Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-11
VERGEtiN ES.

for her sister, Mrs. Jubie Daniels, who
has been Ill with grip.
Bans of marriage were published at
ST. Peters church Sunday for Leonard
Lawrence, son Of the late L. l..
Lawrence, and Miss Anna Smith, daugh-
ter Of MIR. and Mrs. Edward Smith,
+. j Lavonche and family have
moved from Ferrisburg TO rooms in the
Gaines block.
News has been received here of the
serious illness Of Rev, j. c. Fisher of
Racevlle, n, Y. He recently suffered a
shock of paralysis, which has affected
his right side. Mr. Fisher was former
p ,stor of the Vergennes Methodist
church.
Arthur d. Evarts, who left this city
about ten days ago to pass the remainder
in Key West, very i'll, having suffered a
hemorrage Of the brain.
The condition of Frank A. Ross is
comfortable.
Edward Tucker has sold his farm to
George Duchesne of Pawtucket, r. l.,
who will take possession this spring.
Frank Flagg and two sons, Henry and
Russell, who were called here to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Flagg's mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth FIagg, Saturday, have return
ed to Rutland.
The condition of Maurice Lee, who is
i'll with pIeurisy, is improving.
Miss Eliza Sessions, representing the
Kurn Hattn Homes at Westminster and
SaXtons River, spoke at the Congrega E
tional church Sunday evening.
Miss Florida Myers, who has been
confined to the bed with bronchitis and
an attack of appendicitis, is again able
to be out.
Mrs. Myron 7. Bristol, who accom-.
panied her niece, Miss Elizabeth Bristol
to her home in Cohasset, Mass, several
weeks ago, has returned to her home in
this city.
Miss Bertha H. Burridge who has
been a guest at the home OF MIR. and
Mrs. Frank NJ, Warner has returned to
Keene, N. H., to resume her duties as
preceptress of the State normal school,
Axel Carlson who has been EMPLOYED
at the Vermont State Industrial school
since 1907, as farmer and superntend.
ent of construction, died Monday after
noon at the school hospital, where he
had been since Saturday, i'll with grip.
He had been i'll at his home at the school
farm for two weeks, but was thought to
be improving, during that time having
been able to be up and dressed. 1t was
not until Monday his condition was con-
sidered serious, when he suffered a
sinking spell. Cause of death was
peritonitis. He was 40 years old Mr..
Carlson was a native of Sweden and
came to America about 90 years ago.
He was for several years superintendent
of outside work at the Stetson home for
boys at Barre, Mass, leaving that posi-.
ton to manage farm in Orange, Mass,
where he remained for "A year. When
Superintendent j. N. Barss, who was
then in charge of the Stetson school,
came to the Industrial school, Mr.. Carl.
son accompanied him. He leaves a
mother and sister, who reside in Sweden,
one brother in America. one in Klondike,
besides his wife and three children of
Vergennes. During his stay at the
school here, he obtained three months
leave of absence and returned to his
old home, where he purchased a small
farm for his parents, whose sole sup.
port he had been for years, erected
necessary buildings and deposited $1,000
in the bank to their credit. His father
has since died Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
in the school chapel, Rev. Themes
Stevenson officiating. Judge John f.
Weeks, chairman of the penal board,
gave an address. The body was placed
IN the receiving vault at Prospect ceme-
terry until spring, when burial will be
made in the cemetery.