Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-13
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The Winooski Valley, Villages up North,
From the Island in The Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek
and by the Shores Of White
River Covered by Special
Correspondents.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
VERGENNES.

William f.. White died suddenly at MS
home in Panton Saturday forenoon from
neuralgia of the heart in the Goth year
of his age. He is survived by wife,
two sons, Walter X. OF Panton and George
of Worcester, Mass, three daughters
Mrs George Hatch; Mrs. Albe Merrill of
burlington and Miss Molie White of Pan
ton. two sisters. Mrs. Minor Mitchell of
Panton and Mrs. ELI Palmer of Shelburne.
Mr.. White was born and has lived in
Panton most of his life and was widely
known through this section of the State.
kic represented his town in 1852 and has
hold about all the offices Of trust III his
native town.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Baptist church held their annual meeting
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G.
W. Kendall, and elected officers as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. j. q. lIindes: first
vice president. Mrs. j. J. Barnard; second
vice president, Mrs. John Gravelle; Sec
rotary and treasurer Miss Maud Story;
directors, Mrs. q. W. Kendall. Mrs. f..
NJ. Pierce and Mrs. W. l.. Cotey. The
annual report showed that S27.Sl has been
sent to the Home Missionary society. a
barrel of clothing valued at $25.25 had
been sent to the Mather Institute at Beau
fort, S. c., and $lj.22 to the American
BAPTIST Foreign Missionary society. The
cash on hand and the collection of the
day is 53O.c2, making the total amount
laised tor the year S.S.!O.
There was a pleasant gathering at the
home of Mrs. George W. Kendall F'rcay
afternoon to celebrate her 73d birthday
and also the 26th anniversary of the mar
rage of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Pierce.
At about S45 Tuesday morning Mrs. T.
{. Middlebrook discovered that the ell
part of the house was on fire and at once
called up +. Neville, manager of the Cen
tral office of the New England Telephone
"a bn i,pr al n. fire
alarm bell to be rung. to which the fire
department responded and by their prompt
action got the fire. which was a very stub
born one ON account of the inability to
reach it, under control The damage by
fire was mostly in the ell part, where the
fire broke out. although the main part OF
the house WAS somewhat damaged by wa
ter The most sf the furniture and cloth
ing was removed to place of safety, al
though somewhat damaged by hasty re
moval necessary to save it. The fire is
said to have caught in room over the
kitchen but it is not known what was the
cause of it. II it had not been for Mrs
MiddlcbrOoks $ presence of mind in using
| the telephone and thus enabling Mr.
Neville to give the alarm the whole house
would probably have been destroyed. Nc
estimate of the loss has yet been made but
| the house and contents are insured in tn,
/ Vermont Mutual for N7e0. Mr.. Middle
brock and family will move into the Wood
man tenement house on Short street neal
! ST. Peters Church as soon as it can bt
made ready for occupancy. Meanwhile tn,
members of the family will find homes fol-
| the present with neighbors and friends.
f.. +. Banya will carry on the Isaac
/ Graves's places in connection with the
| Porcheon farm the coming year.
Byron Garvcy, who has carried on thu
Finch farm in Panton for number o.
iG +inf l,af for hn en,,tl +.
purchased in Northfed.
The first meeting of the new board o
aldermen was held Tuesday evening anC
the following officers We're appointed fol
the coming year: F. NJ Moulton, stree
commissioner; T. c. Middlebrook. collector
Of taxes; c. A. Hoffnagle, superintendent
of city water works j. A. Harrington
treasurer; Stephen Bates chief of police
u William Rivers, Frank Rivers, Jr., c. G
Pecu, Timothy Dillon, George Myatt ant
George Chilson, special police; f. d. Chill
son, janitor OF the city hall.
The 'As You Like It. club were. enter
tanned Tuesday evening at the home o
Mrs. Willard r. Bristol by Mrs. Waite
Bristol and Mrs, Samuel b. Booth VIII,
gave IA Newspaper Evening" which con
sisted of reading u paper entitled "Th
Womans Gazette" of which Mrs. Andrew
Ross and Miss Jennie Bristol were editors
in-chief with Mrs. w. X. Warner editor o
'ilt SpNidl hrS. u. +. ". hlfn
ball editor of the cooking department ant
Mrs. j. A. Harrington editor of the poet
corner The paper contained letters iron
the following former members: Mrs. Rutl
Davies of Boston, Mass, Miss Annett
Smith of Natick, Mass, Mrs. Walter Tap
pan OF New York city, Mrs. II. Titus o
Norfolk, Va, Mrs. ID. G. Abbott of Read
ing, Mass, and Miss G. NJ. Griswold o
Montpelier Nearly all of them wrote tina
they had kept in touch with the clu
Through the news items of the Burlington
Daily Free Press. Mrs. l., +. Benton am
Mrs. II. r. Davies were appointed as
committee to draw up resolutions express
ing the sympathy of the club to Mrs. A
ID. Vittum in her bereavement caused b.
the death of her only son Willis, and ais
to Mrs. =. G. Middlebrook for the loss sh
sustained by the recent lire. The mex
meeting will be held in two weeks at tn
home of Mrs. M. r. Bristol under tn
management of the new committee, Mrs
Andrew Ross, chairman, Mrs. w. A. Dial
rymple, Mrs f.. G. Norton, Mrs. w. II
Warner and Miss j. f. Reed
ON Tuesday Officer Fred Leonard com
mitted a girl from Woodstock to the In
dustrial school.
n. W. Merrill of Ferrisburgh returne
Wedne sday from Burlington where he ha
rented house to which he will move hi
family.
MIDDl.EBURY.