Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
ST. ALBANS.

Nathan l.. Skinner died TUESDAY morn
ing at 2:30 O'Clock at the nome Of his son,
Charles Skinner of the Newton road, after
an illness of about a years duration. The
funeral will be held at his home Thurs
day afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev.
John Benjamin Magee officiating, and the
burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, one son,
Charles, and two daughters, the Misses
Frances and Nellie Skinner of st. Adams.
Mr.. Skinner was born in St Adams u
.years ago. Mrs. Skinner and her son,
Charles. are both at the st. Adams hos
pftal now receiving treatment.
Horace B.. Bolton n Mrs. Maude A.
Mccarthy were married Sunday evening
by the Rev. John Benjamin Magee at the
Methodist parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs. Boil
ton will reside IN South Main street.
The local board Of Franklin county
Thursday received from the district board
at Montpelier a list Of % more names
OF men, certified back by that board to
the local board as selected for military
service. The board also received the
name OF n man. who was discharged
by the district board upon a claim being
made by his wife. The man. William
Durham Britch of Bakersfield, has
wife and four children.
The Rev. and Mrs. John L. Sewall, VIII
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs
Roswell M. Austin, for several months
left Thursday morning for Northampton
Mass, to visit Mrs. SewaIl's sister. Mis-
Hsien Hartwell. From there they will
go to Springfield n Worcester. Mr.. Sc
wall will preach at his old church II
Lake View. Worcester. September %
They expect to sail from New York Sep
TENDER 2S for Jacksonville, Fla. Mr.
Sewall will begin preaching in the Con
gregational Church at Lake Helena, Fla.
in October.
At $50 O'Clock yesterday morning q
young men from Franklin county report.
cd at the office Of County Clerk G. C. Ste
vens and were given final instructions
previous to leaving for Camp Devens
Aver, Mass, to begin training for war
At $50 o'clock. led by the st. Adams Bri.
gade band. the march to the station be.
gan under escort. The draft men were
led by Henry L. Wood. who was desig.
mated as the man in charge by the local
board. Following the men were severa
member of A. r. Hurlbut Post, No. 60
6. A. R., as a color guard, and in the rear
marching two by two. a large number
of the business n professional men OF
the city. There was a large crowd in anG
around the railway station and the road.
way on Lake street was packed with au.
IN "a olioWc Lie DdTdut
to the station. AS the train moved slow.
ly out OF the station there was a din OF
auto horns and yel!s. City hall was vel
hlled Tuesday evening at the mass meet.
Ing which was a part of the farewell lem.
onsfration. Preceding the opening of the
meeting the Swapton band played outside
the hall and afterward from the CALLER,
inside. The Rev. Wilson Day of Swantor
orered prayer. Mayor John .. Maur
gave tho Introductory address and thu
other speakers were NJ. II. Alexander OF
this city and the Rev. Arthur w. Hewitt,
OF Plainfield.
news has been received that Frank C
Dousherty, formerly of this city and thu
son OF the late Mrs. X. ]. D~ougherty, is I,
Do married in Los Angeles, Cal, on Sep
tember %.
MISS Gertrude O'Brien, who was grad
uated from the training school for nurse
1t the st. Adams hospital, has gone t
Mechanicsville, N. Y.