Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01

rived in the city Thursday evening and
was taken to the volho'm III dertaking
rooms From that establishment Fri
day the body was escorted to the
cemetery by a delegation of knights
I emp1ar under command of Eminent
Commander G. a. Lang. The bearers
were John Whalen, John Kane, Clar-
ence H. whittier and Dean Edison. the
first two being employees of the rail-
road and the others from the knights
Templar.
Funeral services for william a.
Cooper, whose death occurred at his
home in West Berlin Saturday fore
noon was held at his late home
, Monday afternoon Death was due
to a long illness, following n nervous
breakdown. Mr.. Cooper was Civil
war veteran, was prominent in Mctho-
dist Church work and was man
much admired and respected In the
community in which he resided for
many years. He is survived by a
wife and one son, Prof. II. A. Cooper,
formerly n member OF Montpelier
Seminary faculty. and two sisters
Mrs. L. A. Buswell and Mrs Thomas
Keeean, the latter of Montpelier.
Mrs. waldo II. Farrar has gone TO
Clinton, N. Y, to visit her SON who
is q student at Hamilton College.
Funeral services for Mrs. Willis D.
Hill. whose death occurred ten days
ago of tuberculosis at Boulder, Colo
were held at two o'clock Sunday
afternoon at the Church of the Mes
siah. the Rev. j. Il. Reardon. pastor
Of the Universalist Church of Barre
officiating, assisted by Or. Carson of
the local church. The body was
placed in the vault at Green Mount
cemetery.
1t is understood that f. w. Mitchell
a local merchant will be n candidate
for mayor at the coming March cleo
ton, a delegation of business men
having waited upon him relative to
obtaining permission to allow the use
Of his name. Mr.. Mitchell. it is re-
ported, has agreed to accept the
nomination if it is rendered him. lie
was candidate two years ago, but
was defeated by Mayor Boutwell,. The
latter has not stated whether or not
he will be IA candidate for reelection
He has been mayor for three terms.
Miss Giovanni Comolli and Charts
Maladi were married Saturday after
noon by Justice of the Peace Harry c.
Shurtleff They were attended by
Miss Esther Conininoni and Romeo
Magne. The groom, Of Italian par
entage. although native Of the Ar
Gentine Republic, is granite cutter
They will reside at 3 Sabin street.
The funeral of Wendell. the -four
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gravelin, whose death occurred al
Brightlook hospital, st. Johnsbury
| Saturday noon from pneumonia, was
! held Tuesday forenoon at 10 O'Clock
! from the Gravelin home. 319 Elm
street. Burial was in Green Mount
cemetery.
| Mrs. Henry c. Holmes of the Unior
! House received ii telegram Monday
afternoon notifying her of the dealt
at North Adams. Mass of Mrs. Sarah
Amell, her niece. Mrs Amell hac
been in i'll health for many years
although her condition did not be
come serious until recently. She leave!
! four sons and two daughters. Mrs
| Flora Bancroft of this city is
cousin. The body will arrive il
Montpelier Thursday morning anc
burial will be made in the cemeter!
at MiddleseX where her husband an'
one daughter are buried.
Damage of several hundred dollars II
the house owned by DR.. +. T.. Steele a
the corner of Jay and LOOMS streets ant
occupied by W. A. Claflin was caused b!
tlre which started IN the Kitchen aDOt
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Claflin rang in the alarm from box 8
near the high school building and the de
partment worked for over an hour befor
it succeeded in subduing the fire, whicl
existed in the partitions The fire prob
ably started from an overheated chimne
and it proved difficult to get at. Mos
OF the damage was done by smoke ant
! water.
At the annual meeting of the incorpora
tors and directors of the Montpelier HON
for the Aged the following officers wer
reelected: President. c. y. Mather; vice
president, Mrs. c. p. Pitkin; secretary
Maurice Dewey; treasurer. DR.. E. y
Cotton.
Jason Lee. the infant son of Mr. ant
Mrs. Jason p. Eailey. died Tuesday a
the home OF his grandparents. Mr.. AM
Mrs. II. l.. Templeton. Private funera
services will be held to-day.
Bert Tucker Of State street is in Marsh
field, where his father Almon Tucker
died yes\rday morning at the age OF 6
years. Death was due TO pneumonia, al
though Mr., Tucker had been in i'll heatl
for several years. Tho funeral will b
held this morning at ten o'clock
WATERBURY.
Through the Kindness of the Mise