Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

State. He married in 1866 Miss Louise
Buck. They resided in several places In
New York state and moved TO Mont |
pelier. They came to this place about
% years ago. He Is survived by his
wife and three sons Justin and Homer
OF this place and Bert Of schenectady,
n. Y. Mr. Crown was a member of
K. S. Sherman Post G. a. r. and Mt
Mansfield Lodge, K. of r. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon.
Memorial day was appropriately OBJ
served here Saturday. At 1880 o'clock
In the afternoon the line was formed
In front of the G. A. r. quarters and
headed by the Essex Junction Cornet
band marched to the cemetery. The
children carried flowers which they
handed to the veterans, who decorated
the graves of about 60 comrades. The
beautiful service of their ritual was
carried out. Commander Woodward
was in charge George Lucia was
marshal and DIR. C. M. Ferrin, chaplain
Adjutant Dodge read Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address. The march was then
continued to the Methodist Church
where the address was delivered by
the Rev. C. j. Staples of Burlington.
The address was one of the best ever
given here. 1t was full of large
thoughts and noble precepts and was
listened to by an attentive audience.
Singing was furnished by a quartette
composed of O. S. Nichols, c. S.
Fletcher, Il. A. Mills and O. G. Burnell
At the close of the exercises Is auto
mobiles were in readiness to convey the
old soldiers and members of the W.
r. c. to Burlington, where the Wells
memorial monument was seen. Two
or three who had promised cars failed
to appear and so some were dsappoint-
ed These whose cars were in the line
were: DR.. Ferrin, II. w. Osgood, r.
o. Mudgett, l.. NJ. Hays, II. T. Wright,
II. D. Drury, d. NJ. Johnson, A. d.
Douglass, Miss Josephine Fay, w. p.
Johnson, Jr, w. 5. Teachout, I. e.
Huntley, Orvllle Yandow, A b. Yam
dow.
John L. King of Burlington and
Mrs. Emma Farmer of Colchester were
married at the Methodist parsonage
by the Rev. DR.. g. II. Sisson Saturday.
A pretty wedding took place at the
Church of the Holy Family Monday
morning when RAYMOND Lawrence, son
of Mrs. Henry Lawrence of Williston,
and Miss Theresa Hogan. youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Hogan
of Colchester, were married by the Rev.
j. B. Poulot. They were attended by
Miss Mabel Lawrence, sister of the
groom and Moses L. Leary of Burling-
ton. The bride wore blue silk, trimmed
with shadow lace, and a hat to match.
'She carried an amethyst rosary. The
maid of honor also wore blue and hat to
match. The wedding party then went to
Burlington to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Goyette, where breakfast was
served. The bride is a sister of Mrs.
Goyette. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence have
gone to New Hampshire on their wedding
trip and after June u will he at home
In North Williston, where Mr.. Lawrence
is foreman on the farm of Mr. and Mrs
]. E. Kennedy.
The graduation exercises of the high
school will begin Sunday evening, when
the sermon will be delivered to the grad
yates by the Rev. II. X, WYE of the Bap-
fist Church at 7:90 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon the class day exercises of the
senior class will be held in the School
house park at two o'clock. The Essex
Junction band will play. Thursday even
ing graduation exercises will he held in
the assembly hall at the school at eight
o'clock. Friday evening the reception
will be given by the high school pupils
to the senior class In Music hall at eight
o'clock
In flower contest held by the fresh
man class Of the high school Clark Wright
won the prize by securing "a points,
There were 149 different flowers brought
in by the class.
In the total appraisal valuation Of the
real estate, personal property and the
number of polls in the town of Essex and
the village of Essex Junction as COM
piled by the listers in the canvass just
finished, the real estate is given $ 81 04, 63O
total personal as s309559; polls, 579, sll5,SOO
making total sl,43OO39. The grand list is
$4,000 80, the village being s7,4S1.S0 and the
| town. $6SlS59