Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-27

| Montpelier to manufacture shirts, has
commenced operations and is employing
IL women. These are being taught the
work and as soon as they have learned
the work It, will be taught to others.
Mrs Generoso LAWN died during We'd
nesday night. at Heaton hospital. The
funeral took place from st. Augustine s
Church at three o'clock Thursday after
noon. Twin babies we're born to Mr. and
Mrs LAWN Tuesday night. one of which
died in a., few minutes. The mother and
other twin, a girl, were moved to Heaton
hospital in hopes of saving the lives of
both, but the mother did not rally and
died the following night. the daughter
surviving, The deceased is also survived
by her husband and a son five years of
age. Mrs. LAWN came to this country
about year ago. having been preceded
by her husband some four years She
was about "a years of age.
The. dance given In the Pythian hall
by the Pythian Sisters Wednesday eve
ming was attended by large crowd.
Mrs. Flora Ellis received several face
wounds, while Richard Rhodes, her
year-old baby, in her lap escaped injury
Saturday evening when an accident took
place on lower State street in Mont
pelier 1t appears from what can be
learned that John Barnett, with whom
Mrs. Ellis and the baby came to Mont
pelier from Middlesex, started for home
about 1870 O'clock Barnett was driy-
ing fast and when he reached the
Jewett Inn the horse appeared to have
been driven partly on to the sidewalk
with the result that one wheel broke
down. Mrs. Ellis in telling Of the affair
after taken to the physicians office
claimed that their carriage was hit by
an automobile, but the police do not be-
lieve that version of the affair Neither
Barnett nor the horse was to be found
when the police reached the place a few
minutes after the accident.
The funeral of Mrs Jennie Bowers
wife of Alderman Bowers. took place
from her late home on West street at
ten o'clock Monday morning. Mrs. Bow
ers died during Friday night after long
illness of cancer. She had been as COM
Portable as usual for a few days and
Mr.. Bowers. who was called to Spring
field, Mass, returned a short time after
death occurred. The deceased was a ma
tive of Malta, Ohio, born December 1S.
1854, a daughter" of Mr.. and Mrs. L. p.
Dunsmoore. Her early life was passed
in that place. After her marriage to Mr..
Bowers they went to San Francisco for
Il few years. but for 80 years have lived
in Montpelier. She leaves her husband
and daughter, Miss Canema Bowers,
who formerly taught school in Essex
Junction: also two sisters. Mrs. Cora
Pollard of Rutland and Mrs. Alice Muir
ray of Williston, S. d. She was an
active member of the Woman's club
and Unitarian Church.
At the annual prize speaking that
tra
Friday evening Miss Bernice Richardson
won the first prize for girls and Miss
Muriel Wheeler the second, while Henry
Mills won the first prize for boys and
Robert Knapp second Other speakers
were John McAvoy and Abbott Ordway
and the Misses Marion Tewksbury and
Lucille Holmes.
The certificate II the marriage of
Amelio Setien and Amelnda LAWN has
been returned to the city clerks office,
the marriage having taken place March
90 being performed by ]. G. Brown, JUS
tice of the peace. Both are natives of
Santander, Spain, and have lived here
for several years.
Albert Mari. who went into the army
from Maine. has arrived home and is
visiting with Mr., and Mrs. w. L. Perkins
on Cliff street in Montpelier. He went
to France with the New England division
and saw service at Chateau Thierry. Dur
ing one of the battles he narrowly
escaped being wounded by rolling over
This carried him down hill just in time
so that he avoided a shell which hit
where he had been lying. He received
wound In one, arm and was pricked by a
bayonet while he was looking for
sentry in his own organization one eve-
ming.
Malcolm Lamery a youth of about
dozen years, was arrested by the police
Tuesday morning on the charge of
larceny of several boxes of cartridges and
other articles from the store Of
Wheelock G. DawIey. This is alleged to
have taken place last fall, but the in
formation was not gained in the matter
until Tuesday morning. Lamery is now
on probation in connection with another
affair.
The judges of Washington county court
have granted a divorce to Maggie Murray
from Joseph Murray on the grounds of
intolerable severity. This case was heard
during the early days of this term of
court. Recent cases filed in court are:
Walter T.. Wells VS.. Georgianna Wells:
Henry Mason VS.. Mabel Mason; Bertha
Buker VS.. Don Buker; Amanda Raymond
VS.. Ezekial Raymond; Carrie Drew VS..
Charles Drew Goldie Stacey VS.. Clifton
Stacey. The defense has commenced its
trial In the presentation of evidence in
the case of Hiram Sparrow VS.. the YER
mont Savings bank, T.. L. Waterman and
r. w. Gibson of Brattleboro were on the
stand Wednesday to show that no DELAY
occurred, that could be avoided, In the
injunction cases which have proceeded
the present one.
In the death yesterday of Mrs. C. J.
Gleason, Montpelier has lost one of it's
oldest residents and one who fulfilled best
the traditions of the old-time Montpelier.
FAMILIES. Her grandfather Samuel Goss,
the first editor Of the Vermont Watch
man. came to Montpelier in 1907, and was
one of those most active in making the
Montpelier Of his day. Mrs. Gleason was
born In Montpelier on May 3, 1885, the
daughter Of Oramel II. Smith and Mary
w. Goss, his wife. She was graduate of
the old Montpelier grammar school and
OF Mrs. Worcester's school in Burlington.
Her marriage to Carlisle j. Gleason. a
lawyer. occurred on December 10. 1860.
and until his death in 1896 she was a
most devoted wife. Her whole life of
nearly 81 years was thus spent in Mont
pelier and her love and loyalty to the
town were of the strongest, Her friends
were many, for she had the Gift of
triehdiihess and generosity in an unusual
degree. Her spirit never harbored
criticism or unkindness, and her smile
ana ready word Of friendliness made her
iriends IN all walks of life In her pass
Ing goes one of the last of that fine type
of a.l,