Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-16
MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER.
Major Dwight II. Kclton. soldier and
author died Thursday morning at his
home on Elm street, after a long illness
with kidney trouble. His disease took a
sudden turn for the worse last Sunday
morning and he was unconscious since
that time unit he died. Major Kelton
was horn in East Montpelier. october !,
1s43, He graduated from Barre Academy
and from Norwich University. When the
Civil War broke out he enlisted but was
rejected because he was less than is
years old. lie finally enlisted in the 9Sth
New York infantry, served through the
Civil War, and had been in the regular
army since that time until he was re-
tired. He was a captain during ire civil
War and by special act of Congress in
1904 he was made major on the retired
list. He had resided In this city since
1897. He was the author OF severai
genealogies OF prominent families or
Washington county. His funeral was
held at four o'clock Friday afternoon
and the body was taken 10 Washing
ton. d. c., for burial in the Arlington Ma
tional cemetery.
Miss Bertha Dewey has resigned as
cashier IN the dry goods store of Mather
e. Temple and will enter tho business de-
partment of Montpelier Seminary in Sep
tember. Miss Alice Crossett takes her
place.
Hermon i. Morse of the hardware firm
of Bailey & Morse and Mrs. Viola j.
Billings, for the past Is years a teacher
in the public schools. were married We'd
nesday evening at Marvin farm by the
Rev. DIR. II. A. Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs
Morse have gone to Glons Falls, \. v,
for a ten days wedding trip. ON their re-
turn they are to reside at NO. j. 81.
Paul street.
Horace Green of West Woodbury.. who
was arrested August . on a charge or
keeping Intoxicating liquor with intent
to sell. pleaded guilty on Saturday to
one offence. and, being unable to pay
his fine and costs, will serve six months
at hard labor in the House of Correction
at Rutland. The hearing was before
Justice c. A. Watson of Woodbury..
States Attorney s. HOLSTER Jackson
represented the State and r. r. Gordon
the respondent.
A large amount Of business was trans
acted last Saturday in bankruptcy court,
most Of the cases being before T., H..
Deavitt, the retiring referee. The dis
charge meeting in the case Of Leonard
Uuntley of Waterbury was continued one
week. In the case of Y. W. EaSan of
Montpelier, a dividend of 100 per cent.
was declared to be paid as wages due
Norkmen. Eli c. KeZer Of Barre and
James f. Grand of that city were dis
charged from bankruptcy. a 6nal meet
ing was held in the case OF A. y. Corey
of Barre, but as no creditors have APP
peared in this case no trustee was APP
pointed, In the case of Isaiah Mathews of
Calais. the account of Benjamin Gates,
trustee, was allowed and the trustee was
discharged. A similar action was taken
in the case of Simon a. GoGo Of Mont
pelier and w. n. Theriault, trustee, was
discharged. Final meetings In the cases
of Clarence S. Martin of East Montpelier
and Alexander Fowlie of Barre were
continued two weeks. A final meeting
was held in the case of Byron S. Willis
of Montpelier and the final account Of
]. II. Lucia, trustee, was allowed and
trustee discharged. Mrs, Julia A. Corey
of Barre filed a voluntary petition be-
fore Referee w. n. Theriault. Mrs. Corey
is a storekeeper in Barre and has liabili-
ties of nearly $4,000. A first meeting of
the creditors of John f. Rogers Of
Mortified was also held. c. A. Plumley
was appointed trustee, E. A, Gale was
appointed trustee in the estate OF Ira
A. Pierce OF Montpelier.
F.. NJ. Harvey, secretary of the com
mittee from the Montpelier board of
trade appointed to prepare a list of
boarding places for use of members Of
the next Legislature, has this list we'll
in hand. Any one who has rooms to rent
during the session Of the Legislature Is
requested to communicate with Judge
Harvey.
Amos =. IIartwell. who is employed al
the shops of the Cotton Manufacturing
company, had two ribs broken and was
otherwise severely bruised Tuesday By
the breaking Of n rope attached to 1
pulley upon which he vas working.
w. A. Lord and Hale X. Darling, thu
committee having in charge the re
vision of the Vermont statutes, wisl
to correct the statement which has APP
peared in some newspapers that thu
constitution Of the United States ant
the constitution of Vermont would no
be a part of the revised statutes. TIM:
commission has no authority to revis'
either of these constitutions, and IA:
the report of this revision committe,
will go before the Legislature in thu
form Of a bill, both of these constitu'
tons will be published as part of thu
revised statutes,
Miss Nellie Whelan, daughter of eX
Alderman Robert Whelan of this city
stole Il march on her many friends
Monday evening when she was married
in New York TO Edward Reulbach, tn
star pitcher for tho Chicago Nationals
a dispatch sent out from Minneapo
lis to n Boston newspaper stating tina
John Bradley of this city had lost h
wife in the cncampment city is mis-
leading. No such man as John Brad
ley Is known here.
Charles Brown and Miss Jessie j
Crandall. both of Berlin, were marrie'
Tuesday evening by the Rev. l.. NJ
Frasicr ct the home of Mr.. and Mrs
q. II. Crandall in Berlin, parents OF tn
bride. Miss May Currier of Arlingto
a TeiEhts, Mass, was maid of honor an
Pa'es Bertha Frank and Miss Freda n