Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
CHlTTENDEN COUNTY.
HUNTINGTON.

1nterment was in Maplewood cemetery
by the side of her husband. She leaves
| enc son, the Rev. Mr. Coleman OF New
Jersey, and q daughter, Mrs. n A.
Johns of this place.-The Rev. Mr. Blake
OF Starksboro preached here Sunday with
| the Rev. Mr.. Kemp-There was not a
| large attendance at the Memorial day
exercises. Those who had tho pleasure
| of listening to S. r. Moulton of Burling-
ton enjoyed an excellent address. Din
| rer was served at the hall-Afrs B. Z.
Morrill, entertained the Kings Daugh-
| tiers Wednesday afternoon at the hall
The Rev. Mr.. Coleman returned to his
| homo in New Jersey Friday.-Mrs. T. W.
johnson was called to Burlington Sunday
by the illness OF her daughter, Gladys.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Memorial day was observed here Sum
day in an appropriate manner. The
weather was beautiful and large num-
Der attended the exercises. The process
sion, consisting OF the Essex Junction
| band, members of K. s. Sherman Post
| q. A. r., and their guests. the members
of Stannard Post of Burlington. marched
to the cemetery where they awaited the
coming of the ladies Of the local and
!
brought the flowers which were dis
| tlibuted by the veterans on the graves
of their dead comrades. The exercises at
| the cemetery consisted of singing by a
male quartette, William Johnson. Jr..
/ Charles Baldwin, Seth Johnson and
| Friedrich Stanley, prayer by II. S.
Woods. chaplain of the post, reading of
| the burial service by Adiutant L. W.
! French. after which the band played a
| selection The line then formed and
marched TO tine Congregational Church.
| There the exercises opened with prayer
| by the Rev \. A. Wood of the Baptist
| Church, after which I,ncoln's address at
| Gettysburg was read by Adjutant l.. w.
| French. The Rev. c. G. Adams, the
! speaker of the day, delivered eloquent
address on "Why Call the Union Army
| the Grand Army" Selections We're sung
by chorus Of young people from tho
| high school and the exercises closed with
| the bcnediction by the Rev. Mr.. Wood
and the singing of America" by an
audience which completely filed the
| house. The church was decorated with
flags and flowers. Many OF the business
| places and residences were decorated and
the entrance to the cemetery was drapped
with the national colors.
The village was shocked Sunday to
learn of the sudden death of Mrs. Addie
| NJ. Role who died suddenly at Malletts
| bay saturday evening. She had left her
cottage at about six o'clock and started
| for the home of her sister. Mrs. Frank
| Blakey, about a mile distant. When she
| neared the house they heard her call
| and she seen to fall. Her sister ran
| to her. Help was obtained and she was
| taken into the house and died almost
| immediate from heart failure She had
| picked some flowers and was to have
her sister take her to Green Mount ceme-
! terry, Burlington, Monday she could
place them on her husbands grave,
Mrs. Rolfe. who was adde Gray, was
born In Providence, r. l.. about 81 years
ago, but came to Waterbury with her
parents when she was a young girl and
later to Winooski where she was mar
ricd to John Rolfe about 81 Years ago.
Mr. Rolfc died in 1902 at their home at
Malletts bay. Mrs. Rolfe had lived in the
village about four years. She had gone 10
Maliets bay last Thursday to
open her cottage for the summer.
Mrs Rolfe is survived by two sons,
Harry Of Rochester, n. Y. and John NJ.
of Gens Falls. y. Y, by three sisters.
George Mcbride of Burlington and Mrs.
George l.. Graves of Winooski and a
half sister, Mrs. Daniel Marshall OF
Waterbury and by four brothers. Henry
Gray of Torrington. Conn. Frank and
Walter Gray of Hyde Park, Mass, and
George Gray of Boston.
! J. T.. Hunt has sold the Mary Cove
place on West street. formerly owned
by G. l.. story. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Merrill of Craftsbury for $500. Mr.
and Mrs. Merrill will move here at
once. and will engage extensively in
raising asparagus and Strawberries
Mr.. Hunt has also sold the Fayette T..
Davis property In South Burlington
to Wallace w. Gordon Of Franklin
Center, r. @. for $4,000. Mr. Gordon
will take possession November and
will engage extensively in marke,
gardening.
Frank Osborn, who has been employed
by Clayton A. Booth. egg and butter
dealer. since April. left home Saturday
morning for East Fairfield for the pur-
yose Of buying butter and up to last
night nothing had been seen OF him here
He had with him $3.50 belonging 10 Mr.
Rooth and two blank checks signed by
was seen IN Fairfield Saturday but did
not buy any butter and was seen ir
Montreal Sunday morning.
Mrs. Evelyn Humphrey. wife of Capt
William ii. Humphrey, died suddenly OF
heart failure at about eight o'clock yes
terday morning while working In her
flower garden. She was seriously Ill la
winter but had been in comfortable
health this spring. Mr.. Humphrey had
urged her not to remain at her work
hu, she took much pleasure in II and
persisted in doing it. He was working
in another part of the garden when ht
heard his hens making n commotion and
looking to see what had disturbed then
saw that Mrs Humphrey had fallen &c
the ground. He hurried to her but life
vas extinct. Mrs. Humphrey was borr
In this place 81 years ago. the 18th OF
last March, being one OF the seven chill
dren OF Ezra and Lucy Slater who cleared
, the ground on the old Slater farm neaa
the Winooski river now owned by G. NJ
Chdy. She was married March =. 1873
TO Captain Humphrey. A granddaughter
Mrs. George Benedict OF underhill and
one brother. Linus Slater of this village
survive her.
The graduating exercises OF the high
school and the ninth grade will begir
Saturday evening with concert by thu
Cleft club orchestra of Burlington under
will also play. Sunday evening the Rev
r. A. Blodgett will preach the grad
uatlon sermon at the Methods