Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-23

field, East Burke, Essex junction, Mil |
ton, Underhill. Jericho and Highgate.
Mr.. Tapln was born in East Corinth in
July, 1892. Last spring he moved to
Montpelier TO reside.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 9:30 from Trinity
Church in this city. Presiding Elder w.
S. Smithcts had charge. He was
assisted by the Rev. A. ]. Hough
and other Methodist pastors. The body
was taken to East Corinth for
burial.
So attached did S. A. Moss and family
become to their Morgan mare, Jennie"
while they resided in Montpelier that Mr..
Moss has made arrangements to have the
animal shipped to Alameda, Cal, where
they have gone to reside. John A. Nc
Avoy will go along to tahc care OF this
marc which will he shipped in a palace
stock car by her lonesome. II Is ex
pectcd the trip will take about three
weeks This marc is quite old and was
formerly owned by the late J. q. Adams.
The funeral of Nora Gibbons who died
from the effects OF burns received Fri
day night in the kitchen of the Mont
pclier House. was held Monday morning
AZ nine o'clock at St Augustine S Church.
Mrs Gibbons was at work in tho kitchen
Of the hotel when her clothing caught
fire and she was SO seriously burned tina
she died saturday forenoon. Mrs. A. $.
Sparrow. wife OF the proprietor OF tho
hotel. was quite seriously burned on tho
hands and arms while attempting to
extincuisn the flames Mrs t;ihbons was
81 years old and had been employed AZ
the Montpelier House for "A years Her
body. and she also inhaled the flames.
states Attorney BENJAMIN Gates IS
invest gazing a case Of cruelty TO animals
at Middlosex \ horse owned by Peter
Rinadcau was found dead in barn near
| MiddlcseX Center, whore Billadcau had
| boon accustomed to keep tho horse. II
! is stated that ,he animal was 50 weak
i, could not stand. and practically starved
TO drath. Othcr reports say it became cast
in its stall.
| Special rates at the Montpclirr hotels
have been secured by Department COM
mandor \. c. Brown for the annual State
oncampmont Of tho Grand Army. which
IS to be held M Montpelier Wednesday
and Thursday. February % and % These
rates will run from sL5o to So a day. and
when room, are taken outside the hotels,
even lower rates than these have been
secured. Tie annual meetings OF the
Ladies OF ;no Grand Army OF tho Re
public and Of the Woman's Relief Corps
will also bc hold At Montpelier on these
dates. The Ladies Of the Grand Army
will also bc hold at Montpelier on these
and the Relief Corps n the Church of the
Messiah.
| +. j. Brownscombo, superintendent of
| tho public schools. is authority for the
| statement that at least one half of tn"
pupils arc III with the grip. colds, or
| kindred Ills. The teachers are also sut-
! 'crcrs a. We" as '"e PuP''s' an" "u'''S
| the pas three N''kS several nave peeh
'hcapaci't,'d 10Y '''"f,
Eva wiz o. ivan runs oil M'udiNSeN'
o''d SATURDAY n"I''" y, ''"Oo' - 90,
stomach. Mrs. INNS was ~ years Ola ana
mad peen great Sulerer l"r three years
Her inncra! was helu MONDAY nloI,'''S d,
her la'e nome 'he f''N' + D. Nei'os5 VI
Waterbury oh'c'a'lng'
Mrs. Stewart C.. Baker died saturday
morning of tuberculosis at her home on
Main street. aged 90 years. Mrs. Baker
was native of Montpelier. but after her
| marriage she had lived at Bellows Falls;
until a short time ago. Funeral services
| WERE l'4u M'ubds iiiofHihS shHu '''N '''s
Was taken to Bellows Falls for burial.
George w. kiddor tho Clvil War
veteran, VINO mas acnicved something
more than local reputation as COCK
roach oXtormnator' Wi! 80 inns week 10
Charleston ;. G.. where ne mas CON
tract to rid several hotels of that species
OF Nermin
Mr.. ana Mrs. Nharlcs ~ Mlthcr nave
gone for trip OF TWO months or more
through Mexico ana 'ahioFnla' PR
MARTY lof inc pcheh' OIL M's' -Na'"c' 8
h'aith'
John n. Gowdcy. who has been man
agcr OF the Franklin County Telephone
company at st. Adams, has been APP
pointed manager for the Vermont Tcle
phone company, his district embracing
Barre and Montpelier. Since the resisna'
ton OF r H. Lyon last fall. T. +. Hemcn-
pciier and Barre. He VIII return to Bos'
ton February ], "h'n MY oro"ucy as
sumes the duties at Montpelier.
dividend ot . per cent. was pait
Monday in bankruptcy court IN I'M
case of Robert f.. Pair Of Northiield
who formerly conducted grocery bust
ness in that village.
During the year 1901 twenty nov
buildings were erected in Montpelier
This is a smaller number than during
1906 but the value OF the buildings erect
ed is nearly If not quite as large as tina
of those b,filt duripC the DrcviOuS