Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-15
WINDSOR
BETHEL.

=, p Whitaker is home for visit
IRON schenectady, n Y.-Misses
susan and Jeanne Wilson came from
! Boston for visit SATURDAY. Mrs.
Orilla Shedd, a lifelong resident.
reached the Goth anniversary of her
birth saturday and number of her
| friends callcd.--T s. Yett's cigar AMI
tobacco store was entered Friday
night by breaking window and
some goods were carried off. No
money war found The next morning.
Robert Noble found some of the
cigar boxes i'm a field near his house.
Indicating the course which the burg
lars took.-Thc band gave Senator
elect F. 4. Davis an enthusiastic
serenad" At his homo Friday evening"
Elisha Cooledg" Davis, one of the
| towns Oldest persons and n lifelong
resident diod Friday evening after Il
long period If failing powers lie WAS
w years Of ago last February and
was the last Of n large family. re-
| narkahlc for longevity The average
age az the times Of their death of the
six sons Of Nathan and Katherine
| clark Davis, Ira, Danforth, Daniel,
Clark. Charles and Elisha was IS
years. All were born and died in
Bethel. The funeral of Elisha G. Davis
was held Sunday at two o'clock, Rev
Henry y. Parkhurst officiating. with
interment at Fairvew cemetery
| The bearers were Charles NJ. Davis
Edwv n Davis. Nat A. Dustin and
| Robert Noble. A. Lee Cady was d.
rcctor.--Officers have been elected
/ faI1
branch Granite Cutters international
association for tho 'ensuing term:
President. Daniel Carney: correspond
ing secretary. william r. Mattocks.
financial secretary. John O'Mallev:
treasurer. James McKessar.-Misses
| Leila Gushing and Anna Brown re-
turned Monday from their European
! trir, which has taken up the whole
vacation season They GO this week
to Dean Academy. Franklin, Mass
where Miss Brown is teacher of Eng
lish and Miss Cushing will enter the
senior Class.-John Fowler and Mrs
| Albert Fowler Of Boston are at II
". Fowler's.--John Washburn has re-
covered from an operation for ar-
| penlicitis and has resumed his studies
az tn" Randolph Normal school.-Mr
and Mrs. r. w. Morse have returned
from visit in Hoston.--Ci. NJ. Miller
is visiting in salem, y. U.-Myron
Edison died sunday, aged 7s wears. Six
months ago he submitted to a surgi-
cal operation and has failed gradu-
ally since. He was born in Brookfield,
but spent most Of his life here He
was the Youngest of seven children
and is survived by the two eldest.
Mrs. Betsy Torrey of Bethel and Mrs
Caroline Munger Of Woodstock. He
is also survived by his wife and by
three daughters. Myra Edison. Mrs
Charles II. Call and Mrs Jerome F.
Shaw. The funeral was at tho
house Tuesday at n. m. Rev 7.
Wesley Miller officiating.--Miss Mary
Tewksbury Is teaching the village
school in East Brookfield.-Robert
Bundy of Nashua. " r.. is visiting at
y. G. Bundy's.-Four pupils Of the
second primary room came down sun
day with diphtheria. the Young
daughters of n. l.. Parker, c. :
Soper, Dominic Izzo and the son ri
Mrs ]. W. Adams The origin may
have been infected books or foul
water fauce, from which the chill
dren had drunk The books were
burned Monday morning and arrange
ments have been made for n bubbling
fountain instead of the old faucet
The schools below the seventh grade
have been ordered closed for a week
and quarantine established at the
homes.--Myron F. Savage. who fell
from ladder upon a wagon stake at
West Windsor a month ago. sustain
ing injuries supposed to he fatal was
able to be brought here Sunday. his
daughter and son accompanying him.
Miss Pearl Ralph of Andover. Mass,
teFan the fall term as teacher at Chris |
tan Hil Monday.--The funeral of the
late MNron Edison Tuesday afternoon !
was well attended. The bearers were
war comrades Of the deceased. !. H /
Wood, Norman Nichols and f. " Rising !
all members of his Co. F. 18th regiment,
and Lorenzo Ellis. A quartette from the 4,
Gilead choir sang.-Charles Ellis. brother /
Of f. r. Ellis, Is laid up for week or two
by injuries to leg, caused by falling over |
on sharp piece of granite Ernest |
Howard has returned to town from Leb |
anon, \. H., and will work al W j. To- !
land Solver Kerr has moved from
Northileld into Mrs. A. -. Sar9rr's house .
and Will do a coal and Ice business !
There are 30 members of the freshman |
class at the Whitcomb high school, the |
Ia rEest number on record Several rela- |.
tives and friends will he in Rochester |
Thursday 10 attend the funeral of W !
Duane Durham, who died Wednesday !
morning. Tho Rev. 8 +. Goodhart is
having a short vacation in Boston and vi |
cirity-Joel - Putnam aged OF wears I