Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25

OF old age and the Indirect effects of q
| shock of apopleXy suffered two years
| since The funeral was held Tuesday
from the residence and the remains were
buried In the Aldrich cemetery. Rev. w.
s. IIazen was the officiating clergyman.
He lleaves two sons and daughter.
The regular services will be resumed at
the Universalist church Sunday after tho
| annual summer vacation of one month
given the pastor by that society.
| Elisha Hedges, aged about so years, died
at the town poor farm Monday evening.
| He was sick only a couple OF days. A few
days since he decided MS property to tho
town for the purpose OF having the town
care for him and his wife during their
| lives. They moved up there Saturday and
the excitement attending the moving
proved too much for the old man and
following somewhat hearty supper he
was taken i'll and gradually grew worse
UP to the hour OF his death. He leaves a
wife, two sons and a daughter.
The funeral of the late Elisha Hedges
Will occur this afternoon al 1 o'clock. The
burial will be in the family lot in Elm
wood cemetery.
The corn factory started up Tuesday af-
ternoon and work Is going ahead rapidly
there. The corn Is beginning TO come in
and large force of men are employed.
The company will can nothing but corn
this season, leaving off canning apples and
other products az last year. The capacity
Of the factory when ruin TO its fullest ca
pacity is 5000 cans per day.
Mrs. Levi Cross has Joined her husband
In Minnesota, where he Is superintendent
of large granite concern.
N. D. Phillips e Co., are soon to remove
their granite business from this place TO
East Barre, where they have special IN
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sort of pilfering epidemic has infest-
ed the boys at East Montpelier and
States Attorney Rowland went UP there
Saturday and heard grievances against a
quartette of the youngsters who had been
arrested by Sheriff Ryan. Alexander Spi-
Ger and Raymond Goodwin, who broke
into the creamery with the evident intent
of taking a gold watch which they had
seen there. but which they did not get.
were bound IN in tho sum OF $50 each.
Nell Knapp and Otis Cutting for ransack-
ing a barber shop were fined IS and costs
each, amounting in all to 1923. The cases
were heard before Justice j. II. Lucia Of
this city.
WARREN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guerdon Shattuck are re-
iocng over the birth Of n girl. born. Aug
13.-The Warren boys went to Waitsneld
Saturday and played ball. Tho game re-
suited in a victory for the Warrens by n
score OF to 10-Obcd Robinson Is in
Waitsfeld visiting his son Warren Robin
son.
NORTH FAYSTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene ingalls, OF Barre
, arc visiting his mother.-Mrs. Hannah
Drinlee is visiting her son, John Of North
Duxhury.-Niss Bessie and Gladys Dumas
of Waterbury, who have been visiting
friends here, have returned home.-Parties
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featuring company were in town the pas
) week negotiating for the mill and lumber
, property of John A. Granneld.
PLAINF1ELD.
William Richards OF Massachusetts, has
been visiting Mrs. r. d. Richards.-State's
Attorney Rowland was In town on Satur-
day and caused four young village boys
to be arrested; two for breaking into the
creamery and two for stealing money
from Robert Little. They were brought
before Justice ]. II. Lucia of Montpelier.
, and nned-Reverend A. D. Pierce,
, Reverend and Mrs. l.. F. Fortney
and others are attending the Uni
versalst convention at Stowe this week.
Curtis l.. Martin has gone to Granville
Centre, renn., 20 purchase some thorough
Z bred Durham sock.
WATERBURY.
The town of Moretown is further i'm
proving The grade OF Rock Bridge hfll by
, blasting down the brow of the hill and
, filling at the foot. 30 that what has been
known as the HARDEST hill on the main
highway between Montpelier and Burling-
, ton has been transformed into an easy
, grade For 90 years Rock Bridge hill
| confronted the old six horse stage coac h
that carried Uncle Sans mall and for 50
1 years 1t has been tolerated by the travel
Ter but now, like the old coach II has
, been side tracked for all time. This Is one
of the old landmarks that the public are
willing to soc obIterated.
wAITsFIBLD.
: Mrs. c. II. Newcomb returned last
, Thursday from the Mary Fletcher Hospi-
tai, where she has been for the past four
, weeks. She has been very much benefit
ted by her treatment while there.-Mrs.
, o. G. Eaton with her son and daughter,
went last Saturday to Thompsonville.
Conn. for few weeks visit at that place
and at Holyokc, Mass.--Carl Haselton is
! at home on vacation from Proctor, where
he is employed by the Vermont Marble
company.-Dr. j. c. Allen of Petcrboro.
, n. H., formerly In practice In this place,
is spending a short vacation in town, the
' guest OF his brother-in-law p. d. Bsbee
The Warren base ball club came down
here Saturday afternoon and played re-
turn game with the Waitsheld nine which
was won by the Warren boys by one
score.-Two young deer were seen quietly
! feeding last Friday afternoon for several
hours In j. A. Smiths field, within less
than one-haif mile of this village.-Mr
and Mrs. Henry Fullerton Of Montpelier
visited friends in this place few days
last week.-The Long family picnic, -
which has become an annual affair, was
held Wednesday, Aug. II, on the grounds
of Edward J. Long and was attended by
=. nearly one hundred members OF the fam
= lily.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
: Mrs DR.. Jewell OF Nashua. N. H.. Is
: visiting in town.-A daughter was born or
the 18th inst to Mr.. and Mrs Warren
Goodell-Orva AInsworth, a brother OF
q Mrs. A. B. Sulham, who has been Ill for
A some time with brain trouble, died last
! Sunday night.-Mr. Lee Goodell mas A
2 sister and two children from Cochituate
Mass, visiting him.
WORCESTER.
I, Ralph Hill OF Milford, Mass. is the CUES,
OF his sister Mrs Ira Brown.-Horace w
: Herriker and wife of GouIdsvlle visited
= at J. r. Wilson's on Wednesday of last
= week.-Veterans from this vicinity who at
tended the reunion at North Calais on
: Thursday last report a splendid time. All
= are enthusiastic over the prospect OF a
, county reunion. A committee OF two from
= each town in the county was appointed to
: make arrangements, J. r. Wilson and c.
= G. Tewksbury were appointed for this
town. The committee Will meet at Barre
Sept. I, at the rooms OF Crandall Post, O.
A. Rice c. Tewsbury Of the Montpelier
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