Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
Washington County
MONTPELIER

leave for home when the court officers
called upon him in the judges room,
Assistant Judge Charles Dana upon be-
half of the officers of the court with we'll
chosen words presented Judge Chase with
gold fountain pen. Judge Chase re-
covering from his surprise explained
mis- appreciation to the donors and then
spoke of the pleasant time he had en-
joyed during this term of court, to which
the donors replied that they had enjoyed
| the term just as much rs he had and the
general opinion prevailed that he had
made himself as popular in Washington
county as any judge that has been here
in long time.
In the case of H. c. Bolles ct al VS..
city Of Montpelier. petition to have
a street laid out the judges in Washing
ton County Court have ordered that Bolles
ct al. pay to Montpelier the sum OF 800
within 60 days and that the city then
construct a road on what has been
known as Guernsey avenue. The details
OF the width and kind of road are left
| to the city In the matter of the Crane
divorce case. the judges have given the
custody of tho minor child to Mrs. Crane
and the Older child to Mr.. Crane and
| alimony in the sum of $1,000 to Mrs.
| Crane divided so that $500 Of it is for the
support Of the child. Each parent may
| visit the child living with the other
parent at any reasonable time
! John w. Emery, aged 20 years. many
years "A merchant in Montpelier died at
| his home on Elm street at about 10
| O'Clock Thursday morning of brights
disease of which he has suffered in re-
cent years. He was a native of the city.
| a son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Emery.
| His younger days were passed with his
| father in the carpet store then conducted
| and which he operated long after the
! death of his father. He accumulated quite
| a little property during the course of his
life. He is survived by his wife, who was
hiiss Lavinia Corey; four sons. Clark.
| Homer Hobart and Amos, who live in
| the West; two sisters. DIR. Mary f. Emery
| of New York. Mrs. W. c. Evans of ST.
| Paul. Mimi, and Frank B. Emery of
| Philadelphia.
| Miss Katherine Morse. who has been
| employed in the commissioner of weights
| and measures office has completed her
| services and will go to Greenfield. Mass.
where she has employment. Miss Morse
was offered S25 more a month than she
was being paid at the State House and
| accepted the new position, which car
ried with it better chances of an increase
| in salary later.
\ r..
| Pratt Sunday evening. She leaves this
week for South Manchester, Conn, where
June her marriage to Capt W. B.
Perrett Of Ansonia will take place. Miss
Pratt has been officer here for a year
and with Miss Smith they have made
large number Of friends in the city.
The annual Memorial Day exercises Of
Brooks Post, G. A. r. took place Mon
day morning in City Hall following the
usual parade over some of the principal
streets of the city. The Rev. Charles n.
n S. St John of Montpelier delivered
a strong address, in which he explained
that the seterans of the Civil War had
brought liberty to this country. but now
through lack of education, lack of religion
and lack of respect for law and order, l.
W. w, and similar organizations are SOW
ling seeds of discord in the country. He
asked his audience to keep in mind the
lessons the veterans had taught them.
| Exercises by the children prayer by the
Rev c. u. Piper and singing Of national
airs an dotherS suitable exercises occur
red.
Mrs. Mary WheeloCk is selling out her
millinery goods intending to close her
store. after which she will leave for DAY.
lcnport. Iowa, where she will make her
home. She has been in the millinery bust
ness in the city for 20 years
With the adjournment of County Court,
tho clerks have checked up their books
and it is found that Is law cases and 68
divorce cases were disposed of during the
Term in addition to a large number of
lchancery matters that we've handled some
of which have not been completed and
which will add materially tn the list when
compiled
-Four deaths occurred in Montpelier
Thursday. all Of which were within sew
zen hours. These We're John Emery, Bert
Jersey, who died about II 30 that morning,
Miss Bessie r. Brear, who died about one
O'Clock in the afternoon and Mrs. Romeo
Magne, who died later in the afternoon.
Miss Brear was native of Albany, aged
, rs years, and was adopted by and lived
! with Mrs, Belle Richardson some eight
years. Death was due to tuberculosis
which developed from influenza. She
: leaves Mr.. Richardson and a brother, Eu-
gene Brear Of this city
Mrs Magne was native OF Italy. 81
years OF age, but came to this country
II years ago, She died from bright's dis
ease that developed from childbirth. al
u hough the baby was six weeks old when
she was taken ILL., She is survived by the
l baby which Is now almost nine weeks old
her husband and daughter. Angle Domi-
nonl by her first husband. Her funeral
e occurs Sunday afternoon.
+, Bert l., Hersey was a native of East
Montpelier, born in 1872. and lived in that
e town until four years ago when he came
e to Montpelier. He leaves three brothers
t Bernard of MONTPELIER Elon of New York
| Glen OF Wi.liamstown and two sisters
!, Mrs j. j. Dolan of Springfield. Mass.
e and Miss Gertrude Hersey of Montpelier
Y Ills funeral occurs this afternoon
n COmnany teA pf
S nc SCHOOLS Of Montpelier gave shove,
1 Thursday evening to Miss Glenn Reed
4 who was invited to the home of Mrs
I Alice Murdoch on Terrace street and
q upon arrival there, found some % of the
G teachers present, During the course OF
the evening, several silver articles were
G presented Miss Reed by Miss Blanche
Marclonette upon behalf OF the company
- MISS Reed accepted these in a pleasant
manner after which refreshments were
% served. A mock wedding was one of the
features OF the evenings entertainment
The North Montpelier cooperative
e creamery has filed statement with the
!, secretary of state that 1t has paid W
n sh4Io OF its capital stock of 5000.
o The Rev. Joseph Lund. pastor of tn,
n Peoples Church. performed two wedding
t during the weekend The first was tn
a marriage of Miss Ida Seymour and Georg
Bellerose, Saturday evening at Mr. Lund'
y home. The bride was gowned in white
/. The second was Mrs. Julia Trombley an,
y Ira Rollins of 105 Elm -,- Al which wa