Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-14

Burdick, several recommendations are
made which should meet with the hearty
approval of the board of trustees and the
public at large. Several of them arc much
needed and II village the size of Winooski
should be able to boast Of at least one OF
them. The chief engineer says there have
been but six calls upon the department
during the year just closed. and the prop
erty loss would not exceed 500 He rec
Ornmenos a patent electric fire alarm sys.
tenn with 12 boxes placed in the different
wards, and the purchase of two horses
for the village to be used on street work,
snow plows. and to answer fire calls. The
trustees recommend a tax of 80 cents on
the grand list to pay the current expenses
and pay the interest on outstanding vii
lage owners and on the sewer bonds.
Abbie e.. widow of the late Homer T..
Bartram, died at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jubell, L. Maple street
Sunday at midnight after a nine weeks
illness with complication OF diseases
Mrs. Bartram had been in failing health
for the past two years but had not been
confined to the house until nine weeks
ago. She was born i'm Winoosk IS years
ago last September and always made her
homo hero with the exception of few
months spent at Richmond. Fifteen years
ago she was married to Homer T.. Bar
n son, Homer e., Jr. who survives her.
She is also survived by her parents. tire
sisters. Mrs. Minnie Weston. and Mrs.
Nellie Chapman of this village and Mrs.
H. H. Horton of Burlington and one broth
or. Eugene, of this place. Mrs. Bartram
had n wide circle of friends and was much
beloved by all who knew her. Her kind
disposition and Willingness TO share all
sorrow and suffering was ever III evidence
during her last Illness. tho pain OF which
she bore with great fortitude. The fu-
neral was held from Trinity Mission
Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:%
o'clock with intcrmcnt in Green Mount
cemetery.
The board OF license commissioners me:
IN Concert hall Monday moruinr for tine
purpose of holding the hearings III the
license applications which have been ad-
vertised the past three weeks. The nat!
was partly filed with an interested thron;
and the first 10 applications were read by
| the secretary, Hector Huard. to which
no objections were heard. The appllca-
| tions passed upon were the following:
Four of the first class, five of the second
and one of the fifth.
| The republican caucus for the election
of delegates to the State and district re
publican conventions to he held in Burlng-
ton. April % and Il, will be held in Con
cert hail Saturday evening. The town OF
Colchester is entitled to four delegates to
each convention.
Mrs. J. u. e Chevricr is confined to her
| home on Malletts Bay avenue by illness.
| Mrs. John u. Blas wife of License Com
missioner Blais died early Tuesday
| morning at her home on North street ar
| ter an illness of several years duration
Mrs. Blais was afflicted with a complied
| ton of diseases but the immediate cause
of her death was Brights disease. Mrs
Blais was born in St Jacques, p. O.. IL
years ago and has been n resident Of TINS
village a years. In 1867 she married Mr.
| Blais and one child, Il son. blessed thci'
union. A husband. n son, Arthur Blais
| and one sister. Mrs. Eugene Painchau6
and three brothers. Edmund Painchau'
| of this village and Tclesford and Gaspart
| of Montreal survive her. The funeral viii
\ he held from st. Francis Xavier Churcf
Thursday morning at eight o'clock.
\ quiet wedding was socmnizcd at st
| Stephens Church Tuesday Afternoon
| when Frank Provost and Miss Mary ia
riZO were joined in wedlock in the parish
house by the Rev. J. =. Rand. Only Few
| intimate friends were present. The brid'
and groom were attended by the groom
sister and brother. Miss Maude Provost
and Albert Provost. A reception wa:
| given at the home of the groom on Eas
| Allen street. Mr. and Mrs. Provost viii
make their home in the village.
A pretty spring wedding was celebrated
at St Francis Xavier Church Tuesda!
| morning when Albert Stradcr took for M
| bride Miss Rose Flora, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Mitchell Cauchon. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev. j. +
| Audet at seven o'clock in the presence
IL large gathering OF friends and relatives
| A high mass was celebrated by the recto
| Of the church assisted by the Rev. Emil
| Parizo with music by the choir. The brid
was given away by her father while tn
groom was attended by Frederick Hicke!
as best man. The bride was becomngl.
attred in gown of crepe or alpatross
| trimmed with Battenberg and carried
| white carnations. At the close OF IN
church ceremony Il wedding breakfast wa
| served at the home of the brides parent
on West Canal street when the youn
couple received the congratulations OF tn
many friends present In the evening
reception was rendered them at the bride
home Mr.. and Mrs, Strader were the re
cipients of many beautiful and useful pres
ents which testified TO the qualities of tn
newly married pair After a few days
residence in the village they will so t
their new home in Burlington, where tn
groom is night bagga semaster at tn
UNION station.