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


derson was held at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon at her late home on Summit
street and burial was in Green
Mount cemetery. Mrs. Anderson died
Thursday night after long illness
with dropsy. She was "a years old
and native OF Sweden. For the
past seven years she had lived with
Mrs. Alec Thuren, her daushter-in-
law. in this city.
The Memorial day exercises Of
Brooks Post in this city passed of
very smoothly Monday. Following
a parade Of the veterans. Company II,
Woodmen. high school and St Mich
ael's battalions, high school fife and
drum corps, Montpelier Military band.
city council and others, the exercises
We're held in the opera house. The
Rev. Donald Fraser of Berlin, native
of Aberdeen, Scotland, who has lived
here seven years. gave one of the most
able addresses heard here in years.
memorial exercises at the Corner
school Friday afternoon we're OF most
Interesting character. The address Of
tho Rev. Mr.. Gould was a fne effort.
Owing to the rain, the children did not
march to the cemetery as was intended.
TIE decorating OF the graves was at
tended to by local veterans.-Mrs. Betsey
S.ocum, 2 former resident. now OF Nor
risv!lle. is visiting relatives in town.
MIR. and Mrs Guy Bancroft with their
son. John, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. W. Taylor Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Poole OF Mont
pelier We're in town Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Virgins OF Montpelier
visited Mrs. Sophia Wiley Sunday. Mrs,
| Wiley went to their home with them
| for a brief stay.-There was a large at
tendance at the church Sunday morning.
Mr.. Gould's memorial sermon was great
| ~ appreciated. especially by the old SOL
ders,-Mr and Mrs. l.. J. Cole have
gone to Wells. Maine. for an extended
visit, leaving T. Il. Alexander in charge
Of the business here.
| The listers filed Tuesday with the city
clerk the grand list books for 800. The
total grand list this year is SCI 1858
against SIS. 1892 In 1908. a gain of over
5000. There is a gain in real estate over
last year of sS7,3l5 and OF personal prop
erty of S2l2.435. The number of taxable
rolls is 2,Oi5 The total increase In real
estate. personal property and taxable
polls is s3l435o. This increase came large
~ from merchants and corporations that
| in the past have not In the Judgment
of the listers. paid their full proportion
of city taxes.
| A son was born Monday to Mr. and
Mrs Guy NJ. Chase.
| Prof. j. W. Burgess will arrive Friday
and will open "Redstone" for the sum
mer
A barn dance with the dancers in rural
costumes, with Albert Chase .: Calais as
Fiddler" will be held Tuesday evening,
June s. in armory hall.
| In accordance with law, Gov, q. IL
| Prouty and Speaker T. c. Cheney We're
| in town yesterday to verify and sign the
| t92 acts and joint resolutions passed by
the Legislature Of 1905 Lieut.. Gov. Mead
who is now In the far West, will come
to Montpelier next week to affix his
signature. The Governor was also In con-
sultation at the State House yesterday
with Attorney-General ]. G, Sargent and
state Auditor Horace +, Graham.
| The closing session OF the annual meet
| ing Of the Washington county conference
of Congregational churches was held yes
terday morning In Pethany Church,
discussion Of THE Pastoral once" was
led by the Rev. l.. r. Reed of Hyde Park
| Mass, and the Rev. l., A. wilson o.
| Hardwick spoke on 1.-The Claims o.
labor" The next session will be held II
Cabot.
| ]. c. Colombo OF Mortified invento
Of the noiseless rife gave a demonstra
ton OF his invention yesterday morning
at the shops of the Lane Manufact rim
company which was witnessed by Mayo
f. r. Dawley and interested citizens.
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