Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST, ALBANS.


widow of James Carroll, died at her
home ON Cedar street Thursday morning
of heart trouble. The funeral was held
Saturday morning at nine O'Clock at st.
Mary's Church Burial was in Holy
Cross cemetery.
News was received Thursday Of the
death Of Chadwick =. Cummings. which
occurred at Wynrotc. Pa, "Wednesday
night. lie underwent an operation for
appendicitis on Sunday. Mr.. Cummings
formerly resided in st. Albans for many |
years He was about 42 Years Of age His |
hrothcr-in-laW, Walter II. Seymour. left |
Thursday morning to attend the funeral, !
which was held Friday afternoon.
News has been received of the death |
Of pneumonia of r. r. Holmes, which |
occurred Thursday night in Morrsvlle, |
where he was spending the winter. The
funeral services took place in Cam
bridge Saturday at one o'clock. Mr..
Holmes is survived by his wife and two
daughters. Mrs a. G. Mckillop of Globe, |
AriH., and Miss Laura +. Holmes of
during his last illness
Al the annua, meeting % the stock
holders of the Franklin County Telephone
company n'ld nnTSO1y the lnlpWlHG
directors We're elected: Fred w. Story of
Tacoma, n. IT,, George II. Dresser of
Somorville. Mass, William r. Driver, Jr..
of Milton Mass. NJ. b. Jones of Newton.
Mass. .Iasper II. Keller Of Surry. n. H..
Fuller G. Smith, A. G. S. Beeman. Charles
T., Pcll ]. w. Ryan and T.. G. Smith. all
of this city. The directors elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
Fuller G. smith. treasurer. Edmund s.
Willard of Boston; secretary. II. Elmer
Wheeler of this city; auditor Edmund
w. Longley of Boston.
The remains of chadwick p. Cum
mngs, formerly of this city. arrived
Saturday evening from his late home in
Wyncotc. Pa, and Masonic services were
held at the Unversalist Church Sun
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock, being con-
Quoted by Judge o. y. kelton. The
members of Franklin Lodge, No. 4,
+. and A. NJ. attended in a body and
the following members Of the lodge acted
as bearers: DR.. w. J. Upton, NJ S.
! Bostwick, f. j. Alexander, William
! Doolin, NJ. D. Armstrong and S. l.. Per-
! kins, Burial was in the South Main
Street cemetery The Rev. II. l.. Thorn
I ION hllertu prayer III connection Win
the Masonic service and conducted the
. committal service at the grave Tho re-
mains of Mr.. Cummings were accompan-
led here by his wife and two children,
Florence and Gleason; his mother. Mrs.
Sarah a. Cummings; his brotherin-law,
Walter H. Seymour Of the Highgate
road; and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cum
mlngs of North Troy, n. Y, who went
Vt
ices
Corez II. Cook. aged about 81 years,
died about nine O'Clock Sunday morn
ing at the Central house where he had
been for three weeks after leaving the
hospital, where he underwent treatment
for short time. The remains We're
taken to the undertaking rooms of c. r.
McAlister on North Main street and the
funeral was held at the home of a nephew
H. l.. Cook. on High street Tuesday.
Mr.. Cooks only survivors are a brother,
Perry 6. Cook of North Fairfax, and
two grandchildren, Harold and Helen
Cook of Lincoln avenue. His wife died
many years ago and son, Arthur Cook,
died Three years ago Sunday.
+. O, jackson of the Ilighgate road
and j. O. Russell of Swanton have closed
deal with the Associated Manufacture
ing company Of Syracuse, y, V, to
handle at wholesale the products OF the
company. 1t is expected the company
will have a transfer house in this city.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs, F. T.
Scoield January T..
Mr.. and Mrs. Abjah II. Buck cele
DRAFTED the Goth anniversary OF their mar
, riag" Monday at the home of Mrs
Bucks niece, Mrs. G. s. Campbell 81
High street, where hey have resided FOL
several years. Many friends called Il
congratulate them and extended goot
wishes for their continued good health
and happiness. Both are in excelen
health, Mr. Buck was So years old las
. November and Mrs Buck will be S
years old next month. They We're mar
. iiod mt Buck hollow in Fairfax, wher
n they nved on farm for many years
From Buck hollow they went to John
son. where Mr.. Buck and his brother
Orange Buck, conducted a successful
, lumber business. They have lived il
:, this city for ten years. Four chldre
- were born to them One died in in
!, fancy, two at the age of Il years am
10 one at the age Of %. They are prohabl
-, the oldest married couple in St. Abans
Both are members of st. Luke's Epis
! copal Church.
II Announcement is made Of the priz
- winners in the potato growing contes
i. which was conducted last summer unde
-, the auspices of the high school. Ro
, Wilcox of the Georgia shore won frs
= prize having raised 80 bushels and
-, pounds of potatoes on an eighth OF a
l. acre of ground, that being the alloto
I size of the plot Jesse Sunderland {
Georgia secured second prize with
production of 80 bushels and egf
pounds, and Arthur j. Barry of Fail
field won third prize for raising
bushels and 81 pounds, The first pri1
" was $50 Elgin gold watch. and II
w. second an Iver-Johnson double-barrele
- shotgun valued at sl3. These wei
W presented by the St. Adams Busine.
~ and Professional Mems association. TT
'' third prize, given by S, $, Watson of tn
u" city, was s. in gold.
~ Mr.. and Mrs Charles II. Wood ha,
announced the marriage engagement
their daughter. Clara lola, to Jared !
Luton Of Westerly, X. |.
nc Charles II. Schof has purcha sed of d
o. William Stanford Stevens of Boston "Ii
MS glcside'' on Smith street in this city. or
H. Of the finest residence properties in Franl
re, the late John W, Newton at an approx
4, mate cost of 10000 and consists of s.
he acres of land commanding an eXcellel