Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-20
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

who died recently at Winnipeg. Man,
was held at the Baptist Church Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. The Rev.
George u. Gould offciated and the
bearers were Ormond Bradley. Frank l..
Scohed. T. S. McKillop and Harry Hall
1.-THE interment was in the South Main
street cemetery. Among those from away
who attended the services were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mitchell. who accompanied
the body from Winnipeg, Mr.. and Mrs
William Mitchell, Joseph Charles, Mrs.
Robert ID. Poverty, Joseph Davis. Percy
Davis and Ernest Davis of Montreal,
Mr. and Mrs. William Cooke. Mrs. Frank
Frazier and Miss Doris Frazier of Platts-
burgh. n. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Charles of Burlington and William
Charles of Costa Rica.
The death of Mrs. Roy Brooks occurred
suddenly Saturday morning of heart
disease, AT Ter home at St. Adams Bay
Mrs Brooks was Is years old and l.
survived by two daughters. Mrs. Il.
Wells OF bingham road and Mrs. Arthur
Sweeney Of the Say. The funeral was
held at her late residence Sunday aft
Icinoon 1T $50 o'clock.
Miss BESSIE Learned Morton. whose
marriage to Lieut. stephen Salisbury
Gushing took place Wednesday even
ing at $50 O'Clock. was given shower
party Saturday evening by a number of
young lady friends at the home of Mrs
Stephen " Paige The affair was very
pheasant and the hridc-elcct received =
largo number of useful gifts
Engineer Charles $. Kent. of the
locomotive which was wrecked at
llignrato SPRINGS station sunday, died
of his injuries at the St Adams hos
lpital at $50 O'Clock Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Kent was A. years old and
was native of Maine, having come
here a few years ago to work on the
Central Vermont. He is survived by n
wife and two adopted sons. one liv-
ing in Montreal AMI one in Cornish,
Me. Mrs. Kent. who was in Cornish
when the accident occurred. hurried
here as fast as possible. but arrived
too late to see her husband before he
passed away. Mr.. Konts rernains were
taken to Cornish for interment
The body of Fireman Desrauleau,
which was HORRIBLY mangled and
burned. was brought to this city and
taken Monday morning to his for
mer home in st. Sebastian, Que. for
interment
The annual Junior prize speaking
Of the st. Adams high school for the
I'Smith premiums was held Monday evcn-
ing in the city hall before large
audience. The first prize of ST. was
awarded to Richard Greene, whose se-
lection was Sergeant Buz-F uzz" by
Dickens; second prize of IS TO Miss
Frances Tenncy. "Guinevere" by
Tennyson; third prize of s.. to Miss
Marion Brigham, The Fiddle Told by
Franklin. The judges We're Supt f..
W. Wallace of Enospurg Falls, Mrs.
Frank NJ. Hathaway of st. Adams Bay
and the Rev. George d. Gouli of this
city.
The death of Mrs. Sarah (Whittaker)
Kenyon, wife of Charles Kenyon of
Hartford, Conn, occurred early Mon
day morning at the home of her sister,
Mrs. D. A. Robbins Of Derby. Mrs. Ken
yon was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Whitaker of this city and
was born in London, England, April
49, 1879. Some 10 weeks ago she under
went an operation at the ST. Adams hos
pital after which she spent some time
lat the home of her mother on Elm
street. going to Derby three weeks ago
The death of Hiram Button occurred
at his home at the Bay Monday morn
ing at 1O:30 o'clock. Funeral services
were held at the house at 1880 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon and at the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church at the Bay at two
O'Clock. The interment was In the
Greens Corner cemetery.
John G. Norton has been appointed by
l
for the State to investigate the registra
ton OF automobiles and motor vehicle,
and the issuance of operators licenses
Miss Alice r. Chandler has been chosen
, by the board of managers of the Autonot
, club as its president, succeeding Mrs
Edward Curtis Smith. resigned.
, The funeral of Mrs. Laura A. Clark
who died Monday at the home of hel
son, Bert Gettie of Lake street, wa.
l held at the house yesterday a
| two O'Clock. Mrs. CLARK. VINO was g.
years old, is survived by two children
Mrs. George Thibault and Bert Celtic
both of this city.
t Fred konnerston of Montgomery, whC
was arrested recently charged with tn,
= theft of a set of tools from l.. G. Lbbey
= agent of the Blair Veneer company. wa.
= convicted of the crime in city court an,
t sentenced by Judge Post to tire,
y months in Franklin county Jail
G A very pretty wedding was solemn,zcC
at the residence of MIR. and Mrs Leonard
ID. Morton Of Bank street last cvenin.
when Miss Bessie Learned Morton. thei,
lonly daughter, was married to Cant
: stephen Salisbury Gushing. The cere
? mony was performed in the sitting room
the couple standing beneath a handsom,
arch OF trailing green in the bay window
which were banked with maidcn-h hal
ferns The Rev, W. Parkyn Jackson of
flciated at the ceremony at $50 o'clock
The rooms and hallway were simply bu
beautifully decorated in pink. white ant
green. The bride, who was given In mar
4 riage by her father. wore an exquisite
: gown OF lace over white messaline. He
, tulle veil was caught up with orang
f blossoms and jasmine and she carried
r "a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
/. THE maid of honor was Miss VaeriI
: Morton and the bridesmaids little Mise
). Elizabeth and Mary Morton, The groom
|. was attended by his brother. Joseph II
T. Gushing of North Andover, Mass. as hes
d man. Following the ceremony, reception
n was held, only the families and fey
r intimate friends being present. The din
n ing room, where refreshments wer
a lserved. was handsomely trimmed Il
I Ismtiax and white roses. the table and It