Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-09-17

Death of Mrs. Julia A. Botsfoed,
WIDOW of Leading Farmer. y

Widow Of Leading Farmer. "
Mrs. Julia A. Botsford. who was born
April ., 1874, in Crown Point, n. Y,
died at Vergennes Sunday, September
IL. Her father was Henry Warner of
Crown Point, a descendant of the War
ner family of Revolutionary fame. Her
mother was Anna Wilmarth of Addison.
She was married to the late Cyrus B.
Botsfofd in November, 1867, and had
been a resident of Vergennes since that
date. She leaves four children, Anna,
wife of John A. Harrington of YER
gennes, Cyrus Warner Of VergeDnes.
William Henry of Rutland and Samuel
Booth of Buff alo, N. Y. Cyrus. b. Bots
ford, who died in 1890. was one of the
largest farmers of this section and since
his death Mrs. Botsford had resided on
the old homestead with her son, Cyrus.
She had been in poor health for a num-
Der years and confined to her bed since
the first of July, very patient under
much suffering.
The funeral was held Tuesday at two
o'clock'p. m. at the home, the Rev. DR.. r.
r Davies officiating. The bearers were
N. j. McCuen, A. w. Norton, 7. Neville,
DR.. G.. F. B. Willard of this city, and
Bush Wilmarth and Frank Gully of Mid
dlebury, and interment was made in the
Gage burying ground at Ferrisburgh,
There was a large attendance. Among
those from away were Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Buck, the Rey. and Mrs. George
Buck and Joseph Murdoch of Crown
Point, n. Y; c. B. Shedrick and family
of Chimney Point, Mrs. F. c.. Gully and
Mrs, Mary Wilmarth of Middlebury, Mrs
Emma Harrington of Weybridge and
Miss Lucy w. Harrington Of Rutland,
The Vergennes high school football
team. George Ii. Seiple manager, Mil
ward Taft captain, held its first practice
Monday evening. Taft, Seiple, Haight,
Smith and Connors of last years team
were out, and with some good material
from the freshman class it is hoped thai
a good team will be built up. The first
game of the season will be played here
September % with Black Ri, er academy
of Ludlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aunchman of New
York city, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
David Ryan.
H. B. Pruden of East Orange, n. j., is
the gUest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Z. Fisher.
DR.. Vance w. Waterman is out after a
week in the house with "a bad foot.
Miss Mary Pierce of S%helburne, is visit.
ing in this city.
Miss Florence Porter has returned from
Burlington, where she has been passing
the summer.
John w. Porter has purchased the
Isaac Graves farm in Ferrisburgh, con-
tanning so acres, for 81, 300.
Miss Lillian Wissell of Burlington
visited her mother, Mrs. Mayo, Sunday.
The senior class of the V%ergennes high
school has elected officers as follows
President, Russell E. smith vice-presi-
dent, George Fl. Seiple; secretary, Miss
Clara Clark; treasurer, Robert J.
Burroughs.
Mrs. Jessie Cutler and daughter, Mrs.
John Porter and son, Hollis, returned
Saturday from an extended visit in Rus
sci, Dekalb and Pierpoint, N. Y.
Herbert Farnsworth of Tauton, Mass.
is spending his vacation with his mother,
Mrs. George Floyd.
Miss Helen Adams, who has been
passing the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edric Adams, returned
yesterday to Simmons College. Boston.
G. T. Warner and family and Arthur
Piper and family are passing two weeks
at the lake.