Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19

Rev. and Mr.. Leon AGorse Of, Dover. n.
H.. have been visiting Mrs. Nellie Morse
at DR.. Tosters.-James r. Thurston was
in Montpelier Friday. He was accom-
panied home by Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
FNinke.-Howard Stevens and daughter.
Mildred. OF Fairfax, came to Charles
Stevens saturday.--Miss Ida NJ. Towne,
who has been spending the winter with
here Tuesday.
MONTPELIER.
Seth W. Wood and Mrs. Camille
(Jerome) Belknap, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. james jerome, we're married We'd
nesday evening of last week at the
Bethany parsonage by the Rev. Stanley
r.. Bloomfield. They were attended by Mr..
and Mrs. d. w. DeCaolines. The groom
Is employed as a travelling salesman by
Swift & Co., and during his four years
stay in Montpelier has made many
friends. Previously he was employed by
the company at Lynn, Mass. The bride
has been employed as toll operator fol
the Vermont Telephone company for sew.
eral years. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood have gone
to Boston and Lynn. Mass, and will re-
side upon their return at 1873 State street.
The engagement of Miss Bess N
Brashear of st. Louis. Mo-. and Lieut.
Edward q. Sherburne, 36th U. s. Infantry
now stationed at Del Rio, Texas, has been
announced Lieutenant Sherburne is the
son of Mrs. Frank G. sherburne OF
Northampton, Mass. formerly of this
city. He was graduated from Montpelier
| high school in 1911.
The marriage Of Miss Clara NJ. Taver-
MIA daughter Of Paul Tavernia, of q
Prospect street. Montpelier, to Nose A.
Boulrice of Barre. son Of NJ. ]. ana Del.
phine Boulrice of Websterville. took place
at $40 Monday morning at ST. Angus
tines Church, the Rev. J. =. Long. the
rector, performing the ceremony. They
| will reside in Barre after " two weeks
wedding trip, the groom being employed
at the Herbert & Ladrie Granite plant
| in that city. The bride Is q graduate OF
ST. Michaels school and for five years
was employed by the American Fidelity
Co.. and for the past few months in the
l.. 3. Brooks store.
Frank II. Carrlgan. a native of More
| town and in his 18th year, was found
dead in his room at the Tomasi block late
Saturday night. lie was taken Ill about
eight o'clock and the police and a physi.
clan were summoned. He appeared tt
improve but was found dead about clever
o'clock. Health Officer Lindsay pro.
nounced the cause Of death to be hear
disease. The body was removed to the
| Volholm undertaking rooms and was
taken Monday to Mortified. The funera
was held from St Johns Catholic
Church Tuesday morning at nine O'Clock
with burial in the Catholic cemetery
The deceased was born in Moretown, the
| D;atr. Il Afav. nakN (Nar
rigan. He had been employed most Of his
life on farms. having last been employed
at Cabot. He leaves two brothers. Johr
Carrigan. employed on the Central Yer
mont railroad at New London, Conn. and
William Carrigan. an employe Of the
road at White River Junction; two sis
tiers. Mrs. Charles Clerk of North Bend
b. c.. and Nellie of Long Beach, Cal.
| The Rev. r. Barnby Leach. rector o.
Christ Episcopal Church. announces tina
the Easter offering at Christ Church Eas
tep Sunday amounted to $754 and the tota
amount received on Easter from thu
parishioners in church and Sunday schoo
was $s75.
| ]. G. Brown, insurance commissioner
has opened his office at the State Hous
and has engaged the Misses Florenc
Reed. Margery Kemp and Dora Hodge
don as clerks. Commissioner Brown vii
be exceptionally busy during the mex
few months as the work has not beel
kept up since April l.
County road commissioners and select
men in Washington county will meet a
the city hall Friday morning and after
noon to confer with State Highway Com
missioner Stoddard Bates, State Enginee
II. M. Mcintosh and County Supervise
Currier of Barre. A dinner will be give
the visiting road builders by the Pythia
Sisters at noon and Mayor Mitchell an
James B. Estee of the board Of trad
will speak.
L. s. Squires of Rutland arrived in tn
city yesterday to assist in the cOmpilin
Of the acts of the 1917 General Assembl,
which Is to be done under the supervisio
, OF Hale X. Darling. Mr.. SQuires wa
Senate doorkeeper during the recent SEES
| sion.