Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
VERGENNES.

Friday afternoon Constable n. G. De-
lano went TO Charlotte and arrested lsreal
wen to Charlotte and arrested Israel
Garen on complaint of Justice of the
Peace G. T. o. Kimball on a charge of
bastardy Garen was brought here ana
placed in tail and Saturday morning was
brought before Justice Kimhall and bound
over to the December county court at
Middlcbury in the sum of 500. Garen pro
cured bail and was released. -lnsHcctor of
Weights and Measures r. J. MoNer OF
Rutland has been in town the past week
testing scales and measures in the differ
ent stores Mr., Moher reports that he
found some defective scales, hut mora
often IN favor of the customer than
against him. He reports that he found
that print pound packages of butter test
ed better than in any locality he has yet
visited, and that he found one man SCI
ling 5le pounds of butter in box for )
pounds.
The funeral OF r, y. Preston, who died
Sept 10 at his home in Ferrsburg from
the effects of paralytic shock. was held
ut the home Thursday afternoon. The
Rev. G. Fisher - Brandon oiiiciatod
and tho bearers Were two sons, Bert and
Elmer Preston, and two nephews, Chester
Hawkins and Richard Preston. Inter
ment was in the Gage cemetery Russell
Newton Preston was born in FerrlsburG
in 1912. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs,
Norris Preston. Mr. Preston was a
veteran of the Civil War lie IS survived
by "a wife. three sons. Elmer Of North
Ferrishurg Bert Of Fcrrlshurg ard Row
land OF Minesson, Pa, and one brother,
SedG wick Preston Of Fcrrishurc.
At a meeting held Wednesday, Scptom'
her 20 in the Methodist Episcopal Church
q Woman's Christian Temperance
Union society was organized and Of
nccrs elected a. follows: President,
Mrs Amos T.. Nccdham; recording soc-
rotary Mrs. Willard X. Bristol; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Charles :.
Haven; treasurer. MiSs Lena Hawkins.
1t was decided 20 hold the meetings
once in two weckG and the first ono
will bc held with Mrs Needham in the
evening, September %.
I.ucius Gardner Whitford died Satur-
day evening at his home on Green street
from n general breaking up of vhe system
aged 81 He was born in Addison Septem
| Dor o, 1899 and was the son OF Gardner
| ana Rhoda Carpenter Whittord. Mi. Whit
ford was descended from Peleg Whit
| ford, who settled in Addison i'm 1859 on
| the farm owned by Mr.. Whitford at the
| time of his death and which has always
| remained i'm the Whitford family. Mr.
Whltford lived in Addison until 1886, wher
| he went to IA towr In Montana
| about 10 miles from St, Louis, where h,
| settled on farm. In 1859 he marie,
| there Clara Long, who bore him on,
| son. His wife died In 1876, and In 1876 h.
returned to the old homestead In Addison
In 1887 he married Marion Palmer o
| Charlotte. He engaged in agriculture
| work until 1896, when he moved to th
| city. where he since resided, Mr.. Whit
| fords early life in Missouri covered tn
| stirring times before and during the civil
| War and being n pronounced urion maj
his life was often in danger In CONVEX
sation with the Free Press reporter Mr.
| Whitford related many interesting storie
| OF the time when every effort was mad
| to make Missouri one of the seCeedin
States and of the breaking up and captur
of one Of the principal camps OF tn