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

Joseph L. Perron. aged Al years, died
Thursday morning at his home on Lake
street after a brief illness with pneu-
monia. Mr.. Perron was born in st.
Brigld. p. @. lie was employed by the
Central Vermont Railway company IS
years. for six years as chief clerk In the
Italy yard office of the company. April
%. 1902. Mr.. Perron married Miss Julia
La Riviere of Chicopee Falls. Mass. His
wife survives: also FIVE sons Henry,
Arthur, Philip, Louis and Charles; his
mother, Mrs. Celeste Perron, and two
sisters. Mrs. Arcade Oligny and Mrs.
Joseph Legassy. all of this city. Mr. Per-
ron was an alderman of the city for two
terms. his period of office ending in 1914.
Fifteen years ago he was a member of
the board of school commissioners for
three years. Funeral services were held
at Holy Angels Church Saturday morn
ing at nine O'Clock and the burial took
place in Holy Cross cemetery.
The following applications have been
made for licenses: ]. J. Thompson, Sec
ond or seventh-class; P. F. Miles. first
or second: The Tavern. first; American
House. first: Central House, first; st.
Adams House. first. John Hatn and
c. c. Castonguay have applied for
second-class license.
John Branch. Jr.. has purchased Milton
s. Bostwick's house on Bank street and
will take possession October 1. Mr.. Bost-
wick will build for his own occupancy
a house on the lot west Of the house he
has Just sold.
Mr. and Mrs. c. v. FELTON, of South
Main street have announced the marriage
engagement Of their daughter, Miss
Mary Charlene. Of this city, to Harry
Porter Howe Of Leominster, Mass. The
, marriage will take place May H.
The nurses In training at the St Adams
| hospital met at the home of Mrs. John
B. Deringer on Bishop street Saturday
evening to give farewell party in honor
Of Miss Adde A. st. Onge. who left that
| night for Norfolk, Va, where upon her
arrival she was married to Spencer
Hall. who is stationed at the naval re-
cruiting station. Miis ST. Onge was
presented a silver carving set. Both Mr.
Hall and Mss st. Onge formerly resided
| in Montgomery
| William Wazway and Miss Nellie Dwyer
of Glens Falls. N. Y, were married at the
| Baptist parsonage IN Congress street
Tuesday morning, the Rev. J. Wesley
Rafter performing the ceremony.
| News has been received that william
Mason Of Marlboro. formerly student
in the st. Adams high school, has en-
'
States navy, and is now on the training
ship Topeka at Portsmouth. N. H. At
the time of his enlistment he was at
tending the Keene, n. H.. high school.
Mr.. Mason is a nephew of Mrs. w. p.
Jackson Of North Main street.
News has been received here that Ed
ward Place. son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Place of Minneapolis, Mimi, formerly Of
this city. has enlisted in an artillery
corps. Mr.. Place is a student at the
University of Minnesota. 1t will be re-
membered that a brother. Clifford A.
Place of this city. was a member of
Company B. First Infantry Vermont
Volunteers. during the war with Spain.
and died Of typhoid fever in camp at
Chickamauga.
At the meeting of the St Adams Busi-
ness and Professional Mems association
at The Tavern Tuesday evening it was
voted to give 500 in prizes this year for
the high schools annual potato crop grow
ing contest. The first prize will be so.
the second, $50, and the third, so. The
contest is to be under the supervision Of
the agricultural and industrial committee
| of the association.