Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-20
VERMONT NOTES.

Horatio q, Baker Of Vermont. men,
Der OF the fourth class al he L. S. Naval
Academy, Annapolis, has resigned from
the navy.
Frederick c. Gould. veteran of the
civil War. died at Mendon Friday. He
served in the 16lst New York regiment
He was "a years old.
Samuel D. Young has been arrested at
Brattleboro for non-support Of his wife.
He had never lived with her after their
marriage
W. F. Sexton, who was seriously injured
by 5o-foot fall into the Connecticut rivel
Thursday at Bellows Falls, died Friday
He was AZ years old.
Albert s. Reed, who is to leave the But
land Railway Light & Power company
after six years service, was presented
Friday with a gold watch by his fellow
employees.
\ memorial service was held Saturday
afternoon by the Fortnightly club of Rui-
land for Mrs, Julia c. r. Dorr, the Yer
mont poet, who was president of the club
for SO years.
Charles ii. Carpenter a member of the
18th Vermont regiment in the Civil War.
died at St Johnsbury Saturday after
short illness. He was 70 years old and had
been postmaster for Y years.
The Vermont League OF Postmaster
may hold its next annual convention az
Rutland in June II is expected that 50
members will attend
Robert Donald Of Barre will have TO
spend the remainder Of his minority at
the Industrial school He was one OF
several boys found guilty of breaking
into several stores.
Carpenters at work on changes in the
city hall at Barre came upon room. the
existence of which few people in the city
knew about. The room is 10 feet square
Mrs. Anna Fairfield of Vernon is suing
the Central Vermont for s2o0 for the
loss of her house and contents by fire on
April %. 1912, alleging that the fire was
caused by sparks from a locomotive.
Mrs. Helen E Lane, aged IS years was
found dead in her chair at her home
Thursday at Bratueboro. She had lived
in the house for nearly quarter Of cen
| fury Her great grandfather was the hrst
lawyer to locate In the town.
| Harrison j. Peck of Ira, veteran ri
the Civil War. is dead in California
where he went for his health He en-
listed In Co. r LIST T. S. sharpshooters-
| and later was in the command OF CO..
William Y W. Ripley of Rutland.
Neil D. Clawson, administrator of the
estate Of Louis u. Rellville. a brakeman
who was killed at Townshend Decemoe
! so. 1911 is suing the Central Vermont fol
| so, 900 Bellvilie was thrown from trait
and killed while trying to uncoupie cars
| to make n fiyinc switch.
Frank W Mack of Middlebury, employee
| by Grin A. Thomas of the Pittsford road
was internally injured when pair of
horses alta ched to a wagon became fright
ened at the milk station in Rutland and
ran away. He was caught between the
rear wheel and platform
The four-year-od daughter of vi, anC
Mrs William T. Harder of Brattlebor,
was given the other day by Judge Fish
into the custody of the Hampdens County
Childreu's Aid ASSOCIATION. The parents
night 10 get the child revealed a remark
able story of marital infclicity.
James Hentley of Vermont is coming
home from Paris on money lent him by
the United States consul. HENLEY was
stripped of his money. jewels and even
his baggage checks by crook who took
him to the sights. Awakening, after
being dragged, in the Church OF the Made
| lelne, Hentley discovered that he had been
| "plucked" and Fastening to the Care 81.
Lazare found that his luggage had been
claimed by checks taken from his pockets