Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

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time in Waitsheld Mt the coming election
The Office of representative is wanted by
| W. L. Jones and also by j. b. Norton
Both being afraid of losing the nominal
! ton in the caucus II has been decided not
to hold one. Both men have taken out
nomination papers and each Is hustling In
his own peculiar manner. Jones got his
papers out first and consequently his name
will appear on the republican ticket while
Mr.. Nortons appears on the citizens tick
ct.
Mrs. Maria S. Smith. wife OF ]. W.
Smith of Berlin, aged 70 years. died ut
her home Thursday night at o'clock. De
ceased is survived by husband three
sons and two daughters. The funeral was
held from her late home Friday afternoon
at 1 O'Clock and Rev. W. A. Dawson Of
nciated
Sheriff o. r. Collins drew Thursday the
grand and petit jury panels that will do
service during the September term of
court. They are as follows:
| Grand jury-Lewis Keith of Barre, Eze-
hel Drew of Barre city, II. l.. Hewitt of
Berlin, Ira f. Haines of Cabot Albert
Dwinell of Calais. Orrln W. Hills of DuX-
bury, e. H. Gould of East Montpelier,
George A. Davis Of Marshfeld, Henry w.
Nichols of Middlesex A. ID, Far
well of Montpelier, r. Sawyer Of
Moretown, George H. Fisher of North
cult of Roxbury, c. NJ. Richardson of
Waitsfield. John L. Spauldins of Warren
George W. Grover of Waterbury, O. A.
Daniel of Woodbury..
Petit jury. W. Averill Arthur I.o
Barron Of Barre. w. D. Smith and John
T. Crllas chan of Barre city, f. l.. Chand-
Ter and @. 3. Dodge of Berlin, w. L.
Marsh and Oln ]. Clark of Cabot, w. E
Bliss and T.. W. Cate Of Calais Is. b
Johnson of Duxbury, c. b. Gallison OF
East Montpelier, Il. j. Long and Daniel
Hoycc of Fayston, A. G. Colburn OF
Marshield. George M. Whitney and o. Il
culver of Middlesex, James Mack and ID
W, Temple of Montpelier. John C. Bisbec
of Morctown. ii. b. Brown and Nj. -
Smith of Mortified. George d. Kldder Of
.plainheld, AFRO Simonds of Roxbury, II
NJ. Carpenter and Il. G. Persons OF Waits
held. f.. II. Richardson. G. H. Campbell
of Warren, II. f. Hin and J. r. Pike OF
Waterbury, West Wheeler of Woodbury.
c. #. Wheeler and Forrest Gray of Wor
cester
Lewis Burnham of Chicago. aged 80. q
native OF East Montpelier, died in Chicago
Wednesday, The remains arrived in thi:
city last evening and were immediatel,
taken to East Montpelier for burial, ;H'
married Miss Gould, formerly of thi'
place and is also survived by two broth
ers and a sister in Burlington.
Albert Coleman and Frank Hill of Yves
Berlin met with an accident at the cor
: ner of State and Main street about
O'Clock Saturday evening that made ever.
witness of the affair shudder. The tw,
: men We're riding in spring wagon an,
were seated on top of an empty barre
Pcross the top of which was a board 70
seat. When in front of Glman's stor
the hare! lurched IN some way and tn
two mon were thrown to the ground. Cole
: man struck heavily on the back of hi
mead and was rendered unconscious. TIL
: blood poured in stream from an ugl,
cut that penetrated to the skull hone. IN
man was carried to Blakely's drug stor
and later to DIR. Chambers office, wher
he was given restoratives and his woun
attended to. 1t was feared at nrst tina
= his skull was fractured but the doctor wa
u unable to find evidences OF it. He wa
: badly shaken up as was his companion
5 Hill
{ The court commissioners in the Berl
= bridge case met In the grand jury roor
!, Saturday afternoon at O'clock signe
u their report and filed it with the count
+, clerk. The document is a lengthy one
The findings of the commissioners ar
: that the bridge and highway are n neces
= sity. Damages allowed are as follows
!, Charles Fl. More e. Co. $1,000, C. 8. Hut
. bard 500, Mr.. Hubbard to move his barr
:, NJ w. Whcelock sl25. There will be n
;, dyke damages allowed and the over grad
), crossing was disapproved of by the boart
= Frank II. Merrill, to whom was extend
= led call by the board of directors of tn
: y. M. c. A. to become general secretar
=. at special meeting Friday evening ha
a accepted the call and will enter upon hi
'" duties September /.
. Phillip Buck. 10 years OF age son of !
a Il. Buck of Worcester. met with an acc
- dent Sunday morning that cost him h
!, life. Young Buck was novice at b
:. cycle riding but was enthusiastic to lear
a and in attempting to run across the bride
=, over the North Branch near Worcestt
- village, his wheel came In contact wit
the stay girder on top of the bridge an
he was thrown to the river bed some
feet below. landing with unrestrained IA
man was not rendered unconscious ar
W he walked to the house Of a Mr.. Brow
near by The profuse flow Of blood WI
Il stayed somewhat and he was taken to h
If home. where he was attended by DIR. Law
renee. He was found to be badly bruist
le about the body but he died from Intern
" injuries. His death occurred at 1 ocloC
,e Sunday afternoon.
n. The funeral of the late 8. C. Shurtle
- was largely attended from his late res
Is dence on Main street Monday afternoc
l. at O'Clock. The Washington county bI
It attended In a body and the stores ar
20 other places of business were closed fro
until o'clock D. m. Dr.. Norman Be-
'f yer offciated and the singing was renas