Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.


| Frank f. Flanagan, aged 50 years.
dropped dead Thursday evening while
| on the piazza at the home of his
| daughter, Mrs. Charles +. Preston. lie
had been i'll for the past few months. hut
his health of late had been better. Heart
disease was the cause of death. Mr..
Flanagan was a resident of Burlington for
20 years, coming here to live after the
death of his son, Fred j. Flanagan. with
whom he resided in Burlington. He is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Preston
and Mrs. II. L. Randall of Sedalia, Mo,
and one son, Charles +. Flanagan of St
! Regis Falls. n. Y.
Mrs Sarah j. Story OF Fairfield street
: widow of John S. Story, died at the
! Sherwood sanitarium Thursday morning
at one O'Clock Of pneumonia She was
! CO years old and is survived by ono
daughter, Mrs. Howard w. Deming. with
/ whom she made her home. and by two
grandchildren, John Deming of this city
and Fay $. Hubbcll of Northfield She
had been. a resident of st. Alhans all her
| life. Her husband died about 81 years
ago. Funeral services, which were pri-
vate, was held at her late home Friday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. the Rev. DR. T.
Episcopal Church, officiating. The burial
took place il the South Main street
| cemetery.
| News has been received of the de9 tn
| Thursday morning of Joshua Ferris of
Carthage, Mo, after years Illness. Mr..
Ferris was well known in this city when
he was resident of Stanbrldge and Phil
ipsburg, p O.. and was station agent and
be oF
Central Vermont railway in Canada for
many years
Miss Edith p. Henderson of Congress
street has received news Of the death
of her father, Robert Hume Henderson,
which occurred in New Westminster
H. c.. April %. Mr.. Henderson. who
was 20 years old. is survived by his
wife and five daughters Mrs. Peter
Warren and Mrs. Harry Thompson Of
New Westminster. Mrs C. O. Dinsmore
of Edmonds. b. c., Mrs. w. A. Arm
strong of Port William. Ont, and Miss
Henderson of this city.
The cottage at THE Pines" belonging to
Miss Mildred Evarts of the Georgia road.
was burned to the ground Friday eve
ming. It Is understood that the loss IS
partially covered by insurance. Ncighbors
noticed the fire about $50 O'Clock. but the
building was a mass of flames and efforts
were turned toward saving the cottages
nearby. The origin of the fire is un
known.
News has been received of the death
of Miss Eliza Todd. aged about 81 years,
of Rice hill. Sheldon after few
weeks illness from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis. Miss Todd went
to Rice hill to reside a few years ago
!, following the death of her sister. Miss
/, Betsy Todd, who was a few months her
junior The Misses Todd were among
the oldest residents of St. Adams, For
many years they lived in little tum-
, bledown house on North Main street
; until friends Interested in their welfare
/, arranged for them to move to more
, comfortable quarters nearby. So home
sick were the aged sisters that they
, soon returned to their former abode
, and not until tho house, with other
buildings surrounding, was removed to
make room for the erection Of an apart
ment house did they consent to move
elsewhere.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Bell Of the Sheldon road at the St
Adams hospital April go
Tho Owl club assembly hall was the
, scene of a charming masquerade bal
. Monday evening Fclton's orchestra fur
;, nished music for dancing. Refreshment:
: were served. The arrangements were II
: charge of Mrs, Walter Eccles,
II, L. Merkley has resigned his position
>, as clerk in the freight department O
. the Central Vermont railway on accoun
= Of i'll health and gone to his home II
. Morrisburg. Ont.
~ Mrs. George q. Webster has received ;
y cablegram announcing the safe arrival o
:, her husband. DR.. Webster. at Christa n
- sand, Norway, Monday morning. DR.
Webster, whose home is in Berlin. Ger
> many. but who has been in this city 70
. several months. sailed from New York OF
:, the steamship Frederick WI April !
- on business trip to Berlin.
j. II. Bouchard, who has been day clerl
.' al The Tavern the past year. has resiene,
3 and will leave soon for Boston. where h
" Will visit before taking up his new dutie
y as clerk at Wentworth Hall in Jackson
~ n n. r. w. Gallivan of Boston has ar
II rived at The Tavern to succeed Nj
20 Bouchard II. j. Schoolcraft has resigne
: as bartender at The Tavern and Nelso
T. Mitchell has been engaged to fill tn
l. vacancy.
Al the annual parish meeting OF :
/ Luke's Church Monday evening the 70
lowing vestrymen We're elected: G.. S
Forbes, clerk. q, y. Kelton. c. H. Moi
ton, +. B. Morton, G. p. Derrick. H. ,
:. Hague, John Iawton, Henry Iawton, {
% H. Sawyer y. j. Tenney and c. =, Bcrr,
man. q. \, Kctun was appointed seniC
warden; G, II, Morton, Junior wardci
Nelson Go0dspced, secretary; q, i, BEL
70 ryman, assistant secretary and treasure
IF At the annual mc.ting of the board
8 management Of the We, lNSs Hospital al
ii sOclatior TT osday aftI-n 'o'. the follow
s. ing wers elected Pr -'dent, Mrs. II,
IN Thornton. Vi;e-presldent. Mrs Ellis "
ne Foster; c,erl, Mrs II. f.. Mooney; trea
I'd urcr, Mrs. G. w Groom; executive con
r mittce for three years, Mrs. G., w. Ban
I mister Mrs Ezra I.oomis, Mrs. w.
10 Soule, Mrs. Myron N Buck, Miss Clal