Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-16
HAPPENINGS In VERMONT
(Continued from 3rd Page.)

Sweetser's death. It Is thought that her
death may have been FASTENED by the
excitement states Attorney Tracy was
in town Tuesday and the suspicious
circumstances connected with Mrs.
Swcetscr's death led him to order an
autopsy which was performed by DR..
r. II. Stone of Burlington yesterday.
Warren and Childs are held pending its
result.-Only one application for liquor
license has been made. that of r.. w. Smith
for a second class license. The public
hearing is set for April % at goo p m 81, in
the secctmens office in the Okelcy
Memorial building Over four pounds of
maple sugar has been made to a tree
The remains of Miss Ella Durkce of
Morrisvilc were brought here for burial
Tuesday morning accompanied by Mrs.
Morse of barre, Mr. and Mrs. Rlodgett
of Randolph. r. G.. Robinson and f. T..
Robinson of Elmorc.-Mr and Mrs.
Golden Montgomery Of Braintrec are
visiting in stowe. Teachers have been
engaged for the town schools as follows:
West Branch. r. r. Bigclow: Forks.
Miss Bculah Eoycc: Luce hill, Miss
LUCINDA NuttinR; Moscow. Miss Viola
North hollow, Miss Carrie Brown: Edison
hill. Miss Reulah Harlow West hill,
Miss Ellen Stcarns: Fucker street. Miss
Marie Wells: Brownsville, Miss Faith
Dclano % fillmore. Tho Fucker street
school began Monday. The others begin
next Monday.--The ladies Of the Gene
terry association mot with Mrs. VI. c.
Lovejoy Monday afternoon and will meet
with Mrs. =. s. Roardman this
afternoon to work for the coming sale
r. J.. Dewey will return from Concord
~ H.. with the children Of his sister,
Mrs. n. G. storm who Is III there.
The funeral OF Mrs. Jane Swcctscr was
held at Unity Church vestry Wednesday
afternoon. conducted by the Rev L. NJ
II. Abbott The burial was in River
Bank cemetery. DR.. r. H. Stone. dlrec-
tor of the state laboratory, Burlington,
performed an autopsy yesterday upon
the body of Mrs. Jane Swcetscr, who died
under suspicious circumstances sometime
during Sunday night. The report is not
yet received but while the woman was,
It IS stated. suffering from cancer of the
stomach, the two men. Charles Chlds
and John Warren. under suspicion Of
foul play there, We're given a hearing
before Justice C. NJ. Watts, States At
torney Tracy being present. As result
OF the hearing. Childs and Warren were
placed under $1,000 bonds each charged
and bound over for appearance Mt county
court to answer to the charge of assault
ing and causing the death Of Jane
Swectscr They were unable to furnish
the bail required and were taken
yesterday to county Jail at Hyde
Park.--A recent good deed was the con
trbution by citizens of Stowe and
friends in Burlington and Salem. Mass,
of a sum more than sufficient to replace
the $s5 belonging to Mrs. Abbic Warren
which was taken from tho postoffice safe
with Its other contents at the time of the
burglary. Mrs. Warren was very III at
the time and the knowledge of her loss
was kept from her by the direction of
the doctor and nurse until returning
strength and the replacement of the
money made It less Of a shock. The
contributions were obtained by L. L..
Harris.-Ezra Russell. who has passed
year with his sister. Mrs. Sarah Luce.
in stowe. left Tuesday for his home in
Dakota.-Mrs. Eunice Pottle is making
improvements in her house on the corner
of Main and Sunset strects.-Mrs. Jennie
l.. Wade has received news of the dea tn
of her uncle. Asa s. Hodge, in Hub
bardston, Mass. from acute bronchitis
April a. within a week from the death
Of his wife from the same disease. Mr..
Hodge was in his saith year, and was
the last survivor of tho eight children of
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hodge of stowe,
where he was born He had resided in
Massachusetts for many Years.--Commis-
sioner II. G. Thomas is in Boston for a
few days.-The Rev. J. Q. Angel left
Tuesday for conference In Barre f. G.
Sleeper is lay delegate. Others who will
attend during the week are r. A. Mills
and the Misses Marjorie Watts. Ellen
Stearns and Ruth Angelic, +. Gerry
was in the village Tuesday for the first
time since January, having been seriously
Ill at his home.-Mrs. John Straw Is in
Waterbury Center for a few days.-Miss
Mabel Wright returned Monday to her
school work in Jeffersonville. Stove
Lodge. l. o. G. T., will meet at II. F.
Straw's Wednesday evening, April 20
A. n. Tcrrill has leased his farm to s
IT, Wright -Roswell Russell has sold his
house at the lower village to his father
NJ. p Russell-The March issue of the
high school paper. ''The Prattler, is on,
and contains poems by T. l.. Rigelow
and Miss Matte Robinson, articles by
Miss Robinson and Dwight Harris ant
an interesting letter from Miss Myra r
Cheney of the class of 1906. now o.
Anderson, Ind.-At Unity Church, Sun
day Easter service at 10:i5. The church
and Sunday school will unite in the ser
vice with special music by chorus choir
A short sermon by the pastor, followed
with Easter songs and rotations by tn
children and the gift of plants to thu
school