Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13

he died In the forenoon from a hemor-
rhage. the body being found by his wife
who returned late In the evening. He had
been I'm poor health for about year The
deceased was born In Braintree, June Q,
1867, the son of Charles and Liza (Sears)
ST. Johns lie was employed at his trode
for various firms in this city. lately by
the A. Leclair company on Granite street.
Mr. st. John is survived by his mother.
who resides at Lowell, Mass. his wife Of
this city, one daughter, Mrs. Sybil Allard
Of White River Junction, a brother. Alden
St. John, of East Ryegate, and "a half
sister; Mrs. wilfred Langley of Lowell.
Mass. lie belonged to the local branch
Of the granite cutters union. The funeral
was held at nine o'clock Saturday
morning at st. Augustine's Church, with
burial in the Catholic cemetery.
The death of Thomas Burke occurred
Wednesday, July at Waterbury, the
body being brought to his home on North
Franklin street this city Thursday. The
funeral was held Friday morning
mass being held at st. Augustne's
Church, with burial in the Catholic
cemetery
Edwin Clinton Holmes. native Of
Of the Lennox Hotel on state street.
died at 2:30 o'clock Monday morning
after a three weeks illness with bron-
chitis and heart trouble. He had been
in III health for nearly year. The
deceased was born in Montpelier jan
uary a. 1915. the son of Edwin Cum
mings and Priscilla Riker Holmes He
was employed as n salesman in the Ellis
e Gleason store during the earlier years
of his life and was with the c. w.
TIovey company of Boston as sales
man for n number of years. He spent
eight years in California and returned
to Montpelier 90 years ago after the
death Of his sister. He is survived by a
wife and two children, Lucille NJ. and
Helen Aldrich Holmes both of Montpe-
lier; two cousins Dewitt Riker of Mo-
mense. Ill. and Edwin Mcknight Of
| Montpelier and two second cousins. L..
r. Brooks and Mrs *. L. Cleaves OF
Montpelier The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at
his late home on State street
Pedro LUZ. who was arrested week
ago charged with assaulting one Ernest
I Hulet a local plumber, with a knife.
pleaded guilty in city court Monday TO
paid a fine of $50 and costs Luiz was
also given a sentence of not less than
year in the house Of correction, but
the sentence being suspended he was
placed on probation. I.uiz. it is alleged,
was under the influence of liquor when
he attacked Hulet, and jealousy is said
to have been the cause
D. n. Hunt, a dealer in second hand
goods, was found not guilty Of receiv-
ing stolen goods by jury in city court
late Monday afternoon and was dis
charged. Hunt, It is alleged by the state,
bought Of two small boys metal plate,
which had been stolen from a loca;
printing establishment.
The marriage of Ethel May Davis of
2 Cliff street, this city TO Vinal A. NJ.
Arey, son of Mrs. Edwin T. Arey. Of Z
First avenue. took place Monday fore
noon at the Congregational Church in
Berlin. the pastor. the Rev. Frank
Bloomfield. performing the ceremony. The
groom has been employed for several
years n conductor by the Barre and
Montpelier Traction company and the
bride came to Montpelier last summer
from Portland. Me They will reside in
this city following a wedding trip to
ST. Adams.
Divorce cases entered Monday in
county court were Nellie Cerro va
Henry Cerro and Edna Arris VS.. Murray
Arris.
An electric ironing fiat with the
current turned on caused a fire in the
house Of Mrs. W. Fl. McGon on College
street about nine o'clock Saturday
evening, which caused damage Of
about $50 The heated fiat caused the
cloth on which 1t rested to ignite. the
blaze being discovered by neighbors.
Mrs. McGoff being absent at the time.
The contents of n couple of chemical
e1tiuguishers We're used to good ad-
vantage in putting out the fire. which
was confined to the kitchen.
Turning out too far for an ice cart
on upper Elm street Saturday a team
owned and driven by NJ F.. Richardson.
a Worcester farmer. smashed against
n telephone post, throwing him and
his wife TO the ground. and damaging
the wagon almost beyond repair. Mrs.
| Richardson. an elderly woman, sus-
tanned several fractured ribs. but was
able to be carried home after being
attended by a physician Mr.. Richard
shaking up. The couple were driving
horne from the circus which they had
attended in the afternoon and were
proceeding quite rapidly. The passing
of 4 local automobilist about the same
time led to the report that the machine
had smashed into the carriage, but
the automobile did not arrive until
after the accident had occurred
Mrs. John Gallagher Of IL Hillside
street was arrested Tuesday after
noon charged with obetructing a
street. violation Of city ordinance
Bail was fixed at $50 for her appear
ance later. following an investigation
and bail was furnished Her arrest
grew out of her action in putting up
a rope so that a coal team was unable
to drive to a neighhors house and IN
load The street line has been in
doubt for some time and has resulted
in many disputes and quarreIs. Mrs
Gallagher stood guard over the rope
and when asked TO take IT down by
the chief Of police is said not only to
have refused. but stood In the road
and defied the team to drive over her.
1t was then that she was arrested for
breaking city ordinance
MORETOWN.
Theodore Atkins went Friday to Mont
pelier to work for the express company.
Mrs. Myra J. Dumas leaves Saturday
| for Dillon. Montana, called there by the
Illness of her sons wife.-Frank Sawyer,
. Leon Palmer and Z. F. Griffith We're
| in Montpelier Tuesday-Mrs Mary