Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-27


home in this city, Mr.. Skinner had al
ways lived on n farm. lie Is the last
OF a large family. His death am after
a lingering illness of hemorrhage of the
brain. Mr.. SINNERS wife and son are
seriously Ill at the st. Adams hospital.
The marriage engagement of Miss NJ.
Alice Reagan, elder daughter of Mrs.
Sarah Reagan of Congress street, to Roger
J. Donahue Of Randolph, was announced
at a dinner party given at the home of
Miss Lillian Kennedy Of Stowell street
Thursday evening. The wedding will take
place In the ear future.
The double funeral service for Mr..
and Mrs. Grant L.. Prentiss of Mes.
senger street, who died Tuesday Sept.
Is from the effect of bullet wounds
probably inflicted by Mr.. Prentiss, were
held at W. A. M~cLennan's undertaking
parlors or North Main street yester.
day morning. The Rev. George W,
Smith. rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, OBLIGATED. The bearers were
William Prentiss, Fred w. Watson. w.
G. Wry and Clyde B. Allen. The bodies
were taken to Milton for burial. The
bearers in Milton we're DR.. I. s. Coburn,
Frank Coburn and Homer Powell. Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Prentiss of Barlow street,
Mrs. william Prentiss and Kathryn,
little daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant L. Prentiss of Messenger street,
B. M. Miles of saltwater, N. Y, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. d. Prentiss Of Springfield,
Mass, Mrs. George Rivers, Mrs. Nourse
and Miss Wilson of Barre attended the
burial service in Milton.
News has been received of the death
of Cynthia Goodsell, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha Goodsell of Alburg
rayhich occ,rrad Gvndav r,nvnipu fro,r
Bright's disease. Miss Goodscll was n
member of the senior class of the st.
Adams high school. She made her home
while in this city with her aunt. Mrs.
w. Fl. Ellis, on North street. She q
many friends here.
Mrs. Lydia Bashaw. aged 50 years. died
very suddenly Sunday afternoon ut
12:45 O'Clock at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harold M. Wiley, on Fair
field street. Besides the daughter. Mrs.
Wiley. sho is survived by another daugh-
ter. Mrs. Charles Leclair of Fitchburg.
Mass and five sons. c. w. Bashaw and
Howard Bashaw of Brattleboro, Clyde
Bashaw of Orleans, Ernest Bashaw Of
Burlington and Harley Bashaw of Rut-
land; also by her mother. Mrs. Eliza
beth Mayo Of Bakersfield. Mrs. Bashaw
came here about two months ago from
Nichford to make her home with her
daughter.
Mrs. Elizabeth (CampbelD Howrigan.
aged 45 years. wife of d. G. Howrigan,
died Sunday morning at her late home
on Lincoln avenue after about a years
illness. Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by one daughter, Miss Loretta
Howrigan of this city, and two sisters,
Mrs. Patrick Neville of st. Sebastian,
p. O., and Miss Mary Campbell. formerly
of this city. Funeral services were held
at st. Mary's Church Tuesday morning
at nine o'clock.
Juanita Margaret Frazier, aged three
months, % days, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Frazier of Edward street,
died Sunday morning at $3.50 O'Clock of
cholera infantum after about a months
illness. Funeral services were held at
her late home Monday afternoon at two
o'clock, the Rev. George w. Smith, rector
of St. Luke's Episcopal Church., officiating,
and burial was in Greenwood ceme-
terry. Besides her parents. the baby is
survived by four brothers, Charles.
George, Robert and Lloyd, all of this
city.
Joseph Hurlburt was taken to the Frank
lin county Jail for safe keeping Saturday
night by Chief of Police j. +. Mahoney,
who received complaint from the family
with whom Mr.. Hurlbut made his home
on Federal street. Examination Of the
man was made by Drs. II. n. Montefiere
and c. A. Lofts, city physicians. and it
was determined hat he was insane. He
was taken to the State hospital at
Waterbury Moday morning.
Miss J. Kathryn Holmes has returned
from a weeks visit in Lexington and
Andover, Mass. In Lexington she attended
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Enrol H. Locke, September Is.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot
N. Renaud of Fairfield street at the st
Adams hospital Monday morning.
The local exemption board of Franklin
county has received notice from the dis
trict board at Montpelier that IS more
of Franklin county's quota of 46 drafted
men are to report October . for military
service and to receive transportation to
Camp Devens at Aver. Mass. They will
leave for Aver October 3. The list of the
men who are to report Is not yet made.
One man who failed to report June s for
registration has been brought to this city
by a United States government officer
taken to the local board and made tc
register. He was then lodged in the Frank
lin county jail. where he is being held
awaiting further action. He is George
Raymond Blair of Swanton Junction. Thu
names Of two more men have beer
certified to the district board for military
service. They are Leon G.. Frazier OF
Enosburg Falls and Roy E. Strohecker OF
Pennsylvania State College. He was trans.
ferred here from Pennsylvania for ex
animation. Three others who were rams.
ferred here for examinations have beer
exempted or discharged. They are Loui
Goldfeld of Hartford, Conn.,. Munzio
Virgil of Boston and Arthur w. Bolton
of Bristol. Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hope and family
have gone to Springfield. Mass, to re.
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Glasgow and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hull are moving tc
their farm on st. Adams hill. Alexander
Robtoy. who has been or the farm fol
the past year, will move to the Fisher
farm on st. Adams hill.
The condition Of Charles Skinner of the
Newton road. who has been seriously III
at the st. Adams hospital, remains about
the same.
The condition of II. b. Cross. who has
been seriously Ill following an operation
for appendicitis. is favorable.
s. B. Collins. who underwent an opera
ton at the Sherwood sanitarium a few
days ago, is recovering.
j. w. Newton, who was operated upor
at tho Sherwood sanitarium ten day.
ago. has cover sufficiently to return
home.
Mrs. e. A. Curtis underwent an opera,
ton at the Sherwood sanitarium Wcdnes
day. Her condition is serious.
Ground haa haap hrOkon OF tho Chovn.