Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
WINOOSKI.

Invitations were issued Friday an
lnouncing the marriagc Of Miss Amelia
Augusta. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Il. Little to Mr.. Henry Albert Siayton of
Morrsville. VT, the ceremony to take
place on Wednesday afternoon, March l..
at the home Of the brides parents no. GO
Maiu' street, Winooski.
The party caucuses to nominate c9ndi-
dates for town officers were held according
to schedule on Saturday night. The re-
publican meeting was called to order at a
little after o'clock in Corporation hall.
+. T.. Bigwood was chosen chairman, and
G. Il. Little clerk. Nominations We're
made from the floor The complete list is
as follows: For moderator, G. II. Stevens:
clerk, T.. II. Horton; selectmen, w.
H. Mcbride. +. +. Bigwood, +. NJ. VOL
Cott; overseer of poor, G. -. Flint; treas
urcr, j. ID. Yandow; collector Of taxes and
constable, Frank l.. Graves; listers, NJ.
w. Newton, S. NJ Platt, George Mcbride:
auditors, c. II. Shipman Z. G. Brigham,
4. Il. Clement; trustee of public money,
j. ID. Yandow: fence viewers, O. i. Smi h.,
Charles Wardwell, Richard Whalen; town
grand juror. II. +. Wolcott surveyor Of
wood, and inspector of lumber and shin
giles, Rolla Wright; road commi ssioner, l..
w. RaVlin; town ag mt to prosecute and
defend suits, II. f. WolCott; school direC-
tor for three years, W. II. Munson; in
spector of leather, AIKEN Bruneu; pound
keepers, a. o. Hood, Waldo l<idder. Dep
uty sheriff BallOu was nominated for con-
stable and collector of taxes, but resigned
IN favor Of T.. l.. Graves the present nom
inoc. There was a three c0rnered night IN
the caucus for overseer of the poor, Ben
jamln Coombs and II. l.. Johonnott run
ming against G. ID. Flint. Flint had 90,
Coombs 10 and Johonnott I votes. The at
tendance was large.
Concert Hall was we'll filed when tie
democratic caucus opened. The nomlna-
tons We're made with little friction, near
ly everything seeming to have been agreed
upon before hand The names of the sue
CeSsful candidates follow Moderator,
Henry Conlin; clerk, +. H. Horton; select
men, Frank Carpenter. F. +. Gokey. j. f..
seer of poor, Joseph Mongeon; constable
and collector, Frank l.. Graves; listers.
Louis Mongeon, Louis r. Manseau, Peter
I}. Cross auditors, John II. McGreevy, Jo-
seph Couchon Eugene Wright; trustee Of
public money, A. y. Graves; fence view
ers, j. +. Tracy, A. +. Bleau, Octave Cor
mier; town grand juror. u. f. O'Sullvan:
Inspector of leather, Charles Kirby; pound
keepers, Frank lIuard, John SaVoir. Ma
poleon Granger; surveyor of wood and in
spector of lumber and shingles, \. A..
Graves; town agent to prosecute and de-
fend suits, II, n. Deavitt; school director
for three years, J, T.. Wolcott
Francis Edward Ailard died at his home
on Center street late Friday nioh, Ua
was i'm his Goth wear Mir AlIard wae born
in Winooski Julv : 1S9o and has alw.ys
lived here. lie was one of six children
and son of Peter and Josie Allard. In lS55
he married Cecilia Gordon of Winooski
In h,s boyhood he engaged ns clerk in .hn
store of the late Francis I.clair wbere
he worked 12 years. lie subseauentlv on
tered business for himself i'm a store situa-
ted on the site of the present new hIiord
block on Main street Here for 40 vears
he carried on a tobacco and confectionery
store, being compelled bv n stroke of ma
ralysis in lss, TO retire. His son e. g. Al
lard, jr.. succeeded him. Mir. Auard was
the father of six children. f. r. Allnrd,