Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
NORTHeIELD.

Ten transformers and 100 lights were
burned out on the electric line by the heavy
thunder storm which passed over this place
Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Mudgett. an elderly lady well
known in this place, died Monday at her
home in East Roxbury She had been in
failing health for the past year She Is
survived by husband and children.
Dr. Edwin Porter returned Saturday
evening from a stay OF several weeks In
California. While there he met Prof. j. B.
johnson, G. l. Andrews, the Gould family.
Andrews and sister, Miss Dora. expect to
come east in the course of n couple of
weeks
Announcement has been made Of the
coming marriage of Frank Iegier 10 Miss
Winnifred Briggs to occur on May I. The
couple will leave the same day for Visit
10 Woonsocket, Il. L., and other points.
| Mr.. and Mrs Albert Hill have gone to
| Newport II. l., where he will engage in
| business.
c. A. Roys and James Cross contemplate
| starting a horn hairpin manufacturing In
dustry in this place next fall. hoping to
| employ not less than ten hands. 1t is I'M
derstood that they would like to occupy
a portion of the old storage building near
the electric light station provided some
| necessary repairs were made. A. w.
| Spaulding of Leominster, Mass, will be
associa ted with them in the business. Mr..
| Roys has had experience In this line of
manufacturing and Mr.. Spaulding is said
to be practical man who has for some
| time past been employed in some Of the
largest horn plants in Leominater which
place is the leading center of this branch
of manufacturing in the country. The
question of repairing the storage building
will come up for consideration at the ad-
| journed village meeting to take place next
week.
The water Is being pumped out OF the
Dole-Brll quarry near the south village
and the Quarrying Of slate will be begun
there in the course of week. William
Gurley of Randolph is setting up "a large
new boiler at the Union quarry, and prep
arations are being made at that pit to re-
sumo operations at an early late. Owing
to the heavy fall Of snow last winter, the
u surface stock on the QuarrieS is not DAM
aged to such an extent as when the winter
season is accompanied by a light snowfall.
Fred c. Greene is confined to his home
by severe stomach trouble
! r, M. Mcintosh is reported quite seri-
ously ill., 1t is believed he has had an
apcplectic shock. Mrs. Mcintosh. who has
been in very poor health for several
months past, is also critically Ill.
President A. d. Brown and the Hon
Frank Plumley left yesterday noon for
New York city to attend the annual ban
of Norwich University.
Thereon Fales, 70 years old, died on the
cath at his home in Benson, N d. He is
survived by wife and three sons. Mr.
Fales was q native Of Mortified and spent
the earlier years OF his life In this place
: and vicinity. He will be remembered by
many of the older residents.
New abutments are being erected under
the town bridge near the V. w. Smith
BLACKSMITH shop, and new bridge will
soon be erected at that point. The ole
one was badly damaged during the high
water of the early spring.
' union temperance meeting will be held
1 In the Congregational Church next Sunday
evening at $3.50.
| son was born Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs
: Arthur +. Smith and on the following day
a daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. VII
, liam Kingston.
NJ. i. Warrington contemplates having ar
addition erected upon the east side Of the
Mortified House this coming summer fol
he purpose Of materially increasing the ca
pacity of the dining room and to give
lother needed space.