Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23
BENNINGTON COUNTY
BENNINGTON.

Mrs. Sarah A. Adams. widow Of Eros
Adams died at her home ON Pleasant
| street Saturday morning. 'Jad she lived
until January % she would have been. ~
years Of age. She was taken with "A Sc
yer" cold New Years day which dew J.
oped into pneumonia The deceased WAS
born in ShaftsburY. but most Of hey life
was passed in this village. - years in tn"
hous" in which she died. MI Adams WAS
known as one of the most prosperous of
the business men in Bennington county.
There ara no children. Mrs. Adams leaves
property estimated from A0 00D to $40 0OD
which will be divided among several
nieces. Her funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon.
Tho annual meeting Of the Bennington
ilre department was held Friday evening.
These officers were elected: Frank L. No
Ian, president; Edward Dewey. vice pres
idrut' W. H. Nichols. secretary: Fred
iiarlnan. treasurer. These nominations
for approval ty the village trustees were
made For chief engineer. Ransom :
Buss; first assistant, Fred Silver. second
assistant. i. J. Stcmbcrger; suroriutcn l.
crt of fir alarms. W. H. Nichols The
treasurer reported $3.50 in the treasury.
The newly elected officers of Miriam
lodge -. of r., were installed Monday
evening by Mrs. Julia a. Reynolds of
Manchester, district deputy, and staff.
Following the work was Il supper. at
which most of the members of the lodge
ana number from Stark lodge werr
present
G. /" Robinson Of Rutland. y. c. w of
the Grand Council. x. e 5. NJ. of Yer
mont mad" an official visit to Bcnninstol
council Monday evening. The degrees of
the order were worked. and these were
followed by social hour.
/ one of the interesting old spots i'm this
! lNicmlty has been for years what is know n
/ AS the WalloomSac cemetery. one OF the
oldest in this section of the country. II is
on the main highway leading from North
bennington TO the battlefield, but a short
distance from the latter. and passed by
both steam ana electric cars. In summer
it is frequently visited by tourists desi-
rouS OF reading some OF the quaint insorip-
tonS engraved upon the tonbstones The
cemetery i located in the rear of what is
known as the WoSl, yam chapel which was
hhllt nearly century ago. being one of the
iirSt chapcls built in the Bennington and
IoosiCk circuit Members of the Motho-
dist fraternity of North Bennington wor-
shipped here until 1850. when the church at
i'indsdill>illo Was built, near North Ben
ninptou. No services have been held in
the old chapel in over % years. The orig
nal deed OF the cemetery, dated Dec. Il.
ISL, lS 10 be presented 10 tn" Troy Con-
ference Historical society by the present
uwlor, Rev. \. \. Dtarstync. The nld
cemetery has been unkcpt. and in de-
ipioiabic condition for a number OF years.
AT the last meeting of the general confer
cnco II was ted to transfer the cemetery
property To a corporation that should ne
formed. it being the intention of the same
to clean out the old place restore il to its
former condition and Scc that ii should lie
properly Kept This corporation was
founded few days ago by some of the
leading men i'm tho town of Hoosick and
they have received the deed Of the prop