Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-23

missed Dy large circle or friends but
most of all by her immediate family and
home circle which she always made pleas
ant and happy. Sho leaves beside a hug
band three sons, Julius C. and Henry w
Of this town and Charles l.. of New Yorl,
city Tho republican town committee
have called a caucus for Saturday even
ing, April Is. to elect delegates to the
State and district conventions. At the same
time there will be a meeting of the Shell
burne Republican club.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Lee Tracy
was largely attended from the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 2:30. her
pastor, the Rev. w. J. Chapman, officiat-
ing assisted by Rev. John w. Bennett Of
Albany, ". Y, former pastor and friend
of the family. The singing was by q
quartette consisting of Mrs. Shaffer, Miss
Stanley, Mr.. Lyon and Mr. Reynolds, who
sang Home Land" "My Heavenly Home
and Load Kindly Light" The bearers
were four grandsons of the deceased
Mesers. James T., Lee p, Julius c., jr.,
and Martin f. Tracy, Undertaken c. T.,
Brown having general charge of the obse-
ques. The remains were removed from
the house to the vestibule Of the church
at 2 o'clock, where they were exposed to
view until the services commenced. The
casket was covered with choice cut flow
crs, consisting of white and colored roses
carnations, lilies Of the valley and white
lilies The intermcnt was in the family
lot in the village cemetery. Among those
attending the funeral from out of town
were Rev. j. NJ. Edgerton of Round Lake
N. Y, Mr. Charles Campbell of West Rut-
land, Mrs. C. w. Read and daughter OF
Addison, Hon. NJ. F. Allen of North Fer
risburgh, Messrs. Henry and Charles Nc
Mel Of Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs w, II
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. T.. w. Parkhill
Mr.. John Mcconnell. Mr.. r. +. Mech
Mrs. Annie Van Sicklen, Mrs. Minnie Poet
Mrs. Nellie Pope, Hon. and Mrs. Smith
Wright Of Burlington. and Mr.. and Mrs
Marvin Clark of Wiliston.
wILBIsToN.
rho community were greatly shocked
Friday to hear that Frank Blumm had &C
c,dently shot himself. He has lived IN
town many years and has been steady
industrious young man.-Samuel Conant. d
long time resident on the fiat, died very
suddenly last week, while sitting at the
dinner table. He had long outlived the
allotted time OF man. being 9S years of age
H s. Johnson has gone West for month
or so.--Henry Root is expected soon.-MisS
Annie Conner rsturned to Cambridge sat
urtay to open her school Monday.-AIr
and Mrs Maxim Lashua have new
daughter being their eleventh child.
WEST MILTON.
DR.. Hathaway's horse ran away las,
week but no damage was done-Schoo
began Monday with Miss Mary Parmaiee
as teacher.--A little son OF Eber Coon OF
Burlington is staying with his grand
father /. G. Osgood.-Eews came last
week Of the death Of Mrs James Gotta OF
Moriah, n. Y, she was formerly resident
of this place and a woman highly respect
ed by all who knew her.-Mrs. Mino'
Smith returned last week from a visit al
Montpeiier.-The ice is all gone and tht
mud is drying up rapidly.-Nellie MearS
goes this week to her work at West Swan
ton.--Mrs. Allen is still in Johnson. beint
unable to return home on account OF higl
water in Cambridge.
NORTH W1LLISTON.
The price paid by the Guinby Butter Co.
for March milk standard was 81 cents pei
hundred pounds.
wESTFORD.
The Union Cheese Co., began making
cheese the 15th.-H. w. Allen of Burling
ton has presented twelve volumes of his
tory biography and travel to the Westforc
library Mrs Charles Cook Is still serious
~ ill.-Miss McLane of Jericho Is tho
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII McInne.-H
S. Stone has put into Dolan's mill at Fair
fax a roller mill for grinding all kinds
Of grain.-The regular meeting Of the
Grange was held Wednesday evening
April 22.-Felos Rousseau has moved into
town.-A republican caucus to elect del
egates to the State Convention at Mont
pelier and to the district convention a
Burlington will be held Saturday evening
April 25 A meeting of the republican clut
will be held on the same evening to re-
organize If thought best.-George Munsor
has sold out his blacksmith shop at Nortf
Williston and has moved to this place.
Murray Reynolds of Eden spent Sunday a
e. II. Ruggles' The Cloverdale Creamery
Co., paid 30 cents per hundred for March
milk.-Miss Mary Allen and Mrs. Freeman
returned to Worcester Tuesday.
wINOosKI.
L. B. Platt and estate of Carrie A. Plat
have sold to Louis A. Corron a vacant
lot on the north side of Plat street; con
sideration $40O Mr.. Corron has com
menced to draw lumber there and will
start right away to build a two tenement
house on the lot.
| Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Henderson lief
Saturday for Buffalo, N. Y, where Mr.
Henderson has accepted position.
| Samuel Bigwood is quite i'll with al
attack of bronchitis.
Although the river has lowered consider
ably one Is apt to be deceived in regard L
the strength of the current when 1t is deep
strong and running slowly especially II
the region of the dams Such was the cas-
Monday morning when Mrs. william
Smith was nearly carried over thu
dam at the cotton mill. Mrs. Smith occu
pies a house on the river bank above tn,
upper dam and went out In the morning Il
move her boat up the stream a little. Sh,
got in the boat and commenced to row vi
when to her dismay the boat began to &,
down stream. Being a frail body she wa
unable to cope with the current and had /
not been for the timely assistance of Jacl
| Kirby, she would surely have gone owe
| the dam.
The woollen mill yard was the scene o.
serious accident Tuesday morning
about . o'clock. A temporary wooder
structure had been built between the boil
err house and the now worsted mill ir
order to construct an S-inch wrought iror
steam pipe from the boiler house to tn
mill The pipe was being built in abou
20 feet lengths with screw couplings
Tuesday morning the workmen, seven II
number, we're up OH the staging and wer,
busy Joining the last length on the OUTSIDE
of the mill. when. from some unknown
cause The staging gave way and precipi
tated the men to the ground below. abou
10 feet, some of them falling 20 feet, Their
being a little pitch near the mill. Whei
the staging gave away some of the mel
jumped and got out the wreck with Sigh
injuries. When they jumped. however
they let the pipe fall and in falling 4
struck John Desautels' foot and crushe,
it very badly. He received injuries abou
the head and probably internal injuries
Fred Parizo was thrown up against tn
mill wall and the pipe length which will
elbow Joint weighed about half a ton
rolled upon his chest and knocked hi
wind out and probably internal in1urie