Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-25
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

Two additional changes In the IA
Guilty at Montpelier Seminary for the
coming year were announced FRI
day. Miss Ida T.. Bragg. instructor
in vocal music for the past year and
leader OF Trinity Church choir, Will
study next year In the New England
Conservatory Of Music at Boston. Her
successor has not been chosen. Miss
Hazel Andrews instructor in short
hand who once reconsidered her res
!gnation, announced Friday to Prin-
cipal Bishop that she must insist on
the same.
The body OF A. J. Cross of Wrghts-
Vile, Civil War veteran. who died Fri
day at the Soldiers Home in bennington.
was brought here Saturday noon and
buried in Green Mount cemetery. Mr..
Cross was 60 years old and had been an
inmate Of the home for five years, He is
survived by a brother, and two daugh-
ters. The committal service at the grave
Hough.
The Rev. II. A. Buzzell, who for the
past Is months has been acting pastor OF
the First Baptist Church in this city,
closed his labors there Sunday. He will
a
ing whether TO accept the assistant sec
retaryship of the Baptist State associa-
| ton Of New Jersey OF go to Vallao, Cal.
as pastor OF a Baptist Church there. Dur
| ing his pastorate of the Montpelier
| Church IT'S membership has been In
| creased 10.
The funeral of Mrs. Il. r. Graham was
held Wednesday afternoon at threA
O'Clock. at her late home on Hubbard
etreet. tho Rev. l.. f. Reed officiating.
Mrs Graham died Sunday afternoon after
an illness OF only five days with pneu-
| monia She was born In East Auburn,
re. and was 50 years old. Mrs. Graham
came OF distinguished ancestry her
grandfather. Benjamin Franklin Beaie
having served In the Revolutionary war
She is survived by one son. Frank r.
| Graham. and by three daughters. Mary
c., Adelaide and Ellen of mis- city. For
| the past 25 years Mrs. Graham mad re-
| sided In Montpelier She was member
| of Bethany Congregational Church in
which she was at one time active, nut LOT
| the past l3 years she had been patent
invalid. Her husband died l. years ago
| Angelo Stane. who assaulted Aloh|o
/ Iarvey with n butcher knife SATURDAY
| evening, was in city court MONDAY
| morning charged with assault with intent
to kill lie waived examination and In
default Of $500 bail was remanded to
jail.
Blanche, the u years old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. w. J, NarncN, died Mon
i day morning after an Illness of Two
| weeks with peritonitis. Miss Narn"y was
a member of the freshman class of Mont
pelier high school and OF Trinity Church
Sunday school. Her funeral was held
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at
Trinity Church. and the body was
taken to Waterbury for burial.
| Mr.. and Mrs. oscar u. Jones. who re-
side a mile outside of the city of Mont
pelier, celebrated their 50th wedding ami
versary Saturday. Mr., Jones was borr
In Berlin January %. 1881, and for nearly
all his life he was farmer In that town
Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Jones
moved to Montpelier to be near theil
sons. Mrs Jones's maiden name was
Lorinda Braley and she was horn II
Northhcld In September, 1888. They have
two sons residing IN this city, STANLEY
Jones. a granite manufacturer. an'
Harry G. Jones, a merchant, also on'
daughter. Mrs. w. l.. Wheeler of Calais
Me.
Cards were received here yesterda!
announcing the marriage at Springfield
Mass, June IS OF Mrs. Nellie Eliz'
Remington OF Essex Junction, until re
Gently stenographer for Fred A. How
land In the home office OF the Nationa
Life Insurance company. TO Oscar Traver
Sullivan of San Francisco. Mr.. Sullivan
is a travelling salesman and is GRADUATE
of Stanford University lie has taken hi
: bride TO California to remain until Sep
: TENDER.
e Andrew j. Phillips Of this city die
: yesterday morning at 1890 O'Clock at tn
. Heaton hospital OF chronic liver trouble
e Mr.. Phillips was born Mt Hartford Aug
4 ust q, 1s42. His parents we're Prof, n
II and Cynthia Swan Philips. Mrs. Phil
Y lips was director of the choir of the oil
d Methodist Church Of this city, lie wa
4 graduated from Barre Academy and the