Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts Of the Green Noun
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
The Winocski valley, Villages mp n orth
From the Islnnd In the Lake TO the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the Shores of White
River Covered by Spe-
cial Correspor dents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNES.


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rtourv l. nlauchord rho houso was
NEARLY ,,uttcd and ,bc contcnts are re-
portcd to he a total loss. Mr. Blanch-
ard and daughter. Lizzie who were
the only ones i'm the house at the time
I of thp fire Mrs Blanchard being
away ON a visit. had a narrow escape
saving nothing of their clothing. but
what they had on. The fire is report
Cd to have originated in the shed
from a pan "C Goals used in smoking
q ham in a barrel. Tho house was in
surcd for $500, no insurance ON con-
tents
| w. II. HAWKINS. ST., one of the Oldest
,citizols Of this city. died Thursday even
ing at his home on Green street from .
general breaking down from old agc in
tho @th year of his age. lie is survived
by ono son William Wright, one dauch-
ter, Miss Lena H.. and grandson, Asa
| Hawkins. Watson Wright Hawkins was
born in tins city in lH"l and has always
resided here with the exception Of about
la year. When a young man he lived
i'm Chicago Ill. He WAS married to Miss
Julia \. strickland of Waterbury, June
Il. 1896. About % wears ago he united
! with the Methodist Episcopal Church
of this city and for several years WAS
'slc of the stewards of the church. For
Iovcr 40 years Ii" has been Il member of
Dorchester Lodge of this city and with
the exception of Edward Gorham of Ad-
olson WIS the oldest member. lie was
Il clerk for Over >, years in tho store of
George f.. and William 7. Parker. and
l"t their Successors, Booth Fisher,
former prominent business firms in this
|city. For about % years of his life, until
he had to give mp his duties
he was jantor of tho Nergenncs graded
lschool. Despite his years until the first
OF January last, when ho was taken i'll,
Mr.. Hawkins retained his mental facul-
ties and bodily Nigor in an unusual de-
grcc. For over 20 years he kept a diary
iottinG down daily things happening that
appealed to him as being a matter Of
public interest. These books contain a
large amount Of information Of local
and in some cases national interest. and
havcp often been consulted by people who
wished to Obtain information in regard
to matters of interest to them. The
father of Mir Hawkins was a SpeCulator
ANA used TO send him, when only a boy,
TO Canada, with produce. When only Ii
years Of agc llc drove a 1uW-hOrSc team
loaded with produce, bringing back other
goods Ia exchange. Tie told Che Free
Press r"p"rt"r that once Wh,u a boy re-
thinning 90 IorsohIck from, CalladA where
ho had b.'u with Il drove of cattle. h.
saw on ucurjug th" park q crowd of pco-
? pie Dn coming nearer hc adw that p
, Methodist preacher. against whom tho
churches. the schoolhouscs. and ovcn the
; barns at that time were shut, had drawn