Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08


Carpenter: constable. Oscar McGresor: !
collector Of taxes. Oscar McGregor: list. !
ers. T. D. Haughey. H. H. Thomas. John
Gross: trustee of public money. g. F.
Ladd: town grand Jurors. D. w. Carpen-
ter. Gerald Durkee; auditors. e. F.
Greene. w. B. Greene. H. B. Comings:
town agent A. B. Rounds; road commits.
sioner. left with selectmen: school direc.
tors. s. Carl Carpenter. DR.. r. NJ. Pelton.
w. B. Locklin: taxes voted. $225: license.
no. The town voted to appropriate the
sum of SIS to tho Grand Army Post for
Memorial day exercises. committee to
inspect the poor-house at Bakersfield.
s. Carl Carpenter. II. II. Comings. H. A.
Puffcr.
ST. ALBANS.
The annual report Of Health Officer
Arthur o. Morton reports ISL cases Of
communicable disease during 1916, in
GLIDING IS cases of measles. Only three
deaths resulted. one from whooping cough
and two from dfphtheria. In his report.
DR.. Morton says the sale Of milk under
the present law does not protect the con-
sumner and asks for law from the present
Legislature by which the people Of the
State may be suro Of getting sanitary
milk.
Mrs. Jennie A. Smith. longtime resi-
dent OF this city, died at the Sherwood
o'clock. after a few days illness with
pneumonia For the last year and half
she had spent most Of her time at the
sanitarium, but at various times had
| been able to visit her Niece Mrs. John
Plow. In Montreal. Since the last visit.
she had been at the sAnitaFium about
month. She was a sister Of the late Mrs.
J. NJ. Foss Of this city. She was a MEM
/ Der Of the Congregational Church and Of
the Monday Afternoon club. The funeral
was held at the chapel Of the Congrega-
tional Church at two o'clock Saturday
afternoon. the Rev. s. W. Anthony Of.
floating. The body was placed in the
vault at Greenwood cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Milne and little
daughter. Alma. left Friday evening for
California. They expect to reside in the
vicinity Of San Diego. although before
reaching their destination they will visit
the Grand Canon Los Angeles and San
Francisco For the past sixteen years Mr..
Milne has been engaged in the cleaning
and dyeing business in this city.
| Tho funeral Of w. Beecher Fonda, one
Of st. Adams and Vermont's most promi-
nent business men. who died at his home
Monday morning February g. after a
very short illness. was held at the resi-
dence Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
the Rev. s. w. Anthony ofhciating. The
active bearers were all employees Of Mr..
Fonda They were R. B. Davis. Abram
Ladue. Edmund Tatro. L. D. Russell. H.
r. Marvin and Charles Turcotte. The
honorary bearers we're NJ. MagiY. z. A.
Chittenden, w. p. Mcleod. John Branch.
ST.. S. f. Royce and John T. Gushing. The
burial was made in Greenwood cemetery.
A quartette consisting Of Mr.. SWEET OF
Burlington, George B. Allen, Walter NJ
Tenney and r. Roy Anderson. during the
service, sang Just as I AM and I'm
But Stranger Here. Heaven la NY
Home" Among those from out Of town
who were here to attend the funeral
were: Miss Dorothea B. Smith. a student
at Miss Porter's school. Pennington
Conn. Miss Annette Mackay of New York
nieccs of the deceased; Curtis r. Smith. q
student at Yale University. New Haven
Conn.,, and Donald Sage Mackay, a stu.
dent at Union Theological Seminary, New
York, nephews of Mr. Fonda: Mr.. and
Mrs. Farrand s. Stranahan and son. Stew.
art Stranahan. OF Providence. R l., Mrs
oliver Croker Stevens of Boston. Mira
John Gibson and Miss Bertha James Of
New York, DR.. j. N. Jenne and Mrs
Harry b. Shaw OF Burlington The st
Adams Business and Professional Men,
J association was represented by a dclega
ton OF about 70 men at the funeral serv
, ices. a small delegation attending the in
termcnt.
Heman A. Baker Of Stebbins stree
was found dead Tuesday mornin.
, between six and seven o'clock. II,
was born in Clarencevillc. p. O.. Jul,
3, 1876. He Is survived by his wife
r one daughter. Nina: his mother. Mrs
, Mary J. Baker: four sisters. Mrs
, George Austin and Mrs. James Ken
. nedy OF Charlestown. N. H.. Mrs. Rob
ert Ferris Of Middlesex. and Mrs. Hen
ry Scott OF Russell street; and on,
brother Roland Baker of Skibberine
Sask.
!, DIR. J. c. Parker. who Is i'll with sep
tic sore throat. Is in a serious condi
. ton. The condition Of Mrs. Parker
= who has been i'll several months. Il
. somewhat improved. Their daughter
9 Mrs. L. c. Robinson. of Rutland, VIII
a has been with her parents most Of tn
time for the past three months. wa.
. taken to the Sherwood sanitarium Sun
q day. suffering from septic sore throat
!, Funeral services for Mrs. Margare
A. Sowles. who died at her home oil
South Main street Friday evening
were held at her late home Monda.
AFTERNOON NJ Two u CiOCh, tne IStN
George w. Smith. rector Of st. Luke
Episcopal Church. officiating TIL
services were private. The bearer
were z. w. Foster. DR.. Alan Davidson
II. l.. Reynolds, G. C. Stevens. c. II
u Morton and Lee S. Tillotson. and tn
= burial was In Greenwood cemeter,
Among relatives and friends presen
}, were Mrs. william Farrar Weeks O
= Rutland. Mrs. Merritt Sowles of Platts
burgh N. Y. and Miss Helen FINE
y NJ Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Sowles was Dor
)" in st. Adams. August 7, 1894. a daugh
ter of Joseph and Aurelia (Rarlow
= weeks. She was married in 1863 I
" Edward A. Sowlcs. who died May 2:
1908. She Is survived by a daughter
Miss Susan b. Sowles OF South Mai
street and a brother. Hiram b. Week
:: of North Main street.
George Douglas of Cambridge ha
= purchased q bungalow on South Mai
, street Of N. J. Herrick.
- Harley II. Forsythe left Sunday 70
= two weeks visit In Boston an
y Springfield. Mass.
= Miss Lena Il. Hamilton. who under
y, went an operation at the Rutland hos
:, nital in Rutland over two months "
i. and who for the past six weeks hs
y been at the home OF her cousin. d
James M. Hamilton. In that city, re
~ turned home Saturday evening.
,r The condition OF Mrs Silas Haxelto