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

bred Morgan horses will be a feature
and there will be races on both days.
The annual Franklin county teachers
convention will be held in this city next
Friday. The sessions will be held at the
high school opening at ten O'Clock.
Harry Prindlc, who has been day clerk
NJ the American House, has resigned
and will return to Montpelier.
The Rev. $. Halsted watkins, rector
of ST. Luke's Episcopal Church, with
Mrs watkins and Miss Mary F. Wat
kins is preparing for few weeks
European trip on which they expect to
start in July.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gregory Smith of
Florence. Italy. will sail this month
for New York and expect to pass the
Summer In this city.
Mr. and Mrs Beccher Fonda and Mr..
and Mrs. oliver Crocker stevens expect
to sail for Europe in June. Mr.. Fonda
will take his touring car in which they
will travel abroad.
The funeral of Mrs Catherine Pettos)
Fisher who died Sunday, was held
at the house at two o'clock Tuesday p.
m. Mrs. Fisher was the widow of A.
ii. Fisher and was a native of Broome,
the daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Charles
Pettcs. She was married the second time
in 1870 to Alexander II. Fisher, who died
!n 1892. Four children survive her. George
w. Scott of Cowansville. Que. who was
n son by her first husband, and Mrs.
William A. May of Potsdam, y. y, A.
W. Fisher and A. II. Fisher of St. Al
bans. She is also survived by brother,
John Pettes of Quebec.
r. G.. Gilbride, foreman of the Central
Vermont roundhouse and Miss Irene
Preston of Stratford. Ont, were married
at Stratford Saturday. They will take
UP their residence here next week.
The Franklin county teachers con
vertion, which was to have been
held here next Friday, has been post
poncd until Friday, June 3.
The marriage engagement is an
nuunced of Miss Ellen Summerskill,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas y.
Summerskil of Congress street. and
George b. GLAND of Halifax. n. s.
State Highway Commissioner c. w.
Gates OF Franklin and County Supervisor
J. c. Towle of EnosburEh were in the
city Tuesday in consultation with the
selectmen and the road commissioners
OF ST. Adams town as to the expenditure
Of the money. about one thousand dol
lars. which will be put this year into per-
manent roads. All tho main thorough
fares leading to the surrounding towns
were examined and discu. sed and it was
finally decided to divide the expenditure
about equally on the extension to the
north of the piece Of permanent road
built last year, and the undertaking of
South Main street toward Johnny Cake
HILL leaving the surfacing to be done in
the future. The pressing need of apply
ing every cent of the years aprropra-
ton on a dozen different roads was rec
ognizcd, but it is firmly believed that the
conclusions arrived at are correct and
will he proved by results. a strong ef-
fort was made to have tho improvements
this year apply to Niger hill and the
lake road. and it was loft that this work
should be taken up next year. the stiff
grade be practically cut in two and the
road placed in shape to double the pres
tnt loading capacity Of teams.
One of the llrgcSt estates ever settled
IN Franklin county probate court was
wound M Tuesday, when the estate of
Oscar \. Barton which has been in the
court for fourteen years, was concluded.
The total amount involved was s2260OO,
and against THIS $l'3.o23.o3 In debts were
allowed and paid in full. Judge \. y.
Post, VINO mas heen actlng Administrator.
vas DISCHARGED,
The executives committee Of the
Franklin County Sunday school assoc
clau0n h'Id meeting lueSdaN at
inc h"P'S' 'n'r'h 10 c"hSl"'r me al
NlSa"ill'N an" P'"hS Tor me ho'oihS
oi grand Hu,''"| 'ho"' rally anu
plchlc al IN" it'"fS'"" camp IN smell
doh ON JHlN = ne majority OF the
county WAS IN FAVOR OF III" pan ana
anothor meeting wlII be h"Id at hlgh-
gaze center on May - me toilowlhg
committees were appointed: Program
e. /" smith, Swant"n, the Kew D. y
Brown inns cltY. y. y. AEeitine' Enos-
hurSh FaIIs' W. H. naW Enosburgh
faIIs; hn"nco' D. o. 'or!'SS' Swantoh
J. {. Towle EnoFburEh rams l. G.
Jennison' Sheidon' athiotr' A D.
croft EnoshurSh Falls, t. n. tramp
ton, ST. Adams II, \. Ea"haw, West
Berkshire; musical director W. H.
faw. Enosburgh Fails; law ana order
A. w. Smith. Enosburgh Falls; rail-
road '. y. irish, EnosburSh Faiis
The wedding of Miss Margaret A. Was
broad, daughter Of Joseph Wasbroad of
Montreal and Newell Gilman Of this city
took place at st. Anthony's church in
Montreal last week
D. Noyes Burton ana Guy H. start
viii leave FRIDAY Tor Kansas where
.hoy VIII spend several weeks IN LOOKING
AFTER Mr.. Burton property, covering