Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-30

will he made in Elmwood cemetery. Mr..
tarnham had been d. resident of this
place for over 60 years and with his fam
lily was much respected. The near rela-
tives are L daughter, Mrs. C!aCeuCo Mud
gett of this town, ana a son, V. W. Farm
ham of Lowell, Mass. The circumstances
attending Mr.. FaSnhams 1euth are pc
culiarly sad. f'cT some time he had been
in poor health and for years mis- wife has
been unable to walk. Wednesday even
ing he complained of feeling extremely
tired and at his wife's susge stl0n seated
himself In a chair. trom her bed She
heard him fall heavily to the floor. She
spoke and he Was able to answer but not
able to get up. AS best she could she
made her way on hands and knees to the
front door and rang a bell which attract
ed the attention of a near neghbor and
help was soon at hand he rallied and was
more comfortable tor "a time but later
went into an unconscious condition which
lasted until death. His son, 3. w. Farm
ham of Lowell, is in town TO attend the
funeral
The young people Of the unjversalist
society he'd a new sugar party in Con-
cert Hall Wednesday evening: the dis
agreeable weather prevented a lLrgo num-
Der being present but the aft was Il
pleasant one.
special service was conducted in st.
Johns church yesterday morning by the
Pew. Father Donahue. To-day at st.
Mary's church there will be morning
prayeS and lit5ny at II o'clock followed
by the three hours service commemorate
ing the death OF the Saviour. All the
churches will observe Easter Sunday in
a special manner.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.
Hedges Sunday morning
4 daughter was born to William r.
Kingston and wife Tuesday morning.
The hook and ladder company will elect
officers tomorrow evening for the COM
ing year
II. c. Moseley is able to again resume
work in his market, following an Illness.
Mrs. Jane Robinson has sold 81 farm
owned by her situated near Bropklteld,
to- Nathan Clark of Brookfield for $50.
The annual election of officers of De-
Witt Clinton Lodge of Masons occurs to-
morrow evening.
MIDDLESEX.
p. Eagerly fell from staging at The
Niles electric plant one day last week
and received a severe shaking up.--rhc
lecture and sugar party at the church las
Friday night was decided success, -
Rev. Mr., Thatcher of Underhil was here
last Sunday, in exchange with Mr., Wells.
-Eelle Holden and j. H. Daniels are 50
far recovered as to be able to sit up.
MORETOWN,
Norman Thomas, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia, is slowly recoVcrine.-
Roland Griftth, of Montpelier. was at the
home Of his parents, Mr., and Mrs, NJ. II.
Griffith, over Sunday.-Mrs. A. 9. Child
was called to Montpelier last week by the
Illness of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. II. Farrer.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
Aaron Goss Wednesday afternoon and
evening.-An illustrated lecture was given
by Rev. ". r. Millor of Watsfcld Mt the
Methodist church Thursday evening,
WATERBURY.
, The electric cars on the Mount Mans
field electric railroad ran Saturday for the
first time for several days, the last heavy
snow storm drifting the road so IS to
completely shut off all traffic making 1t
necessary to resort to the old stage coach.
ON complaint of Charles keene. one
Sherman was brought before Grand Jur-
or c. II. Dale to answer to a charge of
cruelty to his horse. On trial before a jury
it appeared that Sherman was simply
driving a horse home that he had lately
purchased and which the complainant did
not consider in suitable condition 10 he
driven. The verdict WAS rendered in ia
vor of the defendant.
There are at the present time seven
families trying TO secure tenement houses
in Waterbury village to live In, but there
seems to be none vacant to accommodate
erected in the early spring, one enter
prsng citizen is even contemplating re-
modelling an old ice house into a modern
tenement building.
WORCESTER.
Mrs Sarah Emerson. wife Of II. Q.
Amidon died on ruesdaN last. after ! ne
illness, aged 50 years. she Leaves - hus-
band and TWO chill lgen.--Mrs. Ellen Moore
White, wife Of Edward White, died on
Friday, aged 35 years. She leaves a nus
band and three children, the youngest
being only seven weeks old.-John
Woodiey and wife are rejoicing over the
advent of daughter, born March 22.-
Bert Abbott of Barre is visiting his
brothers and sisters for a few days.
Miss Flora Kelley is at home, called here
by the serious Illness of her mother
A. T.. Fort and wife Of Craftsbury are
visiting in town.-Rev. l.. O. Sherburn,
presiding elder Of the NJ, +. church, spent
Sunday in town,-A A EmeCy the