Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25

G. A. r. hall The usual morning service
at the Congregational church will be omit
ted
Miss Anora Burke, died wednesday at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Hays
in Essex Junction Miss Burke was strick-
en- with apoplexy while at the dinner ta-
bic and expired in a very few minutes
She was an aunt of Mrs. Hays and leaves
but one near relative, sister, Mrs. D.
Hassett of Northfeld Miss Burke was 81
years old. She was born in Williston and
was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Michael
Burke, who are still remembered by the
older inhabitants. She went to live in
Northfield IS years ago. A few years she
resided IN Lowell, Mass. returning to
Northheld, where she lived up to two
years ago when she came to live with her
niece, Mrs. Hays. Her only sister Mrs.
Hassett, is the last of the generation, Col.
NJ. Burke, a brother. dying in Memphis
Tenn, few years ago. The remains will
be taken to Northied this morning. The
funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning and interment will be In the fam
lily lot in the village cemetery. Miss
Burke was a kindly woman. always ready
at all times to aid the afflicted. She was a
devout Christian and her church was as
dear to her as her life.
WINOOsKI.
A narrow escape from, a serious acct
dent happened Saturday night The 1910
EsseN car had just arrived at the top Of
Main street when the fuse burnt out. The
track was very slippery and the brake
refused to work and there being no power
the motorman lost control OF the car. Inc
car went at lightning speed down Main
street. leaving passengers all the way
down It's course. Luckily there were few
casualties only one soldier being badly
bruised and cut UP. Or o. w. Peck
dressed the wounds.
Eugene Hamel was the victim of very
serious and painful accident Sunday af-
ternoon while riding his wheel In some
unknown way he fell from II. fracturing
and dislocating his collar bone. He was
taken home. where DR. Sheehan dressed
the fracture and afterward taken TO the
Mary Fletcher Hospital. He is now doing
very we'll
The interment Of Mrs. c. r. Forrest of
South Hero wife of the late ]. r. For
rest. took place Tuesday afternoon at 80
from Green Mountain cemetery. Mrs. For
rest was A resident of Winooski for over
- years. Mr.. Forrest died here about >
years ago.
DR. and Mrs. Lamothe will sail for Paris
August |. DR. Lamothe goes to make a
special study of the eye. ear. nose and
throat.
The people of Uinooski have been con-
graduating themselves that they were so
quickly brought to an end Tuesday after
nuon when millions were seen on Main
St. Everybody on that street turned out
to destroying bee against the pest.
They were seen with brooms. torches and
every available article for the purpose.
Although they did not entirely rid the
town of the worm, yet they must have
done a great deal of good.
WESTFORD.
l.. r. Howard is gaining slowly. He has
a professional nurse to care for him.
Mrs. Henry Pratt died Wednesday. The
funeral was held Friday in the Church of
the Holy Family at Essex Junction. Mrs.
Pratt leaves husband and five small
children.-rhc Clover,lale Creamery com
pany paid ~ cents per hundred for April
milk.-Alfred Learned and James Moore
are quite il.-Mss Bedor was the guest of
Miss Lois Oseood over Sunday.-I f..
Huntley has moved to Essex Junction.
Alfred Learned was taken very sick last
Wednesday and is very low.-James
Moore and L. r. Howard are quite sick
Mr.. James Farr expects his daughter and
children from Wisconsin the last of the
week, to spend the summer.-M. v Hicks
& Son. who recently purchased \. c.
Dimick's undertaking business, intend to
maintain a stock at this place III addition
to their large stock in FairfaX.--E. B.
Dominique expects to sell his grocery bus-
ness here and move to Canada james II.
Grow has his new barn covered.
HANKSVILLE.
Gale Hulett and W. II. Grace have pur-
chased Orin Grace's stock OF goods aHd
are now taking inventory.-Peter Strack
of Ripton. who recently purchased the
/ stage line from here to Richmond and the
Dan Green buidng is having the lower
part finished of for a store which will
make three here. Strack's store will be
opened by June 10.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Mrs Matilda Monast of st. Wathias,
Canada, who has been staying
with her daughter for So, eral weeks. re-
turned to her home on Thursday the cjth
inst-Mrs. Henc-y Lesser il ill.-Mr. A.
n. Aldrich and daughter. Miss Ethel, of
Topeka, Kansas, are visiting friends in
town.-Mrs. Mary Bora and son from Ner-
gennes arc at George Oser's. Miss Mary
Harris arrived home Thursday last after
an absence of several months in southern
Vermont and points in New York.-C. n.
Johns entered the employment of s. f,
Russell X Co. last Monday.-Mr. and Mrs.
curtis Emo and children spent several
days of last week in Lincoln.-Several
from this part of the town attended the
"clam bake" at the Fort Cottage at
Thompsons Point last Wednesday even
inT-Andraw James of New Haven Is
building the cellar for T., A. E,llisOns new
house.-Lous Colt of Montpelier arrived
home on visit Tuesday afternoon.-Mr.
and Mrs. a. La Bombard and son left
Wednesday morning on a visit of several
weeks to Isle La Motto.
| HINESBURGH.
/ he High school commencement occur
red Friday evening. The audience filled
the Congregational church to overhowing
The programme follows; Prayer. Rev. c.
w. Stafford; music Makeway galop
Laurendeau; essay. Beyond the Alps Lies
Italy" Anas.asia Teresa Crowley; essay
'rhe Advantage of Travel" Grace Retta
Jackman; music. Col Parsons marcn. Har-
ris; essay. Opportunities of the Modern
Woman" Nellie Kinney; essay, "A View
OF Modern journalism" Katherine Marie
Jackman; music, Dream Faces waltz
Messled address, Prof. s. +. Emerson OF
the University Of Vermont music, The
Golden Wand, overture. Laurendeau; con-
feSrIng of diplomas by Superintendent C.
&. Peck. The academy was incorporated
in 1922 and the school has been maintained
every year since that date. Since 1873, al
which time the town adopted the town
system of schools, it has been the High
school. In 1898 1t was Graded, largely
through tho efforts Of School Director n
u, PaStch, and the class just gradual ed
also the first in the history of the sch oo
to receive diplomas. The class 10 gradu-
ate next year numbers eO.-The school
board has sold the Old school house No
3 to c. NJ, Russell for S25,--The roof OF
Jerome Coleman's barn caught fire recent
ly from burning Mrsh in the vicinity
Plenty Of help and water put out the fire