Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-16

Miss Florence shipman Of this city and
who left for Vancouver on their way to
Honolulu for stay Of three years.
Both these young ladies will teach dur
ing the time they are away.
William Lamb, a long time resident
of this city, was found dead Monday
noon in his room in the Dudley block on
East state street. Mr.. Lamb was 50
years old and had been in feeble health
from tuberculosis for several months DR.
William Lindsay, health officer. and
Mayor T.. r. Dawley examined the body
and determined that death was due to
natural causes. MIR. Lamb was a mason
by trade but had been unable to work
for two years He Is survived by six
children His funeral was held Tuesday
morning.
| The work of changing the highway be-
tween this city and East Montpelier,
where the Montpelier & Wells River rail-
road is aboishing two grade crossings,
is nearly completed and travel will be
turned into the new highway within
very few days. BY changing tn. highway
at this point two grade crossings within
very few rods of each others are
abolished.
J. w Tierney OF East Montpelier fell
from the Granite street bridge Tuesday
afternoon, and his face and hands were
badly cut on the rocks in the shallow
water. Tierney was said to have been in
an intoxicated condition and fell off the
abutment while asleep. He fell about
twelve feet and landed in less than a
loot of water He was taken to Heaton
hospital.
Harvey r. Rice of Barre and Miss
Nellie +. Maloney of Malone. n. Y.
were married Tuesday morning by
Justice of the Peace John G.. Wing at
his office. The newly married couple
went to Mortified on a wedding trip.
Negotiations which have been in pro-
Eress for some time were completed yes
terday. whereby the Riverside property
on State street. owned by S. A. Moss
of Alameda, Cal. was sold to Calvin l..
Parmenter of this city. The price paid
including the vacant lot adjoining, was
1880. AS soon as the lease of Mrs. |.
c. Vail. the present occupant. expires
Mr.. Purmenter intends % take possess
sion OF this property and personally
conduct 1t in the same high class man
ner that has characterized 1t as a
years.
The party of Montpelier men who LETT
a week ago for the Lake Megantic re-
gion in Canada. under the leadership of
Edward Gill. on trout fishing exped!-
ton, returned yesterday noon bringing
with them not only numerous hsh stories
but more than 800 pounds of the finest
trout that have been seen in Montpelier
were on exhibition yesterday afternoon
and evening at Mr.. GIFTS fruit store
and nothing like such a catch has been
seen here for many years. These trout
were nearly all caught in streams that
are literally swarming with hungry fish
The region where they camped was near
~ on the boundary line which divides
Canada from Maine. They brought the
fish to Montpelier in large boxes which
theU carried there filled with provisions
They report deer as plentiful as sheep.
and exceedingly tame. The other men,
bers of the party were Louis Wood. ST..
Nelson Gay. Kid Felt and Philip
Hornbro
c. " Kent, DIR. l.. A. Newcomb and c.
c. Taft have purchased for $3.50 the bay
Percheron stallion which was imported
few months ago from Belgium by
George Sears g. Son of Indiana and
which has been on exhibition this season
at the sale stable of c. V. Kent.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Montpelier Savings Bank
& Trust company. held Tuesday after
noon. J. w. Brock, l.. Bart Cross A.
W. Ferr1n. NJ. e. Smile and W. w.
Brock were elected trustees. These
trustees reelected j. w. Brock. president.
l.. Bart Cross. vice-president, and A. w.
Ferrin, treasurer The semi-annual state
ment Of the bank issued July /, showed
that It's resources on that date were ST.
1886. S4S42
Harry b. Stickney of the local stan
of the American Express company and
Miss Grace NJ. Luke were married yes
terday afternoon at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs S. A. Luke. parents of the
bride, on Franklin street The Rev. A.
J. Hough was the officiating clergy
man The bride has for some time
| been operator in tho Montpelier CEN
/ trail telephone exchange where she has
made a host of friends Mr.. and Mrs.
S ickney left last evening for Lake
Morey where they will be in camp for
week.
Fred Welch of Groton and Mrs. May
T. Chalmers Of Topsham were married
| Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist
parsonage by tie Rev. A. ], Hough.
son was born yesterday to the Rev.
and Mrs. w. W. Latte. Mr.. Latte is
pastor of the Peoples Church on North
field street.