Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

hemorrhage after an Illness OF several
days. She is survived by three daugh-
ters Mrs. Edwin Shanks of Bakersfield,
Cal, Mrs. u. G.. Martin of Branston,
p. O., and Miss Bertha G. Shedd OF
this city, with whom she lived; one son,
Irving T. Shedd of Burlington; two SIS
tiers, Mrs. Julia Coburn of Gardner,
Mass, and g. Sidney l.. Reed of Wor-
cester Mass, and one brother Henry
A. Tm ner of Gardner, Mass. The flu
neral was held at the house Monday
afternoon at two o'clock The Rev. DR..
f. A. Lendrum, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, officiated and burial
was in the South Main street cemetery.
Miss Eva Thomlette the 15-year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ederus Thom-
lette of Elm street, died Saturday morn
ing Of tuberculosis. Beside her parents
she is survived by four brothers,
Everus of Chicopee Mass, Paul and
Edmund of this city. and Arthur or
Chicopee Falls, Mass, and by six sisters,
Mrs, Edward Fournier of Swanton, Nir-
ginia, Emma. Mrs. Walter Kimball,
Rose and Ellen Thomette of this city.
j. g. Norton has received news from
Paris that his brother, Henry l.. Norton,
a sergeant in the famous Foreign Legion
or the French army, was severely wound :
ed while taking part in the battle of Ar
ras. No further particulars were re-
ceived.
In city court Monday morning, before
Judge ~ n. Post. Frank l.arow and
John Lowell, who pleaded guilty Satur-
day to the charge of burglarizing Of the
storehouse of the Green Mountain Pack
ing company, were bound over for ap-
pearance at the next term of Franklin
county court under bonds Of $500 each
which were not furnished.
News has been received Of the death OF
Mrs. Laura (Button) Hendrix. widow Of
benjamin a. Hendrix which occurred
Monday morning at her home in Rich
ford, after a long illness. Mrs Hendrix
was sister of II. w. Button of damon
street.
Mrs S. c. Dewart of Burlington, who
has been the guest O.. her daughter, Mrs.
George NJ. Gotta. the past month, has gone
to Detroit, Mich, where she will makc
her home. two daughters. the Misses Vera
and Daphne. and a son, Roger, having
gone there several weeks ago. Another
sor, Amor n. Dewart. and family live in
Detroit Mrs. Dewart was accompanie,l
by her son, II. Maclean Dewart, of this
city, who will visit in the West for A
short time.
Adjutant- General Lee s. Tillotson and
Mrs Alfred A. Hall and son. Leroy A.
Hall, left Tuesday for San Francisco
Cal, where General Tillotson and Mr..
Hall will attend the annual meeting OF
the National Guard Association of the
United States. The party will also attend
the exposition at San Francisco and other
points in the West ard will return home
about December 1.
News has been received of the doatt
Of Charles w. Loukes. aged 81 years
formerly of this city. which occurred al
his home in Orange, Mass. October !;
after an illness of six months witt
stomach trouble. The burial took place
in the family lot in 1Ighgate. MIR
Loukes was born in Franklin June 10
, 1861, the son of Simeon and Sarah dor
SOM Loukes. He was twice married. his
first wife dying six years ago. He is
survived by his second wife, two sons
and two daughters.
Mrs. S. S. Beeman aged Is years, died
Tuesday afternoon about three O'Clock
at her home on High street, after an i'll
ness of six weeks.
M-s. Emma (Smith) Beeman, widow OF
Sheldon S. Beeman, who died Tuesday
afternoon at her home on High stree,
after an illness Of several weeks, was
born in Leicester January 80, 1910, and
was, therefore, nearly 10 years old. She
was educated at Brandon Seminary. She
was married to Sheldon s. Beeman Ma,
l. 1858 and came to ST. Adams, where
she had since made her home She /.
survived by one son, Arthur c. s. Bee
man, with whom she had made her HON,
since her husbands death several year:
ago She was devout member OF tn,
i Methodist Episcopal Church and was
deeply interested in all It's work The
arrangements for the funeral are no
completed yet.