Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. o.
McAllster, over Sunday.-Mr. and MIS-
L. NJ. Sargent have returned from JOHN
son where they attended the funeral oi
Mrs. Arthur pike.
A funeral servrce for Mrs jennie l."
Luce was conducted by the Rev. W.
l.. Boicourt of Waterbury Monday ar
ternoon at her home at the lower WI
,aps The bearers were A. A. PIKE.
O. r. Luce, W. w. Robinson AMI w. a
Slayton. There was large at'eno-
ance and many rare ana peautiiui
flowers testified to the esteem or many
friends Among those present were
Mrs. Iuce's son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs
r. c. Luce, ami their six children of
waterbury, two of her sisters ana
their husbands Mr.. and Mrs. Ober OF
Hyde Park, and Mr.. and Mrs. B. r.
Rulard of Hardwick and Mrs. Ellen
wood of Cambridge. sister in
Greensboro was unable to atteni The
burial was in the West Branch cemc-
terry. Mrs. Luce died at tie home Of
her son in Waterbury Saturday after
noon after a long and painful illness,
undergoing two surgical operations
She was the widow of Cabot u. Luce
who died in stowe 10 years ago. Mrs
Luce's early home was In Johnson. but
Stowe was her home for Al years"
The ladies of the Congregational
Church served dinner Wednesday
at the church vestry.---Carl NJ. Parker
and Francis Francis of Norwich Unit
versity returned to Northhelj Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Luce and son
-L.yy u Tnv,lf Inc
have passed the summer with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry f. Jen-
ney. left Monday for their homes in
Walton ana Fort Pierce, Fla-Mrs
Westman, who has been nousekeeper
for several years for Howard A. Butts,
| in Moscow, has returned to her home
in Jacksonville. Mr.. and Mrs. IIarry
Butts will live with their father. II. A.
Butts.-The poles for the new tele-
phone line on West Hill as far rs
Steward Nuttings have been set.-G.
w. Adams Is confined to his bed by
characterization Harris and mis- broth
err, Edward who have had employment
at the Sunset House, Sugar Hill,
H.. through the summer, have return
ed.-F. J. Billings, VINO. with Mrs. Bill
lngs has visited in Barre. Bellows
Falls ana Saxtons River, has returne l.
Mrs. Billings is in Waterbury for n
few days.-During one of the hardest
thunder storms of the season which
occurred Saturday evening lightning
struck n. G.. Stygles's house in the
northern part of stowe, ripping off
shingles and clapboards but not set
ting 1t on fire.
William Kimball of Bristol, Conn. is
visiting his cousin. Charles A. Sim
mons. On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Sim
mons, Mrs. Cora Vearen and Mr.. kim
ball visited Greens boro.-Mr. and Mrs.
George w. Gale were in Waterbury
over Sunday.--Mr. and Mrs, Hubert
Spaulding have visited relatives in
stowe this eek.--Representative and
Mrs. A. c. Orvis of Manchester visited
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Shaw Monday
Mrs. c. d. Bruce entertained four
tables at 500 Saturday evening.-Mrs.
w. N. Roberts and Mrs. F. A. Blodgett
have been elected delegates from the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school to
the State convention in Burlington
About rs of their friends and neigh
bors gave Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Sanborn
a surprise party Saturday evening, the
25th anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs San
born's marriage. The affair was ar
ranged by their children. Mrs. Hawley
and Charles Sanborn. and proved a
pleasant occasion. An oyster supper
was served-Edwin r. Bigelow has
received news of the death of his
hrother-in-l law. the Rev Payson W.
Peterson, October IA, at his home in
Milwaukee, Wis Mr.. Peterson was 81
years of age and was for many years
an able preacher OF the Methodist
Episcopal denomination In Wisconsin,
His wife. Mrs Martha T. (Bigelow)
Peterson, who passed a part of her
early life in Stowe. and their six chill
dren, survive him.. L. Stafford and
r. E. Stafford are in Greensboro.
The ladies of the Congregational Church
served chicken pie dinner at the church
vestiy Wednesday.-Mrs Isaiah Austir
returned to Morctown Wednesday after
visiting Mrs. G. +. Eddy for several DAYS
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliakin Bigelow are il
Morrisville.-Mrs e. +. Eddy and H. f.
Straw assisted as judges at the grange
fair at Waterbury Center Wednesday,
Miss Laura Thomas was a visito,
In Montpelier Wednesday.-There was
a hard frost and the mountains were
white Wednesday morning