Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08
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Franklin County
ST. ALBANS

morning at his home on North Main street
after Il few days Illness with pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at st. Marys
Church Saturday morning at nine
o'clock, the Rev. !. j. Boyle officiating.
and burial took place IN Holy Cross
cemetery. Mr.. Brcan was born in st.
Adams April "a 1878. and was. therefore.
i'll his 42nd year. August I, 1906, he mar
r!od Miss Eva II. Dumas of Detroit,
Mich, vino with one son, Herbert, sur
wives. He is also survived by his mother.
Mrs. Joseph Brean of this city: a brother.
Herbert j. Brean of Montpelier, who Is
spending the winter in Dixon, Cal, and
two sisters, the Misses Helen T.. and Mary
N. Brean OF this city. Mr.. Brean was
agent for the John Hancock Insurance
company of Boston and had wide
acquaintance around the state. His
genial disposition and his readiness TO
lend a hand when II was most needed or
speak Il sympathzng word to those in
trouble made for Linn many friends.
Alanson y. Wilder, aged 10 years. who
had been i'll with pneumonia, died Thurs
day morning at $50 o'clock at his home
on the IIghgatc road. Funeral services
will he held at the house Saturday after
noon at 100 O'Clock and the burial took
ton. Mr.. Wildcr was horn IN Sheldon May
]. i843, n son OF Ransom II. and Harriet
Ct'ishD Wilder and was the last of FAM
lily of seven brothers and one sister Fifty
years agu he bough. the farm on the
Iighgato road and that had since been
his home. He Is survived by two sons,
Frank j. of the liighgatc road and Henry
II. OF Wcstheld, Mass. one daughter,
Miss Addie e. Wilder of the Itghgate
road. and five. grandchildren, Lucia May
Wilder Of Swanton and Marjorie w.
Daniel T., Wilcox J.. and Leota Alice of
the Highgate road. His wife died five
years ago, December G, 1914.
:. C. Greene, who underwent an opera
ton at the Sherwood sanitarium about
three weeks ago, has returned to his home
on Rugg street. much improved in health.
Il. Roy Anderson has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant cashier at the Weldon
National bank to enter the ST. Adams
Plumbing & Heating company. having
purchased an interest in the business with
his father, G.. n. Anderson, and George
II. Hersey. Mr.. Andersons resignation at
the bank took effect December 81 last
just 16 years to II day from the time he
entered the insttution's employ. The
annual banquet of the Weldon bank en-
ployes which was held at The Tavern
New Years eve took the form of a fare.
well to Mr.. Anderson. 1t is with regret
that the officers and directors see Mr.
Anderson leave as his long service made
him valuable man to the institution.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lev
Ladue of Kingman street at the st
Adams hospital January l.
! The Ladies' Aid society of the First
/ % I,e- IL f,ll-
officers President Mrs. j. Z. Sharman
vice-president Mrs. X. NJ. Eastman
secretary. Mrs f. r. Loomis; treasurer
Mrs. w. r. Merritt; executive committee
the four officers named and Mrs. c. II
Wod and Mrs. w. w. Tinkham; worl
committee, Mrs. Eastman, Mrs. Sars
Swift and Mrs. Arthur Nincelette; silve,
committee. Mrs. Nincelettc, Mrs. Harle.
Button and Mrs. NJ. McGreggs; purcha sins
committee. Mrs. Tinkham and Mrs. But
tom linen committee, Mrs. Haskell X
Greene and Mrs. Charles Hayes; chin;
committee, Mrs. II. w. Stearns. Mrs. II
! b. Fsmond and Mrs. Alexander Molasso
floor committee, Mrs. G. Fl. Wood.
! The annual meeting of the St. Alban
branch of the New England Milk Pro
ducers' association was held at the Cit.
Hall Saturday afternoon and the follow
ing officers were elected: President
George II. Dunsmorc; vice-president, +. \
Curtis: secretary-treasuver, II. ]. Wright
delegates to the county convention il
February, Mr.. Dunsmore. Sanford J
Meigs, w. F. Cunningham, y. l.. Corlis
and Mr. Wright. The association i
fourishing, the membership havin
doubled during the past year There ar
over 100 members.
News was received Sunday of tn
death of John T. Robson of Island Pond
which occurred that morning afte
a few days illness with double pneu
monia. Mr. Robson had man
friends in this city, where he mad
his home until the death of hi
wife, a few years ago, since which tim
he had made his home with his niece
Mrs. Harry c. Belknap. in Island POND
He is survived by one son, Charles Rob
son, of New York. and two grandchil
dren. Mr.. Robson was an employee Q
the St Adams Foundry over half cen
fury.
DR. and Mrs. w. j. Upton left Satur
day morning by automobile for Sarasots
Fla, whore they will spend the winter
The report of Or. w. J. Howard, healt
officer for district No. /, which include
:, d., u
Milton, shows n total of 29s communca
bic diseases reported during the mont
of December, as follows: Measles, 13(
mumps. 65, chicken-pox, iO whoopin
cough, 81; scarlet fever. 6; lobar pncu
monia, 4, There were four deaths. tw
from whooping cough. one each in S
-, Adams city and st. Adams town an
two from measles. in Richford an
Berkshire, during December o.
Miss Leila Gertrude Underwood
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Under
wood of st. Adams Bay and Athol WI
, liam Davis son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. |
Davis of South Main street. were maj
red at the parsonage of the Method.
Church New Years day by the paste
the Rev. ID. q. Guest. Immediately 70
lowing the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Di
Wis left for Detroit, Mich, where T.
4 groom Is employed
.Iudson NJ. Greene. an inspector
United States customs. class three.
the force of the Vermont district, st:
toned at Montreal. has been tran
y ferred by the treasury department
= the district of Los Angeles. Cal. II
place in Montreal is being filled |
Harry NJ, Walsh an inspector of Uni
' ed states customs, class g.
Miss Anna C. Hurley left Monds
J. morning for Washington, after spen
= ing the holiday season with h
u mother, Mrs, j, G, Hurley. to resun
l her work in the war department. 81
= was accompanied by her brother, Pa
II, Hurley who expects to enter Il
g Catholic University for six year
q course. Miss NJ Dorothv Hurley wi