Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

parents when a child. She Is survived b.
her mother She was a communicate n
, st. Luke's Episcopal Church and the fun
cral was held there Saturday after
noon at two o'clock
The following officers have been elected
| by Champlan Chapter, No. /, Royal Arcl
| Masons: Excellent high priest. r. J
st. Clair; king, Henry Bryant, scribe
T.. w. Peckham; treasurer. C. A. oliver
secretary, Dr. George o. Mitchell c. o.
H., George NJ. Bliss; =. s., NJ A. Common
r.. A. c.. l.. s. White; master of thirt
veil, DR. T.. G. Halliday; master of End veil
$. A. Miller; master Of first veil. S. S
Gushing; tyler, G. NJ. Pierce; finance com
mittec, T.. J. Alexander. s. T.. Perkins
Merrill d. Armstrong; trustee, Il. j.
Alexander.
Mrs, Melinda T.. Krans died at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. +. A. Skeels, Fri.
day morning after an illness of three
weeks with pneumonia and complications
The body was taken to Philipsburg
where the funeral and burial took
place. Mrs. Krans was born In Swanton
May 1G. 1875. and was a direct descendant
of Revolutionary ancestors who fought al
Lexington and Bunker HILL She is sur
vived by two daughters. Mrs Skeels OF
this city and Mrs. Jane X Barley, OF
st. Armand, Que, by a half-brothcr. r..
Ncrrcli of Swanton, and n half-sister
Mrs. Victor Stimets of 1iighgate.
In Franklin county court Friday the
divorce case of Byron +. Greene, Jr., vs.
Lillian Menard Greene. was heard us
was also the divorce Ease of Elizabeth,
Mae Thompson VS.. Alexander THOMPSON
In the case OF state VS.. Cotnoir charged
with killing deer out of season, the re-
spondent pleaded guilty In the case of
Gulford Burleson vs.. the Morrisville Lum
Der & Power company. the Jury brought
in verdict for the plaintiff Of $25S7
dnmagcs. This was for alleged negligence
on the part of the company resulting in
the injury to the plaintiffs hand
Mrs. Theodore Kendall died very
suddenly at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Milford w. Sowles of Rugg
street sunday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. Mrs. Kendall had eaten her
dinner with the family and though
she had not been well during the win
ter. was thought to be in her usual
health up to the moment of her death
which occurred while sitting in a chair
at a window. The cause was heart
trouble and acute Indigestion The
body was taken to her former home
in RoXbury for burial Mrs Kendall
is survived by her husband and one
daughter. Mrs. Sowles. and a grand
Miss Madeleine Sowles, n
student at the johnson State normal
was Lucia and she was born in Saun-
dorsvillo. Mass, in 1913. the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs George Webb.
Miss Caroline S. Woodruff of St
Johnsbury was in the city Saturday
and addressed a gathering of about 35
teachers. eX-teachers, and others in
tercsted in the Vermont Teachers Re-
tircmcnt Funi association and its
work throughout the larger towns of
the state. The object of this associa-
tion is to raise 100000 in order that
Vermont teachers who have taught 25
Years may retire on a half-pay basis.
The method adopted to raise this sum
is what is known as the mile of pen
MES" scheme. Miss Woodruff was in
troduccd by Miss Alberta Bceman of
the high school. and among those who
were present were Supt Harriet p.
lde of the IIighgate schools,
and Superintendent Ross of Grand
Isle, besides several teachers from
Swanton and other surrounding towns.
No definite action was taken on the
matter but Il subsequent meeting will
be held at which it is expected that
an organization will be effected. At
the close of the meeting $50 was VOL
UNFAIRLY pie lged by those present by
which it will he seen the idea was
most favorably received by those who
attended the meeting.
In Franklin county court Tuesday the
trial of the case of State VS.. Charles and
James Iiakcy and Ira Hatch. charged
with larceny. which was begun Monday.
was continued. T.. II. Dewart of Burling-
ton, a surveyor and civil engineer, was on
the stand for the State all the morning
and part of the afternoon. The other
witness examined during the afternoon
was William ]. Barker of Swanton, who
owned the cottage on Hog island. which
was alleged to have been broken into and
pillaged one night last winter. During
the noon recess the case of State VS. Milo
Hail. charged with selling liquor without
Mt0 ldh'u hI nan IItdutu
guilty ana was fined $500 without costs
He is 81 years old and owing to this fact
the court ordered that upon payment
of so the mittimus be suspended as to
the remainder of the fine. The respond
cnt was placed in the hands of the pro-
baton officer for one year
l.. l.. Yandow, who has been employed
in the American Express office in this city
for several years. has gone to Berlin. y.
H., where he will be general express
agent. Mr.. Yandow will soon move his
family to Berlin.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Methodist Church was held
with Mrs. 4. -. Collins yesterday after
noon and after the business meeting
supper was served. The officers elected
We're as follows: President, Mrs. Cyrus G.
first vice-president. Mrs. Frank
T. Marvin; second vlce-president, Mrs.
Leslie Warner; secretary. Miss Marion l..
Collins; treasurer. Mrs l.. l.. G. Best
Word has been received In this city of
the death of BENJAMIN Arthur Bashaw,
aGed % years. which occurred on Sunday.
Mr.. Bashaw formerly resided here
whore he was employed in Cen
trail Vermont machine shops. He
is survived by his wife. Clara Cumming
Rashaw, whom he married last June The
funeral was held at Mooers Fork, n. Y.
Tuesday.
FAIRFIELD.
Daniel Ryan of St. Michaels College Is
at home-Mrs. Henry Burnor, who has
,ecp Nicitin,, al tho bome Of her narantS