Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-14
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER.
+. II. Tracy, receiver OF the Anleri-
can Quarrics company. which owned
n tale minc in Moretown. has closed up
the receivership on the property by
selling the personal property at auc-
ton Friday morning. This Included
about 1000 pounds or ground tale.
When he took charge Of the business
there was about $50 tons of ground !
tale on hand. The Dorchesicr, Mass,
Trust company secures the real estate
on the mortgages and bonds.
Charles n. King Of Portland. Me ;Hh0 !
has heen visiting his sisters in tins city |
for seven weeks. dropped dead Monday |
forenoon while walking up Clin street !
to their home. He was 65 years Old and
has been i'll with heart trouble Cor the
| past two years. lie seen to fall by
several persons in nearby houses and
| they hurried to him, but found that he
had died instantly He was born in
| Williston August :. 1851, the son of prank
and Harriet King. He was for some years
| freight conductor on the Central Yer
mont railroad and aftcrward was en-
ploved by the Wells Richardson company
and the Power company In Burlington
|
to Portland Me He is survived by wife
! and five children, Joseph, Albert and
Leo: and two daughters. Madelira and
| clair, all of Portland; also three sisters,
Mrs. Harriet LaCroix and Miss
Georgianna King of Cliff street this
city. and Mrs. Mary Merserve of Port
| land: and two brothers Napoleon Of
Dallas. Tex. and Henry j. King Of
Gardner, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Harlow smith of Boston
| are visiting in the city with Mir and
| Mrs Fred Hastings and other re,ntivos
| They arc celebrating the 25th anniversary
of their marriage, which took place here,
the Rev. J. Edward Wright officiating.
| Mr. smith who FOR many years con-
Quoted a store here. is now in charge
of the printing department of the Rexall
store in Boston.
Louis Carr Of $50 Main street, this
city, and Miss Jennie Freeman %: New
York city were married Sunday evening
al six o'clock. Rabbi Fopkin of Brrling
ton performing the ceremony, assisted
by Rabbi Eroeser of this city, at the
home of the groom. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. Goodman Of Northheld.
the latter sister Of the bride, and by
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr parents of the groom.
Immediately after the ceremony we'd
ding dinner was served. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Free
man of New York city and recently came
to Montpelier TO reside
In Washington county court Frank
NJ Cory, trustee, and Charles j. NYe
have petitioncd in behalf of all the
stockholders of the Barre Granite q
Quarry Co. for IA receiver that tho
property of the corporation may be
@ sold at public auction, Messrs. Cory
0 and Nye bring suit against the Barre
/, Granite & Quarry CO.. and Donald
| Smith, A. a. Smith. ID. A. Perry and
S. HOLSTER Jackson of Barre and II
Nelson Jackson of Burlington. Mr.
Cory asserts that as president of the
l., | Wetmore & Morse Granite Co. he is
- ready to open the bidding. provided the
other company's property is put up Al
y auction. with an offer of $l25,000.
>, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Parsons have
u gone to Mortified to reside. having
y engaged house on Slate avenue, anc
z have shipped their household good
e there. Mr.. Parsons is "A member o
IS the corporation which recently pur
Al chased the Northfield News.
r. Merrill Russell has sold his residenc,
e on lower state street to PERCY Bale.
IS of St Paul street for $1,000 and Nh
'e Bailey plans to rent his house on ST
lie Paul street and occupy his new hom
"a Immediately.
9: A daughter. Barbara Twichell wa
,e born at Heaton hospital Friday after
r. noon to Mr.. and Mrs. Elwin II. Kings
p, bury of St Paul street.
Go Gerald Taylor son of Mr.. and Mrs. j
10 w. Taylor OF First avenue, is CRITICAL
A. Ill at Heaton hospital with u fracture
. skull and liberation Of the brain, An op
~ Grafton was performed yesterday forenoon
% and was successful in removing bloo
" clot, but his condition is serious. Taylor
- who was graduated from the local hig
-" school several years ago and is employe
y as clerk in his fathers store, was take
III Tuesday evening while leaving tt
es city hall after voting and fell the lengt
u Of the stone steps, causing the inluris
III and rendering him unconscious. He we
CT hurried to the hospital in an automobile
Is but failed to regain consciousness unit
III yesterday. 1t is understood that he ha
OF been subject to epeptic attacks
m Ned A. Smith left yesterday for S
IN, Louis. Mo. where he is employed by a
Il brief visit in the city with his fathe
de T., A. Smith,
of S. H. Mills has been nominated fC
city representative by the Prohibitio
,rs party of the city He Is a granite mar
en- ufacturer and has resided here fc
IN many years.