Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-16
VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
The ''', { ''''''',
The WiuOoski Val villages up North
From the Island 3 he Lake to tn.
pn..umr.,c. 4 g o,.c, Creek
and by the Shores Of White
River Covered BY spe.
cial Ccrrcspor dents.
ADDISON COUNTY
vERGENNES.

VEREENNES.
r,lrly Thursday morning the house
,wncd by Mrs. Charles Barber OF PAN
on. better knownas the Andrew Jack
son house. was burned to the ground
rho hrc started in the ell part and was
discovered at three o'clock by Henry
St. John. who works for George L.
jackson. who carries on the farm and
WHO occupied The house with Mr.. Bar
h'r. Young st. John, who was sud-
denly aroused from sleep. on seeing
that escape hy the stairway was inn
possible, dropped from the window to
thu ground. distance of about II rect
and awnk,nod the rest of the family
who escaped in their night clothes
III" origin Of the fire is a mystery. as
there had been no fire in that part of
tho house since about noon Wcdnes
day. y large part of the furniture was
saved. and also tho coal stove in the
sitting room and Il cream separator
belonging to Mr.. jackson. While re-
moving articles from the house Mr.
jackson sustained burns on his neck
and one Of his shoulders and 81. John
was somewhat bruised and shaken up.
The house, which WIS insured for
$1,000, is total loss ana there is a
partial loss ON the contents.
Frederick Il. Kingslnnd. a we'll
known citizen of Fcrrsburgh. died
Monday evening at the home of his son.
Cyrus. in North Fcrrisburgh after "A
lingering illness from Bright's disease
aged 20 years. He is survived by a
wife. four sons. Cyrus. Charles and AL
bert OF Fcrrisburgh. Warren w. of
Wcybridge. three daughters. Mrs. Irv-
ing Kellogg oG Middlebury, Mrs. Ernest
Nandcrhoof of this city and Mrs. Fred
Porcheron of Pennsylvania, two broth
ers. Hiram and Jonas Kingsland OF
Fcrrisburgh, and one sister. Mrs. d.
Bissctte of Ferrisburgh. The funeral
Was h Id at the home Wednesday at IL
IL. IN.
News has been received in town OF
the death of Mrs. T.. II. Leonard on
sunday evening last at her home in
Ian singburgh. \. Y. For several years
Mrs. Leonard has spent part of the
summer in this city. where she has IL
large number of friends.
Mrs. James Lacy of Addison went on
Monday to Burlington for treatment
al the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Eugene Ramsey has recently had
telephone ON the Addison county tele-
phone line installed in his house.
Mrs ilcman Jewell died suddenly on
Tuesday at the home OF her daughter,
Ms. Myron Cuttings of Starksboro,
from heart failure. aged IS years. She
leaves a husband, four daughters. Mrs.
Flora Baker of Huntington. Mrs. j. W.
Brown Of Lincoln, Mrs. Myron Cuttings
OF stark sboro, Mrs. Charles Stone of
Fcrrisbureh. three sons. Peter OF
Jonosvillo. Sawyer of Charlotte. Solo
mon of Monkton. The funeral will be
held to-day from the Jewell home
stead at Monkton. the Rev. Mr.. Carr
OF iiincsburgh officiating.
The Choral union Will meet Friday
evening of this week at ST. Paurs
Church roctory
Frank Allen has rented the II. ".
Booth home and Will soon move his
family from Walthuu
George Russell, guardian. will sell
at public auction on Wednesday. March
-. At the home OF the late Mrs. Susan
Gregory Of Waltham lot of personal
property belonging to his ward, Miss
Ida Il, llallock
George Kingman has sold his home
on Comfort Hin to Frank Robare.
'asSimor Douglass has SO far rccov-
cred from his recent illness at the
home of his daughter. Mrs John
Garno. as 10 be able to return to his
home in Rutland.
Air. and Mrs d. i.al'Hrgc and daugh-
tor. Frances, ar" in town. called here
by the Illness of their son and brother,
George.
+. y. Larrow, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Larrow of Fcrrisburgh, has
purchased the Athol House at Athol,
Mass.
Henry Ringer has moved his family
to the Joseph January house on Elbow
street
MIDDLEBURY.
Mrs. Mary Frances Lewis, wife OF j. M.
f'ck' who has been i'll for some time,
dled at her nome on Depot street carly
thursday morning at the age of 70 years
she WAS born in Cornwall and was mar.
r"' 30 years ago. She is survived by a
husband two daughters, Mrs. Iattlc (;ofr
a a nj