Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10
BARRE.

Inness & Cruickshank. prominent gran
lite manufacturers of this city. have pur-
chased a half interest in the Libcrsant
quarry The facilities of the quarry Will
be increased in order to care for the grow
ing business of this firm.
During the month of September health
officer Nichols reports % births ana T.
deaths in the city. OF The deaths seven
were children under one year of age.
The funeral of the late Jude Town. an
old resident of Barre, was held Friday af
ternoon in the presence Of large mum
Der of friends and relatives. Among thos
who attended were a brother, Hosea of
Walden. and sister, Mrs Calista Ear
of Williamstown, Rev. Effie *. NJ. Jones
of the Unversalist church oficiated.
Rev. Francis \. Poole the new pastog
of the Congregational church. assumed the
duties of his pastorate Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r NJ. Farrand cclobrat-
ed the 10Th anniversary OF their marriage
last week and left Monday for Los An
COLES. Cal. where they intend to reside.
James, the twelve year ole son Of James
w. Duff, fractured his skull Tuesday af-
ternoon by a twelve foot fan on to a rock.
DR.. w T. Reid dressed the wound and
the little fellow VIII recover IF there ar,
no informal injuries.
The wrangle over tho office of oVcrsool
of the poor seems in lair way for settl,.-
ment. At the regular meeting of tn,
beard of aldermen Monday night. after ID
discussion of two hours duration. q. H.
Shurtleff tho present cnCumtcnt was Re
leased from the office according to hi
own desire. Two h@'nes We're present .t
for the office by Mayor y. -. Phclps. Oh.
Of which was termed down by Vut. Of
to and the other by a deadlock. Mean
while the charity committee with Alder
man Kingston as chairman, is attendinl
to the city poor business.
y. G., has resigned his commission on nc
| count d press of busiress ougagrmc nts
! During Capt CarSwclls period Of OIL,
covering about Two wears, the COMPANY
has shown marked progress.
james Upton and son G. g. linton q
Crcsco. Iowa. are in town to contest tn.
will of Mrs. Harriet Camp. sister o1
the f. rmcr The case is being heard II
Washington County Court on The proun
that undue influence was oxcrtcd in tn,
drawing up of the Will rho case is bcin,
watched with n good deal of local interos
as Mrs. Camp was for long time a resi-
dent of this city.
Ezra s. Burnham, formerly of Stock.
bridge, but during the past eight years q
resident of this city, died carly Wcdn, $
day morning after an illness of severd
months, aged IS years The cause o
death was a complication of diseases from
which Mr.. Burnham had been a sufferer
during the past year. He was a travcllinl
salesman and had been able to contiuu,
his duties up To last August but from thai
time his health failed rapidly until tn,
end came vest orday morning. lie is sur
Vi"ed by a wife, one daughter, Irene Il
and sister The deceased was a Commu
meant of the t'nlVersalst church of thi,
city and universally esteemed. lie was
veteran of the Civil War. Prayer will b,
said at tho house on Park street by Rev
Il no i,
taken to StoCkhridgc for intermcnt
a meeting of the city council ana tn,
owners of water rights along the Jai
branch Tuesday evening looking toward
settlement of existing difficulties ended il
a disagreement. Both parties are anxiou.
to settle the question outside court bu
each is unwilling 10 concede anything t.
the other. Another meeting will be hel,
on November g.
Fred Downing who was recently arrcste,
at West Topsham forwife beating has bcel
roarrested in this city charged with Grim
inal assault on his five years old daugh
ter. Downing was brought into city cour
Tuesday afternoon and bail set at S1pt
which was furnished by his attorney. II
NJ. Harvey of Montpelier. The case is St
for trial in city court October Il. Down
ing makes the statement that the charge /
entirely false and expects to be absolVt,
at the trial
Inc Illblttl 10 erect IL SOIultTS mOlll
ment in this city which was started sew
eral weeks ago, IL progressing well, At
meeting of the general committee las
evening, DR.. j. Henry Jackson, as chair
man of the executive committee made
final report stating the plans adopted 70
raising funds TO the contamination of tn
project. The soliciting committees will s
TO work at once,
A public reception was rendered Rev
and Mrs. Francis 4. Poole at the Congre
gational church last evening, at which
large number of people had an opportun
= ity to meet the new pastor of the Congre
. tioral church and his wife.
Joseph Wood, Jr., and Miss Lizzie i
Milne, two popular young people of thi
? city, were married yesterday afternoon b
i Rev. T. II. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs Woo
left on the afternoon train for Montrea
on short wedding trip.