Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21
CRITTENDEN COUNTY
WINoosKI.

AlpnohSe BouraSsa OF Ipclair ave-
nue.. the father of nine children. has
been missing since Friday morning
when he started in search OF work n,
Graves's ledge, the lime kiln and the
| fort. His wife has been worried AL
most to the point of collapse in IN
endeavor to learn his whereabouts
The oldest Of his children Is 10 and
the youngest three. There hns bean
| sickness In the home since july and
the doctor has been q constant visitor
| \ child of IL is now in a critical con-
| dition. Mr.. Bourassa has been with
out work for four weeks on account
of his own i'll health lie had been
employed at the Porter Screen COM
! panY's shops but was told that inside
work was not good for his health and
was advised to make q change When
well enough to go TO work again and
! having no other employment, he re-
turned to the shops and found that
there was no work for him The large
| family has to depend upon scant in
come and with sickness in the home,
the father is thought to have become
discouraged. lie was sober and in
dustrious always at home evenings,
and has always been devoted to mis-
wife and children. They are anxious
for any news that may help to learn
where he is. When he left home he
had no money on his person so that
he could not have gone a great way
unless he walked. Mr.. Bourassa Is tS
years old. gray haired and partly bald
of dark complexion. has a black mou-
statche. and is about five feet sis
inches tall. He was dressed in brown
corduroy trousers, n brown corduroy
lined short coat and black wooler
vest and wore a black derby hat. Tho
family moved to this village less thar
two years ago from St Johns. =. -
Henry Rourassa, a prominent lawyei
, in Montreal. is a first cousin of the
T. missing man.
The family of Alphonse Bourassa ha
increased the reward offered for the re
coverY of his body to 800. His relative
; have also offered SO for information
leading to his recovery alive. Medor
. Lablanc. Mrs. Bourassa's SS-year-o
+ father, has come from Lacadie, Que
t and Mr.. Bourassas cousin. Joseph Mar
- ceau. OF Saskatchewan. has also arrive
e to aid in the search for the missing mar
! Mrs. Phillip Chas'enay, aged 40 year.
died early Sunday morning at her HON
on Hiciok street afer an illness of sev
+ cral months with Ca1Cer. Mrs. Chastena
e was taken to the Mary Fletcher hospitf
|. In August for treatment. on her retur
y she was apparently somewhat better b,
V had grown worse the past few week
- She vas born in st. John Neville y. q
is and - years ago came to this Villag
- where she had since made her home. 81
l. was the daughter o, Theophlle Mercul
= and a years ago married Phillip Cha'
20 tenay who with six children and her T;
n Their survive her The children are Mr.
n Thomas Fox. Jr.. the Misses Sarah, A
l. mand and Artholine. and two sons, One
inc ana Clement Cha>tenay. There is al'
al. adopted daughter. Bcrnadette Mercur
SHE also leaves one brother and four 81
ters Mrs. Joseph Leclair OF 81. John Ne
ille. Mrs. George Cermain of Montres
Mrs. Edmund Dumas of Sherbroose, Mr.
Euclid Dumas OF Nashua. N. H., al
Uric Mercure. The funeral was he
II at ST. Francis Navicr Church at Gig
Re o'clock Tuesday morning with interme
in s.. Francis cemetery.
y The OnondaEa club Thursday elect
= the following officers President, DR..
= W. Shoehan: rire-president Joseph
y Devno; secretary. J. l.. Stanley; urea
4 urcr. Lee W. Ravlin; collector, Thorn
i McAvoy; governing board, Il. r. Fito
lie Harry Harvey, r. y. Whalen, IIar
u Rolfe. r. X Packard Edward O'Too
l. John Lester and Fred J. Bailey.