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

ment for the fiscal year to December
being $l6.65s.5O.
An investigation into the death oa
Adolphus Martin, the aged man wiz" wiz
succumbed Saturday night to pheu. 49,,
at the Fanny Allen hospital, the "sy
after his wifes DEATH Is to be maue -
States Attorney Martin. Neglect Is sn,a
to have caused, or been contripu.'ne
factor to. the death of Mr.. Ma ,,'....
According to George Macbeth, VINO hveo
near the late Mr. Martins nome .ne
first house beyond the Post on tne lu"u
to Essex Junction, Mr.. Martin was taken
to the house December 20 by n re'a'.vo.
The hoise had been closed Tor rev
days. Mrs. Martin having been taken
to the house a few weeks before. MT.
Martin, who had suffered stroke Oh
paralysis sometime before, was rather
helpless. There was no fire in the MOUSE,
1t Is said, when Mr. Martin was iou'u
Thursday afternoon, December ~, by
Mr.. Wilson, who built fire. FRIDAY
morning Mr.. Macbeth entered the mouse
| and started another fire. From Cnrist-
mas day, until the succeeding FRIDAY
he is said to have been without 1000.
MIR. Macbeth discovered that both ms
feet were frozen to the ankle and that
his hands were somewhat nipped. MIR.
Macbeth took the man to the hospltai,
but pneumonia developed later and
caused his death.
| Joseph Lavallee, who drives a bakery
cart for o. Gamache, had narrow
escape from serious injury saturday
when the horse he was driving became
excited and ran down the bank on the
lower road. A hold-back broke and the
horse, q young one, began to KICK ana
started to run. Lavallee saw that the
Id f~r hn a n
jumped. Over the bank the horse and
cart went and the front sleds being
then freed from the rest of the cart.
The horse was stopped down in the lot.
The two and one-half years old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Meunier OF NAL
let's Bay avenue died Monday of
pneumonia and was later placed in the
vault at st. Francis Xavier cemetery.
Mrs. Adolphus Martin Of Colchester
died Friday. at the age of 46 years,
following an illness of several weeks.
The funeral was held at the Church
of the Holy Family in Essex Junction
Sunday afternoon.
Adolphus Martin died Saturday night
about $50 o'clock at the Fanny Allen
hospital, where he had been since a week
ago Saturday, being treated for frozen
feet. His remains were taken to the
undertaking parlors of A. B. Lavigne and
Sunday morning removed to the home
of his son, John Martin, in Colchester,
and were laid out beside those Of his wife,
who died Friday. Mr.. Martin, who was
So years old, froze his feet Saturday,
December 20, and was taken to the hos
pital for treatment. He had a shock
some time ago and. though able to be
around, had to walk slowly. Pneumonia
developed, which caused his DEATH The
funeral was held at 1880 o'clock Tues
day morning at st. Anne's Church in
Milton, with burial in the Catholic ceme-
terry there. The funeral of Mrs. Mar
, tin was held Sunday afternoon at ESSEX
Junction. the Rev. j. B. Pouliot, pastor
, Of the Holy Family Church, officiating
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Miss Adena Mercure and Alfred Far.
reau were married at st. Francis Xavier
. Church Monday morning by the Rev. J. E
, Pariseau. reception was held at the
. home of the bride on North street from
noon train for North Adams, Pittsfleld ant
will reside here.
meeting to be held January % in the
Steamer Hose rooms at 1880 o'clock in the
j evening has been posted. 1t contains
two articles. one to hear the report OF
the committee appointed to see abou
additional fire apparatus and the othel
> to see II the voters will authorize the
board Of trustees to issue refundinl
D.. bond taking UP all the outstanding un
paid orders into one order at a lowel
rate Of interest than six per cent.