Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25

barn contained a quantity of hay and
wagons and sleghs. 1t was owned by
George Dorr. The local fire department
was in readiness to render assistance,
but was not needed.
George Vassar, who bought the old
house near the creamery, has torn It
down and has moved the lumber TO his
lot on lower Pearl street, where he will
build house. This old building was one
OF the first erected in this village. S. d.
Teachout, who Is near,y 81 years old, re.
members this house Is years ago but
does not know how long 1t had been built
at that time. II was then occupied by
Joshua Haynes. who Mr.. Teachout thinks
built II. The house was OF plank and
doweled together. One of tho first houses
built here was the brick house on Pearl
street recently bought by j. A. Donahue.
This was built by Mr. Tenchout's father,
| Henry Teachout, In 1906. When the latter
was married he moved into II as soon az
1t was completed. Mr.. Teachout believes
the Haynes house was built about that
time.
| The j. Il. Hunt real estate agency has
sold the house of Moses Adams at Essex
Center to Edward Paradee Of Georgia.
Possession is given at once. The same
agency has rented the hotel at Essex
Center to L. G. Thompson of Jacksonville,
Fla, who will take possession May l..
Mrs. Frank J. Osmer died at S :45 o'clock
Friday morning. She had been in poor
health for over year. Last summer
| her home was struck by lightning and
she received shock from which she
never recovered. being partially paralyzed
since that time. Her maiden name was
| Mary Bailey and she was born in Green's
boro 81 years ago About 80 years ago
she was married to Mr.. Osmer. They
resided in Quechee. White River juno
ton and this place. coming here about
10 years ago. Two daughters were born
to them. one of whom, Mrs. George Shell
don of this place, with Mr. Osmer sur
| wives her. Mrs. Osmer Is also survived
by one sister. Mrs. Frank Holt, OF West
Concord y. H.. and one brother. George
Bailey of Cadillac Mich. A prayer serv-
ice was held at her late home
lower Pearl street Sunday afternoon al
three o'clock. The remains were taken
on the eight o'clock train Monday morn
ing TO Quechee where the funeral took
place.
| The annual village meeting will be held
in the Park street schoolhouse Saturday
April q. at two o'clock in the afternoon
| Among the articles In the warning are
the following: To see If the village will
authorize the trustees to install an cleo
| trio fire alarm system: to see what action
the village will take in establishing a
| permanent auxiliary to the water system
and to provide funds for the same; to see
II the village will authorize the making
and placing Of street signs; to see If the
village will authorize the extension OF
the water system through South and
West streets; to see If the village vii
authorize the moving of the frame add.
ton of the brick hotel property to the
| west side of the lot and converting /,
into village hall. quarters for the fire
department and rooms for the village
departments.
Walter d. Parsons has sold his house
on Prospect street to Charles Mcbride
consideration, $500. Mr. Mcbride will
move his family there soon. lie is &c
make some repairs on the house ant
will build a barn. The house Is just be
ing vacated by the Rev. D. G. Guest ant
family who are moving to his new charge
in Richford
William Banks. soldier of Fort Ethar
Allen. and Julia Farmer of Crown Point
y. Y. were married Thursday by tn,
Rev. C. w. Hidden.
Browns River creamery paid sl.A fol
March milk
Mrs. G. A. Voight Of lower Pearl stree
will leave next week for Temple. Texas
to join Mr. Weight. who went there a few
weeks ago. They will reside there.
William r. Johnson & Son. prorrietori
Of Lake Champlain creamery, paid SIS
for standard milk and 1874 for cream fol-
the month Of March.
Carlton d. Howe has resigned al
superintendent of the Essex Junction
public school union to take effec
July I. He has accepted the supcrin
tendency Of the Morrisvillc- Stowe su
pervising union at salary OF $1,000
Mr. Howe completes his Nth year a:
superintendent here. Previous to thi!
he was for five years principal Of tn,
Essex Junction high school.
The late Homer Z. Ring in his vii
made the following requests: To tn
Congregational society the Baptis
Church, the Methodist Church and tn
Church Of the Holy Family Oathol!c). al
of this place. the sum of 500 each, y
Ethan Allen Lodge. F. & A. NJ, 500; u
Mcdonald Lodge, r. & A. NJ, Of Jericho
so" and to the Burlington Humane so
cioty' $1,000. to be used for work in Chit
tendon county. The rest OF his estate wa
Ring. also deceased