Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-12

nelu. MI. llcyor has resigned MS posi-
ION in this city and will go soon to
washington. j.. c.. where no has en-
poyment In the weather bureau service.
Mrs. Ellen q. Some for many years
coinpositor in the office of the Argus
and Patriot died Tuesday at her
home at Northfeld Falls. aged 60
years She IL survived by one son ana
ono daughter. Funeral services Will
be held this afternoon at two
o'clock from her lntc home at North
field Falls and burial Will be In the
cemetery in that village.
The body Of Arthur Johnson was
brought here Tuesday from Rock
land. Me-. for burial in Green Mount
cemetery. The committal service was
read by the Rev. $. r. Blomneld. Mr..
johnson was a stone cutter by trade
md was found dead in his bed Sunday
morning.
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. ana
Mrs. T.. NJ Bryan.
Mrs. r. NJ Goddard has resigned her
position in tho Kellogg Hubbard library
and is visiting relatives in Windsor
Arrangements are practically completed
for the observance In this city OF
Memorial Sunday and Memorial day. sun
day morning May 20, the members Of
| Brooks Post. G. A. r., Brooks RELIEF
Corps, the Sons of Veterans and associate
members will attend in body services
at ST Augustine's Catholic Church when
a sermon appropriate to the day Will 10"
preached By the Rev. Father W. j.
| OSulllvan. In the afternoon Of Memorial
day tho graves OF about 2jD veterans ~
| the several cemeteries of the city viii b"
decorated by details from Brooks Post
| The several fraternal and patriotic or
PLANTATIONS of the city and the city cOun-
ell have been invited to participate I'm
the parade on the morning Of Memorial
day which will precedc the public exercises
AT the armory where the address will he
delivered by Senator w =. Dillingham;
w. r Sloan, Ralph n. Keller and George
H. Dresser of Boston, officials Of the New
England Telephone n telegraph company
were in town yesterday ana went in an
! automobile over the route Of the proposed
telephone trunk line between this city and
| Burlington. The company Is intending to
! buiid 20 wire open line between Mont
pelier and burlington at "A cost Of between
5000 and 10000 The work on ,his IS
to be commenced at once. While in this
city and Barre these officials inspected
the changes in the service that have been
made or are in progress.
! Although things have been looking
rather dscouraSing Of late Mt the STATE
House, which IS torn mp from colnr to
dome for the installation Of tho ventilat-
Ing plant. in reality the work Is steadily
going on and will be completed In ample
time to have the capital in spick and span
shape before the legislature convcuos
October D. The work Of blasting. which
both inside and outside tho building has
been of very extensive nature, was
practically completed yesterday. Since thi
was begun last winter about 800 pounds
Of dynamite have been used and not %
pane of glass in the building has l.4en
broken. II was found necessary to set
Oh several charges In the bird room and
this was done without removing any Of
the exhibits or disturbing anything I'm the
glass cases. William sullivan had charge
OF the blasting and he IS an expert IN the
use Of dynamite
Horace w. Iyford. the representa-
tive from Warren in the Legislature
Of 1905 and proprietor of the village
hotel in Warren. is candidate for
senator from the western section OF
Washington county.
The Rev. z. W. Culver. n former
presiding elder Of the St Alhans dis
trict Of the Vermont conference. is
dead at Webster Grove, Mo- Mr.. Cul-
yer loft the Vermont conference 20
years ago.
Judge +. NJ Butler has notified the
tlerk OF Washington county court that
he will return to Montpelier Tuesday,
May "a, to dispose of any chancery mat