Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-10
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

ST. ALBANS.
The Lawmoor Improvement company Of
New York has purchased of DR.. Guy
Carleton Lee Of Carlisle. Pa, Lone Tree
Island, Just south of Lazy Lady island, in
st. Adams Bay.
George w. Lepper for 80 years In the
grocery business of this city. died at the
st. Adams hospital about 1890 o'clock
after a few days illness. The funeral
was held at his late home on South
Main street Monday at 2:30 o'clock,
the Rev. John Benjamin Magee officiat-
ing, and the burial took place In
6reenw cemetery. The burial was
under the auspices Of the Knights OF
Pythias. Mr.. Lepper was born in East
Fairfield January II. 1885. He married
Miss Ella e. Boyden October 8. 1874. at
Georgia. For over quarter Of q GEN.
fury he had been member Of the Knights
of Pythias, holding all the offices in the
local lodge and several In the grand
lodge. At one time he was health officer
Tor st. Adams before the Incorporation
Of the city. and he also served as first
assistant to the chief Of the st. Adams
FIRE department. He had served on the
city board of school commissioners. Mr..
Lepper Is survived by his wife and two
sons, George A. and Howard @. Of this
city; also by three sisters. Mrs. Ida
Fassett Of West Enosburg. Miss Mary
L. Lepper and Mrs. Frank N. Rand Of
Haverhill, Mass, and by three grandchil-
dren all residing In this city.
william r. Harding Of Lower Weldon
street. aged 81 years. died Sum
afternoon about 1870 o'clock at the Sher-
wood sanitarium after an illness of over
three months. Mr.. Harding was born in
London, Eng, July 6, 1856. and came to
this country and st. Adams, when he
was five years old. He had been In the
employ Of the Messenger company about
30 years. He was a member Of Franklin
Lodge. No. 4. r. and A. NJ, and Of st.
Adams, Lodge. No. 122, New England
Order Of Protection. He is survived by
his mother Mrs. F. ]. Z. Harding who
Is nearly ninety years old. and one sis
ter. Mrs. Ruth II. Geer. both Of Lower
Weldon street; also by several nieces and
nephews.
Arthur Oscar Draper died shortly after
seven o'clock Sunday evening at the home
Of his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grossman Of Edward street. of a COM
plication of diseases. He would have
been seven years old on March II next.
He is survived by his mother. Mrs.
Emma Draper; three brothers, Royal,
Edwin and Robert; and one sister, Ella.
News has been received OF the death
Of Edward Payson Livingston, formerly
of this city, which occurred at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Keown, in
Baltimore. Nd. December 80. Mr.. Liv-
ingston, who was SO years old, Is sur
vived by his wife: two daughters, Mrs.
Amy Livingston of Jacksonville, Fla,
and Mrs. Keown, and by three sons.
Guy Livingston of Chicago. Harold A.
Livingston Of Los angeles. Cal. and
Horace ]. Livingston or Rochester. N.
Y.
w. H. Finn Of this city has been APP
pointed county chairman and treasurer for
the drive to be made by the Knights of
Columbus to raise fund Of 100000 to
promote the spiritual and temporal well
fare Of the soldiers in the present war. NJ.
Magiff has been appointed chairman for
the work in this city and N. e. L'Ecuyer
secretary.
At a. Joint installation of the officers OF
Unity Lodge. No. 3. Knights of Pythias
and Emerald Temple No. 49, Pythian Sis.
ters, the following officers were installed
by Unity Lodge: Chancellor commander
&c. l.. orion; chancellor. w. A. Nc.
Lehman; prelate, N. w. Wright: master
of work, George p. Derrick; keeper OF
records and seals, Ashton p. Soule: master
of exchequer. F. l.. Scofeld: master OF
finance, F. w. Denison; master at arms
H. G. Lepper; inner guard. George A.
Lepper; outer guard, d. r. Beeman; in
staliing officer, C. F. Graves The officers
Of Emerald Temple are as follows: Most
excellent chief, Mrs. w. A. McLennan
excellent senior, Mrs. Gordon r. Farr; ex-
cellent junior, Mrs. G. w. Lepper; man.
ager, Mrs. H. @. Lepper; mistress OF
records and correspondence, Mrs. George
A. Lepper; mistress Of finance. Mrs. D.
r. Beeman; protector, Mrs. G. w. Cleve-
land: guard, Mrs. r. s. Kimball; past
chief, Mrs Ashton p. Soule: installing Of.
ficer, Mrs. C. II. Anderson. Weeds or.
chestra furnished music for the installa.
ton ceremony and for dancing which fol.
lowed.
! At the annual meeting OF the Ladies'
Mission Circle Of the First Baptist Church
held with Mrs. Ellis w. Foster. the fol
lowing officers were elected President
Mrs. r.. L. Brough: vice-presidents. Mrs
Ellis w. Foster. Miss Barbara Poupore
and Mrs. ]. Wesley Rafter; secretary
Mrs. Willard Leach: treasurer. Mrs
Rafter: program committee, Miss Ada A
Crampton. Miss Florence Ballard and
Mrs. c. A. Kimball. The offering from the
mite boxes, which were opened at the
meeting. amounted to about $50 and 1t II
expected that few more dollars will bt
realized from boxes which have not beer
opened yet.
Charles L. Schoh mas been appointed
chairman of tine local federal food inter.
preting board and the representative OF
the federal food administration for Yer.
mont. He also Is q member of the
, United States public service reserve.
The annual meeting Of the Owl club wa.
held tuesday and the following new
members were elected to the board: ]. A
Coleman, Benjamin Harmon. H. p. Burns
"A M Hopkins and N. q. LEcuyer. Tn,
hoard elected the following officers: Presi
dent G. l.. orion; vice-president, b. NJ
Hopkins; secretary-treasurer. J. b. SAT
FORD In place of the usual turkey supper
the members had an oyster supper thi,
war preceding the annual meeting.
, The annual meeting Of the FRANKLIN
countv savings Bank q Trust compan,
mas held Tuesday afternoon. The stock
lholders elected tho following directors
CHARLES E. schon. Nelson Goodspeed
Hiram B. Weeks. John b. Wilson, war
ran r. Austin and Phillip w. Morton o.
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