Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-01

! owned n farm in Braintree and traded
the same for spring water company In
Barre owned by the Suttons. the trade
| being made through the Perry agency !
! The orators allege that they were fraudu- /
| lently deceived and ask the court to make
a decree giving back the farm. The trans
action involved about $4,000. Several
Barre aldermen and Water Superintend-
ent Frank o. Lee testified Thursday, AID
erman Rossi testifying that the day be-
fore the sale request was made that
city water be turned into the spring water
system. lie said he was told that pros
pective customer was to look at the sys-
tenn and that feature was to be explained
Friends in this city of Edward Limoge.
formerly a resident OF this city and Bur
lington. will be interested to learn that
he is recovering from n several weeks
illness OF pneumonia In a Roanoke, Va,
hospital. He is travelling with Howe's
Great London shows.
Harry Mcintosh Of this city. a con-
ductor on the Barre and Montpelier
Traction company lines, Is in Barre City
hospital suffering from injuries sustain
ed Saturday evening when he was
Knocked from a car. The accident hap
pened near the Marvin farm near Inter-
city park on the $50 o'clock car out
lof Montpelier. the conductor being
knocked from the step when struck by
n pole alongside the track. He was
unconscious for several minutes. but
partially regained his senses on the way
to Barre, being attended by Or. J. T..
Dewey of Montpelier, a passenger on
the trolley. At the hospital Sunday
his condition was said to be comfort
able and no bones were fractured. al
though he will probably be disabled for
work for several days. similar acct
dent happened in almost the same To-
cality several years ago Frank Goss
having been the victim at that time.
William S. Brownel OF East state
street, formerly employed by the Jour
nal. and more recently employed by the
Capital City Press, has gone to ST.
Johnsbury where he will be foreman on
the Caledonian.
Miss Margaret Borden completed her
duties in the local telephone office Sat
urday, having been employed az night
operator for year. and left Sunday
for her home in Woodstock.
Miss Ruth b. Hatch Of Hardwick has
arrived in the city to act as night
operator in the local telephone office.
taking the place of Miss Margaret
Borden.
John F. Dobbs has completed his duties
as porter at the Pavilion Hotel after
many years service. but will continue
to conduct his baggage transfer bust
ness.
Funeral services for Dr. Walter II.
McGof, whose death occurred Monday
evening, will be held at one O'Clock
this afternoon at his late home, ~ COL
lege street. the Rev. Stanley F. Blom-
field officiating. The Masons will have
a part in the services The remains
will he taken to Plainfeld for burial
DIR. McGoff had been i'll three years
with diabetes. the disease reaching an
acute stage last Friday Walter Henry
McGoff was born in Irasburg January
%, 1869. the son OF Mr.. and Mrs Cor
nelius McGonf, and resided in that town
until he was 20 years old. when he went
to Nashua, n. H., and for II years was
In the printing business. being located
on the Nashua Telegraph. He was
graduated from the University of Penn
sylvania In 1901 and was located in Elk
hart Ind. for two years before com
Ing to Montpelier. He was associated
in the dental business with DR.. G. F.
| I1uHt alter MS ARRIVAL until about SIN
years ago. when he purchased the bust
ness from DR.. Hunt. He was president
of the State Dental society for year
being elected in 1915. and it was while
attending the annual meeting in Bur
lington several weeks ago that he con-
tracted a cold which FASTENED his death
He belonged to the Nashua Lodge of
Masons, to the Modern Woodmen of
America and to the Apollo club of this
city. The deceased is survived by his
wife Clara Perrin. to whom he was
married at St Adams ten years ago.
and one son, Donald Perry; also his
parents, who reside in Irasburg and
five brothers and three sisters Isaac
E. of Millnocket, Me, George Fred
erick of st. Johnsbury. Charles c. of
Morristown. ~ j. Edwin C. OF Bran
don, Chester r. Of Irasburg. Mrs. T.. "
Knapp and Mrs, Joseph Whaen of
Irasburg and Mrs. ]. A. Bishop OF
Alberta. Can.
o. II. Richardson of Terrace street is
seriously i'll at his home as the result
of a shock suffered yesterday morning
while working in a house which he
owns on Baldwin street. His right side
and speech are affected.
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