Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-21
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.


home on Baldwin street After a brief
wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend
are to reside in Marshfcd
About 80 survivors Of Company II NJ
Montpelier and Company T. 81 North
field, who served in tho Spanish-A
lean war. celebrated Saturday evening
tho 10Th anniversary of their being
mustered into the service of the United
states by banquet at Mller's Inn.
| The EXERCISES were entirely informal
in character. Mai. II. W. Hovey, i.
s A., retired. was the guest of honor
and spoke somewhat at length about
conditions in the Philippines. Capt
W. A. Pattce Of this city acted AZ
POSTMASTER. The survivors Of Com
panv f. Of Barre celebrated tho ami
versary with field sports at Caledon,,
park. followed by a clam bake.
Manv OF the local fishermen, who
whipped the streams and ponds of thi.
vicinity Friday and Saturday. had OK
ccllent success Sheriff Tracy and
Deputy Sheriff Lawson. who were
guests of h. NJ Shepard at his camp
at Shady Rll, brought homo ter
pounds of trout. A. J.. Burt took seven
pounds out Of Dog river, States At
torney Benjamin Gates and Arthur
| pounds in tho latter town, W. A. Fl.
lis caught 100 trout T. ]. Heaphy 50
| and T.. T.. Gill -. The largest brook
trout yet brought in was caught in Doe
| river by II. W. shores. IT measured
| ~ inches in length and weighed near
| lv two pounds Eugene \. Smith and
r. j. Nolholm secured baskets full Of
| handsome trout at their preserve near
the Northheld line.
The horse case of W. F. Cooley vs.
"Zeke" skinner Of Painfeld was tried
Saturday morning before Judge Harvey
| in CITY court. Suit was brought by the
plaintiff to recover so for "malpractice"
BY the defendant as the result of which
the horse owned by the plaintiff died
The defendant conducted his own case
/ but the suit cost him s65 50, which he
paid.
Mrs W. Werlng has written Chief Of
| Police Durkee from Baltimore. Md, ask
| ing him to try and locate Bruno W.
Wering, her son, who has been missing
I, from Baltimore for four years. and who
was last known to be in Ashland. Wis.
n The mother has reason To suppose that
her son. who is IS years old. has driftei
back to New England and is working
somewhere at his trade as machinist.
Mrs Nellie Remington. who has heen
a stenographer in the office Of the Ma
| tional Life Insurance company for sever.
| al wears finished work there Saturday
Mrs. Remington was stenographer for
] +. A. Rowland in the legal department
She has gone to her home in Esse,
junction.
Thomas Neil. who has had charge o.
a the poo farm at Waterbury for severa
years has been engaged to run tn.
Montpelier city farm the coming year
Mr.. Noill will take possession this week
k Henry W. Cate, a clerk in the Mont
" relier postoricc. received Monday
n telegram announcing the death at sea
: Of the Rev. W Cate. his brother WIZ
II was on his way home from Japan. aftc,
% serving 10 years as a missionary in that
=, country. Mr. cate died on the steamer
n Minnesota when she was II days ont
!. from Yokohama, and within four days
n run Of Tacoma Mr. cate was born N
n Calais in 1851. After graduating from
" Tufts College he went to Toxic, whore
he has successfully conducted mission.
W He leaves a wife and tive children. His
" wife was Miss Ella Stimson of Mcdforf-
>, Mass She also was a missionary in ia.
= nan and married Mr.. Cate there. II Il
n probable tho body will 9 cremsted a
6 Tacoma and the ashes brought East foI
l. burial.
" Guy NJ. Chase. n reporter and proSs-
r man on the Daily journal, and Miss
Elizabeth c. Town, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank II, Town. We're mar
ricd Monday afternoon ut tho home
Of the bride on Town hill. The Rev
L. r. Reed was the officiating clergy
man. Because Of the serious lines
of the mother Of the groom, an eN-
II pcctcd wedding trip was postponed
d The wedding was the happy
~ elimination of love affair that be-
r. gun when Mr.. thaS" and Miss Tow
is were pupils in the Union school. Mr.
10 and Mrs. Chase We're tho recipients
- Of numerous beautiful wedding gifts
to They will be at home at Hillside
lc block after June |,
r A. G. Blanchard has purchased for SIS
m tho three acres Of granite quarry land
IS in Calais that was owned by tho bank
s. rupt estate of Ira A. Pierce. This land
c. has ON it several quarrios that have been
H. worked and which produce good
r. quality of granite for building purposes
10 These three acres were at one time
valued at about 5000
A. the annual meeting OF tho directors
of the Vermont Telephone n Telegraph
company Monday cvcynE j. \. k'llar
II Of Boston was elected president; f W.
L. story "a Boston, Vice-prosidcnt: r. s.
" Willard Of Boston. treasurer; j. y. KEEL
Is lar and -. w. Story of Boston and j.
II G Brown Of Montpelier. executive com
III mittce. ]. II. Gowdey was reapponted
IT, manager Of the exchange which includes
Montpelier Barre, Randolph and Wa
" tcrbury,
L In conformity with the action Of