Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-15

day, died Sunday afternoon at o'clock
al his residence on King street. He was
76 years of age. He leaves two sons, Paul
and Henry and three daughters, Mrs.
Rufus Peltier, Mrs. Charles Boucher and
Mrs Joseph Mitchell. The funeral was
held from ST. Josephs church TUESDAY
morning at o'clock.
Superintendent u. L. Morgan of the
House of Correction at Rutland was the
guest of Chief l.. j. Smith in this city
last evening. superintendent Morgan was
returning from Waterbury, where he
went with George Adams, a prisoner, who
has been adjudged insane. Adams came
from st. Adams. There are now about
80 prisoners at the House of Correction,
of whom 16 are women.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Isabella
Selden was held al her late home on Orch
ard Terrace Thursday afternoon at 1880
O'Clock. Rev. p. Nj. Snyder of the College
Street Congregational church officiated.
The body was taken to Jericho Centre for
interment, Rev. r. II. White officiating
there. The bearers were A. G. Spaulding,
G. D. Wright George Stearns, George f.
johnson, w. Il. Weller and George T..
Davis.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Louis Pratt
took place from her residence on Bank
street Saturday morning at O'Clock The
Quoted by Rev. ]. NJ Cloarec. The inter
ment was in Mount Calvary cemetery.
| The society of tho Union of Prayer, OF
which Mrs. Pratt was a member, attended
in body. The bearers were Ambrose
Contois, Louis Sanregrct, Theo. Philie
George Couture.
Mai. Charles l.. Woodbury. of this city
| is I'll with malarial fever at Admission
| Ala, where he went short time age
10 help select and lay out a camp for the
| Third corps, then at Chckamauga. News
of Mai. Woodburys illness was received
by his father, ex-Gov. u. A. Woodbury.
Monday night. Maj. Woodbury. is cared for
in n private house in the city of Admission
and is assured OF excellent medical at
tendance for Maj. Lee, who before his
promotion was the surgeon of the Yer
mont regiment, is occupying rooms in the
game house.
A special train consisting of the private
car Mansfield and the engine st. Law
renee passed through this city yesterday
morning en- route to st. Adams. on board
the train were Gov. Josiah Grout Gov
, elect II. C. Smith, Lieut.. Gov. n. w. Fisk
Hon r. NJ. Deal Col Willard Harrington
and George Il. johnson. Gov. Grout and
Gov elect Smith were on an inspection
tour and visited the work house at Rut-
land Tuesday evening and the State In
dustrial school at Nergennes yesterday
morning. The party left Rutland at
o'clock and had breakfast upon the train
/ Hon r.. II. Bronson, receiver of the cs
tate of Bronson, Weston, Durham & Co.
formerly engaged in the lumber bushes!
! in this city, Monday sold at auction tn,
/ balance of the real estate of said firm
viz, four and one half acres, situated
/ cast of Pine street, for the sum of $4,000
and two and a half acres lying between tn
canal and the track of the Rutland Rail
road company for 500 Frank p Bronson
of ottawa was the purchaser of boil
pieces There were no other bidders Th
sale was had by order of court and 70
the purpose of enabling the receiver L
close up his accounts.
The funeral of Miss Frances C. Mills
daughter of the late Samuel Mills, VIII,
was postmaster here for 26 years tool
place Tuesday afternoon at o'clock n
the house of her niece Mrs. Mary l.. Bar
rows, with whom she has been living 70
the last II years. Miss Mills was rs year
old. She was born and always lived here
The bearers were DR.. j. NJ. Clarke. j. W
Russell. A. c. Tuttle, II. s. Peck. Frcder
ick Gill and James Wakefield. j. A. Ar
thur had charge of the funeral arrange
ments and Rev. II. l.. Wheeler OBLIGATED
The funeral was simple and in keeping
with the life of the deceased. There wer
no flowers. according to her special re
quest. The interment was in Elmwoo
| cemetery.