Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-04
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
WINOOSKI.

Clifford was held Thursday afternoon at
/. o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. c.
w McCully at the house and the flu
neral services were held at the
church. The bearers were G.. ID. Nash,
a. O. Spoor, Ira Allen, A. j. Stevens A.
C. Mcbride and H. V. Horton. A large
profusion of flowers were donated by
friends and relatives of the deceased. The
interment was at Green Mountain ceme-
terry. Among those from out of town were
Mrs. A. Stewart of Rutland and George
Clifford of st. Adams.
The funeral of tho late George McDor-
nell was held Saturday morning at 1850
o'clock from st. Mary's cathedral Row.
Father ellis OBLIGATED. The bearers were
cousins of the deceased j. Henry Nc
Grecvy Martin Casey of Barre, Archie
Mahan of Franklin Falls, y, r., James,
Fred and William Gilmore of Mont som-
cry, VT. The hose companies attended in
n body. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful, among them being n
wreath from the Iron Hail, a cross from
Plattsburgh friends, a star from the
Misses Lynch OF Plattsburgh, pillows from
the Misses Gilmore of Montgomery, gates
| ajar from the family, lilies from Winoo-
ski frienr1s. "
| At meeting in the town clerks Office
Saturday afternoon at which f. l..
Graves acted as chairman and "A. v. Hor-
/ ton as clerk the following were elected as
n democratic town committee: j. T.. VOL
colt, +. l.. Graves and Charles Lafoun-
tain. The following were elected as dele
gates to attend the county convention to
be held in Burlington August 3: Charles
Lafountain Or. ]. W. Sheehan, f. II. AL
lard, jr., A. A. Graves, ]. w. Lavigne. Ju-
Illus Mongeon, ]. Henry McGreevy, J. II.
Holleran and ]. H. Parkhurst.
! At the Congregational church, services at
1880 a. m, sermon for young men. All are
school
Endeavor meets at 1880 p. m, topic the
EVIL Of Covetousness
! Mrs. McNally of Swanton is telegraph
operator in the absence of Miss Hart, who
Is enjoying IA vacation.
John Florent has returned from few
days stay in Colchester.
Mrs. w. II. Giffin and son and Mrs. Fitz-
gibbons of Fitchburg, Mass. who have
been the guests of Mrs. w. Ii. Gi1fin re-
turned yesterday morning.
| George Mcdonnell whose funeral was
largely attended from the cathedral Sat.
urday. was one of Winooski's most pop.
ular young men, He learned the machinst's
trade at the machine shops of Edwards
& Stevens and displayed no little genius
i His death at Plattsburgh was hastened
by ovcrwprk as he attempted to cover q
course of mechanical engineering by mai
at the same time acting as foreman OF
the Plattsburgh machine shops. He was
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CINE company No. l.
About $50 worth of papers and period
Gals have been donated for the use of the
reading rooms soon to be organized ir
Wnooski for the benefit of young men.
The board of village trustees met Mon
day in regular monthly session. f. l.
Linsenmeir was the only absentee. Con
siderable business of Importance wa:
transacted. A petition from residents an,
tax payers on Allen street to place al
electric light at. the corner of East ant
Allen streets was granted 1t was voted
to accept the proposition of the Consoll
dated Electric light company to furnish
lights all night and every night in thu
year for $50 per light during the remainde
of the village year. which will be consid
erably lower than the present cost o
lights. Bills ordered paid: Consolidate,
Electric Co., s2so,73; j. w, Lavigne, sup
piles, 60 cents; George Grove, ringing
alarm, 81; c. V. r. r.. old ties, $50; S. d
Smith, 81; f. c. Brigham, drawing engine
S. A. Bleau. supplies, $40; C. d. Flint
services. sS5; b. w. Co., supplies, $l2 90
highway. $3.50. The resignation of Georg
Sullivan as chief engineer of the fire de
partment was accepted and f. A. Burdicl
was elected.
, The mortality in Winoosk the past few
days has been unusually heavy. With tn
funeral of the late Elijah Barlow. whicl
occurred Tuesday morning at 1880 o'clock a
st. Frances Xavier church. Undertake
! Clement reports nine deaths within tn
past four days. Mr.. Barlow died Sunda.
) at his home on st. Peter street. He wa
born in Canada and has been a residen
. OF Winooski for 50 years. He married
: Mary H. Freeman. He was the father o
, 10 children, five of whom are now living
Jerry of Johnson, Victory of Colorado
Nora and Josephine of Plainheld, Josepl
and Fred of Winooski
The advertised letters at the postoffic
are as follows: Hudger Benoit, Exsavu
Bergemont. Patrick Burns, Marie Lane
tot, Mr.. Morrison, Adelia O'Brien, Adelin
/. Perrault. Mrs. Pratt. care Mrs. Barlow
3 Albert Tosk.
Miss Adele Allard Of the Sodality O
the Immaculate Conception. died Satur
Cured Monday. She came here fror
, st. Denes Richlieu. Que, 80 years ago.
At the village trustee meeting Monday
. the report of the special trustee commit
!, tee on sewers was accepted and adopted
!, 1t recommended the engagement of Civ
Engineers v. X. Nash and c. H., Steven
: as engineers for sewer construction an
surveys.
Cyrllle Gadue sued Frank, c. Gonyeau I
recover $50 for labor rendered q ~ ndan
The trial came OF yesterday In II. n. NO
. CUTS Office before Justice F.rL. Graves
r Wolcott appeared for plaintiff and HIN
v peavitt for defendant. Tho jury we're q
4 follows; r. ]. White. Joseph !. Stearnl
2 r. w. Russell. John Eastwood, 8. N, Put
8 nam. The ofacsr Of the court was'F. v
nj. (Continued on 9Th paxe.)