Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16
WINDSOR COUNTY
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

White River Junction and vicinity men,
bers Of the Claremont, N. H.. lodge.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
are perfecting plans for an association
observance of the entire Christmas week.
The plans include an illumination OF the
entire business section Of the village and
the park. \ total of 800 incandescent
electric lights are to be installed and
these will be lighted from four to ten
o'clock each afternoon and evening be-
ginning Monday. December 20. The extra
supply of wire and material needed was
loaned by the Rutland Carnival ompany
through the solicitation OF, c. d. Will
liams.-Jay r., Kelton, for 10 years a clerk
In n West Lebanon, n. H., pharmacy,
has entered the employ of the Howard
Drug company. -James a. Stacey. Frank
l. Palmer, George b.. Carpenter. w. A.
Fellows. +. NJ. Madden, George f. Mann,
James +. Dewey and d. A.. Elliott were
local Shriners present at the annual
meeting of Mt. Sinai Temple in Mont
pelier Friday afternoon.-A force Of q
men are at work completing the construc-
ton OF the builders finish factory OF the
r. +. Andrews & Sons ompany recent
~ located in town. Recent work accom-
plished includes the installation OF n $50
horsepower engine me two boilers, each
of l25 horsepower. and the placing Of a
water tank SO set as to supply water
to the boilers by g%ravitation. The walls
of the boiler house are of freproof con-
struction. with every window fitted with
an automatic closing iron shutter. Irving
Andrews Drpgidant and uaroroI ~~o,a~n
of the b, F.. Andrews & Sons company,
passed the weekend In his former home.
Littleton. N. lone OF the sights of the
town the past week was a nine months
old pig that dressed Az pounds. 1t was
raised and butchered by Charles Carnes,
a farmer in the Quechee section of the
W The monster pig was on exhibition
In the G. S. Edison & Son market.
Riley d. Pratt, for IL years past a resi-
dent OF White River Junction, died in the
Mary Hitchcock hospital, Hanover, n. H..
early Sunday morning after a long time
illness from valvular disease OF the heart,
the last two weeks of which were passed
In the hospital, Born In Concord, Essex
county. In 1851. and therefore In his 9th
year, the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Pratt. he passed his boyhood life In his
native town later going to st. Johnabury,
where he was a clerk In the office Of the
Fairbanks Scale company. While in his
young manhood he lived for a while in
Lunenburg, going from that town ia Lyn-
don and while there was a local reporter
for the Lyndonville Union-Journal. He
became a travelling salesman,
for IA years, for a Boston wholesale gro
Gerry house and filled the position. A por-
ton Of which time he was a resident OF
Mortified. From Mortified he came to
White River Junction. where he was en-
ployed in the Junction House livery for
nearly II years. Mr.. Pratt was twice mar
ried. His first wife was the Rev. Sarah
Chaise Pratt Of Concord. q pastor of the
Cniversalist denomination. and among
her pastorates was that OF the North
Universalist Church. Follow
ing her death he married, in 1900. Miss
Louise NJ. Houghton OF Mortified, who
him, as do two brothers, Will
liam and John Pratt, both OF Concord. A
service of prayer was held at the house
morning by the Rev. 8, II. Smith,
pastor OF the Methodist Church and in
the afternoon the body was taken by train
to Concord, where the funeral and burial
were held yesterday. The bearers
at the Junction service were j. A. Hough-
ton of Northheld. a brother OF Mrs.
Pratt. l.. A. Gibbs and N. r. Wheeler.
owners OF the Junction House. n Nor
an G. Powers. Mrs, Pratt was ac-
to Concord by her brother and
Mrs. Houghton.