Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-13
MONTPELIER.

An additional free rural delivery route
in the adjoining town of Berlin will be
opened September /, with b. C. Alex
ander as carrier. This route is 81
miles long and accommodates 112 fam
lilies.
The Western Union telegraph office Mt
the Central Vermont depot is undergoing
important changes. y new switch board
has been installed and a new six section
desk, fitted with typcwriters, replaces the
old four section table.
Mrs. Edward NJ. Nichols died Tuesday
at her home on Terrace street after an
illness of six weeks with Brght's disease.
aged IS years. She was born in Worces-
ter and was married to Mr.. Nichols 26
years ago. She is survived by her hus-
band and one daughter, Mrs. William
Vaughan of MiddleseX, one brother, O.
II. Foster of Lowell, Mass, and a half
sister. Mrs. A. l.. Atkins of Waterbury
Center. Mrs. Nichols was a devoted
member of the Church of the Messiah
and leaves a wide circle of friends. Flu
neral services will be held from her late
home Thursday afternoon.
Clarence p. Dudley and Miss Lena r.
Wheeler were married Monday evening
by the Rev. ]. Edward Wright at his
home on Baldwin street. They left Tues
day morning for Old Orchard Beach
and on their return to Montpelier are to
reside at 14l Main street.
Storrs II. Noyes is dangerously i'll with
typhoid pneumonia having suffered "A re
lapse after it was thought the critical
stage Of his disease had been passed.
The marriage of Miss Myrtle A. Whit
comb of this city and George A. Mosher
of Boston occurred last night at $50
o'clock ut the home Of the bride on Barre
street.
Willis D. Bugbee, vino was killed at
Boston last Friday by falling from a
tree to the pavement. was q son of F..
W. BuGbee of this city who resides up
Worcester branch, Mr.. Bugbee was in
the employ of the black tailed moth COM
mission and died in the Massachusetts
general hospital without regaining con-
seriousness.
The board of school commissioner
have engaged Miss Carver of Harrisburg.
Pa, as teacher Of music IN the public
schools for the year ensuing.
The r. C. Bowers Granite company
will give its annual clam bake to tho
bosses and polishers of Montrelier and
Barre on Saturday afternoon, August %
at Fountain Park. Joseph Wilson Of
Providence, r. l., the colored caterer,
who has had charge of the bake for sew
eral years, has been engaged for this
occasion.
Miss Charlotte Dorman Of Portland.
Me. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Turney. Miss Dorman goes next month
to Porto Rico, where she is to teach the
coming year.
John Wooster of Wrightsville was in
city court Monday charged with petit
larceny in stealing a watch from Joseph
LaBrett. The watch was valued at 81.
Wooster pleaded guilty and was fined $50
and costs Of s9.43, which he paid.
The four years old daughter of Frank
Bison swallowed a needle Sunday after
noon. A physician was called but the
needle was beyond his reach. He is Of
the opinion, however, that it will pass
through the child's internal organs with
out injury.
A. j. Longheld of Barre pleaded not
guilty IN city cour Monday morning
to the charge of intoxication preferred
against him by Constable Shepard of Ber-
lin. who arrested him. He was convicted
and fined, with costs, sl4.S0, He appealed
his case to county court and Joseph Osso-
la, proprietor of Hotel Milano at Barre,
entered as surety for his appearance
when wanted
The recent death at St, Paul, Mimi.
Of Col. Edward NJ. Brown. mad the first
break In the field and stan officers Of the