Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
WASHINGTON
MONTPELIER.


marriage at Detroit. Mich. of Miss Lena
Yatter. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Yatter of this city, and Harry Hooper, a
son of James Hooper of Montpelier.
L. .. Wedge finished Saturday evening
for the Consolidated Lighting company
after 20 years service. He leaves YER
mont next Friday for Astoria, Ore. where
he has charge OF a gas. electric plant
and street railway.
William Stafford. Henry Smith and Earl
Warren were arragned In city court Fri
day afternoon on the charge Of break
Ing and entering freight car on the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad side
tracks, July 4 and stealing bottled beer
from a barrel The charge was changed
to petit larceny after conference be-
tween tho prosecuting officers and the at
torneys for the respondent, to which they
entered a plea Of guilty Warren. who
was a brakeman I'm the employ of the
railroad, opened the car and passed out
the bottles to Smith and Stafford. He
was given three months in county jail
and the others two months each. The
boys are between IS and ~ years of age.
Smith and Warren came here from Hard
wick and Stafford from Mortified.
The 18th annual encampment of the
Washington County Veterans association
will be held at Dewey park In this city
on August II and -. The first days ses
sion this year viii be known as Aid
day" and the W. X. G., Ladies of the
Grand Army. Sons of Veterans and their
auxiliary will attend. The evening ses-
sion will be in charge of the associate
members OF the G. a. r. The election Of
officers and general business meeting
takes place on the forenoon of the second
day with the annual smoke talk after
wards
News was received IN this city FRI
day that benjamin M London and Mary
f. Baker, both OF this city, We're married
in Randolph January 49, and comes as a
surprise to their local friends. They now
mako their homo In Granville y. Y
Mr.. London was n clerk in Scscl's clothing
store. The bride has resided in St.
Adams.
Julius p. Knapp. former resident OF
this city. died Monday in the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
whore he had been for several years.
Mr. Knapp was 70 years old and was
direct descendant of Paul Knapp one Of
carpenter by trado and built several
Of the older houses In Montpelier that are
still standing. His body was brought
her eTuesday for burial In Green Mount
cemetery. Services were held In the
chapel at three o'clock Tuesday after
noon.
| Gustavus S. Gould, whose suicide Is
| noted elsewhere. was Civil War vet
eran. he having served in Company T.,
| 18th Vermont regiment. He was q years
old and Is survived by wife and four
| sons, also by his mother, who Is 20 years
old. No reason Is assigned for the act
that ended his life. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon ut two O'Clock, from
his late home IN Wrightsville.
| large elm tree near tho Intercity
base ball grounds was struck by lightning
during tho thunder storm OF Sunday
evening, partially stunning and badly
| frightening 100 or more people who had
taken refuge in a barn and shed within
| % feet OF where the bolt struck No one
was seriously injured but several wom-
en- screamed and two tainted thus
adding materially TO the alarm of tho
| others.
States Attorney Gates accompanied
Drs. Stone and Dalton OF tho State lab
| oratory to East Barre Monday morn
| ing when an autopsy was performed on
tho body of Antonio Pedresso, whose
body WIS found Sunday afternoon with
| a bullet hole in tho forehead It was
found that suicide was the cause OF
death. Deceased was quarryman and
had been in this country six years. 1t Is
thought that failing eyesight had made
| him respondent.
| Mrs. c. NJ. Rowell of Barre. who has
been ticket agent for the Central Yer
mont railway in that city for two years,
has been transferred to Montpelier. She
| began her duties Monday.
| A barn at Worcester Corner owned by
NJ. ]. Amarold, valued at $3.50, was
struck by lightning and burned Sunday
evenins. Most OF the contents of the barn.
valued at $1,000 was destroyed. The prop
erty was insured for $500.
| Alfredo PRO, who went from here 20
San Tauda, Spain. two years ago for