Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-05

p,Inh Mosher and two children, Dora ana
Richard. left Saturday for visit to rcla-
,jyes in Woburn. Mass.-Dr. II. NcWlanu
and daughter, Miss Marion Newiand ana
Dr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Page nave returned
f~a,n soveral weeks stay at Oak BUTTS.
Mrs Newland will go to froVlnceto""
for several days before returning nome.
-Mr and Mrs. Melvin Willis have been
~r~,nd;nr a week at Farrant's Point.
NORTH TROY
rar;r Williams was accidentally struck
hy tho automobile of Clark Sargent OF
Law thursday morning and so injured that
he d;ed in a. few minutes. Mr.. Sargent
bad taken in two or three other workmen
and was proceeding to the days work
Mr.. williams was walking in, and some
what across East Main street near the
Raptist Church and apparently was I'M
mindful of the car. which carried MIN some
distance before 1t was stopped Mrs.
putterield and Sheahan were soon on the
spot. but their efforts were unavailing.
The remains were taken to the home of
George Wetherb.- There Williams board
cd He was q native of Westfield and was
50 years of age when young his parents
died and he was provided home in
Canada with relatives of means until a
place to live. He mover married and is
survived by one brother Charles Will
iiams Of st. Johnsbury. An inquest was
held Under direction of the seectmen
Friday at the office of o. S Annis be-
fore H. n. pack. justice Of the peace.
Dr. r.. II. Page has gone to ST. Thomas
Ontario 80 remain for a time with hs
daughter. Mrs. Perry Dobson. He is, at
the present time. slightly improved IN
Eealth.-Rev c. e. Hayward has con-
Guided his pastorate with the Congre-
gational church here. and gone to Stowe
to fill a like position.-W y. Kelley has
moved into the residence of the late
W. W. Wakefield on School Street
Paul C. Annis has returned to Boston
after a three weeks vacation at the home
his parents. He has a position with
F. W. Norris Co.. real estate and in
STANDARDIZATION Smith Of the Caledonia
Record was in town ursday--Thursday
evening this region was visited by the
most severe and prolonged electrical
and rain storm in years.
Rufus Harvey has sold his farm on
Province Hill and purchased George
Curriers' residence on Pine street. Mr..
Currier has bought William G. Elkins
home on the same street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elkins are to move to Massachusetts.
men ordered an inquest to be held Fri
day before II. d. Peck, justice of the
peace, at the office of o. S. Annis. upon
the accidental death of Edwin Williams,
which occurred at Troy Thursday. The
testimony was taken and will be filed
. with county court. 1t showed that Clark
Sargent was driving his own car on East
Main street and with three other work
men was going easterly to their work at
the electric power plant on the river
road. The machine had gone about 100
feet. when Williams started across the
street, northerly. In the middle of the
street he paused. apparently seeing the
auto. Sargent testified he supposed Will
liams was going to wait and drove to the
left: out, instead. the victim stepped in
front of the car. The funeral was held
SSNArday morning at ten o'clock at the
home of George Wetherby. where the de-
ceased had boarded for some months,
The Rev. Charles r. Danse officia ted
No relative was present The only near
one is a brother, Charles Williams who
has been living in St. Johnsbury and was
here within less than week before the
casualty. but had left there and could
not be located.-James Brownlee and
Miss Evangeline, daughter of the Rev,
and Mrs. G. f.. Hayward. were married
at the home of the brides parents at
noon Saturday. the brides father officiat-
ing. The couple left that afternoon by
auto and after the wedding trip will To-
cate in Springfield, where Mr.. Brownlce
has postion-Fred Robins and family
OF Rochester, ~ Y. arrived Saturday 10
remain a few weeks with Mrs. Robins
mother. Mrs. Betsey Root.--States At
torney +. ID. Thompson of Barton was
IN town Friday investigating several
mattcrs.-Oliver Hunt was i'll with tonsi-
Tits the last OF the week-Mr. and Mrs.
Arson O. Norris, who moved from here
TO Southboro, Mass, few years ago,
are in town for month or more. Mr..
Norris Is recovering from illness and a
surgical operation which confined him in
Boston hospital from the first Of April
until recently,-Mrs. Ray Sleeper and
children Of Groveton, N. H., are visiting
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. II. We'll
come.-Mr and Mrs. George Wilder and
children of Newport passed part of
last week at the home of Mrs. Wilder
father. A. n. Butterfield.-Dr. d. J.
Sheehan and Mrs. Sheehan were in Hart
wick Sunday and Monday-W. r. Daley
OF Blair Veneer Co.. went Saturday on
an auto trip Of few days to Grccnvile
and other points in Maine. II. b. Park
hurst, F. 3. Hammond and George Root
accompanied him.
N. j. Blair went Tuesday to Maine
on a few days business trip-Frank
Gibney returned Tuesday from Barre
driving back his car which had beer
repaired there.-Miss Abbie A. Morrill,
formerly of this place was in town Mon
day. Her mother widow of the late DR.
D. J. Morrill,. her sister. Alice, and her.
self are located in Brooklyn, N y
Ray s, Kelley has received notice that h,
! successfully passed the examination re-
Gently held at Montpelier by the state
board of pharmacy. He is attending tn,
College Of Pharmacy, Boston. being read,
to enter upon his second year. when thu
fall term opens.-Mr. and Mrs Franz
Dunning returned this week to their HON,
In Medford Mass, after few week,
visit with Mrs. Cummings sister, Mrs
Richardson of Pleasant street. Will
here Mr.. and Mrs. Dunning legal,
adopted the two-year old daughter of Mrs
Fl Richardson, who has lived with then
since early infancy.-L. +. Kay and j. F
: Kirkpatrick of Newport were In tow
early this week looking after interest
OF the Orleans Trust company.-Tailo
Ernest A. Rosseau and family are on
trip this week to Quebec and other point