Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-08
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER

Inc Consolidated Lighting coInpuiy mas
notified its patrons that on and after Fep-
ruaiy ! next it will cease to supply gas
for any purpose. 1t is expected the cap
itol city Gas company will be ready to do
business before that time.
The proposed combine OF the local milk
dealers to raise the price of milk January
did not materializc Five out of Ii milk
men refused to sign the new scale Of price =
tor the fluid. and housekeepers breathe
easier.
Barnard Town died Friday morning at
The city farm, aged IS years. Mr.. Town
was the last of a family we'll known in
Montpelier Il generation ago. He was at
one time possessed of considerable prop
erty and was a stone mason by trade
About ~ years ago he began to experiment
on perpetual motion and so infatuate ed
with il did he become that he became
nearly insane on the subject He neglected
his business and mortgaged his property
that he might give his whole time to cx-
perimonting Nine years ago. when his
property WAS dissipated he became a city
charge. Funeral services was held Sun
day afternoon in charge Of OVrrseer
VIII, clcr and burial was in the cutler
cemetery.
Mrs. Charles Reed, VINO went last No.
vember To- Boston to reside with
her daughter died there on Wedncs-
day aged 80 years. Mrs. Reed
was native of Montpelier having
been born her. July %. 1s2l. She was "A
daughter of the late Daniel Baldwin and
the widow of the Hon. Charles Reed, of
the law firm Of Heaton & Reed and for
many years State librarian. Mr.. Reed
filed in 1873, In compliance with one Of the
last requests Of the deceased her body
was crematcd at Forest Hill cemetery
chapel Friday morning The services
al the chapel were conducted ny the Rev.
H. J. cushman of Providence. r. !.
The annual meeting Of the Apollo club
was held Thursday evening +. w. Morse
was elected presidents ID. T.. Mason. vice
| president: J. T.. Sabin. secretary: X. b.
Denny, treasurer; II. l.. Narwcll, q. b,
Walton. a. G.. Blanchard, w. r. Whalan,
board of managers; +, d. Field, A. G.
| Eaton, j. r. Goodcnough and II. h. Moul-
! ton, membership committee. Mr.. Sabn was
/ reelected secretary for the 18th consCcu-
| tive time. The club has a membership of
2l2 oud has expended during the past year
| in furnishing the new club rooms over
| 81 800
John y. Harvey OF TINS city has been
| appointed by state Librarian George w.
Wins az second assist ant librarian in place
of Benjamin Gates, resigned. Mr.. Harvey
is a graduate of the University of Vermont
! last June and is the son of Attorney r.
! NJ. Harvey Of this city
The engagement of Miss Mabel Goldietl
! Ingalls, to William Henry Wescott is an
| nOunced.
The marriage of Harry Clifton Jones
and Miss Euna Caroline Huntington oc-
! Cured Yesterday afternoon at three
O'Clock at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
! q. A. Huntington on First avenue. The
Rev j. Edward Wright was the officiating
clergyman The parlor where the cere-
| mony was performed was very prettily
decorated with cut flowers and ferns. Mr.,
Jones Is head clerk for G. d. Butler and
the bride is a daughter of the janitor of
the high school Mr.. and Mrs. Jones left
for Montreal on the afternoon train for
Il brief wedding trip.
The engagement of Miss Alta NJ. Will
Jams and Lester A. Carpenter is an
| nounced.