Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

The report of The state board of health
on the Goddard Seminary matter has been
read before the trustees of the institution
and they set to work at once to make the
repairs in the plumbing and in other
places as recommended by the board.
They will spare no effort 10
put the building into a perfect sanitary
condition. The cause of the sickness IS
attributed largely to a certain defect
which can be easily remedied.
w c, Quinlau is among the lucky sports
men of Barre who were fortunate enough
to bag Il deer this season. He brought one
down in Peacham on the last of the deer
season. After it was dressed it weighed
205 pounds.
Mrs. Novelli, who attempted to commit
suicide by shooting Saturday evening, is
improving and the physicians entertain
hopes that she will recover. 1t appears
that she has been having severe headaches
and she says that she must have been
temporarily Insane.
Mrs. A. ID. Burgess has gone to Brain
erd, Mimi, for a three months' visit. She
was accompanied as far as Montreal Ivy
her son. Frank.
II. L. Meaker has gone to Rutland,
where he will enter the employ Of the Rut-
land Railroad Company as fireman.
The marriage OF Charles Emslie and Miss
Wood took place in this city Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Samuel Novlelli, who attempted to
commit suicide by shooting last Saturday,
was taken to the Office of DIR. w. T.. La
zelle Tuesday afternoon for the purpose
of making an examination by means df
the X-ray machine to locate the position
of the bullet which is embedded i'm her
skull.
ChaGios Johnson, formerly proprietor Of
the Commercial House in this city has
purchased a hotcl in Plattsburgh and has
taken possession.
The local clergy have decided to hold A
union Thanksgiving service this year at
the Presbyterian church.
MONTPELIER.
Oscar ]. Vail, aged 10 years and an old
resident of this city. dropped dead Tues
day night while on his way home from at
tending a meeting of the directors of the
Wetmore & Morse Granite company. lie
was for many years clerk in the office Of
the m Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pdny Of this city and for ten years held
the position of treasurer Of the company.
He was never married and is the last male
descendant of a large family and 10y his
death the Vail branch become extinct.
Funeral services will be held this after
noon at . o'clock from the residence OF G.
H.. Deming with whom Mr.. Vail resided.
Rev. Or. Norman Seaver will ofliciate and
the burial will be in the family lot IN
Green Mount cemetery.
The barns and contents of Charles Re
cor in Berlin were destroyed by fire Tues
day night. Mr.. RecCr is positive that tie
fire was the work of an incendiary as he
found Il kerosene can near the burned
buildings with a persons napc inscribed
upon it and an investigation will follow.
In the barns We're - tons of hay, 10 BUSH
els of oats. six cows, five calves, two year
lings, one horse and a lot of farming utcn-
sils which were all burned.
WA1TSFIELD.
The village primary school, taught by
Miss Cornelia T.. Goss. closed a very sue
cessful ten weeks' term last Friday, Nov.
3. Those scholars having neither been alb
sent nor tardy marks were: Guy Boycc,
Flora Boyce, Sheridan BOyce, Irene Foley,
Blanche GCandield, Rubic JoslYn, Earl
Poland, and Alice Smith. Those
absent only one and one-half
days We're: Frank Foley. Carl Marble,
Ned Newcomb, Herbert Smith, Carleton
Taber and Harvey Taber. There were
twenty-three (2) scholars in attendance
and only five tardy marks during the