Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
NORTHFIELD.

Darius Thomas died at the home Of her
daughter Mrs Lewis Dodge. in Bristol
Thursday after Il long illness frCm pncu-
monia. Rcsides Mrs. Dodge. she leaves a
son. Georg, r.. of Waltham. Mass. TN"
body was brought here Saturday night
and taken to Chase & Rays undertaking
raIl Tors and placed IN the tomb Sunday.
Captain and Mrs. Thomas were for many
years residents of this Village, Nir.
Thomas being head mechanic in the shops
If the Central Vermont railroad when
they were located here.
The second annual banquet of the YER
mcnt association of tho alumni and past
cadets of Norwich University will be held
n"xt Friday night at the Pavilion in
Montpelier. There will he a business
meeting from 7:3O to $40 o'clock, follow
cd by the banquet.
Azro Williams Il son-in.aw of Mrs.
Lydia died at his home in Glover m Fri
day at $50 Il. M, with pneumonia after
a long Illness.
Observer W. A. Shaw of the United
States weather bureau reports n mean
temperature for January of II degrees.
with a ma ximum of As on the 7th and
"a minimum OF % on the 18th. The mean
the mean for January for the last is
years. but four degrees higher than
the mean for January 1904 The precipita-
ton Uain and melted snow amounted
tn 1.53 inches. which is an inch less than
tho average January precipitation for tho
last IS years. Rain or snow fell on Il
days. The snow fall amounted to I.
inches and there were SIX inches on the
cf bn rIn IF ba I,o
prevailing wind was north and the month
was made up of five clear, nine partly
cloudy and II cloudy days.
The Theta Phi Fraternity of Norwich
University will hold its annual initia
| degree will be worked on six canai-
| dates: II. j. n. Smith. G. Day, l.. c.
Wheelock. u. l.. Smith, W. j. Bran
| nan and c. n. Barber. On February "a
the initiatory banquet will be held al
the chapter house.
The contract for carrying the mail
on the Star route was given to George
+. Toss OF East Roxbury. ending fou,
years from next June. Mr.. Foss is
! the present carrier.
| Miss Annie l.. Gibbons and A. Pat.
terson, both of this place, were unit &c
in marriage at ST. Monicas Church in
Barre Monday morning. They came
here on the evening train and enter.
tanned large number of friends al
their new home On Western avenue.
Mrs. Amelia Wetmorc Sharp. who
was about - years of age. died Thurs.
day morning at eight o'clock. of jaun.
dice after a short illness Beside Rev
r. W. Sharp of this place. with whom
she has made her home winters she
has three other sons, William of Som.
crville. Mass, Arthur OF West Palm
Beach. Florida. and Fred of Nacaan
Nova Scotia. The funeral was held or
saturday at ten o'clock. Interment was
at Brat,leboro.
A. *. Johnson died at his home in
the Center village Tuesday night n,
eleven o'clock with a very severe case
of the grip. verging on pneumonia
Had he lived until next month he woult
have been so years old lie leaves q
wife and three sons. The funeral will
be held at the home to-day at II a. m
The burial will he in the Center GENE.
terry.
The remains of Mrs. William o. ny.
Ter were brought here on the afternoon
train yesterday and placed in the tomb
Mrs. Tyler died ut Lebanon, N. H., Mon.
day of heart trouble and old age, be,
ing 10 years old. She leaves two sons
Edward and William. Edward accom-
paning the remains here. Mr. and
Mrs Tyler were for manytwears resi-
dents OF this village. Mr.. Tyler be,
ing employed as mechanic by the
Central Vermont.