Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
JERICHO.

The funeral of Mrs Mary
Cakes Mott. who died in West New
ton, Mass, Dec. "a, was held from her
lato home Thursday at IL o'clock. The
body was brought here Friday morning
and interment was made in the village
cemetery beside tho body of her hus-
band. Dr.. Albert Mott. whose body was
brought here but a few years ago. Mrs.
Mott was a daughter of William Cakes
and was in her esth year. She is sur
vived by two brothers and three sisters,
John Cakes of Windsor and Edwin Cakes
Of Woodstock. Mrs. John Percival of
Minneapolis Mimi. Mrs. Henry Field
of Boston, and Mrs. Martin Packard OF
this town.
Miss Mary Moran, assistant principal
IN the Hghgate high school. has been
spending the holidays with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Wocott Beach have been
visiting relatives in Cambridge.-E. ".
Brown returned to Burlington Monday
after q few days AZ home.-Schools in
this village and at the Center opened
Tuesday morning.-The greater part
of the ice harvesting has been com
pleted on Reavy's pond.--Mr. and Mrs
Edwin ". Cakes of Woodstock accom-
panied the body of Mrs. Mary Mott here
and will remain in town few days with
relatlves.-Miss Ruth Packard, who has
been visiting her uncle, S. NJ Packard
has returned to o. II. Brown's.-Saturda"
was one of the coolest days Of the win
ter. Thermometers here In the village
registered about 20 degrees below zero,
but 1t was reported 30 degrees below
Mt some places on Lee river.-The Rev
Mr.. Bradford of Dorset was a guest over
Sunday at F. S. Tomlinsons and con-
Quoted services at the Congregational
Church.-Miss Lulu Lincoln is at home
from t-nderhll, i'll with cold
Isaac Chase. who has been in town
for a few days, returned to St Adams
Saturday.-Miss Julia Porter, who has
been seriously Ill for several weeks,
submitted to an operation Saturday
morning Miss Blanche Bostwick of
Mddlebury College and brother. Lee
Bostwick Of Burlington, who have been
visiting in town. returned home Sat
urday.-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Aver were
| in Jeffersonville Friday evening. They
were returning home on the train that
| was wrecked Saturday.
Mansfield Grange has arranged for an
extensive lecture course by the Univer-
| .ity of Vermont. The first lecture will
| be illustrated and will be given by Prof.
| II. +. Perkins, Friday evening. on ami
NAL Life of Our Ponds and Streams -
| j. F. krewet Of New York is in town
| Miss Ella Rogers has returned to her
home in Cambridge after a few days
| visit with her aunt Mrs. Cook.Misses
Mary Mcmahon, Phyllis Brown and
! Florence Buxton have returned TO their
| schools in Underhill. Burlington and Es-
sex Junction respectively, after being at
home for the holidays-Sirs. James n.
! Stafford, Jr., has been I'll for a few days.
AT the regular session OF the Congre-
| gational Sunday school the following
officers were chosen: Superintendent, l..
A. Brown, assistant superintendent, +.
s. Tomlinson; secretary. I. Il. Williams,
treasurer, G. f. Percival: organist. Miss
, Phyllis Brown; chorester. r. Bailey
| Brown.-Miss Grace Fitzsimmonds has
returned to Swanton. where she teaches
| after a vacation at home.-The Woman 5
| Foreign Missionary society Will be en-
tertained by Mrs Ira Morse Friday
! afternoon at 2:3O o'CloCk.-Miss Ruth
| Packard of Denver Colorado. who has
been spending the holidays with rela-
tives here returned to Wellesley College
Tuesday.-About 1900 cakes OF ice have
already been cut on Reavy's pond b
Mcmahon of Stowe has been in town for
d few days