Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
FRANKLIN
RICHFORD.

Charles II. Austin and James ~ Dun
ton, watchnen at the Chinese detention
shed at this port. have been transferred
to Ellis Island y. Y. H.. and left for
their new post Wednesday February @.
Arthur l.. Weeks, inspector in charge.
has gone to Montreal to assist in the
immigration service at that place for
the present. 1t is expected that the other
officers here will be transferred to other
ports In the near future. the border
ports having been ciosed.A daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bashaw
February %.
Mrs. Della NJ. (ChappelD White, wife Of
Wallace w. White. died early Sunday
morning after an illness of eight weeks
from creeping paralysis and hardenin z
| of the nerve tissues. The funeral was
held Tuesday at two o'clock at the
| house. the Rev. w. L. Douglass ofiiciat-
ing. and the burial was in Hillside
| cemetery. Mrs. White was 60 years old,
was born in Swanton. and passed her
grlhood days in Grand Isle. For two
or three years she has been in poor
health. She is survived by her husband,
two sons Almon White of Waltham.
Mass. and Harry l.. White of Ruring-
ton, two daughters. the Misses May and
Eva White. residing at home, two broth
ers, Almon Chappell of Tampa, Fla. and
Albert Chappell of Burlington and one
sister, Mrs Emma Bruce of Middlebury.
The Saturdays issue of the Daily Free
Press did not reach subscribers here I'M
| til Monday morning in the same mail
with the Mondays issue. The trouble
started Saturday morning when the mail
from St Adams brought nothing from
below there. as the mail train on the
main line was too late for connection.
Then big drifts and an engine and pillow
| of the rack prevented the afternoon
| train from making its trip. The evening
| train arrived Sunday evening about %
, hours late. and brought some mail.
| Didace Signori, Of Montreal formerly
| employed by the late i. NJ. Flanagan in
| his mayble shop. has returned to Richford
| and has bought of the administrative of
Mr., Flanagan's estate. the tools, stock
and good will of the marble business. and
will open the shop this week He Will
also conduct n shop at Ahcrcorn. Que.
for the Canadian trade--J. F. Kelly has
| bought Of II. l.. Baker. guardian for :.
Ralph Carpenter. the 50-foot lot on School
! street between the Baptist Church and
| the new double tenement. Mr.. Kelley will
move the house on the lot bought by
the government for a federal building site
to this new lot.--The factory OF the Rich
| ford Manufacturing Co., was closed last
week by reason of n bad leak in the boil
or. Meantime an electric motor is be-
ing installed and the Sweat-C Cummings
company will furnish electrical power.
The factory will resume work this week.
IL. A. Puffer was in st. Johnshury last
week to attend the annual meeting of
the stockholders OF the Carey Maple
Sugar Co.-Joseph II. Kelley of Albany is
I visiting his nephew, ]. f. Kelley.
| At the annual town meeting Tuesday
the following officers were elected
| Moderator W. b. Looilin; clerk and
treasurer II. II. Rounds: selectman fol
three years, W. II. Derby: selectman fol-
one year, W. Il. Greene; overseer and
superintendent of the Bakersfield Poor.
house association. D. ". Carpenter; con,
stable and collector of taxes. =. II
Phaneuf second constable, Albert Selby
lister for two years to succeed G. A.
Powell, resigned. r. W. Adams lister for
one year, G. A. Powell Uc-clected)
auditors, r. T.. Greene. II. H. Comings
n. II. Thomas; trustee of public money
G. +. Ladd; town grand Jurors, u. w
Carpenter, w. II. Hubbard: road commits.
sioner. Frank Bean, who received 81
votes to n for A. s. Chase, Jr, the
present incumbent: school director w
B. Locklin; agent q. +. ladd: tree
warden, s. Carl Carpenter; tax voted
$50 cents on a dollar OF the grand list
which includes an additional per cent