Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY.

The body of Lewis Ather, who COM
mitted suicide by shooting, came from Ii
conderoga, y. y, Thursday afternoon
and the funeral was held at the home
of his mother at Colbyville Saturday
afternoon at two O'Clock Mr.. Ather Is
survived by his mother. three brothers ana
i've sisters: Joseph Ather. Edward Attn
er and William Ather. Mrs. Sophia Mer-
chant and Mrs. Nellie Turner of this
place; Mrs. Mary Jones of Hardwick,
Mrs. Melinda Colby OF Morrisville and
Mrs Eliza Miner of Berlin, n. Y. He
was born in Waterbury So years ago. the
son of Joseph and Sophia Larrave) Ath-
err He had been employed by Warner
Moody good deal Of the time and a
number of years worked in the branch
factory of the Demeritt & Palmer Pkg.
Co. at Randolph. Mr. Ather had been
Respondent much OF late and this is prob
ably the reason of his taking his own life
by shooting at Ticonderoga The cause
of this moroseness none Of the family
seems to know-News has been received
in town of the death OF Mrs. Clark in En-
field, N II. Mrs. Clark had made many
visits to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Allen Fogg, and made many friends here.
c. S. Bdwell has returned from a visit
to his mother, Mrs. Ruth Bidwell ia
Bellows Falls.-At the monthly meeting
of the Woman's Missionary society, helu
with Mrs Elliot Wednesday, May =
Miss Eta Graves and Miss Harriet
Thompson were elected delegates to the
State meeting in Woodstock the first
week in June.
u hA
has been at the Heaton hospital for treat
mcnt. has been brought to the Vermont
State hospital Mrs. Alden was found at
tho railroad station In Montpelier a few
weeks ago and refused to tell her name.
G. c. Graves of this town is her guardian
Mrs Alden formerly lived here.-The flu
neral Of Lewis Alher was held from the
home OF his mother at Colbyville Satur-
day afternoon. The burial was in the VII
lage cemetery Elder Page of the advent
Church officiated and the bearers were
brothers and prothers-in-law of the de
ceased Miss Lucy Talbot was taken to
tho Heaton hospital Saturday afternoon.
She was accompanied by her father and
mother. 1t was thought an operation
would be necessary at oEco.--Mrs. l.. IL.
Bryan of the Center spent Thursday with
|
the local contractor, who built the add
ton to the schoolhouse was recently IN
Woodsville. n. H.. for the purpose of bid
ding on the $4,000 schoolhouse to be built
In that place. Mr. Robinson has received
the contract for the erection of the new
| building at the State hospital for the In
sane, The work of getting the foundato
| ready for the cement Is to be done by the
| regular force nj the institution, work hav-
ing been already begun on the excavation,
Henry Gabree went To Montpelier Sat
urday to celebrate his Send birthday with
| his children in that city.-Alss Julia Nc
| Grath, who has been taken to her broth
er's, William McGrath, remains in "a fee
| BILE condition--B A. Montgomery, who
fell from ladder at his home, was more
comfortable Saturday after "A bad spell
Thursday night, Erysipeas has Sc: in
and considerable anxiety Is felt over his
condition. His daughter, Miss Lila. has
lbeen called from Burlington, where she is