Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10
WATERBURY,.

Ferdinand Collins died at his home on
North Main street early Monday morn
Ing of arterosclerosis after a few years
of poor health. Mr.. Collins was born in
Canada nearly so years ago and buried
his first wife before coming here. Work.
ing for Mr. Warren first he later went
to the Crossett farm in Duxbury, where
he remained with James and j. T.. Cros-
sett over 30 years. Mr.. Collins was a
rare character, faithful in his service,
devoted to ALL Well educated in Franch
he entertained the youth of the COM
munity by many interesting stories. He
married here Ellen Prescott. by whom he
Is survived. He also leaves a daughter
by his first wife. Mrs. Lizzie Estabrook
OF Claremont. n. H.: and by his second
wife nine children, Mrs Lewis WEIGH and
James Collins Of Duxbury, Mrs. James
Campbell of Hartford, Clifford Collins.
Miss Jennie Collins, Miss Mary Collins
and Miss Hazel Collins of Waterbury.
William Collins in the service in Virginia
and Frank in France. There are Is
grandchildren. Services were held at
st. Andrews Church Wednesday morn
ing at ten acknowledgements Belk-
nap Of Rockingham was a week lend guest
of Edwin f. Palmer.-Mrs. Ida Davis has
gone to the Crossett home for time
to remain with Mrs Crossett and Mrs.
Shonio.-Representa Orion of Wal
den was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. l..
Ravlin over Sunday.-Breta and Royal
Atkins are both i'll with chicken pox.
The special car which was to run
to Waterbury Center March IS will go
o'clock and will be the last one of the
season. Dance at Seminary hall that
MISUNDERSTANDING and hunting IL
censes were received by the Duxbury
town clerk Monday night.-The young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Backus has
been named Kenneth Burton.-The
Rev. William l.. Boicourt offciated at
the funeral of Mrs Emma Talbert
Hayes in Middlesex Monday Burial
was at the Center, the Rev. w. +. Hill
officiating. Mrs. Hayes was born on
Little River, the daughter of John
and Cassandra Parcher) Talbert. She
Is survived by four brothers Rufus
Talbert Of Stowe. Daniel Talbert of
Burlington, Award Talbert OF Water
bury and A, l. Talbert Of Springfield,
Mass. She also leaves two daughters.
Mrs. Fred Walker and Mrs. Elva
Smith and two sons. Harold T. Hayes.
rural route agent in Waitsfeld and
Edward Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was SO
years of age and will be remembered
by those who lived In the Little River
vicinity.-There seems to be short
age of good tenements. which IS in
dicated of good business and an in
crease In families locating here.-Dr
]. F. Claire has sold the Gene
Batchelder farm on Loofnis hill to
Arthur Tracy of New Brunswick, N.
j. Mr. Tracy will move his family
- Mrn
c. p. Hart have moved into the apart
ment in the house of Mrs. Henry
emeritt.--People here are anxious
over the condition of Schuyler Berry,
who IS critically i'll with pneumonia
at the home of his uncle. d. Is.
Dwinell, In Calais. Mr. Berry Is
brother of b. j. Berry Of this place
and formerly lived with his parents
here.
A letter from Mrs. Edward s. Frary
states that a cable sent from Paris telling
that Mr.. Frary's son, Donald. was seri-
ously Ill waas not received until hours
after the one telling of his death. He died
Sunday at the American hospital In Paris.
Mr. Frary was one of those chosen to act
as secretary with Colonel House in the
peace commission. He was a rare STU
dent, modest and full Of promise. Water
Jury tooh pleasure III HIS at'"i""'e"'o 90
he was born here and has often visited
here. For his father and sister as well as
others of the family expressions of sym
pathy are heard on every side. lie work
ed in New York under Colonel House pre-
cedng his appointment. He died of pneu-
monia-Mr. and Mrs. C. b. McAllister
and Miss Irene Childs were at the home
Of ]. o. Haskins Sunday to aid In the
welcome home to Corporal Curtis Haskins
of Co. d. lO6th Machine Gupn battalion,
New York. who was discharged at Camp
Upton. He Is receiving a hearty welcome
from his many friends and after three
weeks at home will return to Albany, N
y, and resume his position with the s. c.
Hoyt company.-W. j. LeBaron remains
In poor health at his farm on the Center
road.-Mrs. Jason Hill of Keene, N. H.,