Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

The funeral of Mrs. Ida Merrill. wife
of T. b. Merrill, leader Of the Mont
pelier Military band. who died suddenly
at Middlesex Wednesday evening, Oct 81.
took place at two o'clock Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Merrill was a native of Wor-
cester. a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
George. and was born February Is, 1864.
She had been prominent In the club work
Of the city for years. ana In the Unitarian
society and Rebekahs here. She leaves
her husband. and two daughters. Mildred
and Helen; one sister. Mrs. A. A. Emery;
three brothers, William and Frank George
Of Montpelier and Asa George OF Middle
sex.
As a result Of Halloween pranks being
played Wednesday Oct. 81. A. c. Sterling
received badly burned right hand. One
Of his sons had placed a jack-o-lantern
on the set tubs. The lantern burned up.
setting the clothing hanging on a line
overhead ahre. Mr.. Sterling tried to
throw the clothes out Of the house. get
ting his hand burned 80 that a ply
sician's attention was needed.
Mrs. George Huntington has received
message from Denver. Colo, Of the
death Of her uncle, Judge Amos J. Ris-
ing. native of Warren. Judge Rising 3
funeral took place Thursday He was
50 years Of age. He studied law In Ver-
mont and was admitted to the bar. after
which he went West
]. Fl. Merrill Of Northheld, who has
been In the county jail for some weeks,
appeared In county court Thursday after
noon retracting his plea Of not guilty
to the charge of adultery and entering
plea OF guilty. Upon request of the
States attorney the case was contlVued
for sentence. The defense commenced
its testimony in the case Of Peter LeClair
against the Montpelier d Wells River
railroad and during Thursday physicians
ana nurses connected with the Barre
hospital who attended Mr.. LeClair testi-
he'd DR.. Lazelle stated that the lame
ness which Mr.. LeClair gave evidence OF
In the court room did not come from the
injury suffered when the train pushed a
car through his blacksmith shop last
spring. The arguments were made during
the late afternoon.
Felix Hill. about Sc years OF age. en-
gagged In the granite business and stone
cutter In Montpelier. died at the home OF
William Fl. Hin. his son. In East Mont
peher Sunday night. The funeral was
held Wednesday morning and the body
was taken to st. Johnsbury for burial.
He was born In 1880 in Stukley. p. G.. and
eWVsv0" W MS WIG, Nellie rom, ""'
three sons. William. with whom he lived.
Warner r.. employed in the postoffice
here. and Walter s., soldier In the am
munition train In England.
Miss Marie D. White died at the home
OF Miss Lizzie w. Langdon Sunday
morning. aged II years. Miss White was
born In Washington August %. 1sls.
daughter Of Thaddeus q. and Esther
White. She Is survived by two brothers.
j. Wayland White Of Burlington and
Heman @. White of Denver. Colo; and
one sister. Flora. wife Of Edwin C. Smith
OF Wiliiamstown. She had been the
constant companion and devoted friend
OF Miss Langdon for II years and resi-
dent OF Montpelier for ~ years She
was COMMUNICATE of Bethany Congre-
gationai Church and was deeply inter-
ested In its AFFAIRS. She was member
OF the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton and the Vermont Society Of Colonial
Danes. as we'll as of the board Of trus-
tees OF the Wood Art gallery. the
FUNERAL was held at her late home at
one o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
| An interesting case has been entered
IN county court as result of the recent
trial AT Barre. In which Manuel villa
was found guilty Of the illegal sale OF
J intoxicating liquor. Cobb. Hersey T. Co.