Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-31
CH|TTENDEN COUNTY
WINOOSKI.

about his right arm and shoulder at the
wooden mills Tuesday morning about
six o'clock. He was resting as COM
fOrtably as could be expected last eve
ming. He was working about the
washers when his injuries were re-
ceived from hot water and steam. DR..
Heath was summoned and dressed the
burns and the man was removed to his
home on Interval avenue in Burlng-
ton.
Dominic Provost and Miss Divine
Rate were married Sunday at st.
Francis Xavier Church by the Rev. j.
Il. Parisea.u.
A daughter was born Saturday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Marian Collins of North
street
Mr.. and Mrs. William Poissant of L.
clair avenue are parents of son, born
Friday.
The funeral of the 1o-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Simon. who
died Tuesday morning, was held at three
O. clock yesterday afternoon at St
lStephen's Church. Burial was in ST.
| Stephens cemetery.
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
pre- Memorial day exercises were held
in all departments of the public
| schools.
The body Of Samuel Narcotic, who
| committed suicide by drowning in the
river. just below the new dam at Essex
Junction, on April %, was recovered Fri
| day afternoon and that evening was
| brought to the undertaking rooms or
y, A. B. Lavigne. The Rev. L. Aldrich was
| fishing in the river below the rocks and
on his return, glancing in the vicinity or
, the old dam saw the body aloat, head
down When the water is high. as on
. lo,, 49, ha inc Ich
these rocks toward where the old dam
was. Here is sort of pond, about 10 feet
| deep at present surrounded by rocks, and
| II was in this water hole where the body
| was discovered. Recovering the body
| was quite a task as it was surrounded
by a steep bank of rocks. The spot where
the body was discovered was about 200
yards from the new dam and about loo
yards below where his clothes were
| found on the hank a few days after his
drowning. Tho authorities from Willis
ton. DR.. A. l.. Bingham, health officer
and Selectman c. S. Wright were called
and the body was ordered removed to
the undertaking parlors Of A. d. Douglas
in Essex Junction. On the day of the
drowning about five weeks ago Mr..
Narcotic went to st. Francis Xavier
Church, where he attended mass, and
|
get some seed potatoes This was the
last seen OF him alive. His son. Frank
Narcotic, who belongs to the 10th motor
truck company, stationed at Ell Paso,
Texas, has been here for several weeks
and had dynamited the river In this
locality and also in this water hole. FRI
day afternoon he received word that
his fathers body was found and he helped
in the rescue work. Mr.. Narcotic was
about 60 years of age and leaves besides
his wife, four sons Eugene and Joseph
of this place, Arthur of Montreal and
Frank: and four daughters. Miss Stella
and Mrs. William Leblanc and Miss
Maria Narcotic of this place and Miss
Sarah Narcotic of Montreal
A Polander by the name Of Joseph
Smith, who resides at the boarding house
at 116 West Canal street. was taken into
custody by Officer Wardwell Tuesday
night as n suspect in the attempt at
burglary of Louis Doria's store last Sat
urday night. His arrest showed him to
be implicated in another robbery. He
had in his possession ten rings, which he
threw away as he was crossing the road
on Malletts Bay avenue to the lookup.
where Officer Wardwell was taking him.
Two men who were about there at the
time reported to the officer that Smith
. had thrown something from his pockets
then and upon investigation the rings
were found. He had two on one of his
, fingers. Chief Barber investigated the
case and the rings were similar to some
! in tray at the Woolworth ten-cent
/ store in Burlington. Mr.. Monroe. the
manager. thought that they were taken
+ from the tray. Yesterday morning Smith
was turned over to the sheriff's depart
| ment by Chief Barber On the other
charge. attempt at burglarzing the store
: of Louis Doria, he has been held under
l suspicion for few days. Last Saturday
night when the burglary was attempted
Smith did not return to his boarding
house until after two o'clock. the attempt
, being made short time before then. He
!. has been In the village only about three
, weeks and has had no money and no
. work. He came here from Oklahoma, but
Is said to have recently been in Erie Pa.
-, j. II. Lamplough died at Has o'clock
Tuesday night at his home. SS East Allen
street. Of diabetes after a lingering III
ness of several years. He was IS years
; old aud came here last September from
\ Jeffersonvile He leaves, besides his
Q wife. one son, W. ]. Lamplough OF Akron,
Ohio; also two sisters. Mrs. q. ID. Lease
and Mrs Il. c. York of Jeffersonville, and
two brothers, Alfred Lamplough OF JEFF
o fersonville and G. L. Lamplough of VOL
: laston, Mass The funeral arrangements
e were not completed last evening. but serv,
a ices will probably be held at Milton to.
: morrow.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
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