Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-24

+. Booth of Morrisville, officiating.
john Gokey and wife were in Barton
last week making tho journey by team and
conveying the body of their son Bernie
who died last winter, to that place for
! pterment
! Daniel Hassett general foreman of the
san Antorio and Arkansas Pass railroad
OF Texas, is visiting his mother, Mrs. D.
fiassett, after an absence of several years
Mrs. Helen Page, wife of the late G. T.
kimhall, died at her home on Central
st"eet Saturday at 1890. She had long
hcen sufferer from nervous troubles and
heart disease; within the past few weeks
her condition grew worse and IT, was r. all
ized that she could not recover. She was
a woman much liked and in her younger
days great favorite socially. Her early
friends she always retained and many call
ed to see her at her homo during her long
period of i'll health. She leaves one daugh-
ter, Mrs, Abbie Baker, who is the only
near relative. The funeral occurred Mon
day morning at the residence. The Rev
William lIazcn officiating, assisted by the
Rev. g. j. Sutherland. Tho remains were
conveyed to Sharon on the mail train for
ntcrmcnt. Rev. G. j. Sutherland Miss
Matte Johnston and Mrs g. c. Sanborn
accompanied Mrs. Baker to that place
Charles e. Duggan left Monday morning
.flr S0uthbridge, Mass, whore he has en-
poymsnt with a civil engineer.
/ Burglars seem to be encourag ed to fur
Their effort. Tuesday night some persons
attempted to force an entrance into the
double house occupied by Leroy Bullock
and Fred Throsher. Mr.. Bullock heard
Thorn working at the window and shot
twice A arge-slzed man was then seen
TO cross the back lots and d sa ppear ia tho
darkness. Dusing the same night the door
/ of Mrs. NJ. j. MetCalfs house on Union
street was tried, but upon being found
locked no further attempt was made to
enter.
James, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Stock, who has been seriously III with
meningitis at the house of Mr.. and Ms
Finer Bliss, was yesterday cemoved to his
own home in Montpelier
/ President A. u. Brown has bought the
keyes house so-called situated on Main
street of Newell Byam. Mr.. Byam has had
it put in good repair recently and Mr.
Brown will make other improvements pre-
vious to occupying it himself.
The Misses Leonard, who have been
guest Of late of George Durham and fam
lily returned Monday to their home in
Cleveland, Ohio.
/ The picnic to have been held yesterday
at the fair grounds by the Congregational
Sunday school was postponed owing to
cloudy weather.
1t Is reported that Charles Beard who re-
Gently went TO a hospital az Burlington
for medical treatment was suffering from
mental arrangement and has disappeared
from that place and is supposed to be in
Boston.
Florence, only daughter Of Mr. and Mes
George w. Brown, died at her home in
Dorchester, Mass, the 18th at the age
Of IS. The family formerly residsd in this
place.
3 Fred r. Austin and Charles w. Pierce,
both at present residents of Massachusetts,
but former residents Of Vermont and grad
yates of Norwich University, have recent
~ received commissions first and sec
ond lieutenants. respectively in the resu-
lar service. They will very likely serve in
some one Of the 10 now regiments to be
formed. Mr. Austin is a well known archi-
tect while Mr.. Pierce is newspaper cdi-
/ tor.