Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16
BURLINGTON AND TINES THURSDAY MAY 49,

Charles F. Black. Chittenden. chairman.
y. u. Ordway; secretary, Mrs. G. T.
Cowles; treasurer, II. T. Rutter.
Paul X. Clogston, who enlisted the
middle Of the week, left Saturday morn |
Ing for Burlington, whence he will 60 to |
Pelham Bay, N. Y. for naval service. Mr.. |
Clogston and Miss Grace Mahon were |
married as soon as It was ascertained that |
Mr.. Clogston was to Join the colors. The |
groom has been employed by the Tenney
company. while the bride is a daughter Of
Mrs. Marion Mahon Of Is Ridge street,
where she will make her home.
James w. Brock, many years the presi-
dent of the Montpelier Savings Bank &
Trust company, and some 20 years the ma
tional republican committee man from
Vermont, died at his home on Main street
In Montpelier about hve o'clock Friday
morning following q long Illness Of hard
ening of the arteries. The funeral was
held from his late home at four o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The deceased was
born In Barnet May II. 1889. son Of Will
liam 8. and Mary Wright Brock. He was
one Of a family Of six children. Of whom
w. 8. Brock, a brother, is the surviving
member. He was married November a.
1885, to Sarah C. Wells Of Waterbury. She
died July 1. 1914 Besides his brother he
is survived by one son, Dr. w. w. Brock,
and a daughter. Mrs. Helen Coburn of
Montpelier, also by four grandchildren.
In 1857 he came to Montpelier to enter
the employ of Scott & Brooks. who then
had general store on State street. Later.
he was employed by Brooks e Demtng,
after which he went to the store OF @. w.
Scott at the head Of State street now oc-
cupied by the Capital Hardware company.
He was employed by Mr.. Scott until 1851,
when he went into the army and was a
| sutler for a time. During that he fur
nished General Grant with his cigars The
friendship formed then was carried
| through the life of Gen. Grant. He then
entered the quartermaster department
under Gen. p. p. Pitkin. After the war,
he came back to Montpelier and the part
nership Of Lane. Pitkin & Brock was
formed. They made saw mills and did
general wood working business Later
the corporation Of the Lane Manufacture
ing company was formed. He was ac-
lively connected with the company until
| 1881. when he sold his interests. He was
| one of the incorporators. stockholders and
first trustees of the Montpelier Savings
Bank & Trust company and was vice.
president of the company from July 10.
1877, to 1899, when he was elected presi-
dent to succeed the late Homer Eaton,
which office he held at the time Of his
death. He was a vice-president OF the
| Montpelier National bank. president OF
the Union Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, a director in the Montpelier & Wells
River and the Barre & Chelsea railroads;
a trustee of the Kellogg Hubbard library
from its organization, long time COM
missioner of the Green Mount cemetery;
president of the American Fidelity COM
pany for many years; represented Mont
pelier in the House Of Representatives
and later was senator from Washington
county. He was appointed sergeant-at-
arms by Gov. w. w. stickney. which
office he held for some time.
He was actively connected with the
Republican State Committee for many
years and was national committeeman
from Vermont for many years. until l9l2
when he resigned. However, he attended
every convention until 1916. from the
time of Grants nomination. He was a
Mason and was active in all public affairs
for the good Of Montpelier, contributing
literally to the support Of these. He
was especially interested In the young
men and this was more prominently
shown among the boys of Company H.
to which he made large contribution.
Probably, excepting one or two, he had
lived in Montpelier longer than any
other person. The confidence which the
people had in his business ability was
shown by the fact that he settled more
estates than any other person In the
city. Mr.. Brock May 30. 1s15. gave to the
town OF Barnet a monument in honor
Of the veterans Of the Civil War.
Mrs. Sarah d, Hill. widow Of David
Hill. died Thursday night at the home
of Mrs. Charles Willis. her daughter.
She was a native Of Clinton. N. Y. where
} she was born September Is, 1889. a daugh-
J ter of Charles Fordham. She is sur
vived by Ave children, Mrs. Willis Myron
Hill of Montpelier, George Hill Of Water
bury. Howard Hill Of Worcester. Mass,
and Frank Hill of Calais. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon.
Supt. 8. c. Hutchinson has engaged sew
eral Of his teachers for the coming year.
some who have seen considerable ex-
perience before marriage. Mrs. Frederic
} Edward, who taught In Arlington, Mass.
J will teach in the third grade. Mrs. H. E.
Morse, formerly Of the same school. will
teach grade and Mrs. Alice Murdoch
will teach French and English in the
seventh and eighth grades. Miss Geraldine
Hayden. who has been assistant teacher
In the kindergarten. has resigned. effec-
tive at the end of the school year. There
dTc SEVERAL VdCd0CIeS 10 De HlleO SOn0 Oh
which are partly completed. 1t Is under.
stood.
The case Of the Montpelier National
Bank VS.. l.. H. Green, w. e. Poole and
r. g. Meigs has been entered In Washing
ton county court. This Is a suit to recover
the face value Of note Jointly signed.
w. r. Lamb Of New York, a commercial
travelling man. has applied for enlistment
In the navy through the local office and
has gone to Burlington. where he has
passed the physical examination. He will
probably enlist in his home State. Harold
Duprey Of Barre town has been rejected
In the recruiting office here because OF
physical defects.
The annual convention of the Unitarian
Churches of the United States and Canada
will take place In Boston next week and
the following persons have been delegated
by the Unitarian Church of Montpelier
to attend: c. d. Mather, the Rev. and
Mrs. l.. c. Carson. and from the Woman'i
Alliance. Mrs. Nye l.. Smith.
J Gleed Lanphere has been assigned to ar
aviation department while George Mackay
who accompanied him from Vermont tc
Texas. has been sent to a mechanical
training school in st. Paul. MINI.
WATERBURY
large audience gathered at the
congregational Church Sunday morn.
ing, when the church was decorated
with white flowers and carnations fol
Mothers Day. The subject Of the Rev