Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08

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and Anna survive him lie was kind
husband and father. ana the vorv large
COMPANY at tho funeral indicated the
esteem and svnnpatbv felt for his family
Rev. w. II Miller conducted the service
and spoke words of comfort.-SchooiS in
town have closed after "A very profit hlo
session generally. Anna l.. Bragg has
taught in school No | the whole year.
Her pupils gave her a beautiful gold rlus
with three stones. She invited them to her
home in the evening whore games u,t,ic.
and charados were enioved and refresh
ments of cake. ice cream and lemonade
were served
U-ATrDur-py
The records at the town clerks Office
show for the year 1899 p marriages, ~
births and IL deaths. OF the latter y o.
CURED at the Vermont Hospital for the
insane. or the whole number OF deaths
90 were over 20 years and only five under
20.
The shaft at the copper mine has IN
sunk TO a depth of ca feet; and the ore
is now being saved Tor working. 1t ", =
expected that the shaft would have to nc
sunk for 100 feet.
NoNTprJER
y HcttlhS Oh the SAL o"alu Vi ram o'.'
COMMISSIONERS was hel" at inc Htel ,
iiou7e ruay ior 'hc purpose o. ~
NesuGatlng Complaints mad by the Mont
peher ana Noils flFer RaiIioad company
Inc compldlnahtS chatse 'hat 'he eihp.oS
caution prescribed by law in runniug cars
across the tracks of the steam roads ne
slectihs TO observe the ruIes app.icapie 10
crossings and s"maphores. only ieW
Gays since, what mlehl nave been serl-
Gus accldent was avoided by the prompt
acton OF Engineer FL 4 OF the wells XIV
er ROAD, ne bringing his tram TO a detd
stop II. snort order before 1t struck an
eleotii' standing on a crossing the pfoN-
unity OF which ne mad had no warning ul-
III ne was almost upon 1t. 1t Is further al
legged that there is at least one instance
where an electric car ran over railroad
crossing without stopping 10 sci the seiIl9-
phore, ignoring 1t entirely. The nearing
TOOK place IN the rallroad commissioners
room d. r. Lamson represented the Mont
peiier and Wells River road ana X. y.
Hoar the electric road. Considerable tes-
timony was introduced Inc petition was
dismissed.
vermont mas new magazine ana It's
INITIAL number appeared frldcy' II Is
called me New England DemocTa' ana
Is pupnshed ana edited by {. A O. JACK
SON edltor or the Argus. n an ealtor-
lai, MIR. jackson announces MS matdziHe
VIII give cordial support 10 the chicago
p.ao.oar i,t, .ne iHasan.re "pp,hIeu W
I DcrS OF the state Democratic Cluh who
were gathered here Friday. and a gem
erous subscription list was started
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NOt'CH" EN-
Fred Wood is running the saw i'm Iad,' s
mill. He has moved his family into one Of
Ladd's tenements.-Albert Burrell has en-
gagged to draw lumber from Putnam up
Miss cora w 1.seyorth snent tho ma At
week in Newport and vicinity.-Rev.
T, .oreo w Morrow Of Rundolph conducted
rvices at the Methodist church sunday
morninr.-Charles Sands of Worcester.
Mass is visiting his mother. Mrs. Frank
Jones-C w Tavlor of Barre spent sun
dav with his narents
Nelina Il summer wife Of Henry s
Johnson died Monday morning she had
n shock Of enonlexv on sunday and did
MOI recover conscioi,sness Sha laavas Le
SIDES her husnand, VINO Is pllhd ana hep-
Arthur and S,,n,uar AT home also ,j,roo
daughters Mrs George Fox Of BOSTON.
Mrs charles Kirlllond and Mrs T.,srrr