Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

The sad news came Wednesday of the
death at two o'clock that afternoon at
Brandon, of George p. Wood, the we'll
known architect and builder. lie had
been a victim of consumption for several
years Last year he spent much of his
time at Saranac Lake, n. y, for ms
health, disposng of his place here On
South Plea santSt which is now the home of
his Step-mother, Mrs. Horace Lamb. The
funeral was held there Friday afternoon at
o'clock, the remains being brought from
Brandon for services and nterment here,
his wife accompanying them. He also left
one son. one brother VIM. p. Wood of
Woodstock, a half-brother. Frank g..
Wood of this place, and two sisters. Mrs.
Addle Wetmore OF Minnesota and Mrs. Eli
len Dockstader of Kansas.
| Eight cattle were condemned and slaugh-
tered as the result of the test
for tuberculosis made at the
week by j. Is. Curtis of Georgia and c. j.
Bell of Walden, members of the State cat
tie commission, with Dr. George Stephens
of White River Junction as their veterin-
AIRY, DIR. Edward Moore of Albany, n. y,
was the veterinary furnished by the Moul-
| tons.
Miss Anna Nichols left Thursday on a
trip across the continent to the home of
her brother, Bates Nichols, who owns Il
large fruit ranch at Dinuba Cal. Miss
Nichols has lately resigned her position
as assistant cashier in the Randolph Saw
ing banks and may remain in California
about two years.
| Harry l.. Beedle, son of Mr. and Mrs
II. Beedle. died Saturday morning of dia-
betes, after Il several months illness aged
about :" years. lie was "a member of the
Bcedle quartette Of Keene, y. H., and was
in business at that place, but was COM
PEELED to give up work last winter and
since returning home has failed steadily
His brother, Fred arrived from Keene
Friday in time TO see Harry and be recog-
nized by him. Charles Boedle his uncle.
came Saturday and numerous other rela-
uNes arrived for the funeral which was
conducted from the house Monday af-
ternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, DR.. V. NJ Hardy
| officiating. There was no singing at
| the funeral, BY his own request He was
kind-hearted young man with rare gifts.
especially in the musical line, and leaves
an unusually large circle of friends to
mourn his untimely death. Throughout
his illness gifts and sympatheti message
have been lavished from all quarters. and
the relatives have many proofs that the
sorrow they feel is shared by many
Miss Allace Chase is dangerously low
with tuberculosis at the home of her
mother here. She was graduated from
Smith college last year and was a young
lady of much ability, whose condition is
tlt cause Oh grave anxiety to a host of
friends
/ Alfred Wells, who was the victim of a
dangerous accident last week, still limbs
considerably but hopes soon to return to
work. He fell from the new railroad
bridge being constructed at Bethel and
landed about % feet below on "A pile of
stones. That he escaped more serious in
jury seems marvellous.
Mrs. Sarah Olivia Aiken, widow of the
well known lawyer and prominent news
paper man Frederick A. Aiken of Wash
ingtCn ID. c., died at her residence there
May p after a brief illness. She was a
former resident of Randolph and a daugh-
ter of the late Judge Edmund Weston She
was woman of much Intellectual ability
and well known newspaper contributor
She was the first female student allowed
TO attend regularly tho classes In lam
guages and the classics at Harvard uni
versity, She was clerk in the office of the
auditor Of the treasury department at
shington.
Photographer and Mrs Fred q. Winch
who went from here to Boston some time
ago, are rejoicing over the advent of a
daughter.
A daughter was born Monday to Harry
Ferguson and wife OF Braintree. Mrs
Ferguson was formerly Miss Alice Nc
Cord of this town.