Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
lAM0ILLE COUNTY
STONE.

| who died at the home of her nephew,
F. p. Billings, on March ), was held there
| Saturday, the Rev. F. r Crane officiat-
ing. Two solos were sung by Mrs. H.
! w Barrows. The bearers were the
nephews of Mrs. Crossett, +. p. Billings,
James Jacobs, William Marshall and
EVerard Marshall, The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. Mrs. Crossett
was the daughter of Elizabeth (Clarko)
and Levi Whitney and was born in VOL
colt February 20, 1896. She was the
widow of the late James Crossett or
Duxbury and with him had been very
active in the work of the State Spir!tuaIst
association. Those from out of town to
| attend the funeral were: Mrs Mae
Dewing and daughter, Miss Bertha Dew
ing, and MIR and Mrs James Jacobs of
Burlington Mrs. Truman Nichols, a sis
ter OF Mrs. Crossett and Mrs. Charles
iiurlburt Of Bellows Falls, Judge Hunt
ley. Mrs. L. F. Palmer and lL and Mrs
Philip Shonio of Waterbury, Mrs. James
! Cass OF Randolph. William Marshall and
Everard Marshall of Waitsfleld and s.
R. Kennedy and daughter, Marion, OF
Waterbury. R. G. Reynolds
and party OF boys including Gale Shaw,
Frank Pike, Donald Mcmahon, Cornell
Riley and Henry Jenney, Jr, went snow
shoeing to Brownsville Saturday, passing
the night In the Stafford deer camp
The closing entertainment in the high
school lecture course was given by the
English opera singers at the Akeley Me-
mortal building Friday evening and
proved one of the best in the course
There was a good attendance.-Mrs Lula
Dunbar Is in Morrisvile-Mr and Mrs
II. f. Pike went Saturday to Boston -
Or. and Mrs. o. Z. Luce have returned
rom Burlington-F. s. Dow returned
Saturday from Plymouth, y. II Mr.
Dow was i'll in bed three days during
his stay in Plymouth.-The Rev Lemuel
Davis. who has made his home with Mrs
Abble Warren since he has been in
stowe is now boarding with MIR. and
Mrs. a. w. Stickney at the Consrega-
tional Church parsonage.-Mr. Caldwell
who was employed IN the c. L. Il f. o.
i}urt Lumber company through the sum-
mer ana who is passing the winter in
MaysVille, Ky. writes that the unusual
crop OF Ice harvested on the river there
vas three inches thick
Byron Russell who was IS gears O! age
Monday, is believed u be the oldest man
HVihB in stowe and also the oldest native
porn resident, Mrs. Margaret Drugs, the
only Older resiucnt, being a native of Can
ada. Mi. Russell has always been an aC-
tive. Niso,ou iiiGT ami is ;his winter car
ing Tor SIX head OF cattle and horse, and
splitting some wood and putting it into
the Cellar every day. He mas however
never fully recovered from d fall result
lrS IN (. severe cut on the head at his farm
house in Nebraska ,ust iall and Is not able
TO take the walks Of several miles which
he previously ind l.Bcd in ana which he
hopes to resume In the spring. lie lag
Tor some years made nis home with his
son, NJ. p. Russell, at lne lower village
where his wife Lov.na Mason Russell,
dlcd Iii october. 1917, after rcaIly c. yrars
OF married lifo, Besides his son. Mr..
russell has daughter. Mrs Louise .tus-
SELL live grandchildren, ID grcat-crand-
children and two great-srcat-grandchl
dren. in one line Of viii, h the iye genera
tons are living in Stowe. Mr.. Russell,
his daughter, Mrs. Louis Russell. grand.
daughter, Mrs. Daniel Culver, great
granddaughter Mrs. Walter L. Hale, and
ereat-great- grandson, Mrs Hale's little
son. week younger than Mr.. Russell
Is Samuel w, Barrows, who will be IS
March IL. Mr. Barrows is native of
Lebanon, n H., and lived in Bethel for
many years coming to Stowe in 1906 He
has split and piled wood all winter. An
other old and lifelong resident is Mrs
AlZlna Luce, who will be 81 in Nav and
who has always lived in the Stowe Forks
neighborhood, She is the last survivor of
the children of Mr.. and Mrs Chester
Luce and Is the widow of John Luce,
who died in 1896 she has until recently
done her own housework.-B. T. Gale the
veteran cattle buyer, has shipped so head
of cows and calves this week to Boston 800
III. c. Mcmahon of Miles Mcmahon &
Co.. and r, r. Mcmahon, the Ford auto
mobile representative, are attending the
Boston auto show this Week.-Mrs. Ruth
Mcmahon f. assisting In the office of
Miles, Mcmahon \ Co through Sugar
ng."-L. A. Pike who has visited his par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. p, ID. Pike, left Mon
day for Chicago. His daughter, Miss Mar
garet Pike, who was in Stowe over Sun |
day, returned to Waterbury Monday
public supper was served at the regu-
lar meeting OF Sickle Chapter o. II S
Wednesday evening for the benefit of the
fund for the Vermont Masonic Home
The postponed meeting Of the Congrega-
tional Mission Study class will be held
Thursday afternoon with Mrs Anna KIM
ball-A third union service was held at
Unity Church Sunday evening with an
excellent sermon by the pastor. the Rev