Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14

nearly 0U services III 81. Adams. MT. |
Bentley is survived by his wife; two |
nephews. Lloyd and Homer Bentley Of
Morrisville, and one niece, Mrs. Fannie |
Wiley of Dorchester, Mass.
News has oeen received that Ray
mond 8. Wright. younger son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. William X. Wright of Dia-
mond street, who enlisted in the regu-
lar army last June and is now "some-
where in France" has been promoted
from the rank of corporal to sergeant
Mrs. Ada (Bashaw) Cross. aged 70 years,
wife of Joseph Cross. died at lao o'clock
Sunday afternoon after an illness of
several months. Funeral services were
held at Holy Angels Church Wednesday
morning at nine O'clock the Rev. L. r.
Desrochers officiating. and burial was
in Mount Calvary cemetery. st. AIMS
Sodality, Of which Mrs. Cross was a
member, attended in a body. Besides
her husband. Mrs. Cross is survived by
three sons, M. H., l.. A. and NJ. N.
Cross of this city. and two daughters.
Mrs. w. p. Nolan Of the Bay and Mrs.
Young of Swanton, also by several grand
children. Mrs. Cross was married "a
years ago last October
Miss Frances B. Jones Of Bank street.
who is i'll with the grip was taken to the
hospital Saturday.
women, took the examination conducted
at the federal building in this city last
Saturday for position as clerk in the
departmental service.
| Walter McMann and Miss Alice Dussy
of st. Adams town were married Febru-
airy 2 by the Rev. c. S. Hubert, pastor
of the Bay Methodist Church.
| An increase in salary was granted
about % employees in the customs district
of Vermont February 1. All drawing less
| than $3.50 a day were advanced to that
amount. except men over 70 years old.
| A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
living of Lincoln avenue at the hospital
Sunday morning.
son, Joseph Odessa Orgene. was born
| to Mr.. and Mrs George Campbell Of
Lake street February s.
Miss Adwilda Lehman, who underwent
an operation at the hospital recently, has
returned to her home on Elm street.
change in one of the Oldest dry goods
establishments in the city took place Tues
day when William Dooln purchased
of G. p. Twigg the latters interest in the
firm Of Richardson, Twigg & Co.. and
took possession of the business. The
name of the firm will be changed to Will
liam Doolin & Co.. The other members of
| the company are Robert NJ. Waterbury,
Miss Helen Brean and Mrs. Emma Gould,
now clerks in the store. Mr.. Twigg Is
native of st. Adams and has always lived
here. He has been one of st. Adams most
successful merchants. AS w. p. and j. A.
Twigg five years ago took over the cloth
ing business in which their father had
been active up to that time, this marks the
retirement of G. P. Twigg after long
period of business activity. The firm of
Richardson, Twigg & Co. was founded by
| A n rdc nd n y TWi ",
Mr.. Doolin, who had been a student in the
high school and after his graduation
worked three years in the dry goods store
of L. ]. Morton, now deceased, went West
| in 1890. He returned here in October 1893,
! to enter the employ of Richardson, TwigR
& Co. February l. 1895. he assumed the
management of the business. having
small interest. He has continued as man
ager since, increasing to Il third interest
in 1908 when Mr.. Richardson retired from
the firm. In 1918 he purchased sufficient
interest to make him an equal partner
with Mr.. Twigg and this partnership had
continued until the present time. This
makes total of over 30 years that Mr.
Dooln has been in the dry goods business
as he was engaged in that work the three
years he was in the West During that
time he has won the confidence of the pub
lie by his business ability and square deal
ings and he has been an important factor
in the institution of progressive methods
that have made for the advancement of
the business life of the city.
Michael Horrigan died at his home on
Cedar street Tuesday morning. He would
have been SO years old March 81. Mr.. Hor-
, rigan was in the employ Of the Central
Vermont railway about 35 years, the latter
years of his service as conductor. He had
no
injuries suffered in an accident at Mont
pelier about a year ago and had been con-
fined to the house the past six weeks. He
, is survived by his Wife, one daughter.
Miss Minnie Horrigan of this city. three
sisters. Mrs. c S. Blodgett, Mrs. Charles
Keefe and Mrs. Harvey Burnham of Rich
mond. and one brother. b. NJ. Horrigan
of Westfeld, Mass.
During the month Of January there were
six marriages. p births and II deaths in
the city of st. Adams The Oldest groom
was So years old and the oldest bride, 80.
: The youngest groom was 10 and the
= youngest bride II years old. OF the births
" 10 were boys and eight girls. The deaths
: were divided, six male and Ave female
A daughter was born Monday to Mr.
. and Mrs. Lawrence Macarthur of Lake
4 street at the st. Adams hospital.
d News of the death of Ernest ]. Al
y exander. which occurred suddenly al
I his home on High street about one
s o'clock yesterday morning, from angina
v pectoris. came with a great shock to
:. his many friends. Although he had
= been in i'll health the past year he was
4 apparently as well as usual Tuesday
D and was at his place OF business until
$ the usual closing time that evening
a Ernest John Alexander was born ir
n Evansville. in the town of Browning
h ton, April 26. 1868. son of Ernest Joe
9 and Sarah Lamb) Alexander Flu.
q eral services will be held at his lat.
Il home tomorrow afternoon at 2:3(
o'clock, the Rev. John b. Magee, paste,
A of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Of
!. fciating. He received his early edu
cation in the public schools there ant
:, began to learn the drug business a
~ Bradford in 1882. After two years h,
. came to St. Adams where he was en-
;. ployed In drug store for a number O
y years and he also worked in a Rutlant
70 drug store for time, In 1897 he en-
u gagged In the business here himself with
n partner, Eben E. Mcleod, under tn,
u Arm name of Mcleod & Co. The part
81 nership was dissolved at the end n
Is Ave years and Mr. Alexander had sine,
I'd conducted 1t alone. June IT, 1891. Mr.
= Alexander married Miss Eva M. Wood