Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27
RICHFORD.

Mrs Julie Beeman Merrill. wife of Adj
rian James Merrill, died saturday after
noon at the age of So years. Mrs. Mcr-
rll was the daughter OF the late Charles
and Ann Story Beeman and was born in
Fairfax June &c. 1876. The funeral was
held at the home of Or. and Mrs. r.
NJ Peton, Tuesday afternoon at one o.
clock. Mrs. Merrill is survived by her
husband and one daughter. Mrs. r. NJ.
PeltOn of this place brother. |. r. Bee
man of st. Adams and sister, Mrs. }.
G.. Hubbell of New York clty.-Miss Flori-
da Gregoire of Montreal is visiting friends
in this place.-Asa J. Livingston has pur-
chased of the Sanford Armstrong estate
the house on South Main street. formerly
owned by Ira j. Sweat, the consideration
being $3,50O-The teachers and Superin
tendent T.. f. Greene of the village schools
were invited by the Enosburg Falls teach
ers to an informal evening in the school
building in Enosburg Falls Friday.-Let-
tiers were received last week announcing
the death Of George Rounds, native of
Richford. at Omro. Wis, January S. Mr..
Rounds was born in this town August 10.
1916. hence had nearly reach the century
mark He went West about GO years ago
and settled in Wisconsin, He was an
uncle of Mrs. William Impey and Henry
II. Rounds of this place He died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Elmer Bates,
! with whom he had made his home FOR
several years.-fIarold S. Clark, who at
tended the annual conference of the older
/ boys of Vermont, gave an interesting re-
port of the conference in the Baptist
Church Sunday evening. Da vid Z, Dow
deputy collector Of customs at East Rich
ford is dangerously i'll at his home in
that place with eryspelas Of the head and
his recovery is considered doubtful-Mrs
C. F. Stevens, of Orleans. who has been
visiting at the home of +. G. Sears for
a few days, has returned to her home
A steel freight car containing about
s5.0OOTO in gold coin Went through this
place last Thursday on athe Canadian
Pacific express en- route to Ottawa. ont.
The gold was loaded at Cane Town. South
Africa, and was landed in Boston last
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was consigned
to the Canadian treasurer at Ottawa. A
heavily armed guard of eight men ac-
companied the goid.-William NJ Demar
has purchased of the Benjamin Hendrix
estate the house formerly owned by Johr
Lavene, on River street.-The directors
of the board OF trade. George +. Read
II. A. Puffer. c. II. Aiken. l.. r, Gibson
c. H. Austin and D. NJ. Buck recently
met in the Calument club rooms and tn,
, following officers We're elected: Presi
! dent, George T.. Read; Ncc-president
r. McGettrick; secretary and treasurer
c. H. Aiken; executive committee. P
I McGcttrick: II, a. ruffer and G. II
: Aiken; publicity committee, H. II.
, Comings. D. NJ. Buck. and G., II. Austin
/ The Ladies' Missionary society OF the
Z Baptist Church will meet at the home OF
, eirs. Nellie Morse Thursday afternoon
February 3. at $50 o'clock.-Mrs. w b
I.ocklin has returned home from a few
& DAYS visit with relatives in Montgomery
. Charles H. Coon has bought the Horac,
. Aver house on South Main street.-Sleigh
+, ing Is practically gone In the village ant
. wagons are being used.