Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-07
MORRISvILLE.

night Thursday. Mr.. Billings has been |
In poor health for several years. |
! Thursday evening he complained OF
not feeling we'll and at midnight
doctor was sent for. He died at about
1880, heart disease being the cause. |
James Jackson Billings was born IN
Warren. November G, 1s4b He was
married In 1870 to jeanette McRoy.
In 1878 Mr.. Billings moved to Middle
bury, where he engaged in the lum-
ber business for seven years, locating
IN Morrisvillc in 1892, whore he con-
tinucd the manufacture OF lumber In
1901 he moved his steam mill to Bel
videre. whore n large business was
conducted by his son. Ernest J. Bill
ings until his death by accident In
the mill a few years ago. In March.
! 1908, he purchased tract Of land
in stowe and erected a saw mill plant
which is operated under the manage
mcnt of his son, Harold W. Billings.
Mr. Billings Is survived by his wife, |
one daughter. Mrs. Florence Billings
Mcfarland and one SON Harold w. |
/ Billings.
Orvil Eaton and Mrs. Hiram Eaton Of
| Waterbury arc guests of Mr., and Mrs |
NJ. r. Eaton.-Friday Mrs Mary Eaton
Merrill OF waltham, Mass, Mrs Hattie
Eaton Huhbell Of Wo,cott, Mrs Ruth
Eaton MudEett Of Hyde Park, MIS-
Clara Eaton brigham and Mr.. md Mrs
| Roy Eaton Of Morrstowr met Mt the
home of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Il. Eaton.-Mrs. T.. g. Small returned
! from Boston Frlday.-Niss Peatrice
l}ar,iur Of Montpelier Is II eicst Of Mr..
and Mrs A. A. Niles.-Mastcr Hobart
Rhss entertained eleven Of bis school
mates Saturday afternoon, celebrating
his 18th birthday. The rooms were
/ tastefuily decorated with autumn leaves
and n dainty supper was served by Mrs.
Bliss. a number Of nice gifts were
presented Mr. and Mrs Frank Ray
mond passed Saturday and Sunday in
81. Albans.-Nfrs T. L. Martin. guest OF
| Mrs George Earle for three weeks. left
Saturday for her home In New Haven
| COMPANIES Alice Darling and sister
Mrs William Howard. nre in Calais.-
Miss Lucy Eean is In Wocott
Mrs. Rosoph0 Palmer OF johnson Is
with Mr. and Mrs. s. II. Brackett-Mrs.
Mary Eaton Merrill OF Boston guest OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs NJ b. Eaton,
went 20 BARTON Saturday eveninz--Mrs
| NJ. W. Carlton, the Rev. and Mrs G. c.
st Clare ard Miss Carrie Brackett are
II! N'"'"''"ry 'his week attending the
,'''' 1o"' e"''o" OIL me CHRISTIAN En-
.n,o MS hn,fha isham re-
'u' ''e'' ''o.,' i'ancHs'er' ~ H.. saturday
o'.nh. i"heral OF D. D. Billings
| - -, u''e' ''o'!'' ''e rev -
Ink "te''"e'' was IN
~. ~ re" cemetery.
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Hannah pecl, wero +, v-o,oo.. Md, 80
attend the funeral of T G Arhr.Lio
Miss Carrie Cheney Of Roston who h,.
visited Mrs II. u BRYANT Mrs Sarah
Uoyt and w 6 Cheney vent Nor1av "a
! Lvndonville w. Z. Iar,hertor rc-
turned Monday to NarshfeId ofte- visit
ing her son. DR.. w. d. I.amberton.-Nrs.
Ella Richardson and son o, Jeffersonville
are guests Of Mrs Milo J. Gallup.-
I Charles A. Goozy Of Woonsocket. r. l.,
called on old friends here Monday.
Mrs Ambrose BADGER and Mrs AL
ton Wheeler Of Uardwick yuests q,
Mr.. and Mrs A ! BROOKS have re-
turned hom.-IIarrv Gauvin who
went to Marlboro. Mass To york h,.
returned home with blood poison in
/ his arm.-Mr. and Mrs F.. ". Gates
are in New York-Miss Mable Durkee
returned Monday evening from, Yves,
Lebanon. \. H-Mrs. Walter Church.
/ i'll went to burlington Nonday.-Mrs
Robert Sparks is visiting in Green
/ dold Nass.-Nr. and Mrs. Homer Nd
n,onds won, ~ r,osto, Yesterday w td-
,nonds will take an oDticol cour.a
Err, cvoet n, D.,Io,vs raua is n
c,as, ,f Mr. and Mrs lanes Wake
o,,d ,trs = T. cho,,rd q, cam,
,,tao.o ,,oss -.,,as, Gov savero, r..ars
No., 49,, .at,rn., $780,,
go ,,..,
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several months ""''a' e'''oe'
VIII he held TINS AFTERNOON AT
l'So'-Mrs' 'ohh "'"no'' went ~
! itardwick TUESDAY 10 N'S'' heF par
ents'--Mrs' "a W. stone Went 10 o.
Johnsbury TUESDAY TO WISH her SISTER
Mrs. \. w, Scott'-Mrs' r. D. Hanoy'
Il guest for some Gays OF Mr' ana MIS-
| H. l.. Delano. returned TO Melrose'
Mass, Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs. o. L.
| Woods have moved to the a. L. Che-
nc,- house on Harrison avenue.