Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-20
HAPPENINGS IN
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
Tho winooski Valley, Villages mp n orth
From tho Island In the Lake TO tho
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores of White
River Covered by spe.
ciaI CorreSpop dents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNES.

Guy Gage. a prominent and we'll known
citizen of Addison, died Saturday morn
ing at the home of his son, Roy Gage
from heart disease after an illness of
two weeks, aged 81 Mr.. Gage was born
and has always lived in Addison and was
farmer. lie has filed most of the town
offices. a wife ana the son above re-
ferred to are the sole survivors. Tho
funeral was held at the home Tues
day at twelve o'clock. q
Cards are out announcing tnc marri-
age of Miss Ethel Maria Wood to Tom
r. SpraRuc of Bellows Falls. December
&c. Miss Wood is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Wood of Addison
and Mr.. Sprasue is the son Of cx-Sen-
ator and Mrs. G. ". Sprague OF Walt
ham.
George Renaud left Saturday for
Worcester, Mass, when he spent Sun
day with his uncle, q. II. Sloan. and
Monday left for Boston from whence he
starts for san Jose, Cal, where he has
a position.
Monday W. r Patterson of Monk
ton sold to j. Garter d Co, II goslings
that averaged almost Is pounds each.
George w. Kendall, a former prominent
business man OF this city, died Monday
afternoon at his home on Main street,
aged IS years. Mr. Kendall had been Ill
abou, three months and his death was
due 70 general breaking down. De-
! ceased was born in Chelmsford, Mass.
and went while quite young to Burlington
where he was an cmploye of n firm en-
! gagged in the making of sash. doors AMI
blinds. In the fall of 1868 he came to this
| city and in connection with n. S. *.
Miles started sash, door and blind fac
| tory below the falls under the firm name
| of Kendall 6 Miles, which was afterwards
changed TO Kendall. Miles & Smart. After
scveral years Mr. Kendall bought out the
other partners and controlled the business
himself uutl about Is years ago when 10
| gave up the business and retired from ac-
! tive life Mr.. Kendall leaves no nearer
relatives than n daughterin-.aw, Mrs.
/ Sarah Kendall and a granddaughter, Mrs.
Scott Sherman. both Of this city. The
funeral was held a. the house yesterday
ernoon at 2:3o o'clock.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Van Houten, who We're
! injured in the railroad wreck near this
station and have since been stopping at
tho Stevens house, left Tuesday for thei"
home in New York city. MIR and Mrs.
| William Simpson of Waterbury and A.
| c. Dixie of Bristol, who We're also in the
wreck arc still at tho Stevens House,
and are recovering slowly. Penrose NJ.
| I1ndOn OF West Rutland who was in
jured ut the same time, Is at the home
Of Dr., G, T. B. Willard and Is Just be-
ginning to be able to move about a lit
| tie.
Fred Porter of this city has discovered
IN original way of having fresh ripe
tomatoes at this time of the year. Last
fall fearing that the fruit on his vines
would be injured by the frost before they
had n chance TO rinen, he pulled the vines
and placed them In his cellar
whore the tomatoes continue e. grow, but
Idorotripcn. TO riper them he places them
in a sunny w.nGow. Mr. Porter had
some Of them at his Thac ksgiving dinner
and again last Sunday and expects
enough will ripen 50 he may have some
with his Christmas dinner He reports
the tomatoes to be OF good favor.