Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05

Poultry fanciers will have q new in.
! centive at the next annual show Of the
| Vermont State Poultry association in
this city January Il to II. 1t is n beau
| tiful silver challenge cup known as the
Wirthmore cup, vaulcd at $40 and do
mated by the st. Adams Grain company.
| to be awarded for the best display of
birds. The cup must be won three times
before becoming the property of any
one
THOMAS Nancy, a wcl-known Central
Vermont engineer. was badly scalded
and burned about the face and hands
at st. Armand. p. G.. Friday, when an
injector on his engine blew out Mr..
Nancy was brought to the hospital in
this city.
The death of Allen A. Newport Color
edD occurred at his home on Federal
street early Saturday morning, from tho
effects Of an injury received to his head
some five years ago. He Is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Benjamin Clayton. and
two sisters. Mrs. Charles Day and Miss
Eva Newport. The funeral was held
Monday.
The Rev s. w. Anthony, recently called
from Cowansvile, T. O., to become pas
tor of the First Congregational Church,
began his duties Sunday.
DR.. Charles 8. Campbell is at the St
Adams hospital for a few days. under
going treatment for arthritis OF the knee.
Miss Geneva Patterson will remove
shortly to North Adams, Mass where she
Will open an Office as public stenographer
and instructor in the art.
Mrs. Mary Farnett Ryce, wife of Charles
L. Rycc, died AT the State hospital for
the insane at Waterbury Monday after
noon. Mrs. Ryce was IS years old and a
daughter Of William Farnett of this city.
She had been in III health for some time
and last May was taken to Waterbury.
She Is survived by her husband. her
father, and two sisters Mrs Lillian
Taylor OF East Fairfield and Miss Laura
Kelley of Montpelier The body was
brought here for burial. Mrs. Ryce was
employed by the Willard Manufacturing
company for several years.
Martha +. Hazard. widow of Rodman
$. Hazard. died Sunday night about 1880
o'clock after an illness OF three weeks
duration. Mrs Hazard was SO years old
| She was born In ST. Armand, i. O., June
1. 1880. and vas married January IL. 1865.
She wont to Sheldon to reside and moved
, 10 this city about a. years ago. M.
| Hazard died lG years ago, Mrs. Hazard
! is survived by three daughters. Miss Ida
MAJ Hazard and Mrs. M p. Brill of this
city and Mrs. Fred T.. Greene OF Dcand,
| Fla, and one son. Edward z. Hazard OF
this city. The funeral was held at the
| house Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock. the Rev ~, l.. Thornton of the
| Un'versalist Church officiating.
| Frank Gcror of this city and George
Sturgeon of Fairfield. who We're ar
raigned on the charge OF alleged theft
from the person OF John Callan of Fair
! field on November 90. are unable to
furnish bail OF 500 and have been COM
mitted to Jail until their trial at the
March term OF Franklin county court.
The robbery took place on ST. Adams
hill beside the road. They were arrested
November y.
J. L. Crandall of the Crandall Engin-
eering company OF Boston which has the
contract for the building Of the dam and
| pipe line at Silver lake, has asked the city
council for an extension of the time limit
for finishing the work. The matter has
been referred to the committee on water
which will report at special meeting
to be held soon. Mr.. Crandall gives as
one reason the weather conditions which
have been very unfavorable. especially In
September. when there were only a few
days on which work could be done. He
also says that It is almost impossible to
get workmen. Only one Of the 10 labor
ers sent from Boston remained on the
Job after working two days Mr.. Gran
| dali asks that the contract for the laying
of the pipe line be extended three months
and that for the building Of the dam two
months
The Central Vermont Railway company
has received a modern l0o-ton capacity
wrecking derrick for Bay City, Mich. to
| replace the 50-ton derrick that the road
has been using
The following officers have been elected
by St Adams Aerie, No. 1905, F. o, f.
Worthy president william II. Glwee;
worthy vice-president, w. f. Larrow:
orthy chaplain. J. f. Macarthur: secre-
tary. Carroll f. Wilson; treasurer, Charles
f. Marchessault inside guard. F. A.
Walker; outside guard. F. f. Sheehan;
physician. J. J. Perrault.
The st. Adams Clinical society held the
first meeting for the winter with DR.. e.
]. Melville Monday night. The following
officers were elected: President DR.. f.
A. Hyatt: vice-president. DR.. W. ]. Up
ton: secretary. DR.. F. W. Norris
News has been received of the death
OF John w. White OF Winthrop, ~ Y,
Monday morning from pulmonary tuber-
culosis. Mr. White was born In Dame
NORA N. Y. July %. 1916 He is survived
by his wife, who was Mrs C. ]. Crowley
formerly Of this city, and two sons by a
former marriage. The funeral was held
in Winthrop Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock.
Mrs. Sarah (Greene) McCarroll. wife of
&c. II. McCarroll, died Yesterday morning
at AIS O'Clock Of heart disease with which
she had suffered for several years. Mrs
McCarroll was born In st. Adams Feb
ruary %, 1851. and had always lived here
She IL survived by her husband. to whom
she was married December 81. 1875, five
children. Mrs. Elmer Randall OF North
Easton. Mass. Charles M,Carroll Of Corn
wall. Ont. Miss Violet McCarrol, Mrs
B. II. Shangraw and Mrs. Philip Partlaw
Of this city. two brothers, Byron p
Greene Of this city and Owen A. Greene
Of Springfield Mass. and two sisters, Mrs
W. M. Morton Of Milton and Mrs r. L.
Taylor Of this city. The funeral will be
, held at the house Friday afternoon al
two o'clock.
i. RIOHFORD.
Ell II. Oviatt, aged 81 years, died OF
, acute bronchitis and heart trouble Thurs
, day evening at his home near this vii.