Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

Mrs Winifred r. Fay of MiddleseX died
at go O'Clock Friday afternoon at Hea-
ton hospital in this city following an OPP
Grafton performed Wednesday for intes
final trouble. The deceased was born in
Moretown April :. lS71. and resided in that
Icity during her youth She was married
20 years last June To Truman FAY. whose
death occurred three years ago. They re-
sided in Middlesex after their marriage
She is survived by two children. Rena G.
Fay of this city and Fred s. Fav of
MiddeseX her mother Mrs. Leila Somers
of MoreoWn; two brothers, Luke Somers
Of Moratown and Fred Somers of this
city; and one sister. Mrs. Perley Jerome
Of this city. She belonged at one time to
the RobeNahs Of Richmond. The funeral
vas held Monday afternoon NJ one
O'Clock at her late home. the Rev S. T..
Blomfield, pastor of the bethany Church
of this city, officiating
Attorney Harrison J. Conant of this
city has been appointed county game
warden to succeed w. B. Lance of
cabot who resigned to accept an APP
rointment as union school superin-
dent for the Montpelier district. Mr.
Conant received his commission from
Commissioner Titcomh saturday.
Edward Shcrburnc Of this city. who
was graduated from the West Point
Military Academy last June and who
has been passing ;he summer with his
mother in this city, will leave today
for Galveston. Texas. VIII, re he has been
assigned TO thu 2>tn infantry regiment,
! with the grade of second 'cutenant
| Nearly all of this years graduates of
West Point have been oi will be sent To
the Mexican border.
In the presence of a few friends ana
relatives Miss Marjorie cora Fraser
daughter Of Robert NJ. Fraser II 3arre
street, this city, and Joseph NJ Powers
of Burlington We're married at st
Augustine's Church Monday afternoon.
the ceremony being performed by tn,
Rev. p. J. Long. They We're attended
by Mrs L. j. Tully and William Powers
of Burlington. the latter brother OF
the groom. They left on an afternoon
train for Montreal for wedding trip.
after which they will reside for the
present at II Kent street. The bride was
ment OF Montpelier Seminary in 1870, and
! since that time has been employed as
stenographer by Doucette Bros, granite
|
! by the I3lodgett Plumbing company of
! Burlington and is at present employed
! on the new Union block in this city.
| benjamin Gates, secretary of civil and
military affairs, left Tuesday afternoon
| for st, Adams, where he Joined
Governor Gates ON "A trip to california
to attend the annual convention of the
American Road Ruildng association and
! 10
Governor being chairman of the commit
tee which made possible the joint con-
venton The associations will convene
| in Oakland September 10 and Governor
Gates will deliver the opening address.
! Chairman Robert w. Simonds of the
Industrial accident board has been named
! by the Governor as the vermont repre-
sentative to the national meeting of the
| State industrial accident boards, which
is to he hold in seattle Wash, Septem-
Der 20 Mr.. SiMonds will also attend
while on the coast the rational insurance
convention at san Francisco as Yer
/ mont delegate.
/ The September term Of Washington
county court opens on the 18th and notices
have been sent out by Sheriff +. H.
Tracy to grand and petit jurors drawn.
/ In the county CLERK : 'llllft N''S'lhN
I the divorce case of William Il. Wells
against Cora Wells was FLED.
The city of Montpelier has been noti-
I fed. through Mayor j. NJ. Boutwell, that
1t will he expected to pay damages tn
Cross Brothers as the result Of the auto
mobile accident ON Northheld street sew
eral weeks ago when Mrs, Seth c. Rlch
was killed The machine was owned by
Cross Brothers of Northheld and driven
! by George Cross, the car going over an
erabanhment. The amount of damages
expected is not given in the papers
presented, but they set forth that the
culvert in the road at the point of the
accident was out of repair, that there
were no guard rails, and that the trees
are too near tho highway
A pretty home wedding took place nj
eight o'clock last evening, when Lou
Mae Dutton and William Wec-en Wor'
cester of Hollis, y H., We're married al
the home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob r. Dutton. The Rev. H. A
Flint, rector of Christ Church, per
formed the ceremony In the presence oi
relatives and a few intimate friends
] Miss Ruth G, Dutton. sister Of the