Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
WASHINGTON COUNT,
WATERBURY,.

! mail carrier on route number two, died
| Friday evening while sitting in
his chair He had been in III health
with heart trouble and complications for
over year. but had done his work for
the larger part OF the time. being off
duty this last time for about 10 days.
| lie was 81 years of age. Thirty three
| years ago he married Miss Nellie Braman
| OF West Berlin and Immediately after
| their marriage they came here to reside.
he is survived by his wife and two chill
| dren Mrs. Howard Sherman of Water
| bury and Kezer Dillingham; of East
| Montpelier; four grandchildren; and two
sisters. Mrs. Roy Edwards of New York
State and Mrs. Genie Cross of Middlesex
| Mr. Dillingham; had been on the rural
| route ever since it was established and
was a highly respected man.
! The Rev. d. +. Coffey, pastor of st.
Andrews Church for the last four years.
| died in a Boston hospital Saturday even
ing, where he went few days ago for
| treatment. He was born in Cambridge.
Mass. SO years ago. After being educat-
ed in the schools OF Boston. and Boston
College, he was graduated from Nicollette
! College, Nicolette, Quebec, and the Grand
| Seminary, Montreal, where he was or
dained 81 years ago. He went first to st.
Adams, then to Rutland, White River
| Junction. Brandon. Bristol, thence to
| Waterbury. Father Coffey was a deem
scholar. and q talented man. and was
very successful in building up churches.
| He was widely known and honored in
town. He leaves a brother. William. post
master at Tufts College, two sisters. Mrs.
Cassidy of Medford. Mass, and Mrs.
Landers. who lives IN New York State.
The funeral services We're held in Eos.
! ton.
Miss Blake went to Boston Sunday
evening to attend the funeral services of
the Rev Father u f. Coffey.-AIiss
Maude Bailey of Berlin is a guest of her
cousin, Annie Dorothy Palmer.-Mark
Harvey has entered st. Mchaels College.
| Miss Marion wilkins has entered the
Johnson Normal school.-Mrs. A. ]. Co.
| WE'LL wife of a former pastor OF the Con-
Eregational Church, who was in Svitzer-
land in charge OF a party, has arrived
safely at her home In Wavery, Mass -
Among those who have supplied at St
Andrews Church during the illness of
Father Coffey Is Father Breivit. a for
mer priest Of the parish.-Mrs Earl
| Evans is much improved.--J. S. Wilkins,
who had the first joint of his foretinEer
| cut off in the machinery at the Tale
mine. is doing we'll Mrs. wilkins is able
Florence Morse has returned to her work
In the Gostel Settlement, New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Ayers and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Marshall have been visit
ing in Stowe.-The Rev, and Mrs John
Of Ia p
pastor of the Baptist Church. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Hodge William Hud-
son Of Middlesex and daughter Mrs. Egar
Richardson OF Minneapolis have been
guests of Mrs. ]. F. Hodge.-Mrs. Chester
Slmonds and father, Frank Callahan. are
visiting In Canaan. n. H.-Mr. and Mrs
Chester Billings of Rochester are visit
ing at the home OF DR.. c. NJ. Busbee.
Eldon Griffith and a lady friend We're
thrown down a 3O-foot embankment Sun
day when their carriage was backed by
their horse, frightened a. Or. Steele's au-
tomobile II was being driven out of
Paul Germain's yard. The occupants of
the carriage and the horse escaped injury.
but the carriage was smashed. DIR. Steele
was driving very slowly and no blame is
attached to him.
DR.. T. d. Bancroft of Topeka Kans
gave his address on THE Assassination
of Lincoln" in the Congregationalist
Church Tuesday night. DIR. Bancroft was
one Of the Kansas guards who guarded
Lincoln and he had many interesting
things to relate.-Robert and George, the
two and seven years old boys of Mr.. and
Mrs Pierce { Main street are I'll with
scarlet fever It is thought the disease
was contracted in Vergennes where they
have been INSTRUMENTATION Strong
while showing some friends over the fac
tory of the Demeritt Packing company
fell half the length of the stairs. He
received n cut over the eye necessitating
two stitches and was bruised and lame
This keeps him in the house and unable
to attend the soldiers reunion at Waits
field to-day.--Lewis f Smith. the
evangelist, began a series of meetings
at Middesex last night. Mr.. Smith
worked here in the churches two years
ago and recently worked In the South
Duxbury church,