Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-08
MONTPELIER.

A. A. Niles OF Morrisville, secretary or
the 9th Vermont Rcgimentnl Reunion as
ISOLATION has sent out notices Of
the annual reunion and camp fire to he
held in this city Tuesday evening. Octo-
Der %. Company of that regiment was
recruited In Montpelier and vicinity.
George A. Cutler Of East Montpelier
and Miss Clara Allen OF Barre were
married Wednesday Sept. 80. at the
Methodist parsonage by the Roy. A ].
HouRh. They left on the midnight train
for Lake Placid, y. Y, for n brief we'd
ding trip.
The insurance companies have set
tied with Miss Eva J. Simpson for 5000
for the damage done to her millinery
stock by the fire in the Holmes block
on state street recently. The total
loss by this fire as paid by the insur
ance companies was $1,000.
The report Of local trance medium
that a pot of gold Is lying under the
ruins Of the old Nicholas manor on
Berlin street has led several credulouc
individuals to search for n but thus
far no tangible results are apparent
This block was formerly the home OF
Mrs. Cara 14angdon Nicholas, a sister
Of James r. Langdon. and later OF
Madame Eleanor Fletcher Bishop
Nicholas. 1t was torn down a few
months ago.
Dr. william II. Weston, formerly OF
this city, was married Wednesday
Sept 80 at Saxonville, Mass. TO Miss
Annabelle E. Reed OF that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Griggs were
in Bradford Thursday evening to at
tend the wedding of Miss Eva l.. Hunt.
formerly of Waterbury, to George A.
Jenkins of Bradford.
Wesley Childs OF Morctown is at
Heaton hospital suffering with a
broken ankle sustained by falling
from an apple tree Thursday.
The body OF George w. Farwel OF
Barre, who died Friday night at the
State hospital for the insane at Water
bury. was brought Saturday to under
taking rooms here and was taken Monday
morning to Barre where funeral services
were held and where the burial
| took place. The deceased was cousin
of A. u. and ]. c. Farwell OF this city
His grandfather. the Rev. William Far
well, founded the Universalist Church ir
| Barre in 1886 and he was the first Cniver
| sal!st pastor to have settled charge II
| Vermont. Mr.. Farwell was 90 years old
The cause of death was Bright's disease
Relatives OF the late ]. Corwin Tapln
who died a year ago last May In Pasa
dena, Cal, placed last week in the chape
| ut Green Mount cemetery memoria
| window for him.
| A boiler in the mill of c. G. Putnam &
Son at Putnamsvlle exploded Monday
morning wrecking portion of the build
ing, The engineer and fireman and sew
eral employees narrowly escaped serious
injury or death.
Second Lieut. A. r. Moore OF Compan.
II has been promoted to be first lieuten
ant to MI the vacancy caused by the ap
pointment OF First Lieut.. c. n. sente
as battalion adjutant. y. r. Pattee, frs
sergeant, has been elected second lieu
tenant.
The body of Lucius II. Barnet ar
rived here Tuesday from Derry, \
H., for burial In the Cutler cemetery
Mr.. Barnett was Ct years old. and ma
tive Of Middlesex. HIS widow was Mis-
Viola A. Cutler OF East Montpelier. Prio
to 1882 Mr.. Barnett lived In this city an
in the sum OF $500 Monday In count
had been a sufferer from chronic asthma
Marietta Pacati OF Barre furnished ba
I'm the sum OF 800 Monday In count
| court, She was indicted by the gran
Jury, but owing to a confusion Of name
Beatrice Alarchette was brought In las
week in place of Mrs. Pacati. Mr.
Marchette furnished bail all right, bl
will not he obliged to stand trial
=. r. Byrne OF this city and Mis-
! Helen Fitzgerald of Rutland are to
married in that city October IA.
! The insurance carried by the Vernon
| Mutual Fire Insurance company c
= buildings burned last week at West Fat
( lee has been adjusted for s4,3o6.i5.
o Assistant Judge G. NJ. Winch Of Bar
= town is quite seriously III with peur
Q pneumonia and will be unable to sit
y Washington county court for the pre-
: cnt.
= AT the annual meeting of tho loo
n circle OF Kings Daughters Monday af
t ernoon with Mrs. +. a. Sherburne. II
o following officers were elected Pres
Y dent Mrs q. h. II, Denny; rice-pres
:. dents. Mrs c. II. IIeaton, Mrs. l.
t Vail: secretary. Mrs. s. s. Ballard; trea
e uror Mrs q. Il. Walton. Commute
= were also appointed on needle work. lie
= ton hospital, flowers, an emergency cor
o mittee and committee on the mater
y tv Ia skct