Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.


MONTPELIER.
At the annual meeting of the Mont
pclier & Wells River railroad Thurs
day the directors elected were J. ".
Hustis and w. j. Hobbs of Boston. II.
T.. Folsom of Lvndonville. w. b. c.
Stickney of Rutland, and James W.
Brock of Montpelier. and the directors
elected as officers: President, J. H.
Hustis; vice president, H. +. Folsom;
comptroller. w. j. Hobbs. Boston:
treasurer, II. f. Fisher of Boston,
clerk. j. G. Farwell Montpelier. The
same directors and officers were elected
of the Barre & Chelsea railroad
Mrs. Eta Hawley died at II o'clock
Thursday morning al her nome on Elm
street after a long illness. She is sur
vived by three brothers: John, william
and Bernie Tracy and four sisters
Mrs. Charles MCGOWAN, Mrs. John
Wager, Mrs. Emma McNail and Mrs. B.
! Leach
Mr.. and Mrs, Joshua Bailey, parents
of Postmaster Burton F.. Bailey. have
gone to California to pass the fall and
| winter.
San Francisco to make their home Mr..
Jurras sold his granite business in this
city last April.
Capt. j. O. Livingston left Thursday
for the Soldiers Home at Bennington,
where ne will spend the winter. He was
accompanied by George W. Kidder.
4 daughter was born September II at
Niagara Falls, Ont, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Md OF
and Mrs Frank d. Dewey of this city.
Bridget. wife of Joseph Murey, died
Friday after an illness since last
April. She was a years of age. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon,
She leaves a husband and four children,
Daniel. Margaret, Elizabeth and Joseph,
Jr, and two brothers, Michael Doyle
of this city and John Doyle OF Ireland.
and four sisters, Mrs. Michael Mcmahon
of Barre. Mrs Thomas OSullivan of
this city and Mrs. katherine Leighton
of Concord, y. H. Her mother Is living
in Ireland
The funeral Of Mrs. Henrietta Haw-
Hey, widow of Willis c. Hawlev, whose
death occurred several years ago. was
held Saturday afternoon at two O'clock
lat her late home on the Worcester
branch road. The Rev. Thomas Latte
pastor of the Evangelical Church. of.
ficated. Burial VAS made in Greer
Mount cemetery beside her hushar d
Mrs Hawley was born in sheldon, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Tracy
She is survived by ore son, Richard
of this city and her father.
Stanley c. Wilson IF Chelsea and i
r. Searles, newly elected chairman anC
'sccretary respectively. of the republican
state committee. haze decided to make
their headquarters during the present
political campaign in this city, and
. saturday located in the Boardmar
house on state street, next 20 thu
Pavilion Hotel. This city was selected
as headquarters after consulting the
various candidates.
The will of Silas b. Sibley. late o,
Montpelier, was filed for probate Sat
urday. a, L, Hewitt of Berlin is name,
in the will as executor.
Referee in Bankruptcy w n. Their
ault Saturday sent out checks on The
second dividend in the bankrupt es
' tate of l.. a, Flat The checks
' amounted to II per cent, making
total of 80 per cent paid on the estate
up to the present time
The funeral of Mrs Joseph Murley
whose death occurred Friday at he
y home, IA Berlin street after long Ill
ness, took place Sunday afternoon a
three O'Clock at St. Augustine's Church
, with the Rev. FIR Cahill OFFICIATING
There WAS large attendance of rea
tiycs and friends. including many from
d Barre, Tho bearers were as follows
u John Dlnoen, John Murley, Michael Ne
Mahon and Michael Doyle. Burial was il
% the Catholic cemetery
: stephen r. Colby. for 30 years a con
20 ductor on the Central Vermont railway
Barre branch. was overcome by hear
: failure while on his way to assume hi
run at three o'clock Monday mornn
= and was found by a policeman on tn
: steps of the Federal building. He die'
an hour later at his home, Mr. Cobb!
was a Clvil War veteran, a native o
= Berlin, and was 20 years old He wa
prominent in Masonic circles. His wifi
dropped dead a few years ago on tn
street of heart disease,
. Narciso Uca of 1876 Barre street diet
. Sunday at Icaton hospital after an Ill
ness of one week with erysipelas IN
deceased was born In Santander' Spain
- l27 years ago, coming TO Montpelier fou
10 months ago. He was a granite cutie
and was last employed by O. X Bianch
~ company, He is survived by wife, tw'
a sons and daughter. residing In spain
2 The funeral was held Monday after
, noon at the house, with burial In Green
= mount cemetery. over l0l of his country
II men accompanied the body to the grave
oil daughter was born at Heaton nos
( ptal Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. John oil
n lon
y In probate Monday Dr. Perc
n l.. Templeton settled his account as eK
lecutor of the last will and testament o
k lAustin Templeton, late OF Montpelier.