Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
BURLINGTON. VT. THURSDAY, DECEMBER

sis miles to attend the celebration. Mr..
Sl,cpcrs sister Mrs. Dorothy Baker. %
years of age, of Newport Center was also
present. George l.. Sleeper was born in
Littlcton. n. H., on October H. 1919. where
he resided until six years of age. he
came to Newport with his parents in 1S25.
The most of his life has been spent in
town, except clcrking four years in Bos
ton and eight years in Maine. December
8, 1853, he married Eliza G. Blake of
Derby. There were seven children born to
them car los. William T.. and George are
all in business in Boston, Nye r. of Gin
cirnati. Ohio, Ella, is the wife of Or. &.
J.. Erwin and Nettie of the Rev. c. w.
Morse, both of Newport Center. Carrie
married J. +. Buzzell and lives in To-
peka, Nans. Mr., Sleeper is practically
the father Of Newport Center. He bought
the Palmer farm i'm 1865, which contained
the present location. When there were five
houses in the village, he laid out streets
and sold lots His liberal policy not only
resulted in rapid growth, but enhanced
the price of real estate in values He con
Quoted the hotel 16 years, he also ran
general store T. years, he WAS postmaster
II years. Mr.. sleeper has been a hustling.
wideawake, active business man and took
a great interest in all town affairs. II"
has held several town offices. He founded
the Methodist Church at Newport Center
was steward in the church and CAV"
literally with time and money until he
moved away in 1891, when they moved to
West Derby ana lived there until they
bought the present home on Prospect
street. Mr. and Mrs. sleeper are active
members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Newport.
FATAL ACCIDENT
The ninc-year-old daughter of MIR. and
Mrs, Elmer Powers of West Topsham
was fatally injured in her fathers SAW
mill Saturday afternoon. Her dress caught
i'll the set screw of the machinery and
she was whred about with great force
Her back and both legs were broken and
her head was horribly bruised. She lived
but a few hours. Her dress had to be
cut to pieces to extricate her. The chld's
mother is i'll. Another child WAS killed
few years ago by falling into a well.
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Tho jury in the North Ferrisburg cream
cry case before Addison county court in
Aiiddlebury brought in verdict late Sat
urday afternoon of no cause of action. The
case of Wood vs.. Stratton was called
VIXEN \. w. Dickens, counsel for the de
tendant moved to have the case continued
to the next term of court. 7. II. I.aFlcur
attorney for the plaintiff opposed the mo-
ton. Mr.. Dickens is acting as states
attorney in place of James b. Donoway,
who is confined to his homo with lame
leg and cannot therefore try the case.
The court had not yet decided whether
hc would grant the motion for continu-
ance up to the hour of the opening of
court.
NO NEW CLEWS TO KINGSLEY
Harvey r. Kingsley, who has been at
New York city assisting il the search
Tor his brother, Henry 3. Kingsley, who
disappeared in that city November H.
returned home Sunday morning. MI
Kingsley stated that no new clews had
developed in the search He said that
he thought that his brother was alive.
hut that he had left New York and would
eventually turn mp somewhere. Mr.
kinssley stated that he thought that
IlenrN'S mind was deranged and that
when he became rational he would make
his whereabouts known.
MARKER IN MEMORY OF ETHAN
ALLEN,
the Hands Cove Chapter. d. A. r.
contributed several boxes of magazines
to the reading matter for the End United
States cavalry, who leave Fort Ethan
Allen in December for the Philippines
This chapter hopes in the near future
to erect marker to the memory Of Ethan
Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. who
rendezvoused with HIM at Hands cove.
ami went with him to the capture Of Fort
TcOndoroga, May TO- l175. Tn" site for
this marker has been lOcated the founda-
tipn prepared, and a native boulder of
massive proportions chosen as a most
suitable memorial of the men and event
CONNIE noratod. Recently a few memb rs
of the chapter gathered to witness the com
pl"tion of the fOundat ton. which has been
placed on the west side of the highway.
just south of the junction of the road
from Shoreham village with Larabec
street, on the farm now owned by r. T.
Patt and sisters. This point overloolls
the old Fort TiconderOga, Lake Cham
plain and Hands Cove. The regent, Mrs.
Clayton T. North, with a lew appropriate
words deposited in the foundation, the
following records, sealed in a glass can:
Daily Free Press. November H. 1905;
American Monthly November; the Hands
Cove Chapter year books letter from the
State re gent, Mrs. Stranahan, to chapter
regent; letter from vice-preSident general
of Vermont Mrs. t1StcY. to chapter regent:
letter from Robert O. Bascom of Fort
Edward, ~ y, TO chapter regent, list of
names of So men who We're with Ethan
fac-simile letter of Ethan Allen to the
committee of correspondence for the city
and county of Albany; constitution and
by-la VS. of National Society II. A. r..
| 1905 national officers 1896; list of mem
hers ana visitors present; the event COM
! M ed nd bI M ed