Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30

died Friday noon. took place Monday
| aftctnotn from tho home of rer son IN
Montpelier at three o'clock. Mrs. Clark
only suffered brief Illness. She was e
very capable woman for her advanced
age. She was born In Barre June TO- 1891,
n daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Osman
/ Dewey and great-granddauglte Of
! Col. Jacob Davis. first settler OF Mont.
pelier. She spent much OF her life In the
family of Dr. julius Y. Dewey. She was
married January 20, 1884, to John w.
Clark. who died In 1904. She is survived
by one son. mentioned above. two
grandchildren. Dewitt A. Clark and Mrs
John l.. Colby Of Seattle. Wash, and
/ three great grandchildren.
| II. J. Pratt lie in Heaton Hospital with
: n broken right leg. and his horse is
| dead. as a result Of frncas OF some
| Kind that occurred Christmas csc. Mr..
Pratt was found In a scrious condition
near the Roberts house on Berlin street
about midnight by officer Franz; II.
| Baldwin. Some three hours afterward.
! the street department men wev" called
to the corner of Elm and Spring stree.
TO take away a dead horse Apparently
the horse had been Killed when run intc
by something near that corner. An an
tomobile Is said to have been Involved
N the accident.
J The families of two respondents, mt
least, were made happy Christmas time
IN spite of tho fact that It was announced
last week that there would be no Cnrist-
mas pardons issued by Gov. T. w. Clo-
ment. These were Mrs. \. Blanco Of
Montpelier and Tony Guerra OF Water
bury. The latter was released from pr
son probably n week before Christmas.
while the former got home in time to be
slxfa 4t,~.a
There are four children in the latter fam
lily who have been in the care Vt Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas NELL NJ the city farm, since
their mother vas scnt last summer TO tho
states prison for Illegal liquor traffic
They have changed materially IN that
length OF time and arc now ready to go
into a. clean home. Their father IS IN
tho West. suffering with tuberculosis Mr..
Guerra was convicted also Of illegal
handling of liquor.
+ Tho police received q telegram from
Boston Saturday afternoon stating that
| Emma Harrington had died in that city
! and advising the police to notify her
relatives in Montpelier. The officers made
- canvass of the town during tho
day. but were unable to locate any such
family. nor were they able to locate any
relative They wired FOR more pa-.icu-
lars IN the matter.
Leon Shontelle, who hae escaped from
four different jails. made enothcr attempt
last week It was In Washington county
jail whore he is waiting to be taken TO
the house Of correction on the charge Of
breach Of probation. re had made q saw
of n case knife thai ne used to eat with
and had partly sawed n bolt In the door
leading to the cellar OF the pail. II he
had been able to get into the cellar he
would have probably escaped. The work
was done in the day time, but Shontelle
was very quiet about It. When seen
Saturday morning he stated he was writ
ing confession about the matter, but
would not say anything more about t.
The body OF Mrs. Emma Jane Bliss
who died at the home Of Mrs. Arthur G.
Smith. the latter her daughter. in Lam
caster, N. H.. Friday, was brought Sat-
urday to Montpelier and the funeral took
place at ono o'clock Sunday afternoon
from her late home at % Winter street.
where she lived for many years. Mrs
Bliss went to her daughters about three
months ago to visit and had failed IN
health for some weeks. death being due
TO advanced age. She was u years OF
age. born in Montpelier May "a. 1876. her
maiden name being Emma j. Spear. Her
husband. G. c. Bliss, died few years
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MiuuieseH' mas peen ehtereu IN county
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.he pa,htni claims the deceased owed
",n' anu WHICH 'he commissioners oid not
blow
I"e marriage license OF honaido
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niN]' VI barre mas oeeh returned 10 !he
c''~ 'ArKs o1iice' the ceremony having
"eeh per.orheo !" barre Deeemner ~ oy
'aihes Macka!' CITY clerk OF that CITY
VINO IL Jusice OF peace
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