Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-04
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.


At the annual meeting of Vermont
Lodge Of odd Fellows, held "Wednesday
he. T. -. &. Iia,ris was elected nobl,
grand; W. \. PHttoo. Nicc-grand; il. o
Kent. treasurer. and Edward Baker. To-
tordnE secretary.
During tho year Just closing city CLERK
H. H. Merrill has issued g. marriaC,
licenses. NnetN-ScNon of tho 12G contract
ing parties Were born in this country. .
ST. foreign lands, and three had forgotten
II" place of their nativity.
sheriff Tracy has placed at his own OK
p"nsc the low hunks in the county sail
t" accommodate DRINKS. The new cots
cost $50 cach.
Mrs. Laura Dcmine. mother of G. H.
DcminC of this city. and widow of
u. ". Deminc celebrated Saturday
her >6th birthday at the home of her
son on Main street. Many people called
during the afternoon and evening to con-
graduate this venerable lady. Sh" was
bora in this city. December -, isl? and
has resided here nearly all h"r Mic
thno.
Tho marriage Of Summer Holmes and
Miss Bertha Nj Rowcll occurred Monday
evening at cigl.t o'clock at tho home Of
Mrs Gardner Rowcll. mother of tn.
bride ou Harrison avenue Tho Roy.
". f. Dukcshrc was tho officiating
ClcrCvmau MI. and Mrs. iIomes LEFT
ON the midnight train for Il brief trip
to Boston.
Tho Rov. \. y. Lewis, rector of
Christ Church. was called from his SUM
hers Sunday evening to marry Otis A.
I'agc and Miss Daisy r.. Tillotson Of
Hyde Park. who had driven from that
village sunday afternoon to Montpclicr
to lac made one. IN" bride WAS only l.
years old. but AS she had the proper
credentials from her parents tn" party
repaired 10 the church where tho knot
was tied, w. :. Smith acting rs hest
man and Gcorec q. Boylcs as witness.
Burt Bull. division road master for
the Central Vermont railway, made
several changes Monday in section
lorclnen. W. J.. Leland Of Barr. is
sent to White River junction and H. u.
Henderson of White River Junction
goes /" Mortified. Peter Blouin Of
Wells River tales the Barre branch
and jerry Demassi who has had charge
OF the work at Mortified and is i'll.
has been released from duty for time.
Among the cases of moro than ordin-
aNY interest that have been doc!.ctcd for
III" March term of Washington county
court j., that of John l.. Norris Of I.yu-
don. administrator "r the estate of
Charles NJ. Cobuln Of Montpelier.
AGAINST the Central Vermont Railway
company. This suit is brought on The
ground that Mr.. colburu VINO WAS an
insurance a-cnt in this city received such
injuries ut burlington. August 81 1sui.
Thar his death cnSU"d in December
following. cook d Norton of Lyndon
VII" ar" attorney for tho plaintiff. II.
&. ShurtI'n, attornoy Tor T.. r. Davis.
n plumber of this city, has brought an
action against IN" city of Montpelier to
rccOV"r S23i9i which ii H. alleged is
duo tho plaintiff for work dunc on the
East State street school building. This
latter suit grows out al a failure of
Hopkins &C". the contractors.
g. II. Forrin, the now sergeant at
arms, vino took charge OF tn" State
House and grounds Monday morning, IS
taking an inventory OF The property
1Ic has reappointed John W. lin, the
custodian OF the building for the past
j. years, as janitor.
Miss sarah Macauly died Monday ccen-
in" AT the home of Harry $. Boutwell,
where she had lived for the past %
years. Miss Macauly was 81 years old
and had been a lite long ln"mbcr of
Bethany Church. Tho funeral was
held from Mr., Boutwcl's home We'd
ncsday afternoon az two O'Clock aud
burial was in Green Mount cemetery.
Miss Florence Slayton and Michael
Grape were married Wednesday evening
at the home of tho bride on Whittier
street by tho Roy. a. \. Lewis, rector of
Christ Church.
The f. months oil son or Mr.. and Mrs
J.. j.. Taft Of this city died sunday
morning at st. pctrrshurgh. FIa.. after
an illness Of two weeks Mrs Taft had
been thcrc several weeks for The benefit
of the ohid's health. She viii reach
Montpelier with the body this morning.
morning.
George G. Stone of Berlin and Miss
Minnie A. Cady Of Morctown were MIR
ricd Monday evening at the home Of
Leonard Stone of Berlin by the Roy
Or. j. Edward Wright.
The engagement of Miss Eula Putnam
to Ralph Carlisle Brown of Rutland is
announced by Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Put
nam of Putnamsvillc.
The body of John y. wilkins, who died
in Montpelier late Tuesday night at the
home OF John s. wilkins, his son, will be
taken to-day to stowe whore funeral serv-
ices will be held Friday afternoon at one
Oclock from the UniNcrsalist Church.
Mr.. wilkins was 81 years old and was said
to he the oldest democrat in Vermont.
lie had lived in stowe nearly all his lifc.
About three months ago he came 10 Mont
p"lior 10 reside during the winter with his
son.
Myron Wiley Of Poacham, who was re-
Gently pardoncd from State prison by
Governor G. i. Bell was in Montpelier
TUESDAY evening and went yesterday to
his home. Whitley was sentenced in 1899 to