Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
SWlNTON.

The funeral of Miss Esther Butterlield,
aged - years, who died at the home of
r. H. Barney Friday. was held at her
late residence Sunday, the Rev. Mr..
Aiken preaching the funeral sermon. In
terment was in Riverside cemetery. She
had resided for a number of years with
Mr.. Barneys family. Samuel and Clark
Buttertield of this place are brothers of
the deceased Miss Butterfed's great
grandfather, Thomas Butterhed, was
one of the first white residents of swan
ton. coming here civil engineer to
construct a dam for Ira Allen. who at
one time owned a great tract of land in
this vicinity.-Dr. and Mrs. George NJ.
Hawley returned from their wedding
trip Sunday morning and have com
menced housekeeping at the Hawley
homestead.-E. II. Beeoe has sold his
residence on the corner of Grand ave-
nue. and Farrar street to J. o. Russell.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry NJ. Stone,
who died Sunday morning, was held at
Holy Trinity Church Tuesday morning
with interment at Riverside cemetery.
The officiating clerGymen We're the Ri.
Rev w. +. Weeks bishop coadjutor Of
the diocese of Vermont; G. Y. Bliss. d.
D., rector of St. Paul's Church, Burling
ton. and the Rev \. Gale, rector of St
Lukes Church, St. Adams The bearers
were b, b. Blake, O. X. Brown, f. n.
Lapelle, f. j. Hawley, r. c. Sheldon and
Ward Barney. Olive Baker Stone was
born in Tinmouth March 10. 1898, daugh
ter Of Noah Woodruff Sawyer and Olive
Barker Sawyer. She was the seventh in
direct descent from Capt. Miles Standish
of Duxbury Hall, Lincolnshire, Eng.
leader at Plymouth, Mass. Her educa-
ton was obtained in the public schools of
Tinmouth and the Hon. Henry H. Powers
of Morrisvile was at one time her teach
er. Her husband died also on a Sunday
morning, in 1908. or the surviving chill
dren, Charles is in business in Clayton
Ga the Rev. George Stone is in Florence
Italy. the Rev. Edward Stone Is rector of
Holy Trinity Church, Swanton, the Rev
Arthur Stone is chaplain in the /. S.
navy, recently assigned from three years
of sea duty to the Charlestown navy
yard. George and Edward graduated
from the University of Vermont and Ar
thur from Columbia College Florence.
wife of Dr. Strong, resides in New York
and Emily. wife of Gaylord Beebe. died
in 1891. A sister. Mrs. Emily Rice, resides
at Niagara Falls n Y. As a
homemaker and homekeeper Mrs.
Stone embodied the best; as
neghbor and friend she will be low
ingly remembered. Probably no woman
In Holy Trinity parish stood for so much
in church work. In a quiet forceful way
she accomplished much. The church was
always near her heart and until she be-
came weakened by reason of age and in
trinity she was very active and helpful
in all things pertaining to the churchs
welfare.
Charles Wright car repairer for the
St. Johnsbury Il Lake Champlain road at
Swanton. is confined with "A sprained
ankle injured while he was getting off an
engine.-Mrs. Charles Stone of Stowe is
here, Mrs. Florence Stone Strong of
New York. with daughter Dor
othy. and son, Paul, called here by
the death of Mrs. Strong's mother. will
remain several days. Miss Nellie Jewett
accompanied her-A civil engineer has
been at work some time making COM
plete survey of the plant and property
of the Barney Marble company.