Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

montpelier, OF Sherman III. Lyford and
wife, the sale including stock and tools.
The property is considered one OF the
best farms in this pnrt OF the county,
equipped with an electric light plant and
other modern improvements. Mr.. Bedell
disposos of his residence in this city in
the transfer
The National Life Insurance company
has purchased of Mrs. Augusta c. Dcl'd en-
widow of the late Joseph A. DcBoer, the
property situated west of the state
House. including two residences. decd
recording the sale has been filed in the
city clerks office.
Funeral services for John r. Horn
brook, Jr., whose body arrived In the
city early Monday morning from New
York city. were held ut nine o'clock at
St. Aug1,s,ine's Church. the Rev. =. J.
Long officiating. The deceased was for
merly resident of this city and OF
Moretown, his death occurring last week.
at the age of II years. Besides his father.
in New York, he Is survived by an uncle.
Willam A. Hornbrook. and two cousins,
Phillip and Timothy 11ornbrook, all OF
this city. The body was taken TO More
town Tor burial.
James Kenworthy. for seven years
House, has completed his duties and
left Monday for Springfield. Mass,
where he will accept a similar position.
Edward Dillon has removed from his
farm in Worcester to this city and
commenced work at the Lane Manufac-
turing shops, whore h was employed
for 81 years until he left two years
ago
n D.
street have purchased the house on
Ridge street owned ny Mrs. r. w. Stan
yam. formerly of this city, now of Lit
Teton. N. II, the transfer having been
made through the M a. Hadley agency.
Charles Duke has completed his du-
ties as clerk in the office of the Ma
tional Life Insurance company. where
he was employed for several years.
and accepted a position with Boston
publishing company.
! Miss Bertha Lindsay formerly en-
ployed in the office Of the State treas
urer, has gone to Mortified to be en-
ployed in the state tax commissioners
office.
| Dean Slack, caretaker at the city
farm since the first of the winter, has
resigned. Mr.. Slack was formerly
trainman on the main line of the Mont
pelier &, Wells River railroad and will
probably return to work on that road.
/ Delegations representing Newport
Springfield. st. Johnsbury and Mortified
! appeared Tuesday morning before the
armory commission, composed of Gov. c.
| w. Gates. Adjutant-General Lee S. TIL
lotson and President Ira L. Reeves Of
Norwich University, to petition the COM
| mission to select their community as the
one in which to erect this year, at the
cost to the State of t25oC0. building to
be used by the national guard. The COM
sion was created several years ago. when
it was voted to set aside each year SO, 00H
to be used to build an armory, the town
or city selected to donate the site. AL
ready arnories have been built in Bel
lows Falls and st. Adams and now the
above mentioned towns are clamoring for
one. The commission made no decision.
George +. Swasey, for seven years In
the employ of the Lane Manufacturing
company as a travelling salesman. died
yesterday morning at his home. 143 Main
street, this city, after an illness of nearly
q year with Br!ght's disease He had
been confined TO his house for four
months. Services will be held this morn
ing and the body taken to Millers Falls.
Mass, for funeral services and burial
The deceased was born in Bethlehem, n
H.. 5S years ago next month. the son of
George and Adelia Swasey. He passed
the early portion OF his life in that town
and for many years carried on lumber
and contracting business in several Maine
cities. He came to Montpelier seven
years ago. He belonged to the Elks and
was member of the Congrega tionai
Church He was twice married His sec
ond wife, to whom he was married p
years ago in Portland, Me. survives. with
one son, George A. Swasey of Boston. A
son born to the second wife died when a
child He also leaves two sisters. Mrs.
F. O. Burnham of Boston and Mrs. e NJ.
Partridge of Millers Falls. The son ar
rived in the city last evening and with
Mrs. Swasey will accompany the remains
to Miller's Falls.
The bankruptcy petition of Frank Le-
case of Moretown has been referred to
w. n. Theriault for hearing. The petit
toner has liabilities amounting to ST.
i2l.sS and assets of but s241, al! OF which
Is claimed exempt.