Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14

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ms and son, Charles was called to Mont
real Wednesday, by the death Of her son
wife Mrs. George r. Ewins, who leaves
a baby week old.-Barnard. 0S Of the
L. V. NJ. is visiting his parents, The Rev.
and Mrs. o. l.. Barnard.-T'he Rev. o.
l.. Barnard went 20 Jericho Tuesday to
of'iciate a tho funeral of former
parishioner 9. Ulysses johnson at
tended tho county medical meeting at St
A lbans Wednesday.
R1CHFopD.
out ofthc Taft divorce case The defend
Mrs. Cordelia Scott. aged o. years. died
Thursday of blood poisoning after
a very painful Illness week The
funeral was held at ". 4. Coolcys Sat
urday afternoon at 1920 o'clock, tho Rev.
Y. Rarnhy Leach officiating, and the
burial was in Montgomery. Mrs Scott is
by TWO daughters. Mrs.
W T.. Cooley Of this village, and Mr..
j. u. Head of Montgomery and ono son,
Dean Scott Of Montgomery The Misses
Florence and Helen Hall OF this village
are granddaughters Of Mr.. Scott
The Rev +. Barnby Leach, rector Of
ST AIMS Episcopal Church, received =
call To Middlebury but after careful con-
sderation decided to remain in Richford.
Miss Beatrice Boaz Of 81. Adams is Wis
ting hor parents. Nh and Mrs. Thomas
Eoaz.-The following vestrymen and Off
Gers of 81. AIMS parish have been elect
ed: Warden. A. J. Merrill; clerk. w T..
Greene: treasurer. n. NJ. Kendall; YES
tryrncn. the foregoing and c. s. Scoheld,
G. A. Hawley r. f. Fay. V. +. Perley.
Tho condition of Mrs. n. ". Mari
continues to improve and she is able
TO sit up.-May "a will be observed as
Memorial Sunday. A service will be
held in st. AIMS Episcopal Church at
three o'clock in the afternoon with a
sermon by the rector, the Rev. +,
Barnby Leach.-Wo-k was begun
Monday on the foundation of the
hose house which will be built to re.
place the one burned August io.-rhe
repairs have bccn made on the steam
engine at the power plant of tho
Sweat -Comin-S Co. which was
broken about ten days ago and cleo.
furnished from tho now plant
James Patten has bought of Henry
Cadrotte "A house and two acres of
land about one mile from this village
on the Pinnacle road for sl.s0o.--Al
mcr e. Draper has bought Of {. +.
Carpenter a building lot on Dewey
street for S225.--F. y. Manuel has re
turned from trip to Philadelphia
and Boston.
Work will be begun very soon or
the repairs TO tho ..ethodist church
plans for which have been practica llN
completed The cost OF tho repairs Is
estimated at 5000, and nearly all 81
this amount is in sight. The prime pa
changes and improvements will include
repairs to tho foundation. to the steepls
new entrance doors, repainting of ex
terror. loaded glass -indoWs on either
side OF tho entrance and for the base
mcnt. large memorial window over
the entrance to the late Rev. William
Il. Puffer, eight memorial windows If
the auditorium and probably two in
the choir loft. Tho auditorium cnl
entrance hall will be covered with
steel ceiling on tho side walls sut
overhead, the winding stairs will bC
changed to "A moro safe arrangcmcn'
Of quarter turn and landing hal
way up. The pews and woodwork vii
~ rem lSllfU, INV 'dlpFlS Ia ~, IL NV
pulpit and altar rail built. the pulpit
platform moved forward to give more
room in tho choir loft. the pine organ
oVerhaulcd. an archwaY with grill
work placed over the choir loft. clec
trical chandeliers will replace the pen
dant lights. a Goa and cloak room vii
he built under the stairs on either SIDE
the furnace room ana kitchen in tn
basement will be covered on the side
walls and overlaid with Beaver finish
ed wall board in tints. and the wood
work OF the parlor repainted. The au
ditorium will be put in shape first an'
during this work the powS will b'
placed in the basement. and the ser
vices will be held therc.--'Thc girls
mill of the Shortcomings company il
completed and connection with tn
power station was made Tuesday aft
crnoon and the machinery. which i
run by large electric motor, wa
started. Beside custom grinding, tn
mill is built with an elevator with sew
eral large bins for storing grain. Tn
machinery in the saw mill Is being re
arranged and the three electric motor
set in place. The new Office is prlC
ticallY completed and also the donta
parlo on the second floor which vii
soon he occupied by DR.. g. q. Hamilton
Henry Whitney, who has been at mi
home here for about ten days suffer
ing from "A sore on one ankle, expect
TO return to his work in Burlington
Saturday-At the annual meeting %
the Epworth League of the Methods
church Tuesday evening. the follow
ing officers were elected: President
Miss Aura MIDGET; secretary, H. 4
kennedy; treasurer, Howard Mandigo
junior league superintendent +. w
| Wheeler, first vice prcsident, Mis-
Nellie f.. Manuel; second vicc-presi
dent. Miss Orpha smith; third vice
president. Mrs. II. r. Kennedy; fourth
vice prcsident, Mrs. IL. A. Pufier.-S
r. Whitman las returned to Seneca
lians., after a month in the Fast. IL
| was called here by the death of hi
mother, Mrs, s. II. whitman of Abbott
| Corner, Que.-The Rev. W. T.. Douglas
was in st. Adams Tuesday to meet tn
| other members of the committee whicI
| is arranging for a district preachers
meeting in Johnson June 20 and so
| Hanson Clark Of st. Adams is v.-iti IN