Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-03-27
County 21eps
LINCOLN.

ton.
Nathan varney is in very poor
health.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes are settled in the
parsonage.
The mountain road is getting nearly
clear of snow.
Miss Dora James has gone to Charlotte
for the season.
Henry Davis has been saving wood
for William Lee.
Arthur Smalley was in Warren last
week on business.
The mountains were white with snow
Sunday morning.
The sugar season is very bad and but
little has been made.
Daisy Moulton, who has been at work
at the Center, is at home.
Mrs. Ella Dana, of Bristol, is the
guest of relatives in town.
Ed. Turner and Gene Thayer, of War
rem, were in town Saturday.
Thomas Dupont, of Huntington, called
on friends in town last week.
Jennie Davis was at home last week to
attend her grandmother's funeral.
Miss Kittie Gamer, of New York, is a
guest of Mrs Claude Rock and others.
Eden Atkins baby has been very i'll.
Cause, an abscess. The child is better.
Mr.. HER has moved to Starksboro.
His mother was better, so she was able
to be moved.
Mrs. Joseph Lavarn and Mrs. Herman
Cram have been more comfortable for
the last week
Bernie Murray, of Bristol, has been
the guest of relatives and friends in
town recently.
L. A. Bryant was informed of the
death of his only brother at his home in
Massachusetts last week.
The subject at Christian EndeavOr
March % will be a "Mission Study of
Africa. Leader, Mollie Coughlin.
Miss Emma Brand gave number of
her lady friends quiet tea party March
IA, which was much enjoyed by all.
The Misses Elliott, Blanchard, Jack
man and Estey are home from Bristol
for a vacation. as is Earl Dearborn.
The Ladies' Aid made Miss Emma
Brand a present of a lovely patchwork
quilt last week as token of esteem.
a large quantity of rain has fallen in
March, but on Monday we were treated
to lively blow, as well as a pouring
rain.
The Juveniles met Friday and the
children made their superintendent,
Mrs. A. L. Brand. present of silver
butter dish.
The Industrial met at Mrs. NJ. B.
Goves March 10. There was full meet
ing. The next meeting will be April g.
with Mrs. Clayton Cove.
The high water last week caused
part of the abutments to the covered
bridge to cave, but it was repaired so
that travel was not stopped long.
Ed. Bristol, of Panton, who has a
large sugar orchard in the north part of
the town, has come here ready to sugar
twice, but has put up his buckets with
out tapping.
NJ. G.. Stearns wishes to express her
sincere thanks to those members of the
Good Samaritan society, of South Lin
coin, who so kindly remembered her as
to present her with a nice Dress shoes
and gloves.
The funeral of Mrs. Esther Goodrich
Davis was held at the Union church,
March 20. Rev. Truman Hill, of Bris-
toll, preached the sermon from the words
of st. Paul, Il have fought the good
fight" l.. C. Balm had charge of the
funeral, and David, Henry, William
Davis, and grandson. John Davis, We're
the bearers. The music was by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Cove, Louis Sargent and
Frank La Francis, with Angie Bryant as
organist The interment was in the Lee
cemetery.
Mrs. Harriet Downing Sturtevant,
who has been i'll for the last three
months, died Friday and the funeral
was attended at the Union church on
Sunday at o'clock. Rev. A. l.. Brand
OBLIGATED. G. A. Thayer had charge of
the arrangements. |. j. Colby, Lewis
Green, c. C. Bristol and Henry Cove
were the bearers. The music was by a
quartette, Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Cove,
Frank LaFrancis and Lois Sargent,
WIN hdbcl 'oiplOo 10 vi SdiilSt' ihN
last hymn, "Tm going home" The
text was that one so often used, BLESSED
are the dead that die in the Lord" The
interment was in the Briggs ceme-
terry. Mrs. Sturtevant was for many
years a resident of this town and in her
early life was competent teacher and
there are many of her former pupils
still residing here. She married late in
life and resided in Weybridge for few
years, but after the death of her hus-
band returned to Lincoln. One brother,
Levi Downing of Monkton, survives
her and number of nephews and one
niece and "A grand niece To the latter
she left large share of her remaining
estate Bert Brown, wife and daugh-
ter, of Bristol and George O'Brine and
wife, of Starksboro, attended the fune-
raj.