Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Mrs. b. b.
Hunt OF Fairfax Celebrates
Tooth Birthday.

NtrS. Stratlon II. HUNT or fHlrIaN 0p-
served the 10th anniversary of her tlr'h
at her homo April I. Many of her neigh
bors called in and her children and grand
children all came nome to be with Nor
that day. Remcplbrances were sent from
many absent friends. Mrs. Abigail clark
)'armclcc was born in Faiifax April Z,
1893. She married Stratton Il. Hunt. Octo-
Der s, 1926 and her whole life has been
spent in Fairfax with the exception of
five years spent in Cambridge. She was
a daughter of Deacon Joseph and l'hoda
Lewis Parmelec. who had n FAMILY of
nine children, she being the oldest and
the only one now living. Her grandfather
Capt. Oliver Parmclcc. vas an officer
In the Continental army. Her family
has as n keepsake the commission which
was issued to him in 1776, and signed by
John Hancock. President. He came from
bethlehem, Conn., TO Fairfax with his
family in IT'S. The family are buried in the
cemetery on Fairfax plain. Mrs. hunt
united with the Congregational Church
when young and is now II member of
that church. She retains all of her facul-
tics remarkably well. She reads the daily
papers without glasses. and keeps posted
on the doings Of the day
SMALL POX IN SHELDON
DIR. r r. stiles of St. Johnsbury. n
member of the state board of health, ac-
companied by Or. f.. Nj. Brown. yester-
day visited the home OF Napoleon Dan
yaw, near the poor farm in sheldon and
announced that Miss Grace DanyaW was
i'll with mild form of small pox. Miss
Danyaw has been visiting in St Adams
and it is thought she contracted the
disease there. although the family where
she visited has not been duarantincd. She
Is able to be about the house
REQUESTS TO ST. JOHNsBrRY.
BY the will of Mrs. Lucinda NJ. Flint
of st. Johnsbury two institutions of that
place are generously remembered. rho
sum of $500 is bequeathed To the North
Congregational Church. of which Mrs.
Flint was long member. the income to
he used in any manner thought best in
the support OF said church. The sum of
$500 ia beQucathed to the St. Johnsbury
Academy to establish the Kate Flint
scholarship. in memory OF the daughter
Of the testator.
LOST HER DRESS SUIT CASE.
Mrs f. II. Russell Of Burlington VINO
has been n visit TO her friends in
Plainfeld on her return home Tuesday
bad dress suit case stolen from the
rating room of the station at Montpelier,
while stopping a few hours in that city.
Suspicion points TO an unknown woman
at the station.
y. A. r. DINNER AT WELLS RIVER,
The St. John de Crevocoeur chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
held a dinner at Hale's Tavern at Wells
River Saturday and had as their guests
Ok Bow chapter from Newbury and Miss
r1tta NJ Newell of Hanover. There were
16 Mt the dinner, including two new
members of the local chapter. Mrs. Fran
els Richardson and Mrs. Il. l.. Eastman
After n fine dinner Mrs Macknnor took
charge of the meeting and the subject of
revolutionary art WAS discussed. Mrs.
? L. Hazen spoke of COpey and his
work. Mrs. w. =. Stafford spoke Of
Trumbull and Stuart and their paintings
and Miss Woodruff exhibited specimens
of fine needle and bead work, including
several interesting samplers
A FREAK MAPLE TREE
II. T.. and George FullinGton of North
Cambridge own maple tree that is a
wonder. IT measures about two and one
half feet ut the butt; about one foot from
the roots it takes a square turn on to the
ground and runs due east l6 feet, tncn
turns square TO the south and goes eight
feet then again grows up. Three feet
from the ground they tapped the tree
and the spout is " feet from the butt of
the tree.
WELLS AND LAMSON'S GRANITE
PROPERTY IN BARRE SOLD.
\ large transaction occurred in the
granite business in Barre on Wednesday
afternoon when the property Of the late
George Lamson. known as the Wells u
I,amson property was sold at auction to
settle the estate. This included the hold
ines of the former company the light
quarry at Graniteville and the larger cut
ting plant at North Barre. The sale
was made by Frank Lamson, the admin
istrator of the estate of DIR. Il. {. Good
rich, who bid s3l 900 There were $4,000
in improvements which the purchaser
will have TO pay SO he practically buys
for $4,000. This is a valuable property
and the price is believed an unusually
reasonable one,
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO REV j.
H. LONG.
A splendid farewell reception was given
the Rev. j. Hall Long at the home of
Felix Lesson in Tinmouth Wednesday
evening 1t was in the nature of sur
prise and was an entire success. MI.
Long takes up his work as pastor of the
Bethel Congregational Church May !, lie
feelingly expressed his appreciation of the
0ndly spirit and helpfulness with which
hts work in this community had been
characterized.
FULLAMS SAW MILL BURNED.
Fullam's sawmil in Ludlow. with all the
totally destroyed by fire Thursday night
The cause OF the fire Ia not known and
the fun amount OF the loss has not been
ascertained. A lot of logs and lumber in
Abe yard were destroyed and the building
used as dry house was badly damaged
a large quantity Of stock was in this
building and the parts for 800 chairs
which were ready to he put together, are
said to have been burned in the mill. The
buildings were insured. The fire was dis
covered a little after II o'clock. Frank
Lawrence, night Waterman at the Lud-
low wooden mill, was making his rounds
and saw the flames from the spinning
room window. The fire alarm was rune
in Immediately. Both companies respond
ed TO the call but the fire had gained such
Roadway that any effort to save the mil
would have been useless, but every effort
was made to save the dry house and the
logs and lumber in the yard and to pro.
tect the chair shops
A RUM HOTEL IN THE TOWN OF
NORTON SUCCESSFULLY RAIDED.
Last week Thursday Deputy Sheriff
Stevens of Island Pond was summoned tc
Norton, and at an early hour the next
day, accompanied by the license commits.
sioners, he made a raid on the home of
Felix Gagne. Considerable liquor and
some wine was found. Gagne and his two
clerks, Archie Lombard and Oliver Hall
wore arrested. AT the trial at three O'Clock
that afternoon the two first named were
convicted of keeping and selling intoxicat
ing liquors and fined $500. Hall was fine,
IN Il Ike sum for furnishing. William