Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-11
Xavier Church Saturday morning at eight


o'clock.
At a recent meeting of the stockholders
Of the Winooski Savings bank the officers
and trustees were elected as follows: Pres
ident s. II. Weston; vice-presidcnts. j. b..
Small and s. Bigwood; treasurer, Ormond
Cole; trustees. the above officers and T..
c. Mower. O. p. Ray, c. II. Shipman and
X. j. White.
In the death Sunday morning of
Joseph Niquettc. ST., Winoosld loses her
second oldest citizen and an old time
steamboat and railroad engineer. Mr.
Niquette had not been in the best of
health for the past five years. lie died
about eleven o'clock Sunday morning.
the immediate cause being old age. Jo-
acph Niuuettc was born in Lavaltrie, u.
a.. September 49, 1917. and was therefore
81 years of age. He secured what little
schooling the native schools of that time
afforded and at the age of 10 came to
WinOoski being at that time employed
on the steamboat running between St
Johns. i. O.. and Whitehall, n. Y. La
ter he entered the railroad service and
after passing through the various UNI
der positions became an engineer md
was assigned the run from Burlington
to Essex Junction. This he continued
for about II years. afterwards being en-
poyed as engineer on a tug boat plying
between burlington and Quebec. About
30 years ago he opened "a meat market
in the building at the corner of Follctt
ana West Allen streets continuing here
for II years. finally disposng of the
business To his son. Joseph Jr, and the
elder man retiring from business. Since
retiring he has spent his time at his
home on upper Main street which he has
occupied for over half n century. Tie
WAS married TO Odie Ayott November g.
lNl, and their union was blessed with
ten children. six of whom besides his
wife survive him. They arc Sister Jo-
seph of st. Louis convent of this village
Sister FREDERICK superior of ST. Vincent
hospital Of Portland Ore. Miss Denise
Niquette of this village. DR.. l.. Is. Niqucttc
of Northampton. Mass, Gonzaruc Nj
quette of Rockford. H., and Joseph Nj
quette, Jr.. of this village. lie also has
q grandchildren and Is great grandchild-
ren. Twelve years ago Mr.. ana Mrs
Niuuette celebrated their golden ami
versary and would have had another cele-
hraion at their 60th anniversary had not
the Illness of MIR. Niquctte prevented. Mr.
Niqucttc was probably tho second oldest
man III town. The oldest is thought to
be Peter Nilrnairc Of Weaver street. who
has passed the four score and ten point.
This village lost another old resident
Monday in the death of Andrew Myers.
ST. which occurrer early Monday morn
ing at his home on IIchok street. Mr.
Myers had been in poor health for the
together unexpected. II" was born in
Tatro, T. g.. - years ago and came to
Winooski when but II years of age. He
was a stone mason by trade but has not
been active for some time past, the last
few years of his active life being spent
on farm in Colchester. from which
he returned II short time ago. During his
residence in the village he has always
occupied tho same house which he built
nearly a half century ago and was the
first house on iIckok street ana one of
the first built on what is known as the
flats. In 1888 he married Miss Phoebe
Fountain. who with seven children sur
wives him. They are all residents of the
village and are as follows: Andrew. Jr.
Oliver. Joseph and Charles. Mrs Joseph
Wheat. Mrs. Maggie Papin and Miss
Phoebe Myers. He also leaves % grand
children. The funeral was held We'd
ncsdav morning at eight o'clock from St.
Francis Navicr Church with intcrmcnt
in the church cemetery
Two weddings were celebrated in the
village Monday. the first being that of
Arthur Palm and Miss Rose Anna.
daughter of Mr.. AMI Mrs G. Provost of
st. Peter street, who were quietly mar
ried at st. Francis Xavier Church at
$50 o'clock by the Rev. j. r. Audot. The
bride WIS given away by her father and
the groom was attended by Emile Bais
Following the ceremony a wedding break
fast was served at the home of the bride 8
parents, after which the happy couple
left on the morning train for Il wedding
trip to Montreal, after which they will
make their home in the village
St. Stephens Church was the scene of
a pretty wedding Monday morning
when Daniel Keough of Lowell Mass
took for his bride Miss Mary Rose daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. james O'Donncll of
this village. The ceremony was per-