Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
STOWE.

The death of Mrs. Hiram S Atkins
occurred at her home on lower Main
street on Friday. SEPTEMBER .. She had
been an invalid for the past five years
but had been as well as usual until last
Wednesday. Mrs. Atkins was the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Mason Ladd ana
was born i'm Woodstock November %,
1873. She was married there to l.. II.
Dinsmore. NJ. D.. and spent her life with
him in New York city being left a
widow with three children in 1861. Her
surviving children are Mrs. G. n. Burn
ham of SprIngneld Mass. and the Rev.
&. 4. Dinsmoro, pastor ~ phillips Con
grcgational Church of South Boston She
was married to H. 5. Atkins in 1854 and
since then her HON" has been in Stowe.
She was mp to the tim" of her Illness an
active worker in the congregational
Church here. and made many frtenus IN
the church aud comnUlity Mrs. Atkins
leaves two sisters. Mrs. r. y. Savage
Of Stowe and Mrs. II. +. Rice of Wood
stock and "A brother. Mason w. l.add OF
Woodstock. The funeral was held at h"r
home on Monday afternoon the Rev.
William Excel attending. The bearers
were S. r. Fuller. Chandler Watts, 7. r.
Smith ana Herbert Mayo and the ar
rangcmcnts were in charge of y. II.
cheney rh, uterment was at RIVER
Bank mcterY. The caskct was covered
with beautiful flowers, the tokens OF
/
Friends from out of town who attended
the funeral were Mrs. H. +. Rice. Mrs
Burnham and the Rev Dinsmoro, the
Rev. and Mrs. George l.add of RandoIpf
| and Mrs Drew of Waterbury, ana
| Mrs H. A. Woods of NerGenncs, who are
taking carriage drive IN the northern
/ uart of the state. spent few days re-
/ Gently at Mrs Abbie Warren Mrs. Lena
Brown will spend Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week in Waitsiied attending
the fair-The Rev. NJ. 5. Eddy OF Nor
/ risvillc preached at the Methodist Churci
Sunday morning and at the west branci
/ Church in the afternoon in exchange with
INC Roy. d. l.. Evans.-Mrs. A. p. Big"low
| left stowe Monday morning for Middle
son where she will spend few days ol
| her way to join Mr.. Bigelow in Brook
| lvn-The Rev. l.. G. Graves, VINO spoke III
| Unity Church September and l., leil
! stowe on Monday morning for his hom'
! ~ Pennington. Me.-Mrs. w. y. Smitl
visited friends in Swanton recently.-Th'
Eev r. w. Collins went Tuesday TO st
Johnsbury to attend the Caledonia coun
~ fair-Miss Delta Collins went FRIDAY
| to Laconia, \. H., to visit her : ster, or
her way to Boston, where she Will entel
! Boston IniVerSitY.-The audience room
| of the Congregational Church Is 10 h'
improved by "A new steel ceiling and side
| walls The work has been contracted I,
George Fisher and was begun last Mon
day. G. W. Morse of Bakersheld VIII d'
the painting. The pews will also h
paintcd.-Thc Rev. Wm. Excel, pastor o
the Congregational Church will take ;
vacation of four weeks, beginning will
this week. lie will spend part OF thu
time in New York. The usual Sunda'
morning services will be held in the YES
try of the church. Miss Blanche Atwood
spent Sunday with Miss Nettie Brush il
| MONTPELIER. Alice Raymond is Wis
iting friends in Wcstileld.-Prof Allei
Bel returned to New York Tuesday
There will be an open air concert Fri
day evening.
Ralph Warren is at home from LAX
Placid. ~ Y, where he ha
spent the summer.-Miss l.. c
Evans of Cambridge, Mass" ant
Miss Lena Bayley of Weymouth
Mass, are stopping at II. +. Straw's 70
a weck.-Dr. {. $. Nutter of st. Alhan
will preach at the Methodist Church mex
Sunday evening at 7;% ON Friday even
ing of this week soc.Ahle viii he he'll
At the home of Mrs. Carrie Dillingham;
rake and coffee will be served, amuse
ments provided and good time assur
ed. A team will he waiting at the par
sonaee at seven o'clock to carry thos
who wish to go.