Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

| time resident of MiddlcseX. occurred
| Friday at his homo on the Middle
sex Center road after an illness dating
since early winter. lie was nearly II
years old, having been born in Middle
sex April 6, 1892. lie resided in the
house in which he was born until 10
years ago, when he moved nearer
Montpelier. He was married about 20
years ago to Miss Hattie iiolton of
Mortified and she with ono nephew.
George Montagu. of Waterbury survives.
| The funeral was held Monday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock, the Rev. Stanley
T. Bloomfield officiating
James G. Bah of Arlington, Mass,
has been engaged as coach of the ITar
ward University freshman baseball
team by the baseball committee and
| the appointment is interesting to Yer
mont fans and Montpelier people mas
| much as he married Miss Florence
Cashen of this city. Mr.. Ball also
played in the old Northern league, in
| 19O5-1907 as catcher for the Barre
| Montpelier team and in 1906 was coach
at Montpelier seminary. Mr.. Ball is
manager and buyer of tho furniture
department and tho outside contract
man of the Harvard Cooperative So
cicty.
News was received Friday of the
death OF Mrs. Louis Drake at Glcns
Falls, n. y, twin sister of Mrs James
| Hughes of this city, who wentto Glens
| Falls early in the week because of the
serious condition of Mrs. Drake. She
was a former resident of Barre and
was 40 years old. The body was
taken to Kecseville. n. y. for inter-
mcnt.
Jesse S. Niles of this city. former
owner of the Pavilion HOTEL which he
sold in 1907 to r. j. Heaphy, and former
owner Of the Niles Electric plant which
he established 90 years ago, died late
| Wednesday February: Q at the NendOme
| Hotel, Boston. from pneumonia with
| which he had been i'll for about 10 days.
| His only daughter, Katherine. and her
governess were on their way to Boston
when Mr.. Nilcs passed away. Jesse
| Sumner Nilos was born in Weston.
| Mass, March ., ISIS and when IL years
old entered the employ # n Boston cloth
| ing firm. After three years service in tina t
, capacity he went on the road as a sales
man. having Vermont, New Hampshire
and northern New York state AS territory
| He purchased the Pavilion September T..
1856 and added a story to the building,
| installed an elevator and made other i'm
proVements. He purchased "A large farm
and water privileges at Middlesex, later
erected electric light and power plant
and furnished Montpelier and Barre and
surrounding towns with light and power.
lie disposed of the hotel, farm. and plant
in 1907 and retired from active business.
1 tn
SlUO,VW He was married November ~.
1899. to Mrs. Florence Porter. widow of
Hon. Charles w. Porter She died about
eight years ago and one daughter
Katherine Bailey Vies. and two sisters
and four brothers survive Mr. Vic.
belonged to Monitor Lodge. f. & A. A.
OF Waltham, Mass. Tho funeral and
burial were in Weston, Mass. on Satur-
day.
Mary John and Valerie Bersonze. Barre
women convicted of engaging in the lille
gal sale of liquor were taken Saturday to
the house of correction by Mrs f.. II
Tracy to serve long sentences There
cases were disposed of in supreme court
last week. Mrs. John was fined $3.50 and
costs and will serve sentence OF 1.1o1 DAYS
ana AIRS Bergonzie was fined $500 and
Amos J.. Foster of Lynn. Mass
plumber, and Mrs. Mary Beauchamp.
also or Lynn, We're. married Saturday
morning at the Methodist Church par
Sohase by the Rev. William Shaw. They
were unattended and left for Montreal
on a wedding journey. They intend to
reside at Springfield, Mass
Before the public service commission
| VI afternoon in
Der at the State House a hearing was
held on the petition of the Nrontpelier
ana Barre Light and Power company to
issue Sa"eO worth OF 3o-ycar five per
cent bonds with which to purchase tho
waterbury Light and Power company.
for year or more the Tenney company.
winch controls the Montpeler and Barre
concern has been operating the Water
| bury concern under a lease with an
option to buy. The Tenneys are to pur-
chase the property at once If permission
Is gwen by the commission. The petit
tiohihg company was represented at the
nearing by President A. +. Tenney,
Engineering Manager f.. c. Sargent. At
'orheN H. l.. Dana and Auditor II. A.
Gidhey of Boston and Attorney Fred T.
Gleason and Manager II. y. Larabec of
TINS city and attorney W. X, c. Stickney
OF LUDLOW. Chairman Bacon and Com
rhissioners Warner and button were
present with Clerk Neil Clawson. At
| torh'y-Gcneral IL. G. Barber appeared
for the State
MIS- David H. Spcer received word
| Nohddy OF tho sudden death of her
| iather' r. G. Duval, at the home of an
olher daughter, Mrs, William George. at
| iiaruWlck' which occurred at seven
O'CLOCK Monday morning. Death was
"ue To heart disease. from which he had
SUFFERED Tor several years The funeral
was held at llardwick, with burial in
'h' iamlly lot AT Greensboro Mr.. DuNal
was norh In Plattsburgh. y. " ana
| was IN ms Gith year. For over dozen
! Years he was in the employ of the
| woodbury. Granite company at Hard
| NIcN as a master mechanic and he was
| NhoWn as one of tho best workmen ~
| MS trade in the state. The past six
years he was employed in Mt. Airy
~ e. and since last fall was located
| AT Rochester, engaged in the construc-