Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-10
VERGENNES.

Peter Sears died at his home in Ferris
burgh Friday morning from heart fail
ure after an illness Of three months.
aged IS years. lie is survived by three
sons. Oliver, George and John, all of
Ferrishurgh. and five daughters, Mrs.
Mary Larrow of Bristol, Mrs. Levi Perry
of Ferrisburgh, Mrs. Peter Jenness.
Mrs. John Yattaw and Mrs. Henry Hunt
of Ncrgenncs. Two brothers, Andrew
Sears of FcrrishurEh and John Sears Of
Charlotte and Mrs. Luke Russell, form
erly of Ferrisbureh, now of Colchester.
Mr. Sears had lived in Ferrisburgh for
about 30 years. The funeral service. were
held at the house at | p. m. Sunday, the
Rev. w. Is. Crowell officiating. The
nterment was made in the Gage buryins
ground in FerrishurEh
Friday evening a heavy electrical storm
accompanied by wind and hail passed
over a portion of the northern part of
Fcrrishurgh. doing much damage to an-
pie orchards, breaking down fences. 1t
is reported that some of the hail that
fell was as large as hutternuts.
The Ncrg"nmcs graded school opened
Tuesday under the now principal. r. G.
Rodgers. He is graduate of Dart
mouth College and spent Two years at the
same institution in graduate study in his
tory, economics and political science. He
taught Latin and mathematics in the high
school at New Town. Conn. The last three
Burton Seminary at Manchester lie will
teach here part of the mathematcS, Latin
and history. Two new teachers have been
engaged Miss Bertha Gould and Miss
Josephine Fielding. Miss Gould will be the
conductor in the ninth grade and will as
sist in the high school. teaching in tho
Latin department. mathematics and
French. She will have charge Of music
in all the grades. Miss Gould received
her training a Wesleyan Academy and
Smith College and has taught in North
ampton, Mass, and also in settlement
work in New York city Miss BeldiG is
\ graduate of Mount Holyo)ic College aud
taught for Principal Rodgers at Manches-
ter last year, She will teach here Greek
and English principally. The other teach
ers arc Miss Reed, Miss Sutton, Miss Me
Govern and Miss Crosby, who are too
we'll and faVorably known to need men
tion. The media system of writing, which
is slight modification of the vertical
system, will be used in all the grades.
Ben Tucker died Saturday night at the
| nome Of his mother, Mrs. Sophronia
| fucker of Addison, from Brights disease,
| aged II years. The funeral services were
held at St. Peters Church Monday morn
| ing. Rev. Father Beauchaine offciated.
| This city and neghboring towns were
visited by quite severe frost Monda y
night doing some damage to cucumbers
| tomatoes and squashes, and In some in
stances corn. Ice was found in some To-
calities as thick as a window pane.
| At the adjourned hearing of Charles
| Holcomb Jr., and William Terrell, held
before Justice G. F. O. Kimbal Monday,
evidence sufficiently satisfactory to the
court was produced to hold them on the
charge Of stealing five horse blankets
from G. L. I.eBeouf about two years ago
and they were bound up in the sum of
500 each to appear at the session of the
| county court held at Middlebury in De-
cemher Holcomb secured bail but Ter
rel failed to do and was committed
to Middlebury jail by Sheriff Bates Tues
day.
Entered into rest at North Grafton
Mass, September 5, 1903, Hattie, wife OF
| George Jacobs. She was born June |
1874 and was the only daughter of the
late George T. Hurlburt of Monkton. She
was OF a loving. rering nature always
ready to sacrifice herself for the com
fort OF those around her. Those who
knew her best, feel that they have lost
Il true friend She leaves husband ant
three brothers Byron A of Starksboro
Herrick S. of Pennsylvania and Roy L
Of Monkton, to mourn her untimel,
death. They have the sympathy of al
in their bereavement. The funeral wa!
largely attended at her old home Tues
day at one o'clock. The Rev. G. n
Thomas of Bristol OfIiCiated