Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-28

charter has been received the company
will be organized
Mrs, Margaret Whitney died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George :.
nratt in Nov York city saturday morn
ing. Mrs Whitney resided in this city
during Rev. Mr.. Prltt's past orate of the
Baptist church about Il years ago and
has many friends here. Tine funeral took
place Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Pratt is
now rector Of The Church Of the Arch
angel i'm New York city.
Or and Mrs. w. Stanford stevens have
issued Invitations to their friends for next
Monday evening At o'clock.
/ Hon j. NJ FoSS is improving slightly
every day
/ Miss Florence f.. Babbitt is quite ILL.,,
threatened with pneumonia at her home
on Bishop street
SWANTON
The funeral of Lewis Kelley, who Vas
! injured last week Tuesday on the e. V.
bridge at Albursh was held at the Ro-
man Catholic church.
EAST GEORGIA.
! W. r.. SyminSton was ia Fast Georgia
! last week AS the guest of II. H. tall
10. W. Ladue and Miss Louise Bevins
were married December lG by Rev. Mr..
Clark. They are staying at j. NJ. Young ;.
Mrs. j. NJ Young was in Winoosk last
week as the guest OF Mrs II. NJ. Young
GEORGE Plant and Miss Mlmie Young of
Milton speut Cnristmas as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs j. NJ Young-MiHs Front,
i.adue OF Milton spent Christmas as the
guest of Mrs. II. II. Hall.
BAKERSFIELD.
! Hon. $. O. Tilotson died on Thursday
night at a. m, in the 18th year of his
age. He was buried ON Monday, Dec. %.
Rev ]. X. Fuller, who OBLIGATED took his
text from the goth Isalm, first verse. A
select quartettc consisting of DIR. John
Sheerar &. II. Harvey. l.. 5. 1Hllotson and
! Mr.. Fulsom OF St Adams furnished the
music. H. ~ Scott had charge OF the flu
IUcral and the three sons with w. II. Cut
ting were III" bearers. Mr. Tillotson was
Il long time resident of Bakersfield, where
his many admirable qualities as "A man
and "a citizen were known and mighty ap-
lpreCiated. lie held many offices of trust
and responsibility in town, aud i'm 1895 rep
resented this town in the Legislature. All
OF his duties were discharged with fidelity
and to the fun satisfaction OF his consult
ucnts. He was a prominent member OF
the Methodist Episcopal church and a
fearless advocate of temperance and NOR
ality. He was AN ardent supporter of any
cause he deemed 10 he right and would
stand by his convictions In his younger
days he was a good musician and devoted
innCn tl1ne 10 lnStfuCllnB tile young III NO-
cal music. lie began to fail in health last
lspring and WAS feeble all summer. His
disease was directly Iacedble to an injury
he received to his spine while in the army
lie served in the Sth Vermont volunteers
at New Orleans, lie leaves wife, four
sons and one daughter with large num-
Der of friends to mourn his loss. The
State town and community has lost a
: good citizen, n staunch friend and every
good cause fearless advocate.-JudgC
Start came home from Bennington county
Saturday evening to remain until after
Christmas with his family.-Rev. j. X
Fuller OF Windsor was in tov Monday
to attend the funeral of Hon. s o. Iilot-
/ son.-Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of II. ]. Hall OF this town and Miss
, Matte Elder OF Beebe Plains on January
, /, l9Oo.-Ray Stewart IL home from hel
school in Bradford for the holiday vaca.
tion.G. II. Start and w. .. Stewart were
in Montgomery Saturday on legal bust,
: ress.-Chris,mas exercises We're held IN
both the CONGREGATIONAL and Methodist
Iipiscopal churches ON Monday evening
, and there were trees we'll loaded with