Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18


rived In this city Monday noon and was
taken to w. A. McLennan's undertaking
parlors. The burial took place Tuesday
morning In Greenwood cemetery. The
child was a grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. A. Collins Of Brainerd street. Mrs.
Wright before her marriage was Miss
Alice c. Collins of this city.
The condition Of 8. B. Anderson, who IL
Ill. is somewhat more comfortable.
Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Carroll have pur-
chased the Daniel Kelley house on Lake
street.
w. H. Larry. who has been at the Royal
Victoria hospital. Montreal, about two
weeks ago undergoing treatment for trou-
BILE with the sciatic nerve, is somewhat
improved.
Lieut.. A. Foster Gilmore, who came
home from Fortress Monroe, Va, on a
furlough Of over two weeks. has gone to
Fort Warren, Boston, where he will be
stationed.
Mrs. George M Bliss entertained several
young women at supper party at her
home on South Main street Saturday
In hon6r Of Miss Marion L. Donovan.
Cards were played and after supper a
miscellaneous shower was given the
! guest Of honor.
At the fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church 1t was
voted to ask for the return of the pastor,
the Rev. John B. Magee, for another year
at an increase In salary. 1t was also voted
to ask the Congregational and Baptist
Churches to unite in services with the
Methodists on the re-opening of their re-
modelled building until such time as the
two churches could secure pastors or
make other arrangements for religious
service. Arthur y. Holiness who on the
| death Of o. w. Brewer was appointed
church treasurer, was elected to that
| office at the conference.
The st. Adams Humane society Is maxi
ing arrangements, in connection with
humane week, for holding exercises in the
public schools next Friday afternoon. the
Same as last year. Readings on humane
| work will be given and stories told in the
various grades of the city schools Next
Sunday is Red Star Sunday which is given
over generally throughout the country to
the preaching Of special sermons regard
ing the work of that society which has to
do with relief work among the horses
| and dogs engaged in the war. The st.
Adams society has just given s25 to the
| Red Star animal relief fund.
Fl. A. Carrick has leased DIR. E. j.
Melville's house on South Main street and
Is moving there. Mrs. Melville will go to
Melville's Landing on the Georgia shore
to remain for a time.
The fire department was called out
about 1880 o'clock Monday morning by
an alarm from box No. 25 at the corner
of High and Brainerd streets for fire
in Mrs. James H. Rooney's house on the
corner. The fire was burning at the head
| of the stairs leading into the attic when
the firemen arrived and the flames worked
their way up nearly to the roof before
they were extinguished. The fire seemed
to be between the floors but the cause is
unknown. There was considerable dam
age on the third floor from the fire and
some from water all through the house.
Mrs. Wilbert Taylor. aged about 40
years. Of Swanton, died Monday morning
about $3.50 o'clock at the st. Adams hos
pital. where she was brought Sunday
afternoon. She had been i'll several days
, and the cause of death was pneumonia.
The body was taken to her home early
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Josephine r. (MaxwelD Shaw, aged
81 years. wife Of NJ. H. Shaw, died Satur-
day afternoon at her home on South Main
street following a stroke of apoplexy suf-
fered late that morning. The funeral
| services were held at the Universalist
/ Church Tuesday afternoon at three
O'clock the Rev. John B. Magee, pastor
| Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of
fciating, and burial was in Greenwood
cemetery. Mrs. Shaw was born in Fayston
July Z, 1850. She was married to Mr.
Shaw at Walden July 2. 1882 They have
lived in st. Adams about 80 years. She
was member Of A. r. Hurlbut Woman's
Relief Corps, No. 81, g. A. r. Besides her
husband sbe is survived by one son,
Ernest L. Shaw of Alameda. CAL; one
daughter, Mrs. Victor s. Naggier of New
York city, also by two brothers, Robert
A. Maxwell Of Waitsfield and William
J. Maxwell Of Montpelier. and two sisters.
Mrs. F.. A. Livingston of Waitsfeld and
Mrs. Mary r. Nichols Of Montpelier. Both
| sisters are here.
Twin daughters were born to Mr.. and
| Mrs. c. c. Castonguay Of Lake street
| at the st. Adams hospital Thursday eve
ming.
| DR.. Lionel Adams Of Springfield, Mass
has arrived in the city and will work in
the State in cooperation with the State
board of agriculture in testing for accred-
, iting herds DR.. Adams Is sent here by the
United States bureau Of animal industry.
He will be located in White River Junction
for a time.
Benjamin E. Derrick Of Diamond street
! and Miss Mabel E. Chagnon of Bedford
P. O., were married Friday evening at
nine o'clock at st. Luke's rectory, the Rev.
| George w. Smith performing the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Derrick after a short
| trip will make their home on Diamond
street
At the annual meeting of Champlain
Chapter, No. /. r. A. NJ. held April
| 10. the following officers were elected:
Excellent high priest. William C. ROBBIE;
king. Stafford e. Thorp: scribe. c. L.
Earle: principal sojourner. H. M. Duart;
| treasurer. g. A. Oliver: secretary. DR..
G. o. Mitchell; captain Of the host. Arthur
T. Holmes; royal arch captain. G. p.
Bergman: master Of the third veil. DR..
E. C. Halliday; master Of the second
veil, s. d. Weaver; master of the first
veil, w. A. McLennan: trustee. Henry
| Bryant.
Walter Homer 10 months old son Of Mr.
and Mrs Maurice 8. Raleigh of the Bay.
died Thursday morning at $3.50 o'clock OF
pneumonia.
George P. Catlin of Swanton. a deputy
sheriff now in charge of the FRANKLIN
| county jail. announces that he will be a
candidate for the republican nomination
for the office Of sheriff which will be
made vacant by the retirement of Sheriff
| G. c. Holmes, who recently announced
he would not be a candidate at the re-
publican primaries next fall Mr.. Catlin
has been deputy sheriff many years.
first during the incymbency of Sheriff
Barney F. Kelley when Mr.. Catlin was