Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

The fire department responded to an
alarm about nine o'clock Saturday
morning for n fire at the st. Adams
hospital The blaze was in the annex
on which work has been in progress
several months and is not vet quite
completed although the new part Is
occupied. A hole was cut in the roof
and it was found that the tin fume
stack from the sterlizing machine had
set fire between the ceiling OF the third
floor and the roof. There was no
protection to the wood that surrounded
the stack. chemical was used to
extinguish the blaze. The new oper-
ating room is in the annex and the
sterlizng room is west of that. Two
operations were delayed by the fire.
The damage by the fire. which is slight.
was covered by insurance.
Mrs j. Reagan, who underwent an
operation at the Sherwood sanitarium
two weeks ago, has returned to Fair
field
Miss Bessie Farr. who has been en-
ployed in a government store in Panama
for the past three years, sailed May 2
on the steamship Ancon for New York
and will come from that city to St. Al
bans to spend her annual vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Farr.
Zimri w. Campbell died at his home
on High street Thursday at midnight
from the effects of strokes Of paralysis
suffered Thursday morning and evening
Mr. Campbell, who would have been &C.
years old August &c. was born in NORTH
Fairfax. lie came to St. Adams fou.
years ago from his farm on the Sheldon
road. Besides his wife, he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. L. W. Weed OF
this city and Mrs. E W. Earle of
Schenectady, \. V. and one son, Ronald
Campbell. student at the Lyndonvillo
School of Agriculture; his mother, Mrs
S. NJ. Campbell Of this city, and two
/ brothers. a. A. Campbell of Chicago and
! the Rev, b. O. Campbell OF Syracuse
IN. y. The funeral was held at the
house Sunday afternoon at 80 O'Clock.
! the Rev. Or, F. y, lendrum. pastor OF
I the Methodist Episcopal Church, ofciat.
ing, and the burial was in the South
Main street cemetery.
News has been received of the sudden
death of DR. J, j. Surprenant. aged about
81 years at his home in Notre Dame de
Stanbridge, +. c., Thursday. Or, Sur
prenant began the practice of medicine
in st. Adams in 1889. That year he mar
ried Miss Clara Daniel sister of Mrs,
Joseph Daignault of Lake street His wife
and nine children survive. The burial
took place at Notre Dame lie Stanhridg"
The seven passenger touring car be-
longing to John Rashaw Jr, of Lake
street. is undergoing extensive repairs as
the result Of an accident which occurred
a few miles south of Georgia Center lat ,
Sunday afternoon, MIR Rashaw says the
accident was caused by tire trouble He
says he was trying to overtakN ear
ahead. but was slowing down on ac-
count of the dust when suddenly the ca"
skidded and went into the ditch Mr..
Rashaw was pinned under the car, which
turned turtle, and the six young men
with him We're thrown about 70 feet.
No one was injured,
The remains OF r. A. Mailloux. who
died Saturday evening at his home in
St. Louis. Mo, after a long illness with
Bright's disease, arrived in the city last
evening. accompanied by Mrs MnillouA
and her brother, David G. Quebec. of
Rutland, BESIDES his wife Mr.. MaillouN
is survived by three brothers, Joseph Of