Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-26
WATERBURY,.

Fire broke out in the store of A. D.
Talbert on South Main street Thursday
forenoon. Mr.. Talbert was out al the
time. leaving the store just rev mo-
ments previously. Jesse Foster. who lives
across the street, saw the smoke coming
out of the building and caused the alarm
to be rung. The fire company quickly
responded and the blaze was quickly sub
dued. The inside of the building and the
goods were damaged by both fire and
water. The building was owned by ]. A.
Foster and was insured The goods own
ed by A. d. Talbert were also insured.
The funeral Of Miss Jessie Poland was
held at her home on Bachelor street
yesterday at one o'clock. the Rev.
Verne L. Smith officiating. This was
also a service for the sister OF the de-
ceased Mrs. Royal Pierce, whose death
occurred three weeks ago. but for whom
there was not any service because OF the
house being Guaranteed for measles
Mark Dillon remains critically i'll with
pneumonia.-Mrs. Ellen Hovey and
three children of Morrisville are
guests OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Hadley.-The State OF Vermont has
bought of A. J. Durkee lots II. 80 and
"a in the first division in Duxbury and If
help can be secured will begin soon the
Of Miss Inez f. Douglass and William Y.
Lee YVES solemnized by the Rev. William
l.. Boicourt at the Congregational parson-
age Monday afternoon. Both have for
merly lived in town. the bride at the home
Of George w. Randall on Main street and
the groom at the inn and the Vermont
State hospital. Mr.. Lee is now barber
in Montpelier and Mrs. Lee 10 also en-
ployed in that city. After May they
| will be at home at Sc Ridge street. Mont
pelier.--A. H. Graves Is confined to the
house by illness.
The piling of freight cars near the local
| station attracted the attention OF passers-
by Friday morning. The accident hap
pened abo;it 1890 o'clock the evening pre-
vious. a defective brake causing the de-
| railing of q car on the southbound train.
The trouble began near the dry bridge, y
| the Stowe street bridge. and the car kept
slipping far as the Drew Daniels shed and
about 90 rods from the bridge fell striking
| cars on the sidetrack, with the result that
there was q general mix.up Of cars filled
with general merchandise. only a small
amount of perishable freight there being
1--WE or six cars on the siding and eight
or 10 OF the main train In the stack OF
cars, One car was left at right angles with
the track. About 500 feet of main tract;
was torn but one OF the passing tracks
was unrestricted SO that trains wen,
their way.-Leonard Huntley. who fell
breaking his hip about three weeks age
died at his home at the Center Frida 5
might. Mr.. Huntley was over 50 years old
and had been gradually falling since his
accident Mr.. Huntley had been much
Interested In orchartling and had had a,
times quite a thriving nursery Of youne
trees. The deceased is survived by hii
widow. by one son. Clarence Huntley
Charles w. Funtley Of Kneeland Flats Il
q nephew OF the deceased. Earl Porter
who was operated upon at the Mar,
Fletcher hospital for appendicitis. ia do
' Ing we'll.
= George Humphrey has moved his famil,
into the John Weir house at Duxbur!
Cornes.-Miss Annie Dorothy Palmer wa
home from Lyndon Institute over thu
week -end.-Miss Florence Pero spent Fri
n day with her sister in Randolph
' Ruth Tatro Of Moretown has been spend
ing q few days with her sister. Mrs. Wal
;. ter Irish.LThe Parker rotary granite say
;, which was installed a few weeks ago u
4 Drew Daniels shed No. Is dom
r good work. This ia the only rotary say
?. this aide of the Rocky mountains and
t the third saw of Its kind installed In tn
! United States. wv. II. b. Perry. manage