Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02
ST. Adams.

Leighton of canton, n. y, Which TOOK |
place December G. was announced |
Friday evening consists in three IN
formed by the Rev. J. S. Brown at
the Baptist parsonage in the presence
of the immediate relatives. Mr.. |
leighton will 60 to the Pacific coast
to reside in few weeks and will be
joined in tho spring by his wife. Mr..
and Mrs. Leighton arc at present
visiting in Canton, ~ Y.
The third annual entertainment given
by tho Autonoe club was held at city
hall Monday night when large gathering
of the society people Of the city was pre-
sent at a ball, which was preceded by a
farce and a monologue, which was
pleasant prelude to n charming affair.
The monoioguc was given by Mrs. Edwin
A. Hyatt, her selection being Josh Steb-
bins's WIfcs First Tea Party" from Mrs.
Slimmen's Window" Her manner was
perfect for tho production, her voice
excellent. and her hearers were en-
thusastic in their praise The farce was
Mrs, Otkley's Telephone" and the var
ious parts were splcndidly taken, the cast
Of characters being as follows: Mrs.
oakley. Mrs. william Stanford stevens;
Constance, her friend Mrs. George VI.
Hogan; Mary, the cook. Laura ~
Clark. Emma. the maid. Mrs. Norman
y. Atwood. Whlttier's orchestra of Mont
pclier furnished the music for the dane
ing which followed. which was not the
least successful of the various features
of the evenings entertainment. Delicious
Refreshments wcrc also served during the
evening. CITY hall never looked prettler
with its decorations Of Christmas bells
and evorgrecns.
DR. George Dunsmore, aged ~ years
and three months, died at his home IN
ST. Adams town Monday at noon. lie
became i'll about ten days ago, his Ill
ness developing into pneumonia. DR.,
Duusmore was one Of the best known
physicians Of this part Of the State and
had been honorcd with offices in both
the STAT aud county medical societies.
He was born In Coteau. que, September
%. 1928 being son of Samuel and
Esther (Cain Dunsmore. He attended the
high school in Plattsburgh, y. Y. and
after his graduation attended Middlebury
College. being graduated from that in
stitution in 1851. He then taught school
In Georgia. being principal Of the
academy there in 1851 to 1853. He at
tended in medical college at Castleton
,a,.tn o,,,rs, -. ,ho r-,i,e~si,v 90
| ci,cin,,., graduating T., 1871 when no
o.r,o ., 49, ci.,. ava rr,oticed bore CON
.tn,,o.,.i,. far .h.lo core ~ urtn
+,,rao ,.aar. ,,,,, ,,.to,, 80 ,.,,,.t r. b,s farm
H.. <, A,h.,, .oY., IA raeido Precious
,o h,s co,,i,,, ,,.ro bo nr,o,,ce1 medicine
-, 1-,,a,r,a r,r a,o,. -, ,o,rs and In
Cincinnati for ave years. In 1911 and
,e-o 10 ,,.o,dod lo,t,,ros a. NcGm COL
loco Montreal Ne married Mary cotton
80 coo,,,io I'm IS ard sbo dted I'm March
,,-G IN sont.n,ber. 1871 he married a
.is.or Of his first wife. Abhio ]. cotton.
who died in 1901 His two eldest daugh-
TOYS ,hhi. an, Robortn. died several
voars ago hu. he is survived by one
,iausrtor Mary wife az John r. Andor-
sor Of Prince Albert. Saskatchewan. and
one son. George n. Dunsmore. Of -
Adams town. DR. punsmorc was also
esrecial,v Interested in educational mat
tore and had been secretary and treas
uror ~ tho Franklin county grammar
ecbooI since 1915. member of the
prudential school committee for many
, yoors and after ST Adams became a
,,tv ho eorved on the board Of school
commissioners for several years. He was
,,wavs nro,ninent in medical circles, was
q member and past president of the Yer
mont Medical society and OF the Frank
lin County Medical society In politics
bo vas a democrat and In religion a
(,o,erara,ionalist He had been a d.rec-
49,. -, tho :, AIbans hosojtal since its
' orranizatior. He was a member of the
rndcnendont Order OF Odd Fellows for
many veors
Two marriage engagement of Miss Flor
o,,oo rve,vn Rabhitt and Roswell Harris
pr,reor both Of passaic. y J. has beer
arroprced Miss Bahbtt is the eldest
1augbtor of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
po+,hi,t formerly OF this city.
,rbo doo,b of Isrse, Smith Bostwick oc.
cnrred TUESDAY night at $50 o'cloc in
rho send voar OF his ago due to a gen
oral breaking down which followed a
shock of paralvs,s that Mr.. BostwicL
sustained a few wears past. Mr.. Bost-
vick wan born I'm Jericho June
II 1ss6. the son of Arthur and Polly
Hathawav Bostwick lie attended schoo
IN Jericho and burlington and in lS4i
went to California. Returning 10 Yer
mont in 1851 he entered the mercantile
huein.ss ar St Alpans bay as a membe,
Of the firm of Burton. Bostwick &
SAWYER sertomber 90. 1853 he married
Cornol,o C. Rurton, daughter Of Albert
ana Prudence Beardsley Burton Three
sons were born to them, Arthur Burton
Bostwick of New York. Milton Swlf'
Bostwick and Cornelias Albert Bostwici
of This city. Four grandchildren nlsr
survivo. He entered the coal and lunlhel