Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
H. r. Thompson. ~ho has been manager

| II. T. Thompson. Who has been manager
of The Strong TheiNrc since it opened last
| fall. will leave tie city Tomorrow for
Skdneateles. n. T.. where he will assume
he management ~ his summer hotel.
Mrs. Thompson will accompany him.
Everett S. Town, who has been the treas
urer there for several weeks will act as
manager for the remainder Of the season.
Mr.. Thompson has not decided whether
he will return to The Strong as manager
for the next season
| rho University o. Vermont base ball
team opened the season with Il game
with tho Harvard College miro at CAM
bridge. Mass. Wednesday. Only five
innings were played when rain stopped
tho garne The score stood ave to moth
| ing in favor of Harvard. Coburn for
| Harvard struck out 10 of the - Vermont
men who were at the bat. Sheldon pitch
cd for Vermont Harvard made four nits
and Vermont three Harvard played an
clrcrlcss game, while Vermont made two
errors.
The remains Of Mrs. Harriet Prndle
Twist arrived in the city at 80
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon form Glens
Falls. n. V. accompanied by her hus-
band, Orrin Twist. and her sister, Miss
NADIA Prindlc. The remains were talk
on to the Elwmood Avenue cemetery,
where intcrment was made in the fam
lily lot The commttal service was
| conducted by the Rev. Junius r. Mead.
with arrangements in charge of j. a.
Corbin.
| Mrs. J. r. Midd!obrook and Miss Ruth
I;ohrdn,an will sail with Mr. and Mrs
Bennett Turk and Miss Helen Turk on
the steamship Queen Louise Of the North
| German Lloyd line on Saturday. the 18th
inst. for Naples, Italy. Mrs. Middcbrook
and Miss Boardman will leave the Turk
| party at that place and journey to
| Florence. italy. where Mrs. Mi''r!ebrook
is to meet her mother. Mrs. Benedict. Mr..
and Mrs Turk and Miss Turk will make
a tour Of Europe Thcy expect to be gone
| about three months.
George Curtis. for many years a resi-
dent OF this city. died at three o'clock
| Saturday morning at his late home in
| Essex Junction. He is survived by n
wife and two children, two brothers,
John and Joseph Curtis OF this city,
and sister, Mrs. Joseph Dorey, also
of this city. Tho funeral was held
at nine O'Clock Monday morning from the
| Holy Family Church at Essex and tho
linterment was in the Mount Calvary
cemetery in this city.
With the proceeds OF the fair held in
the Masonic Temple hall last fall the
Young Peoples Religious Union Of the
Unitarian Church have purchased n bap-
tismai font, which will be placed in the
| church rs Il memorial for the late Rev.
| l.. @. Ware. II was at first intended to
purchase something for the new parson-
age but it was later decided to procure
| the font, which will be OF gray marble,
inlaid with mosaic. 1t will be placed at
the left of the pulpit In front of the
| false door in the north wall and it is
hoped that it will arrive by Whit Sunday.
June II, which will probably he observed
as chidrens Sunday. IT is understood
that members of the Richardson family
have generously offered to make up any
deficiency that may exist after the font
has been put in place.
| The remains of William Knight, who
died in this city Thursday evening, were
taken to his home in Joncsvllc FRI
day afternoon. MIR, Knight had been suf-
! fcring with Bright $ disease for some time
and came to this city Thursday to re-
cciyc treatment. He was about the city
during the afternoon and planned to
spend the night with his cousin. Andrew
! Berry, who is now in the city serving on
the Jury. While riding on IA trolley car
on North Winooski avenue in the even
ing he was taken suddenly worse. He left
the car and was taken TO the Office of IL
nearby physician and soon after arriving
there expired. Mr., knight was 40 years of
age ana was a farmer in Jonesville He
was married 20 years ago to Miss Ethel
Fuller of Starksboro and she with three
children, Ilccn, Josie and William Knight.
survives him.
Professor Isaac Thomas. accompanied
by his daughters Marion and Adelaide.
and his son. Richard, returned to this
city Monday from New Haven. Conn,
where he has been living AT his old home
for the last three months. Professor
| Th0mas's absence from this city and
from his duties as principal If the Bur-
lington high school. vas made necessary
owing to his iil-hcalth His multitude OF
friends in this city will he much pleased
10 learn that the condition Of his health
Is much improved In every way Before
the opcning OF the public schools on
January 7 for the winter term, Professor
Thomas applied for ar Indefinite leave
| Of absence. January he left the city.
accompanied by his daughters and son.
for Now Haven. Conn. Here he remained.
under medical supervision. until tho 1s;h
of the month"; when he left that city for
the Bermuda islands. Since his return
&c New Haven. on February 3. lie has
tecn living quietly In that city. He rr-
turns 10 this city sreatly refreshed in
every way and resumed his duties at the
high school Tuesday morning.
Ordinary nOuaehOld accidents hayc