Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-05
MONTPELIER.

MONIfGLxGsn.
Jennie s., wife of Il. J. Hatch. died
shortly before midnight Thursday night
of apoplexy, aged 81 years. Mrs. Hatch
was native Of Warren, she Is survived
by a husband and three daughters. Her
husband has been for many years in the
employ OF the Lane Manufacturing conf
pany The deceased was a sister of Mrs.
John II. Senter and the funeral services
were held Saturday morning from Mr..
Senter's home on LOOMS street. the Rev.
j. Edward Wright officiating The body
was taken to Warren for burial
w. j. Dillingham; and a. d. Farwell.
executors of the will OF the late John
h. Hubbard, are ready to turn over to
the city 1928, coo left by Mr.. Hubbard for
the maintenance of the kellogg-Hubbard
library and also the money left in trust
to erect gate and chapel at the en-
trance of Green Mount cemetery and
Hubbard park containing "a acres. The
executors have this money in hand and as
the proper acceptances are made by the
city the money will be turned over to
City Treasurer Merrill
The granite cutting sheds in this city
formerly owned by G. II. More g. Co, and
the largest either in Montpelier or Barre
with the exception of the plant of Jones
Brothers at Barre, has been purchased by
Sweeney Brothers who are now located in
the circular shed just beyond the More
shed The deed OF transfer was given by
the First National bank of this city. Spur
tracks from the Central Vermont and
Montpelier & Wells River railroad run
into these sheds and they are thoroughly
equipped with all modern granite cutting
machinery. The sheds are 400 feet long
by 40 feet wide. The price paid is not
stated.
Jerry NJ Donahue, formerly of thi. city,
now residing at Roxbury, takes serious
exceptions to the statements made at tho
hearing by the license commissioners to
see whether Mr.. Donahue should be grant
ed license to sell intoxicating liquor at
his hotel in RoXbury 1t is said the state
ment was made by one individual that MIR.
Donahus had a criminal record in Mont
pelier. and because of this statement
Mr.. Donahue proposes to bring suit for
Islander.
William Ewing was in city court Mon
day and pleaded not guilty to the charge
of intoXicatIon against him He was con-
Nlctcd, however, and sentenced to pay n
fine and cost of $i5.25. He appealed his
case to county court and furnished ban IN
the sum of $50. Emil Ninslett of Cabot
was also convicted Of on cat on ana took
the alternative sentence of 10 days in Jail.
On complaint of Calvin l.. Parmentcr,
overseer OF the poor, Harry Holmes of this
city was arrested in Barre Monday for
failure to support his family, consisting
of wife and four children. Holmes IL
earning good witges but his family is com
pletely destitute and cared for by the
city, Holmes was taken before Judge
| Woodward in city court Monday after
noon and on conviction OF the charge
against him was sentenced to hard labor
/ in the House of Correction at Rutland for
not less than five months or more than
! five months and 10 days.
Walter w. Husband closed his labors
with the Daily Journal Monday prepare
| tory to entering upon his new duties as
| private secretary to Senator w. p. Dill
lhgham. Mr. Husband expects to be
married on Tuesday evening. November
| II, to Miss Agnes Billiard OF ST. Johnsbury
The city court record for October just
| closed shows that 10 cases of intoXcatior
and one for breach of the peace have beer
before Judge Woodward as against six
cases of intoNication and three for brea eli
of the peace in October 1902.
Present prospects are that a State bowl
ing league will be organized with two
teams from Burlington, two in Barre and
two in Montpelier. Fl A. Dubuc OF this
city who is very much interested in start
| Ing such State league is confident thai
it will be put through.
Mrs. j. c. Houghton and daughter
Grace, left Montpelier Tuesday morning
for their new home in Cambridge, Mass
| They will visit the family of f. y. Black
we'll at Brandon en- route. For more thar
so years Mrs. Houghton has been a resi-
dent of Montpelier and her departure tc
| take up her residence in another city sun
ders many pleasant ties.
oliver j. Osborne of the lumber firm OF
Thomas Gibson & Son died Tuesda )
morning at the home of his parents OF
Bailey avenue, aged 80 years. Mr.. Gis
borne had been i'll for some time with I
| complication of diseases but was confined
to the house only a few days. For l
years he was a member of Company II
| V. n. g., was appointed second lieutenan
of the company in 1896 and first lieutenan
in 1897 Soon after the return OF the regi
ment from Chickamauga Mr.. Gisborn
severed his connection with the company
He was a member of Vermont Lodge o
odd Fellows, the Apollo club and the jun
Tor order of United American Mechanics
lie is survived by father and mother
three sisters and three brothers. Mr.. CHS
borne was the oldest of a family of seyel
children and his death is the first break il
: the home circle.
During the open season for deer II buck
were killed inc the adjoining town q
Woodbury., one of which weighed over AZ
pounds. The report from Woodbury. ais
showed that two does were killed, appa
rently with intent, as the most valuabl
portions of the meat were carried away
In MddleseX II bucks we're shot during IN
last IL days of October.
Charles Webb, OF the reportorial fire.
= of the Montpelier Daily Journal, Is in tn
near future to be promoted to the positio
, of assistant editor made vacant by tn
} resignation of W. Walter Husband W
, s. Goss of Chelsea has been engaged as
reporter and to assist In the business de
1 partment OF this newspaper.
4 Mrs. S. A Moss and son, Horace let
, Tuesday for Los Angeles. CAL wher
they are to remain during the winter. MI
Moss has been there for several weeks.
, Henry Grant, the II years orphan boy
, who has been living for year and hal
| with Il. H. Dana of MiddleseX and VIII
ran away from home Sunday afternoon
: was found late Monday night at the Ger
[ trail Vermont station in this city and take
/ to Jail for safekoeping. Mr. Dana came t
[ Montpelier Tuesday and took the la
home. When he ran away from home h
wore neither hat nor coat ana slept Sur
day night In barn In Mddlesex.
While the officials of the Central Vel
mont railway were in Montpelier yestei
o day they announced their intention {
building two steel or iron bridges With
the city limits OF Montpelier to replace I'll
two wooden structures now In use. Thes
bridges are the ones crossing the Winoosl
river Just west of the Central Vernon
4 station and the other crossing the Worce'
= ter branch Just east OF the station. Thes
n bridges that are to be erected nave bee
II used on tho main line but have been SUI
,, planted by heavier structures
;. The Rev. Joshua Gill of Boston, presi,
Il ing elder of the New England district
y the evangelical association preached la
= evening in the Peoples Church on Nortl