Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-12
LAMOILLE COUNTY
MORRISVILLE.

NJ. w. Briggs, who has been in poor
health for some time with heart trou-
Ole and complications resulting from
an attack of grip, died early Thursday
morning.
Miss Myra Herrick was at home from
Hardwick Saturday, Ila Hoyet went
to HardWck Friday evening to assist in
the s. +. Stevens and 10 cent store,
which was opened Saturday Iva
Walker Of Enosburg Falls has visited
Mrs. NJ. G. Messer for some days and
went Saturday to Watervile to visit
Irends-Miss Stella Lane of Hardwick
was a guest Friday of her cousin. Miss
Lena Lane.-Mr and Mrs. A. H. Ring
are moving to the h. q. Sherwn farm
in Hyde Park and will work for Herbert
Smith, who has recently purchased the
farm.--Mr. and Mrs. Alno Moulton who
have been on the Charles Wilder farm
for the past year will sell their property
at auction and 20 to Montpelier, where he
has employment.-Mrs. d. Woodward
has moved from the tenement In Dr. j. A
Robinsons house to her residence on
Sumner sire /, recently vacated by DIR.
Nalleau--Mr. and Mrs. S, H. Walters Of
burlington, who have visited Mrs Myra
Saturday for Williamsburg, Pa, where they
Wall make their home with a son.-Loren
Smith went to St. Johnsbury Saturday,
Where he has accepted a position in the
Fairbanks scale wOrks.-Mrs. John
Knapp, Tho came from INTERCHANGEABLE, n.
s. with the body OF her husband, who
MAS killed at Albany, n. y. two weeks
oco left on her return home Saturday
Mrs. ". y. Dutton of Hardwick was in
town Saturday, beginning with the next
regular meeting of Lamoille Lodge, y. l.
o. r., October IT, there will be a contest
lasting until January /. A gentleman and
lady have been chosen as captains and
the contest Is to be which can get the
largest total attendance in the given time
supper and dance Is to he the forfeit
for the losing ide.-Anthony jacobs went
to Albany Saturday to visit a sister. Mrs
Peter Bashaw.-Mr, and Mrs. A. Lawson
PASSED Sunday in l1ardwick, guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. =. r. Slayton.-J r. At
wood Of Randolph. State inspector OF
scales, who has made Morrisville hi;
headquarters while working the county
has completed his work in this section ant
with Mrs. Atwood went Saturday to theil
cottage at Greensboro Mr. Atwood has
given particular attention to scales use(
by farmers in putting up butter, anC
states that conditions found here and IL
this vicinity are the same as found else
where but no more serous-The funera
of NJ w. Briggs was held from his lat
home Friday, the Rev. George w Tabo
officiating. Melvin w, Briggs son OF Ly
man and Olive Tucker Briggs, was horl
in Stanbridee, East Quebec, Can, g. year
ago, March a. September I, 1874, he wa
united in marriage to Miss Emily Lar
away Of Durham, r. @ Mr. Briggs ha
lived in Hyde Park, johnson and Cam
bridge, moving from Canada to the farr
IN the west part OF the town. which h
purchased about 80 years ago, and Wher
he resided until the time Of his deatf
MIR. Briggs had been in failing health TO
about two years, but was not consider
ed in a serious condition until fey
months before his death, caused by hear
trouble with complications, Besides
wife he is survived by two sons ana Nv
daughters, Mrs, Grace Douglass or I'M
town, Carroll W. Briggs of Wilton, y, II
Miss Minnie Briggs of Boston and Jess
on Briggs of St, JOhnshury. lntcrmer
~'as made in the cemetery at Morristow