Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-29
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

ST. ALBANS.
| The annual Memorial Sunday service
was held at the Congregational Church
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock,
and was attended by a large congrega-
| ton, including % members of A. r.,
Hurbut Post, No. GO, G. A. r., Maj.
Seymour II. Wood, commander. and a
delegation from A. r. Hurlbut Woman 8
Relief Corps. Mrs. John Nash president.
The Rev s. w. Anthony, who was to
have preached was unable to be present
on account of illness and the Rev. w. b.
/ Dukeshire, district superintendent of the
| Methodist Church, ofi.ciated in his place.
The Rev George d. Gould of the Bap-
! fist Church, the Rev II. l.. Thornton
OF the Unversaist Church and w.
Parkyn Jackson, superintendent of the
| Stranahan Memorial club, also took part
| in the service. chorus choir of 20
voices from the various churches, and
under the direction of Mrs. George NJ.
| Hogan, furnished the singing. TEere
have been but three deaths among the
members of the local post since the last
Memorial Sunday service.
| Franklin county court, which convened
March II, took final adjournment Satur-
| day morning at 900 o'clock. 1t was an
unusually long term owing to the trial
of Julius Wells and several complicated
railroad cases. The court calendar was
we'll cleaned up. Judge w. w. Miles
who has been presiding. left Saturday
morning for his home In Barton MISS
Mary Nelson, who has been acting as
court stenographer, has also left for her
home in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs James X. Curtis died at her home
on the Fairfax road Sunday after
noon. The funeral was held at the
house Tuesday afternoon at one O'Clock
Mrs. Saul Rousseau died Saturday after
| n short illness. Mrs. Rousseau was ~
| years old and is survived by her husband
and a son, aged five years. The funeral
was held at Holy Angels Church Mon
day morning at eight o'clock. The Rev.
l.. r. Desrochers officated and the bur-
ial was in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
In the cases of ]. j. LaFrank
VS. c. w. Goff, assumpsit, a judgment
was entered for the plaintiff and excep-
tons noted for the defendant. Calvin d.
Barrett was sentenced by Judge w. w.
Miles to serve a term of not less than
one year or more than three years In
| Il
In the case of Jenckes Machine company
VS.. the Missisquoi Lumber company as
sumpsit, Judgment was entered for the
plaintiff and exceptions were noted for
the defendants.
| A divorce was granted in Franklin
| county court Thursday in the case OF
| William ]. Charbonneau VS.. Zena (Foun-
tain) Charbonneau, the grounds being
wilful desertion. In the matter of Lucius
A. Larner, guardian, the appeal was
withdrawn and certified back to probate
court In the case of the First National
bank of Enosburg Falls VS.. the Milton
Hardware company ct ais, a decision
was given for the plaintiff against all
the defendants except c. E. Gale, VINO
died Tuesday, the day the nearing was
held In the case of John w. Masury
&, Sons VS. H. G.. Folsom & Co.. apt,
assumpsit Judgment was rendered for
the plaintiff to recover 1888 and costs
Executions were noted for the defend
/, ants.
The plans for the new elevator OF the
St. Adams Grain Co have not been COM
pleted, but every effort is being maze 'o
have the building embrace all the new
est and best ideas. Warren D. newton
has been in Montreal and Boston aho
Frank j. Ludwig, treasurer of the COM
pany, has been in Toronto. ont Tor the
purpose of obtaining plans and IDEAS ana
the construction will be begun soon Ihf
city has voted to exempt the property
, of the company for a period Of 10 years
The Rev f. a. Lendrum has been ap
| nointed pastor of the Methodist Episcopa
Church and viii assume his duties jun
4 8. The vacancy in the pastorship was du'
, to the death of the Rev. {. -. Lance
Mr.. Lendrum Is 35 years old and mas peei
working in Mexico, but on account OF IN
e trouble in that country he mas peer
obliged to resign and is expected In New
5 York May 80, The appointments OF tn
new pastor was made by Bishop Theodor
lis. Henderson of Chattanooga, Tenn, AM
Bishop John w. Hamilton OF Boston VIII
presided at the Vermont conference
Charles Stewart Sumner and Miss Luz
8 V. Lloyd were married at St. Mary
q Church Monday morning at eight o'cloc
=, by the Rev. d. J, O'Sullivan. After tn
ceremony wedding breakfast was hel
at the home of the groom and Mr.. an
Mrs Sumner left on the morning trail
for a visit to Springfield and Holyokt
Mass. They will reside on South Nal
street,
Mai Seymour II, Wood commander G
A. r. Hurlbut Post will deliver the Nc
. lmorial day address in this city.
y The annual meeting of the Woman
Home Missionary society OF the Congre
Il gational Church was held Tuesday an
. ernoon and the following officers wer
elected President Mrs. A. d. Penney
vice president, Mrs, stephen d. Hopkins
secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Sidne
Pike; delegates to the state meeting q
- Woodstock Mrs Charles II, Stevens an
\ Mrs Burt G. Skinner; delegates to tn
= county convention at East Berkshire
r Mrs Sidney Pike and Mrs, stephen /
Hopkins.