Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
CHI7YENDEN COUNTY.
ESSEX JUNCTION.


has been in business here for several
years, has bought of Moses Lawrence
tho building now occupied as a bakery
on Railroad avenue and will move there
early in April. Mr.. Bassett, who oc-
cupies the building has not decided where
he will locate.
Allen Brown, the 12-year- son OF
the Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Brown and
Raymond, the -year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Place, were con-
siderably shaken up and quite badly
bruised by being thrown from n wagon
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Brown had
taken one of Mr.. Places horses and an
express wagon with which to bring n
load of household goods from the
freight depot While returning Mr..
Brown let his son drive and he walked
back of the load. When near the Park
street railroad crossing the horse be-
came frightened and commenced to
run The boys were thrown from the
| wagon to the frzen ground Raymond
| was tho most severely injured receiv-
| ing two bad cuts on the left side of his
face and one on his shoulder. He was
unconscious some time. Allen receive
slight bruises. 4 e boxes of goods and
! the wagon seat "'i' tili'N II pNI '''iN'
| the horse ran home
| Mrs W. J. Bamber of Toledo, Ohio,
| is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer L,
! Wright Mr.. Barber will come here
later and it is expected that they will
occupy as their permanent residence
the George Daggett property at Wi
nooski Park which they secured last
fall.
Mrs. Heman w Rice died suddenly at
her home in this village shortly after
| five O'Clock Monday afternoon. Death
was due to heart failure. She had been
in Westford for the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. Rolla Perry, who is ill
Mr.. Rice Joined her there a few days
ago. Sunday evening she complained of
a pain III her left shoulder. Monday
morning she did not feel we'll as usua
and thought It best to return home. Up
on arriving here a doctor was called but
her condition was not thought to be
serious and death came very suddenly
Mrs. Rice was born in Jericho, 80 years
ago, icing Sarah j.. daughter of Nathan
and Catherine Benham She was mar
ried 80 years ago last December to He
man w. Rice of Westford and In tha
town they made their home until a yeal
village. Six children were born to then
Of whom five survive, Edwin of Mallett'
bay, Clayton of Essex Center, James o
Whallonsburg, n. Y. Mrs. Rolla Perry
of Westford, and Fred who is attending
college IN Guelph, Canada. Anothe
daughter, Mrs. Harriet Giss, died las
spring. She is also survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. Henry Hall of Burlington an,
! Uo1t pf n
two brothers, Edward Benham Of Brook
field and j. s. Benham of Milton, Mrs
Rice united with the Congregations
Church in Jericho when a young girl am
later with the church in Westford.
Moses Martelle of Williston has bough
the farm of Edward Bacon In Essex an,
is moving there,
Paul Dushane OF Milton will NOV
his family here about April /, Mr.
Duchane will work in the yard of tn
= Drury Brick e. Tile company, Mrs
]. Gaines has engaged Mrs, Dushan
and son and daughter to assist her il
the boarding house of that company.
John Demag, the young son of MI
; and Mrs. David Demag, who was oper
ated upon at the Fanny Allen hospita
for appendicitis. "A few weeks ago, wa
brought to his home Sunday.
David Hogan and Edgar j. Goyett
have formed a partnership and vii
operate the James f. Kennedy farr
in North Willston. They have move
there
Torrey w. Slbley aged Ct years, prom
inent citizen of this village, died at hi
home on School street Monday night a
twelve o'clock. He had been In poo
health for some time, and had been cor
= fined to the house a greater part of tn
y winter, but to his bed only short time
. Mr.. Sibley was born in Westford and dun
= ing his early life was engaged in farmin
o with his father, At the age of q years h
3 enlisted In Co. A, 18th VI Vols, an
served with the regiment until wounde
= In the battle of Gettysburg. when he wa
= honorably discharged with the rank {
= corporal After his recovery he went
= Boston and engaged in the trucking bus
:. ness for about "a years. He received a
n injury there by falling from a WACO
0 from which he never ceased to feel I'll
n effects When in Boston in 1867 he ma
n red Miss Diantha Seavoy of Maine, an
y to them were born two children, Fred