Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
Chittenden County.
WINOCSK

The remains of George d. Nash, who
died the first part of last week at his |
winter home at Hollywood, Cal, and
whose funeral was held Saturday in
California, will be placed in vault and |
removed here in the spring for burial. |
Mr.. Nash was a communicate of the
Episcopal Church of this place. He was
born September 25, 1886. and came to
Winooski as a boy of Is years of age.
Mrs. John Piche. wife of Village Clerk |
John G.. Piche, died at her home at %
Union street Saturday morning al 1885
after brief illness of pneumonia follow
ing influenza Mrs. Piche before her mar
rage was Miss Antoinette Tougas and
was born in Sabrevois. Can, % years
ago coming to this place few years
ago. In 1912 she married Mr. Piche and
had resided in this village ever since.
She is survived by her husband and three
children, Jeanne, aged five years; Paul.
four and Claire. three years of age. She|
also is survived by six brothers, Alfred
and Armand Tougas Of Edmonton. AL
berta; Chrysoltgue of Calgary, Alberta
George of Ipswich, Mass; Romuald OF
Canton. Mass, and Eugene of Edmon-
ton, Alberta, who is soldier in theI
Canadian army and who has just rel
turned from overseas also by three SIS
y,
vent at st. Hyacinthe. Can. and the|
Misses Agnes and Georgia Tougas of
this place. Mrs. Piche was woman of
a sunny disposition and had made many
friends during her short life who will
mourn her early death. Mr.. Piche, who'
has been very III also during the last
week is able to be up. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning at st. Fran
els Xavier's Church at $3.50 o'clock. with
burial in St Francis cemetery.
Capt. Henry Homester has returned to|
his home after having been honorably|
discharged from the army at Camp En-|
dicott Augusta. Ga. Capt. HomeisterI
has been among the lucky ones to have|
seen actual service, having served in|
France for eight months prior to hiS|
receiving orders to return to this count
try, where he was engaged as instructor
In the different army camps in this|
country
]. william Allard, who had recently
been discharged from the army. has re-
turned to his former position with the|
! Bath Iron Works at Bath, Me.
The Methodist Episcopal Church Sum-
| day school elected the following officers
| Sunday: Superintendent. c. S. Lord; as
sistants, c. F. Spofford and o. w. Ed
wards; secretary, Miss Lou Calvert as
! sistant. Miss Irene Giffin; treasurer. Miss
| Irene Giffin: assistant, Miss Ruth Kings-|
| land; chorister, O. w. Edwards; organ7|
list. Mrs. S. N. Putnam: home department.
superintendent. Mrs. Edgar Bernard; era
die roll superintendent, Mrs. e. F. Chaun7 :
| cey: missionary superintendent, C. FL
Spofford
| Station Agent c. c. Kellogg has rel
| ceived word that the Central Vermont
| railway has authorized him to leave the|
| light on at the station in this village|
| all night for the convenience of passeng
| ers so that they will not need to watt
| or get off the trains in the dark here
after. He also has received word that the|
trains will leave Burlington or Essex on|
| time so that those who wish to -take|
any OF the trains going to Essex or into|
| Burlington will have to be at the station|
| when the trains are due, as they will
| leave either of these stations whetherI
| the trains on the main line are on sched
| ule time not. so that If there is any|
| waiting to be done it will be done att
| either Essex or Burlington
The high school opened its doors yes-l
| terday morning the first time since the|
| fire, with a large number of new pupils|
| asking for admission to the grades. TheI
| trustees have re-Insured the building.
| with additional insurance. The insurance.
| is divided among five different companies. j
| two of whom are George T. Graves and
the McGreevey agency of this place. the|
three other companies being in Bur-