Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
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tional society was held Thursday even
ing. NJ. w. Chaffee was elected modera-
ter. The reports for the past year We're
encouraging. the society being in the best
financial condition IN years. The follow
ing officers were elected: Clerk. r. l..
Knight: treasurer. W. r. clark. pruden-
tal committee. A. II. Smith. +. r.. De-
merritt and c. c. Graves Following this
II meeting Of the Meeting House society
was formed. at which b. r. Demor,t was
elected clerk. and ". r. Clark treasurer.
Or. W. l.. Wasson. accompanied by Mrs.
". l.. BoicQurt, gave violin selections.
Levi W. Davis died at his home on
High street Friday night at midnight.
Although suffering from neart trouble.
his serious illness was OF short duration,
pneumonia being the immediate cause Of
his death. He was born in Westminster,
Ontario. October ~. 1875. He was edu-
Gated in the common schools there and
after he was q came to Vermont and
, continued in school teaching par. of
the time. Forty years ago he married
in Richmond Miss Adeline Smith. They
have lived In their present home - years.
For 10 years Mr., Davis was employed
at the Vermont state Hospital for the
Insane, Is of that time as night watch
man Mr.. Davis is survived by his wife
and five children, Mrs. Edward Chesley,
Mrs, Percy Brown and Mrs s W. Guptil
Of this town. Luther Davis at Providence,
X. l., and Mrs. W. II. Douglas of North
field. There are also eight grandchildren
and two sisters, II brother ana "A half
| brother. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Mrs. AL
bert Stranton, George Davis and James
Davis. all living near London. ont. The
! funeral was held from his late home
Tuesday afternoon ut two o'clock the
Rev, T.. r. Newell officiating Mrs.
Franklin Carpenter arrived from the
! Mary Fletcher hospital sunday after
| noon.-Mrs. Dewitt Greene was in Bur
lngton Friday and reports Mrs. James
Greene as improving fast. She hopes to
come home next week.--F. c. Lamb is
confined to the house. Miss l.estina Bid
we'll was detained from school the last
of last week by illness. Twenty three
went from this locality to the home of
b. j. Avery in South puxbury Friday
evening to an oyster supper FOR tho
benefit of the South Duxhury Church.
Beside those from hero there was pres
ent guests from Stove. Wait sfield and
| Moretown. beside those of South DuN-
bury, nearly 100 in all A neat sum was
realized to he used in repairs on the
church.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Clifton re-
turned the last of the week from Wor-
cester Mass. where he went for medical
treatment.-Dr, and Mrs. r. H. stone of
burlington and DIR. tiodekins of Palmer,
Mass. superintendent of the Danvers hos
ptal, We're guests of DR.. ana Mrs. w.
l.. WATSON over Sunday.--,ieorge How
land spent Sunday in Burlington. also
Robert Burnham,-Andrew Brown was at
his home over Sunday from Montpelier
The funeral OF Low Davis was held
from his late home on High street
TUESDAY afternoon. The Rev. T. +
Newell ohiciated and Il Quartcttc from
the Methodist Church choir, CONSISTING
of Mrs, d. G. Jones, Mrs. Harry Lease
Harold Powers and r. r. Houston
sang, Mrs. u. Cooley acting ms ac-
companist one number was u duet
by Mrs. Jones and MI Houston m,
bearers were the -four sons in-law. :
w Guptil. Percy Brown and Edwar,
Chesley of this place and ". H. Doug
lass OF Northheid, also Charles smith
Of Brighton, Mass and Franz Smitf
Of Essex Junction. Among the bean,
tiful floral offerings was a large Pill
low from those at the Vermont Stat,
hospital, where he has been employed
for 10 wears w j. Royce was IL
charge Of the funeral and the huria
was In the local cemetery Among
those present from ovt Of town were
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