Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT.


Gushing; junior warden, S. s. Russell
secretary Stafford e. Thorp; treasurer,
II. G. PomeroY. The appontive offices
were not filled and will be announced
later
The property known as the Billiard
farm, located on the Newton road In
me town of st. Abans. has been bought
by Fred Powers, who takes immediate
possession.
The willard Pierce place on Ferris
street has been sold by Mrs. Pierce to
John Fitzgerald. Possession will he
given at an early day. The price was "a
nominal one Mrs. Pierce will soon re-
move to Burlington here she will make
her home with her daughter, Mrs. John
Rushlow.
The Charles Reals farm Of Is acres
located on the Bronson road in the town
Of st. Adams has been bought by Or.
Alice A. Skeels
The death of Henry G. Allen occurred
Friday afternoon Mt his home on
North Main street Of Brghts disease.
after long and painful illness. Mr. Al
lem who was in his G5th year, was born
in Arlington, June %, lSii He was n
veteran of the Civil War. enlisted August
Il, 1864, In Company G. First cavalry and
was mustered out June 81. 1865. lie was
prominent IN Grand Army circles and
had held various offices. retiring last
year as commander OF A. r. Uurlhut
Post. No. co. He leaves besides a wife.
two sons. Leo and Reid w. Alien ana
n brother. r 2. Alien. all Of this city.
The funeral was held at his home on
North Main street Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Charles u. O'Learv. tho druggist. who
was arrested charged with furnishing
liquor Illegally. Friday appeared In
fore Judge Hall in Franklin county court.
retracted his plea of not guilty and
pleaded guilty to one offenso of selling
illegally. The plea was satisfactory to
the states attorney and after n state
ment hy Warren II. Austin counsel FOR
the respondent, n fue of 500 without
costs was imposed As this disposed Of
the case for which tho jury was to hc
called back Monday. April 10. Judge Hall
ordered that the jury No not recalled
Court will come in at ton o'cloc!; Apr
n at which time the odds and ends
Of the term will he disposed Of and
court adjourned.
Joshua V. Montefore. who was arrested
X.
ing money under false rretenses, has
lcen able to settle In full with his cred
TORS and been released from custody,
The Rev. and Mrs Puol q. Campbell
and three children of Conception, Chill,
arrived in New York sunday on the
steamship Batavia and after spending "a
few days In that city Will come To Yer
mont and spend the spring and summer
hell and family have been travelling ON
tho continent for several weeks. one
daughter has been here since last fall
and is a student az Tilton Seminary.
Tilton, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. y, Wallace of Waterloo.
Que. announce the en%asemcnt Of thcir
eldest daughter Miss Florence Gertrude
Wallace. to John Kenneth Smith of this
city.
A herd o. q cows owned by Milo =.
Pill was Monday put through the
tuberculn test by Or. J. G. Parker and
every one Of tho animals was found dis
eased and ordered killed. one of the
herd was slaughtered last week for beet
ana was found to de Diseased and the
test followed
High winds and acres Of huge cakes
shore Monday. The dock of the ST.
Adams street railway took whole lot
of hard punishment and several ooal
houses We're wrecked beyond repair
High water with It's accompanying
Mood or Ice ana drift wood, ctiectuallN
knocked ont the FAIRFAX power plant 81
the ST. Albans Power N MfE. Co.. yes
terdav afternoon. The result was that
St Adams was without electric lights or
was cut orr. the hoaNy ram resulted
niso In rapid rise of the Misslslu"'
won, Richrord =" ' sy,on,nn ns oyorGo
ed for miles Tho street railway tracks
near Johns bridge in Swanton were M
der three feet of water. owing to the
failure Of the electric power the req,l-
lar rehearsal Of the st. Alhars Choral
Union was abandoned and COMPANY r
could not hold It's fair. at Q o'clocl5 last
night conditions We're so bad ut Fair
fax that If the water rose two feet
more. that tho plant would have to he
abandoned until the water roceded
There was n pretty wedding at st.
Mary's Church Yesterday morning Mt
eight o'clock when Miss Anna May
Smith. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith 81 Elm street. and Frank Edgar
Blake were united in marriage The
ceremony was performed by the Re-.
II. J. Cahill and the ushors were T. =.
Smith and James q. Finn. During the
ceremony. Herbert A. Bowling sang
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