Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07

Young Bleau and Bertrand are reported
to be cousins.
Fabian Bushey, II years old son of
Octave Bushey, met with a painful but
not serious accident in the Champlain !
mills yesterday when, employed as chain !
builder. he became caught In the eccentric
gear Of weave loom. He suffered in
juries up about the thigh. but nothing |
serious is expected to develop.
/ ESSEX JUNCTION.
The 132nd report of the town officers
for the year ending February 1, which
has recently been placed in the hands
Of the voters is a 45-page pamphlet
and contains explicit reports Of the
various officers, with interesting fig
ures, and orders drawn by the select
men amount to $1S.6S6.01 OF this
amount $1,104.O6 was expended on
bridges and repairs to the new cement
bridge on Main street. known as Drury
bridge. Is not as yet completed, but
will he as soon as weather permits.
The road commissioners report for re-
pairs. gravel. material and re-surfac-
ing, etc, show an expenditure of &c.
75253. The treasurer's account shows
receipts of $27,251.G5 and an unexpend-
ed balance on hand of $6,670.30 The
towns share in the deficit of the Union
Poor Farm association amounts to
s719.37, with income of $157.50, leaving
a net assessment of s561.S7. Add to
this S1S1.9S expended for the poor out
side of poor farm and the figures show
an expenditure of s743S5.
A meeting of the Woman's club will
be held in the knights of Pythias hall
Friday afternoon at three o'clock. The
meeting is open to the women of the
village. DR.. Dalton of Burlington will
be present and address the meeting on
''Child Welfare"
Louis Burger. aged 81, died Tuesday
morning of heart failure and indigestion
at the home Of his daughter. Mrs. w. T.
Hanley. at Essex Center. Mr.. Burger
came here from st. Adams. where he
passed the greater part of his life, four
years ago. Mrs. Burger died three years
ago. The funeral will be held from the
Church of the Holy Family at nine
o'clock Friday morning.
Mrs. F. w. Booth died Tuesday night at
the homo Of her daughter. Mrs. Gardner
Brown, at Essex Center.
The funeral of Mrs. f. w. Booth will
take place this afternoon at 80 from her
late home and will be private. Flora
ANDREWS Booth, wife of the late Frank
w. Booth. was born in Essex August 4.
1850, and had always resided here Besides
her children. Clayton and Mrs. Gardner
Brown, she is survived by her sister, Miss
Sarah Andrews, who has resided with
, Mrs Booth for some time.
Miss Nellie Leclair has resigned her
position with the Central Telephone COM
, pany, with which she has been for eight
years, five of which time she has been
head operator in the local office Mrs.
Martin Hart of Enosburg Falls succeeds
Miss Leclair
Meddie Senpa Of Wiliston died Tuesday
r at his home The funeral will be held
I Thursday morning at nine o'clock at the
d Church of the Holy Family
g THE Dutch Detective" a comedy ir
!. three acts. will be given by the junior
n class of the E. j. H. s. at the parish
house Friday evening for the benefit
g of the Athletic association. Music will
= be furnished by Locks orchestra.
e A daughter. Lucille Myrtle. was borr
1. March 1 to Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Hunt o.
J Morrisville. The child Is a granddaugh
f ter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hunt Of thi,
Q village.
d A. Z. Read has sold his ice business
i with the ice harvest Of 5000 to 1000
pounds to Hubert Norway. who has takel
I. possession.
v Robert C. Dingey of Essex Center wa
10 notified by the Chittenden county exemp
L. tioii " appear IOT ehdInlUHtlOn o.
N Feb. 10. He later received notice to ap
IS pear for examination on Feb Is, on which da
g he appeared and passed his examination
: That same day his name enormously an
N peared in the list Of deinquents publishe
\ in the Free Press.
IN The Rev. Charles Waite has accepte
s. the pastorate Of the Congregations
lie Church at Hardwick and will move hi
is family there about the middle of tn
t. month.
Il. Harold Lincoln. son Of Mr.. and Mr..
is G. I. Lincoln, who enlisted in the medics
corps last summer and has since bee
i'd stationed at base hospital, Camp Di,
ed Trenton. N. j., has received an honorab
~ discharge on account of disability an
Of lhas returned to his home here
tn John Rivers. SO years of age, a resider
of Colchester road. died Tuesday evenin
as after an illness of three years, followir
en- a shock. Mr.. Rivers is survived by h
he wife and two adopted sons. The funer
er will be held Friday morning at 10:
as from the Church of the Holy Family.
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er MILTON. :.