Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-02


burne came to this place last spring and
entered the employ OF Cross Brothers as
Il Jumper. George Cross of the firm stated
that Osburnc had never 10 st a
day since he began work and was valu.
able man in who they placed confidence
Osburne lived alone in a house near the
electric light station. The fact that foot
prints were traced down the back road
leading to the electric light station was
undoubtedly a factor in locating suspicion
upon him. The citizens of Mortified are
slowly awakening to the fact that some
means must be adopted to stop the various
hurglarics and other minor exhibitious OF
lawlessncss which are occurring in the
town
WARREN.
Among those who went to Boston last
week were DR.. f.. w Slayton and wife,
Burr Moody and wife. e. w. Dana. Eu-
gene Thayer-F'red NJ. Long, Alice Long
b. c. Sterling and wife, Mrs. Frankie
Shattuck, G. George Banster, Frank
Bruce and wife visited friends in Roches-
ter last wcek.-A. Eldridge has gone west
with two car loads Of calves and year
linss.-L H. Carroll and wife visited in
Ripton part of this week
BARRE
November 10 will he red letter day In
the history of the local Congregational
church for the centennial of the founding
of the church hc'c Is to be celebrated in
an elaborate manner preparations for
which are already being made by the pas
tor and members of the society. 1t is en-
pectcd that large number of former
members who now reside elsewhere and
rs many of the former pastors Of the
church as are now living will be present
to take part in the ceremonies.
Harry Jcffords of this city has dscov-
.,..1 4, H.. IL,
finest marble in the world on his farm IN
Brooklicld He has spent much time and
labor in his investigation of the matter
and he now believes that he has succeed
ed in proving that his discovery can be
put to practical uses. He has just return
ed from there and says that he has al
ready begun excavations and that he is to
have a quantity of the stock drawn to
this city next Saturday and made up into
polished samples at some of the sheds
here
For some time it has been supposed by
the relatives and friends of Henry Rus
sell that the latter was dead. He left
Barre last New Years and has not been
heard from since until Monday when his
brother, Oscar Of this city, received let
ter from him dated at Calamba in the
Philippines. He is now member of the
2lst New York regiment. He writes that
he has been very well since he has been
there but that his comrades are many of
them suffering with the typhoid fever. lie
has been la several battles one of which
lasted for six days but he has not ueen
wounded
John Cornell was in the city for short
time Monday. lie and Mrs. Council left
in the afternoon for their home In Ports
mouth. Virginia. Mrs. Council has oeen
Saying in the city for the past year with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Curricr
I. Of Il
Rogers az co. of Boston which has been
in charge of F. G. McAnaly has been
to f. NJ. Wheeler. Mr. Mean
ally will start an office for the company
in some other Vermont town.
Levi Blanchard, a man 90 years of age,
dropped dead Tuesday morning a 7:15
while at work on the section for the Ctn-
trail Vermont Railway company on the
line between Barre and Williamstown. He
had not been feeling well for several days
and feeling suddenly weak while at work
he sat down on the railroad track. Short
ly afterward one of his comrades looked
up and saw that he had fallen over back
wards They went to him at once but he
was stone dead. They took him to his
boarding place on Berlin street, where he
was examined by physicians whose deci-
sion was that he had died of heart failure
He has worked for the railroad company
for several years. He owns a farm in
Berlin, where his family now lives. He
worked on the section and drove from
Berlin to his work each morning. He
leaves a wife and six children.
The ladies of the Eastern Star Lodge are
making preparations to hold an "olj
maids convention" in Armory hall on the
evening of Nov. 18th.
David Gale, who entered Dartmouth
College last fall has been obliged to give
up his studies there on account of trou-
Bile with his eyes
Mrs Alice Belknap Battles daughter Of
Rear Admiral George Beknap, died Mon
day in Ashevile, y. c. She was a niece
of DR.. o. H. Reed of this city.
DIR. H. O. Worthen has brought suit FOR
$1,000 against J. r. George for alleged dam
ages growing out of the purchase OF a
piece of property by the plaintiff from the
defendant in which it is set up that the
plaintiff had the reserved right to a drive
way which has been alleged to be refused
by the defendant
James Little and Miss Margaret Leon
ard were united in marriage in this city
Tuesday afternoon at the residence Of the
Rev. j. A. Sherburne, the latter perform
ing the ceremony. The bride is a resident
of Willamstowu.
The Rev. p. Mcmillan, former pastor
of the Congregational church in this city,
has accepted an invitation to preach in
the church here on the Sunday before the
church celebrates its centennial, or en-
Nov. 18th.
Henry Kane, who has been for several
years the assistant cashier at the Gen.
trail Vermont freight office in this city
has closed his labors there and has ac-
cepted the position of cashier at the local
Montpelier and Wells River freight Of
flee, recently left vacant by the resigna-
ton OF John Curtin.
Charles Linham has gone to Ticonder-
oga, n. Y.
John Smith who has been visiting
friends in this city for the past week has
returned to his home in Dodgeboro " H.
George w. Jeffords has purchased the
restaurant and lunch room of l.. j. Mead
and will conduct the business in the flu
ture.
Chauncey Harris and Sanford Smith
have returned from a weeks hunting ex-
cursion in West Concord.
The local branch of the knights of CO.
lumbus are making plans for a swell af-
fair al their ladies night" which is to be
given at their rooms Thursday evening.
Or. b. w. Braley Of the seminary tgus-
tees has received a letter from DIR. Caver-
ly Of the State Board of Health stating
that the report on the recent investiga zion
NJ the seminary had been completed and
that it was mailed at Rutland Sunday
night 1t will go the rounds of the mem
bees of the state Board of Health and
will then he sent to this city.
Mrs. Horace Richardson returned to her
position as bookkeeper for Smith, Whit
comb & Cook, Wednesday morninC after a
months vacation.
Arthur Premier has secured n position
as bookkeeper for a sash and blind firm
in New York city.