Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-28
ST. Adams.

Lafayette Commandery, No. 3, knights
Templar. has elected the following officers
for the coming year: Eminent command
er. NJ. ID. Armstrong; generalissimo,
Charles a. Oliver; captain general A..
Clinton Kent; prelate. Daniel s. Danforth
senior warden, A. G. Kent; jun
ior warden, Y. j. Alexander; treas
urer, Otis n. Keton; recorder, John f.
Rhodes; warden. S. e. Thorp; sentinel. J."
S. Bell; trustee y. S. Danforth; finance
committee, S. II. Danforth. j. {. Leslie
and G.. O. Mitchell.
Simon S. Rooney, clerk in the Central
Vermont passenger agents office, han been
appointed travelling passenger agent and
will enter upon his new duties June /.
DIR. and Mrs. II. NJ. Hallock and two
children arrived in this city Monday
and will take up their residence here
Dr. Hallock. who retired from active
service In the medical corps OF the u.
s. army May 90 recently bought what
was known as the Duetcher place on
Bank street. which he is having re-
modelled and when finished will occupy
It, having his office at his home. DR..
Hallock came to the city from Madison
barracks, n. Y, his last post of duty as
army surgeon. tf tiltTPu tut TINY III
1892, thus serving 10 years. being success
sively promoted to the grades of captain
and major in the medical corps. During
the war with Spain he served in Cuba
as regimental surgeon of the 18th in
fantry, remaing until the end of the cam
pnign lie was later connected with the
big general hospital established at For
tress Monroe, Va. for treatment of tho
sick Of the Cuban army Of invasion. lie
was also executive officer Of the hospital
Mt Fort Mcpherson. Ga, and served two
year in the Philippines. Mrs. Iallock Is
the daughter OF Lieut-Col. Elijah w.
Halford. who will also make his home
here with his DAUGHTER. Colonel Ilalford
will be remembered as secretary 30
President Benjamu Harrison and with
the President visited St. Adams In 1891.
when he received many favorab BILE i'm
pressions OF the place. Colonel Halford
is an old newspaper pan, having been
editor Of the indianapolis Journal and
also editorial founder Of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean. He vas delegate to the
national conventou in lsSs and in 1893
was dsbursng officer for the Behrns
sea arbitration commission.
The death of Nelson Iegnard oc.
CURED here Sunday from gangrcne
poisoning. MIR, Lognard underwent
an operation recently but without
avail. Mr.. Lcgnaid was 81 years old
and leaves wife. a brother, Peter
Legnard of Rouses Point. and an
adopted SON Nelson Legnard. OF this
city. The remains We're taen Monday
morning to Rouses Point, y. Y. where
tho funeral was hoid.
Memorial day VII he observed here
as usual under To- auspices Of A X.
Hurlbut Post, No. 20, G. y. r. At eight
o'clock Saturday morning, the tagging
and decorating OF the Veterans graves
will begin. special Committees from the
post looking after tlr graves In the South
| Main street, Fairfax street Mount
Calvary, St Albaus bay, ST. Adams
point the Evarts ard Waller cemeteries
The veterans Will assemble at the
Memorial hail on N,ldcn lane at one
o clock and march ia the city hall where
the following program will he carried
out at two o'clock: Singing. male
! ouartette under direction of 9. n. Ander-
son; prayer by the Rev w. Parkyn Jack
son; recitation OF IAncoln's Gettysburg
address by Alexander -. Royce; introduc'
| ton of the orator % the day by Mayor
y. y. Atwood, address, by the Hon.
Joseph A. DeBoer Of Montpelier; henedic-
| ton by the Rev. =. NJ Learned. me
exercises at the hall will close with the
singing Of "Amerlca- ny the audience,
The parade will start from the city hal
az soon as the exercises in the hall arr
concluded, and in charge Of Major H. 5
Tilotson. marshal, will march down Ma'r
to the South Main street cemetery wher'
| the exercises Will he concluded
An auction Of the personal estate 81
the St Alhans furniture factory was
| held yesterday and all inc property
| under this head was bought by Julius
| H. Seymour Of New York. The work
Of closing up the affairs of this unfor'
tunatc concern Will go forward as
RAPIDLY as possible