Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
EAST MIDDLEBtRY.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
WINOOSKI.

WINOOSKI.
Another drug store Will soon he opened
In McGrccvNs block on Main street. This
will make No. t in Winoosk
Miss Minnie T.. Baraby loft Friday
for Minneapolis, where she will make her
! future home.
Through the ingenious figuring of Civil
| Engineer V. *. Nash of the sewer con-
/ struction the plans of the two systems
have been somewhat changed with a view
to lcsscning the expense. although the
successful bid was several hundred dol
lars below the Engineers previous cstl-
mates The plan now is to have but one
/ outlet instead of two.
Trustee d. H. Smith has been busy dur
ing the past fortnight in repairing and re-
novating the Malletts Bay avenue school
house connected with the Winooski grad
ed school, New chimneys have been
ruilt and new Vcntiators and water
have been put into the building,
painting has been done. etc. ana the
building is in far better shape for occu-
pnncy thnn before.
Esther, the nine year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Prior was severely
burned about the arms, limbs and face
Saturday morning. She had been picking
potato bugs I'm the garden during the
morning and was pouring kerosene oil
over them to set them on fire. She lighted
the oil when the can exploded The child
was near enough to get a quantity OF the
burning oil upon her clothes and she ran
fighting the flames as she tried to ESQ ape
from them. Her mother hearing her came
TO the rescue but tainted away as she saw
the child. Tho neig hbors were near and
Mrs. u. II. Smith saved tho child's life by
promptly rolling her in a blanket. The
fire in the meanwhile had caught on the
rlapbodrds Of q near by shed. This was
put out with a few pals Of water before
the IRE department reached the scene.
Little damage resulted to the property.
WORK has been commenced upon the
foundation to n large storchousc building
east Of the screen shops. The Porter
screen mandatory are to enlarge their
business ana this storehouso Is IL neCes-
Slty.
\ petition is being circulated among the
mill employees who have not received the
wages over $50 due them for labor in jan
unry and February last previous to the
mill crisis. The object OF the papers Is TO
request the judge to allow the amount
; due. 1t is in the vicinity of $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs A. O. Hood left Monday
for an extended Western tour. Among
the places to be visited are ilgn and
; Rockford, H.. Saline, Mich, st. Paul,
. Mimi. ard West superior. Wis
Mrs. Il. II. Horton and sons OF ST. Al
bans are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. "
. Horton.
Tho advertised lettcrs at the rostoflcc
are as follows. Ncnia Blodah, Sam ca
dcuX, Warren Cameron, T., a. Melon
ough, John Dcbarge. Henry Fasto, Alice
: Hogan, Thomas O'Kcefc, G. J. Plummer
Fanny Allen Hospital, julie Savard.
Mrs. Agnes McWhirter clifford died
, Tuesday afternoon at 4:io O'Clock at her
homo on clifford street aged Il years
Mrs. clifford was one of Wnoos,i's pion-
Ger residents, coming to Wlnoosk from
lrclanc over half Il century ago and llv-
ing here ever since with the exception OF
p yonls' residence in West Aburg. She
= married ~ years ago in Colchester, Rob
ert Clifford, who died seven years ago
Mrs Clifford died of dropsy after "A long
illness which became worse n few weeks
: ago, eliminating in her Death. She leaves
= SIX daughters and two sons as follows
Mrs. Horace Thomas, Mrs. Thomas ward
q well, Mrs. Morris Smith. Misses Lizzie
!, Sarah and Margaret, George Clifford OF
St Adams and Samuel Clifford. She ha.
I 10 Twins grandchildren and one great
Q grand child. Two sisters. Mrs. Stewart
. OF Rutland and Mrs. Billings of SalisbulN
| also survive her. Mrs. Clifford was =
3 member Of Holy Trinity church, being one
OF the organizers of the society. She hat
1 The honor Of coming across the Canadian
r line in the first passenger train which en-
tered the United States from Montreal
Inc deceased WIS Il remarkable woman II
many respects. She was Il great reader
and her memory was more than ordinarl,
fclontive. Her character was also sin
: quarry sweet and she Will he greatly
missed ny neighbors, friends and relatives
. Iho funeral takes place this afternoon a
:. Trinity church.
+. The community was greatly shocked las
! evening to learn of the death of Georg,
Mcdonnell. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
e Mcdonnell, which occurred at o'clock yes
! to-day afternoon at Plattsburgh Georg,
Mcdonnell was about "A years of age. Tel
days ago he caught cold, which soon de
veioped into inflammation of the bowels
His condition was serious up to Saturda,
last, when 1t was thought he was improv
t GRADUALLY faI,ed 1,bn Soooa. Um,'"S "'''
- very popular young man of excellent hab
a it's He leaves a sister, Estelle, and young
. CT brother William, besides his parents
The remains will arrive at Burlington Thu
morning at O'Clock and be taken to Wi
nooski by Undertaken A. e, Clement. Ar
rangements for the funeral will be made
to-day. Mrs. Mcdonnell mother of the de
ceased. was constantly at his bedside dur
/ Ing ms illness. His father, brother an
S sister went to Plattsburgh yesterday upoI
summons by telegraph They have tn
sympathy of the entire village