Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04

! For March Easter day no one could
with reason complain OF Sunday :
weather The sun shOnc brightly the
greater part Of the day and with the mer-
curry lowering about As mark. spring ap-
pare! was not out of place. There were
, large congregations in all of The churches
and the displays Of Easter lilies. calais,
pams and other flowers and plants were
on an elaborate scale much more 50 in
| fact than might have been expected on
so early an Easter day. The choirs rem
dered special musical programmes. tho
pastors preached on themes appropriate
20 the day and many of the Sunday
schools had Easter exercises in the after
noon or evening.
Mrs. Anna Dolan Lavell, wife oc the late
John lavell, who died IN 1890, ed yes
terday morning at the home of her SON
John f. ,avel, of 207 North Winooski
avenue. as the result of a shock Mrs
I.avell was % years of age and was born
| In Westport. ireland. She had resided
in this city for about 10 years and form
crly resided I'm Richmond. She is survived
by TWO sons and daughter. Peter of
Richmond. John T. Of this city and Ellen
NJ. of this city. She also leaves three
n \,
y. V. and Harold and Loretta Glynn Of
Montpelier. The funeral viii be held an
Friday morning al nine o'clock from s.!
Marys Cathedral with interment in S.
Joseph's cemetery.
The death Of W n. Kent. son of Con-
ductor l.. r.. Kent Of 81 Monroe street; oc-
CURED Saturday evening at six o'clock.
Mr., Kent had been in poor health for some
time. but had not been confined to the
house. on Friday evening he was taken
suddenly i'll on Cherry street, and was
taken home in serious condition. He
was "a years OF age and was the ONLY
child left 20 Mr.. and Mrs. Kent who have
already buried two sons. He had resided
in both Mortified and White River June
ton and was a member Of Myrtle lodge
No. a. |. o. O. f., of the latter place.
the funeral was held al the house on
Wednesday morning at $40, when a short
prayer service was read by tho Roy
Walter Dole Of Mortified, and the re-
mains were taken to Mortified for buriaV
A meeting of the Wlnooskl Association
of the Congregational ministers was held
at the Y. NJ G. A. building Monday
morning and afternoon. In the morning
paper was read by the Rev 9. G.
Adams Of Essex Junction on the reform
ed churches Of France, Switzerland and
England The subject was thoroughly
discussed by those present. after which
recess was taken for dinner. In the
afternoon the Rev. J. f. Goodrich gave
an address on the order OF services in the
Congregational Church, basing his re-
marks on the order OF the services in
I, J. "A, 4,
of changes was taken up by the members
and freely discussed committee was
also appointed 10 prepare programmes for
the coming year
Rumors have been current for some
time that large additions would be made
to the Burlington Cotton Mills this spring
These rumors were set at rest Thursday
when Joseph A. Baker and William T.
Henry, two officials OF the Chase Cor
poration at Fall River, Mass, reached tho
city on tour OF inspection of the
Winooski mills and the property on Pine
street. 1t was stated positively that there
would be no building done here by the
company this year. owing to the unset
tied condition of the labor question and
the high price of building material.
Some changes. however will be made in
the mills in the way Of general repairs
New boilers will be put In both mills.
while important changes will also be
made In the engines. Mr., Baker IA
treasurer of the Chase Mills at Fall
River, whose owners purchased the Bur
lington property last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Is Butler, who left
Burlington the first Of March on trim
for Mr., Butlers health, returned home