Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-06
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun.
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The winooski Valley, villages mp North
From the Island in the Lake to tho
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek
River Covered by spe.
cial Correspoy Aents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
ADDISON COUNTY.


Mrs. Susan (Smith) Morgan died Fri
day morning at her home on Maple street
from general debility in the S1st year OF
her age. Mrs. Morgan was Il lifelong resi-
dent of this city. She was descended from
a long lire of Puritan ancestors, the first
of whom in America came from England
q Massachusetts in 1886. Her great grand
father in 1852 married into the family OF
a French Hugenot named De Votion. Her
grandfather was in the army of the Revo-
luton and in 11S6 moved from Sharon,
Conn, to Fair Haven. where he was eX-
tensively engaged in manufacturing foe
many years. lie died in Panton In 1873.
On the maternal side she was the grand
daughter of Major-Gen. Samuel Strong,
who commanded the Vermont volunteers
at the attic of Plattsburgh in 1914. Mrs
Morgan was the widow of the late Samuel
Morgan In his time a prominent business
man of this city. She was n member Of
the Congregational Church all of her ma
ture life. Mrs. Morgan was a woman OF
unusual mental ability having a remark
able. memory and was possessed of a fund
of interesting knowledge Of the early set
tiers and the old families Of this city. She
was a woman of lovable disposition. al
unselfsh nature. patient and uncompiain-
ing the latter traits which were displayeu
in the resignation with which she bore
the affection of blindness for the pass five
years. She is survived by a daushto',
Miss Mary Morgan of this city, one
nephew, John Bowman of Hyde PARK
Mass. three nieces, Mrs. f. f.. MctioVern
and Miss \. h. Smith of this city, ana
Miss IGlecta s. Smith of Boston. The fu-
neral was held at the house sunday att
ernoon at three o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eleazer Ware announce
the approaching marriage on saturday
Septembcr Is, at st. Peters Church or
their daughter, Mabel Agatha. to Jene
Arthu Beerwort.
Mrs. r. NJ. Field has sold her millin-
cry business to Miss Eelle Harris, who
has been in her employ for the past two
wears. Mr.. Field left Monday for
! cleveland. O.. where she will make her
home.
At a meeting of the members OF the
Baptist Church held Sunday evening a
unanimous call was extended to the Rev
Hugo =. J. Sclenger Of Nantucket. Mass,
to become their pastor,
Thcudara Lodge on Lake Champlain,
Vermont. the summer residence OF Mrs
I Alice Oates Van Dusen of New 1orR
city. was the scene of a pretty September
wedding Saturday afternoon. september
|, when her daughter, Florence NendoNer
was married to Harry Todd Griswold
of LINE, Coun.. the Rev. NJ. !" WoolseY
rector of St. Paul's Church of this city
performing the George Girls
void of Lyme, Conn, "A brother OF tl'
groom was best man and the ushers "er'
Woodwork Grlswold of Lyme, Conn.
brother of the groom, Thomas G. Val
of Hartford, Conn, George ID. Greha ah'
r. George Smith of New York city. TIT
maid of honor was Miss Ann Hill of Fal
River. Mass. and the bridesmaids wer'
Miss Elizabeth Griswold of Lyme, Conn.
a sister of the sroom, Miss Agnes Bart
lett of Warsaw, y. Y, Miss Florence Hi
of Fail River, Mass, and Miss Marjorie
wheeler of Albany, y. y. At two O'Clock
the bridal party formed, and to th'
strains of the wedding march, 9TH
Pilgrims' Chorus rendered by Whittier
orchestra of Montpelier, who Furnished
music for the occasion. proceeded through
two lines of ribbons. to an arch o
ascension lilies, and asparagus ferns un
der which the ceremony was performed
TIN bridesmaids carried large baskets O
pink roses which they scattered befor'
the bride. The bride was dressed In whit
wolfe made in princess style, trimme'
with mllanaise lace, the lace being 40
! years old. and pearl and diamond orna
ments on the gown. She wore a damon
and pearl sunburst brooch the gift of he
mother, and II long white chiffon veil trim
med with lilies of the valley and carrie
a large shower bouquet of lilies Of tn
valley. The mother OF the bride wore
dress of white crepe de chine han
embroidered. The bridesmaids wore white
The brides gifts to the bridesmaids wer
small jewell pins. and to the maid o
honor a moonstone pendant. The groom
gifts to best man and uShers were gol
pins of different design. The interior o
the house was p~rettily trimmed with Gu
flowers and ferns. After the ceremon
. IA wedding lunch was served on the sma
tables on the ~verandah, the tables bein
decorated with bouquets Of white aster'
and the verandah with pine and spruce
Among those from away besides those al
ready mentioned were, Mrs, James Fiel