Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01

| Central Vermont railway company They
received many gifts
The body of Life A. Wadegh, who died
, Tuesday night Of last week, was taken
Thursday morning to Bradford for serv-
ices and burial. The Rev. r.. r. Leach
Of Montpelier said a prayer at the home
! OF Mrs. u. A. Martin, where Mr. and Mrs
/ Wadlegh have been stopping. Mr.. Wad-
leigh was in the drug business in Brad
! ford for some years. later in Newport
and Worthwhile. In the latter place he
sold his interests about 10 years ago
Eight years ago he suffered a shock while
stopping in Montpelier, after which he
went to California for q time
| Chief Of the fire department, V. r. Per-
sons is suffering with three cracked ribs
as result Of line of hose having thrown
him about Thursday afternoon while he
was using the line from a hydrant on
Elm street to flush out the Worcester
branch stream. stone upon which he
was standing. rolled a little, throwing
| him off his balance. with tho result that
! the line Of bose came near getting away
! from him and In trying to prevent this
he was thrown against a. board attached
to a pole near the site cracking the ribs
The stream was being flushed for sani-
! tary purposes.
| Mrs. Mary r.. Peck. widow Of General
took the stone house after the battle OF
Gettysburg, where snipers continued to
shoot soldiers, after surrender had occur
red died Saturday morning. She has been
an invalid for some months. although i'll
IN bed only about IN days. She was
daughter Of Ampliss and Fanny Blake
born in Chelsea, January 4, 1s4O. She mar
red James S. Peck in 1869. She lived most
of her life in Montpelier. She was educated
in Mrs. Worcester's school in Burlington
and was well versed in the topics of the
day. Her nearest surviving relative is
Mrs. Is. e. Bailey of Montpelier. The
furerel ACQUIRED at three o'clock Monday
afternoon.
Cards have been received in the CITY
announcing the marriage OF Miss Nora
Green. formerly employed in the secre-
tary of States office, and Harold F. Cher
Easton r. Gibson, inspector instructor
OF the National Guards in Vermont, has
returned from Boston, where he took ex-
animation for promotion from the rank of
major in the regular army to Lieutenant
colonel and just before leaving for home
learned he had passed the examinations
The promotion in rank will not affect his
work in the adIutant generals office In
Montpelier to which he was recently as
signed by the war department
Miss Margaret Gallagher. who has been
employed in the office of T.. S. Brigham,
at the State House, has completed her
work and gone to Hardwick where she
will he employed in the postofficc. Miss
Francis Gtchell takes her place.
Mr.. and Mrs W. Fl. Farrar were given
a surprise Friday at supper time. when
a company of their friends gathered
around one of the tables in the dining
room of Miller's Inn, of which Mrs. Far
lie ~ t1,a a,,t
them that they had sat down to help them
in celebrating their 25th anniversary of
their wedding. Mrs Farrar had been
about the kitchen all day, but had not
seen the cooks prepare anything special
for this occasion and she was again sur
prised when one OF the girls brought in a
large wedding cake with q lighted candles
on it, Mrs. F.. L. Burbank drawing her
attention to something else until the
cake was set down in front of Mrs. Far
ar. Later in the evening an automo-
bile party took them to Waterbury. Sew
eral gifts were made.
Hiram N. Davis deputy commissioner of
weights and measures, was in Barre the
latter part of the week investigating
short weight in butter. Farmers were
bringing butter to the city, the net weight
marked with a lead pencil, which did
not comply with the laws He found
short weight in some instances.
Joseph o. Calcagni, a minor of Barre,
who is over is years of age. was fined in
Montpelier city court for operating his
fathers automobile without license and
paid S. and costs. Calcagni had an acct
dent on the road between Montpelier
and Burlington recently and it developed
from that report that he did not have
a license to operate an automobile.
A very pretty home wedding took place
at four O'Clock Tuesday when Miss
Glenn Frances Reed, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Feed of this city, was
married by the Rev. F. b. Leach to Arthur
p r. Wadund of Hartford. Conn, in the
presence of relatives and friends of the
contracting parties. The bride was at
tended by her sister. Miss Florence Reed
while the best man was Victor Wadlund
brother of the groom. The bride and
her sister were both gowned in satin.
Following the ceremony, a reception oc-
Cured, after which the newlyweds left
for trip and will make their home in
Hartford, Conn, where the groom is
metalurEical engineer The bride has
been stenogra pher in the superintendent
of schools office here since her gradua-
ton few years ago and has host Of
friends.