon at o'clock.
n The condition of Russell Green, who we
es stricken Friday with dIphtheria, Is ver
n critical.
of c. W. Cole for many years with Il
- Foundry company has gone to Marlbor
n Mass, where no will remove his fami
this spring.
The funeral of Mrs. George G. Hu,
was held from the residence of Hon. #.
~ Stranahan at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afte
"a noon. Rev. A. B. Flanders, d. d. of
nd Luke's church officiating. A quartet
r. consisting of Miss Persis c. butcher. MI
Ia L. p. Stevens, Prof. Sisson and James
'st ellison sang. The bearers were Messr
nm ]. w. Hobart, j. NJ Foss, F.. A. Chittend
~. j. C. Fletcher, r. NJ, Deal and Charl
,is Wyman, The arrangements were
me- charge of r, W. Hyde. The floral tribut
$50 were numerous and beautiful,
All the schools in the village will 7
open Tuesday morning, March "a, aft
To- lbntnR closed three weeks to prevent [
ed spread OF contagious diseases. the tir
u.s. thus lost will be made up by taking o
md week out of the usual spring vacation a
It, adding two weeks more OF school to t
snt regular torn ending In June.
The new passenger locomotive for I
law c. v. r. r., No. 1876, made by the Sci
nd nectady Locomotive Works, has arriv
Inc and made q trial trip yesterday. 1t Is
al exact model of the famous $685. Of
New York Central railroad
An An 11-pound son was born to Mr.. a
Iis, Mrs. Charles Sabin on Tuesday.
er- ENosBURGH.
The school directors organized the 10
wn selecting @. s. Fassett as chairman a
sph superintendent, with w. ]. Chaffee, Gle
err They decided to have three terms of sch
ISIS. of 10 weeks each the present year.
ire, spring term to begin April q, Fall tie
airs Aug 81. Winter term Nov. 30.-The frier
OF and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Ba
or reminded them In very pleasant W
nee that the 10th inst. was the 18th anniv