Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07

The death OF John A. Smith of lsi
fark street occurred Thursday after
noon after an illness of two weeks Mr.
Snith Is survived by wife and eight
children. Tho children are Mrs. John
oConnell and Mrs. Richard O'Connur of
TINS city, Mrs. II. v Gay and MIS-.
Eleanor Smith of Rutland and tn,
Misses Lena ana Anna Smith and VIII
Fam and Frank Smith of this city. Mr.,
orhth was born In Bavaria but came to
'his country when very young and has
hNcu mere since. He served for three
years curing the civil War In the 9TH
L . artillery. Tho funeral took place
sunday afternoon at three o'clock from
ST. Mary's Cathedral.
Inc annual meeting of the st. John the
Baptist Society WAS held Tuesday even
ing in their rooms on Elmwood avenue
The Following officers were elected for
the ensuing year; Chaplain, the Rev. j.
NJ. Cloarec, president Louis Boivin; first
Nice-president. Bernard Ouellettc; second
vioe-president, LEON Ruell; secretary, AL
bert Gravel; assistant secretary, l.. a.
Beaurceard; corresponding secretary. +.
\. Joachim; treasurer, Arthur tlilds:
| collector, Louis Dorey; assistant collect
Boucher. assistant marshal, Julien Re-
mond: cashier, Clement Bcaupre: trus-
tees, Cgel Beauresard Arseno Boucher
and Bernard Ouellette; master OF cere-
! monies, Etienne Latulippi; installation
officer. octave Lambert.
General William Wells Camp, 40. IL.
Sons OF Veterans, held their anuJal in
| staliatiOn OF officers last evening" Tie
! following elective officers were installed:
Commander, L. d. Ashley; senior vice.
commander, l.. ". Baker: Juuior vice.
| commander, Joseph Herns, camp coun-
| ell first, Frank H. Wells, second, A. II.
DAVIS, third, ". X Sanderson; dele
! gate-at-lt,rge. y. IL, Davis, delegate, q.
Il. Shepard. The following appointive
officers were also Installed; Patriotic in
structor. X. c. smith; chaplain. Leon
hadeyi secretary, L. II. Shepard. treas
urer, W. b. Masters, color bearer, W. *.
Sanderson; guide. Eugene Lombard, mi
sician. G.. W. shepard; inner guard G.
]: Shepard, outer guard, n. A. Hurte-
bi.e. The officers were installed by Di-
vision Commander c. q. McCiaffey.
The local chapter of the New England
Ordcr OF Protection held its annual Ia
| sttlldtion Of officers Tueslay evening" in
knights OF pythias hall on Church
street. 'rbc offic.rs ,y.r. lustull,d by D"-
nut- ,irn,1 Iyar,.u g. t.. ~ plcrca OF
Vercenues. Grand warren Al. r.. Nuasell
of Mnntuolior ,yas prcs,u, at the cere-
mony. The following officers were in
stalled; Warden. George l.. Edwards;
vjce-whrdeu. Mrs. Hattie NJ. Winter: re-
cordit; s,crcturv H. 4. nm: unHuclal
sccretp1y H. H. pnvis: treasurer. j. T..
Tracy: chnnln,n I, W Cranneu. puida
Mrs planche Gdssouett. guardian. NIrs
NJ e Lord. sentinel / w Tooles g
". Richardson. Mrs Alice p. Hil and
4, /, t,..,.b were .loc,od ranrasentatives
IA tto ,,r.n1 lndo, At the close 20 ,ba
t,.t,,..s ,,,o,i,., fl .,,ial l,,u, wa .u-
ioved md uy,t REFRESHMENTS wore ser
y.d
| Inc members Of II&I'iIt'n lodge NO.
~ l. O. y. i" Ae'G 'Ie'i ahhua! lHs'aiIa-
| tloh OF oNlce's last eNe'!h9' t'e ihatd"-
Hatch Of Bristol who was assisted by
y, N.
q Burnh,m ana pnst Grsnds duncan
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