Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
happenings IN VERMONT

Rodgers 74th birthday anniversary
The funeral OF Isiah Blair was held
Mondayg afternoon at two O'Clock, the
Rev. r. d. Cranmer of the Universalist
Church officiating. The remains were
placed in the vault and burial will be
In Riverside cemetery. 1siah Blair, a
Bon of Joseph and Mary Blair, was
born at Serale, T. G.. January "a. 1S45.
In 1866 he was united in marriage to
Edna Noe and of this union nine chill
8ren were born, five of whom survive,
Mrs. Edna Boyce, Lewis Blair of
Nddlesex, Frank l. Blair of Morris
Vile, Mrs. Vina Caswell and william
V. Blair of Greenfield, Mass. Mr. Blair
enlisted August "a, 1864, in Company
!, 18th Vermont regiment. and was
discharged August % 1866 lie was
a member of James NJ. Warner Post,
9. A. Il. Mr.. Blair passed so years of
mis- life in Morrisville-W. S. Cheney
IS seriously ill.---Mrs. Addie Chaffee of
Stamford. Conn visited here Monday.
C FL Slocum went to Boston Satur
lay night to visit his daughter Mrs.
G. M. Chapin.-Miss Leona Perkins
spent Sunday at her home in Wolcott.
She was accompanied by Miss Mar
Iorie Brown.--Mrs. T.. w. Patch of
Cambridge spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Addie Woods.-Mr and Mrs.
Wallace L. Gilbert of Burlington came
Saturday evening for short visit
with his mother. Mrs. Kate Gilbert,
and sister Mrs. II. H. Small.-A jolphus
Noe of Waterbury, Conn, arrived Mon
day morning, called by the critical
condition of his mother, Mrs. Charles
Noe.
Miss Grace Gates of Ludlow, Miss
Jennette Matthews and Miss Crosby of
Middletown Springs, Miss Ruth Gordon
of Montpelier and Miss Mary Jean Smp-
son of Craftsbury returned Monday even
ing to resume their work as teachers in
Peoples Academy and graded school
after a two weeks vacation-Mrs A. w
Ruff returned Monday evening from a
visit at her home at Troy, N. Y.--Mrs
G.. a. Barrows left Monday evening for
a short business trip at Boston. She will
visit her daughters, Mrs. L. l.. Morse and
Mrs +. I. Booth in Providence, r. l.,
before returning.-Mrs. f. II. Vancor and
three children returned Monday evening
from Burington.--M Myra Curlier re-
turned Tuesday from dwck.-NIrs. l..
L. Smith of st. Johnsbury came Mon
day evening to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. Fl. Small.-Miss Bessie
Thayer returned Monday from Marlboro
Mass, to resume her work as instructor
in domestic science in Peoples Academy
c. J.. Parker of Milton came Tuesday
evening to visit his cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. T. Parker.-Miss Elizabeth stone
went TO Burlington Tuesday for short
stay.-Mr. and Mrs. G.. T.. Ross of Grand
Forks, n. D., arrived Tuesday to visit
Mrs. Ross parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brigham. Mr.. Ross has resigned his posi-
tion on the Times Herald at Grand
Forks and will locate in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Edward Caswell. called here by the
death of her father Isiah Blair, return
ed Tuesday night to Greenfield, Mass
Mrs Charles Noe died Tuesday after
noon at three o'clock after a long illness
with cancer Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not been made as yet Her
daughters, Mrs. Sophia Smith of Barre,
Mrs Annie MuZZy Of Stowe, Mrs George
Blair of Burlington and son. Adolphus
Noe of Waterbury, Conn, were with her
when she passed away.-A. I3. Austin left
Wednesday on a business trip to Nova
Scotia and New Brunswicl5.-Judge II. NJ
Cornell of Cambridge was visitor in
town Wednesday.