Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-25
WATERBURY,.

Charles Kennedy of North DuXbury
died at $50 o'clock sunday morning at
his HON" of heart trouble. Mr.. Kennedy
had apparently been in his usual health
His daughter was not feeling we'll ana
Mrs Kennedy was with her until carly
In the morning when upon returning
to her room she found Mr.. Kennedy
breathing hard, and being unable to
arouse him FASTENED to summon help.
But Mr.. Kennedy died in a short time.
lie was born and always lived ON the
farm which his grandfather settled in
l1.N. He was the son of James and
Sophronia Palmer Kennedy, and was
born May 90, 1912 He was educated in
the schools of Bolton and at Montpelier
Seminary In 1910 he represented DuX-
bury in the Legislature. On August ~.
1870 he married Jennie H. Pcarsons Of
Bolton. who survives him with three
children. Homer, Howard and Miss Edith;
three grandchildren; and one brother,
George. who lives ON the adjoining farm.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at one O'Clock at the house,
with burial in the village cemetery
Saturday at their home in Bristol, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Arms observed their
t5th wedding anniversary. On March =
MIR. Arms kept open house on his
SSth birthday. lie is a native of Duxbury,
his wife having been teacher at Dux-
bury Corners. He WAS In the marble
business in Waterbury for "A number of
years. but moved to Bristol S. years ago
and established the monumental works
now carried on by his son, Howard q.
Arms. Both Mr.. ana Mrs. Arms are as
well as usual. Mr. Arms and Mrs. Nj L.
Wells now of Berlin \. Y. are the
surviving members of the family OF
deacon Ira Arms. influential in the
work Of the Congregational Church AID
in the town affairs of Duxbury,
| Between 1870 and one o'clock Mon
| day fire broke out lin the town hall at
| Duxbury directly across the river from
this village, The building contains the
town hall and schoolhouse. The town
hall is also occupied as grange hall
and members of that order had been
| there working and had had fire in the
| stove, People who first saw the fire feel
sure that the chimney must have been
defective. Fire was discovered coming
from the building by Frank Broadwell,
| who lives next door. The alarm was at
| once spread and when Mr. and Mrs. a.
| f. Hart reached the scene the fire seemed
| to he raging in the partitions All hope
of saving the building was abandoned
| The Grange furniture was thrown out
| the window, most of It being saved.
| The Grange puts Its loss at 500 and did
not carry any insurance. The town loses
| its schoolhouse, furniture and the build
ins. IA probable loss of $4ON, covered by
5000 insurance. The building was a
| two-story wooden structure with slate
roof built y years ago, large safe
containing many town books was in the
| fire. but its contents are expected to
| have remained intact, Some of the near
by buildings caught FOR Just an instant
but were carefully watched and kept We,
down, 80 that no serious harm followed
Electric light poles were kept wet. Mrs
NJ. t. Stranahan is to make her hume
with her daughter Blanche, in Brad
ford, Miss blanche Stlauahau teaches IN
the Bradford srhuuls and conducts &,
lpiay-ground during Tue summer. MA