Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
ESSEX JUNCTION.

Tho heirs OF the Daniel MacOmber es-
tate have given the Essex Junction grad
ed school district a clear title Of the land
on Prospect street for an enlarged school
building. The architect has tho plans
nearly completed and they will soon be
ready for bids.
A special meeting of the Essex Junction
public school union was held Tuesday
night to accept the resignation Of c. d.
Howe as superintendent, Mr.. Howe hav-
ing resigned to accept the superintend-
ency Of the Morrlsvile-Stowe union. A
resolution was passed thanking Mr.. Howe
for his services here. Miss Minnie Hays
of Nooers Forks. n. Y, was elected to
succeed Mr.. Howe. She will receive
salary of $3.50 with a months vacation.
She Is a sister of l.. NJ. Hays of this
place.
Mrs. Mabel Barstow Goodspeed wife
of f. f. Goodspeed, died at her home on
the Colchester road, about a mile from
| this village Tuesday morning Of pneu-
monia after an Illness Of one week. Mrs
| Goodspeed was born in Colchester April
| II, 1871, the daughter Of the late Thomas
| A. and Elsie Newton Barstow. Besides
| her husband and mother. she leaves four
children and sister, Miss I.athera E.
| Barstow. A daugllteb-Mildred, died sew
| eral years ago Mrs Goodspeed recently
united with the Methodist Church at Es-
sex Junction. Her only brother. Romeo
Barstow, died several years ago in Bur-
lington. The funeral will be held this
afternoon at one o'clock at the house
| with interment at Malletts Bay.
| At the first meeting of the newly elect
| vi
| Demag was made chief of police and j.
II. Douglas first assistant. d. c. Wood
ward was appointed jantor OF the trus-
tees room and the fire department room.
Frank +. Allen was reappointed street
| commissioner.
| Donald Arkley Of the U. s. S. Walker
has Just returned from a trip to Cuba
and Florida and Is spending short time
at his home here.
r. B. Weaver and family are moving
| into Mrs A. c. Halls house on Main
| street Dean Viele and family nave
moved from there to the home OF Mrs.
| Viele's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orvis REM
ington.
The funeral OF Edward Garrow Will
Ibe held at the Baptist Church at Essex
Center this afternoon at one O'CLOCK
Mr.. Garrow, aged "a years, died Mon
day night at his home on the Westford
road from a complication of diseases.
He had been in poor health for about
three years, but WAS confined to the
house only a week previous to his
death Mr. Garrow had been employed
on the farm of p. c. Abbey and son
for about II years. He is survived by
his wife, three daughters. Mrs. Chaun-
cey l.. Burns of Essex Center. Mrs
Arthur d. Levine OF this village ano
Miss Mable Garrow, who lives at home
and two sons Edward L. Garrow OF
Toronto and Floyd Garrow of Esse'
Center. He also leaves four sisters
Mrs. Joseph Laselle of Burlington. Mrs
William Oshia OF Randolph. Mrs
, Henry Stowe of VerEenres and Mis-!
Cornelia Garrow OF Essex Center. an'
T two brothers. Joseph Garrow Of Bris
toll and Adolphus Garrow OF Essex
I Mr.. Garrow was a member OF Chitten
. den Lodge. X. of p. of Westford.
= DR.. Harry Donahue. who has beer
$ practicng dentistry In North Carolin;
A for the past year and a half. is a
5 home. DR.. Donahue expects to locat
t in Vermont.