Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-05

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and the interment was in Hope Gene
terry.
Mrs. Nellie II. Harding. Is Prospect
street. died yesterday after "A long and
painful Illness from tuberculosis Of the
spinal column. She leaves n husband.
John Harding. a father and two brothers.
The petition which is being circulated
among the officers of tho First Vermont
Regiment to have Adjutant General Peck
replaced In office was signed by one Of the
officers Of Company 10, but refused by the
other two.
Thomas Williams, one Of the first gran
tie men to settle in Barre, died early Mon
day morning at his home on Summer
street from consumption. Mr.. Williams
had been i'll for a long time and a few
months ago went to Boston and entered
q hospital but failed to improve and two
weeks ago returned to Barre. Mr.. Will
liams haa been twice married and leaves
a son, Joseph, by his first wife, and "A lit
tie daughter. Madeline, by his second. His
second wife survives him. At the time of
his death Mr.. Williams was &c years OF
age. He was born In ireland in 1852 and
has lived in Barre % years. Mr.. Williams
owned the machinery in the Bolster pol
ishtng mill and also leased two stone
sheds. He was n member of the catholic
order Of I'orcstcrs. The funeral was held
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from
st. Monicd's church and the intcrment
was in the Catholic cemetery at Mont
pelier.
Lemucl Blanchard died Monday after
noon after n long Illness at the homo of
his cousin. DR.. Bailey in Granitcville. Mr..
Blanchard W q % years of age and leaves
u mother. A short service will be held at
the house to-day at noon after whic
the funeral will be held I'm the Universd-
list church. The services will tie conduct
ed by the Roy. DR.. Smith of Williams
town, assisted by the Rev. Ellie * NJ.
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cemetery.
Donald Smith of the granite firm Of T..
T.. Smith & Co. and Miss Ethel Carswcll
were united In marriage at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the home of the
brides parents on Aver street. The we'd
ding was a very quiet one. only the i'm
mediate relatives being present, and the
ceremony was performed by the Rev. DR..
s. n. Jackson. After the ceremony u
wedding dinner was served in the dining
room and the happy couple left on their
wedding tour. on their return they will
reside in the new house recently erected
by Mr.. Smith on Perry street.
MONTPELIER.
Tho remains of the late Thomas
Williams, who died in Barre Sunday
were buried in this city yesterday in the
Catholic cemetery and Rev. Father w. j.
O'Sullivan of St. Augustine's church was
one of the officiating clerSymen.
rms city is fairly agog because there
is an effort on foot to havo the terminus
Of the proposed street road to Warren in
the town of Northield instead of Mont
pclier. Mayor Senter has set the populace
on tiptoe by suggesting that the town
bond in order to further the interests Of
the enterprise. 1t is not believed that tre
city will bond.
The funeral of the late Thomas Stat
ford was largely attended from St. Au-
gustine's church at 7:3o o'clock yesterday
morning and were afterwards taken TO
his place of birth in Thomaston, Me.
IL. l.. McElroy, n wealthy and respect
ed citizen of MiddleseX died yesterday at
the age of GA years. Death resulted from
tumor of the brain. The funeral will be
held from his late home this morning at
II O'Clock and Rev. j. Edward Wright of
this city will officiatc.
MORTIFIED.
A stone weighing some 20 pounds crash
ed through the roof of the creamery build
ing at West Berlin Thursday morning.
Davis brothers are having some changes
made on their tlume and in order to To-
cate 1t 1t became necessary to blast out
rock. A charge was put in which was
very effective and one stone was sent
about 100 feet into the air. When it came
down it struck on the roof of the cream
cry building smashing through and leav-
ing a square cut hole. James Coffrin and
! family live in the creamery huildinE and
when the stone struck the roof they con-
cluded that there wa. an earthquake in
the vicinity of West Berlin. No person
was injured.
Miss Viola Howes was taken seriously
i'll at RoXbury Thursday. The following
day she was taken to her home in this
place. Saturday her condition was consid-
cred critical. Svmptoms of spinal memin-
aitis were present.
Tho funeral Of Charles Cokev orad Sc
occurred from th.~,osidence of his son. c..
G. Gokey, on Pleasant street Monday af-
ternoon and the remains were deposited
in Elmwood cemetery to remain there UNI
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