Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05

The breaking of eight bolts in the
| coupling of the main shaft of the water
wheel at the Morrisvile Electric Light &
| Power plant Friday, has put out of COM
mission the electric railroad, trimming
from Stowe to Waterbury, for which it
| furnishes power, left Stowe without
| lights, and shut down the Union Granite
| company's and Il. w. Mould granite
sheds power and all other places where
electric power was furnished by the above
named plant. Norrisvile has been light
ed, excepting the streets, by the power
at the II. A. Slayton & Co.'S grst mill
| The remains of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Green
were brought here Saturday from Somer-
Vile, Mass, accompanied by her daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. William
| Walker with whom she had made her
home for nearly q year Sarah M.
Thompson, one of five children of Mr..
and Mrs. John Thompson, was born at
Wolcott october 10, 1887 Her early life
was passed at Wolcott In 1851 she was
married to James NJ. Green and with him
lived in Elmore 1Q years, when they came
to Morrstown and purchased the farm
now occupied by Clayton Cornell, where
Mr.. Green died 20 years ago In May.
, Since the death of Mr. Green, Mrs.
Green had resided in Morrisvie and
Barre until a year ago, when she
went to Somerville, Mass, to live with
her daughter. Four daughters were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Green Flora NJ. who
died when two years of age; Mrs.
Vestella f. Drown of Barre, Mrs. Alice
c. Reed of Morrisville and Mrs. Fannie
NJ. Walker of Somervlle, Mass. She is
survived also by two sisters and one
brother Mrs. Lucy Spear of Newport
Sylvester Thompson of North Dakota
and Mrs. Laura Smith of Florida. Mrs.
Green had been in falling health for
some time with heart trouble and rheu-
matism, and died Thursday at 900 a. m.
of valvular heart trouble and complica-
tons Funeral services We're held Friday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walker,
the remains being placed in the vault
here until spring, when interment will
be made in the family lot. Mr. and Mrs.
William walker. who came with the re-
mains OF Ms. Green. returned to Somer-
Vile Mass, on Saturday night. Mrs.
Nestella Drown, called here by the death
Of her mother, returned to Barre Mon
day.-E. S. Robinson is confined to the
, house by illness. His substitute, +. S.
Edison, is carrying route No during the
enforced lay off.-Mrs. Emily Towne, who
had been in poor health since an attack
of pneumonia a year ago, was taken i'll
week ago Sunday with congestion of
the lungs and died Saturday mornine.
Funeral services were held at her late
= home at Cadys Falls Tuesday at 200 pm
the Rev w. T.. Baker officiating. Burial
, was made at River View cemetary in
! I'ulI -1au
3 NJ. Davis, o. n. Campbell and james II.
= Clark and her brother, Carl Il. Terrlll,
acted as bearers. Emily Minerva Terril1
' a daughter of Moses and Minerva
Calkins Terril was born in Morristown
May ., 1852 her whole life having been
= spent in Morristown. November 8, 1880
= she was united in marriage to Samuel
Chester Towne at Montpelier. From this
n union six children We're born Adella
= who died when 10 years of age, William
e II. Towne of Norrisville, Mrs. O. n
Campbell of Hyde Park Mrs. Z. NJ
: Davis of Hardwick Mrs. l.. NJ. Stevens
:, of Kansas City, Mo, and Mrs. j. A
!. Clark of Hardwick. She is survived also
:. by one brother, Carl b. Terrill of CadyS
= Falls. Mr.. Towne died nine years ago
= the same date and within three hours
II of the same time that Mrs. Towne died
:. The death of Mrs. Ida Churchill occur
:; red Sunday afternoon after an lines
=, which began Christmas day. Funeral ser
?; vices were held Wednesday at one o'clocl
l. at her late home. Ida Matthews, a daugh
4 ter of O. Dwight and RoXana Spaulding
: was born at Fort COvington, n. y.
/: September 26, 1858, and when three years
is of age moved to Burlington with he
r parents During the IA years she resided
J. in Burlington she received her educa
.r tion and also thorough musical train
ing. When Il years of age, with he
parents, she moved to Stowe, where he
father engaged in the hardware business
In December following her 18th birth
> day she was united in marriage to y. N
- Churchill, coming to Morrisville with hin
. 30 years ago. MIS-. Churchill had serve'
for nearly 80 years as orSanist for tn
, UniVersalist Church, of which she wa
- a member. She was also a member o
-. the Mission Circle. She is survived b.
= no nearer relatives than cousins
/, nephews and nieccs. and an aged uncle
Andrew McGaffey of Burlington Mise
- Carrie and Alice Nash of burlington ar
- rived Monday evening to attend the fun
70 eru of Mrs Churchill.
The old town hall was filled Tuesda
= by voters. Hon T. c. Cheney was elect
ed moderator. A. A. Niles was re-eiecte
: as town clerk. The reports of the tow
officers were accepted and adopted
printed The selectmen were authorize
to appoint one or more road comms
4, soners. c. T. Smith was elected TO ac
a, as selectman for three years, Guy
Campbell for one year, Il. w. Gates haV
-, ing two more years to serve. The follow
= ing were also elected First constable
t., II. l.. Stevens; second. George 7. Towne
:, school director, G. l. A. Smith; lister 70
=, three years c. II. Richardson: truste
OF public money w. NJ. Sargent boar
a auditors for 1913. consisting Of c. IL.
Stafford, II. A. Slayton and l.. M Nun
n son, reelected first town grand Jurol
O. r. \. Cheney; second town grand juror
Y r. w Eaton; town treasurer. A. a. Niles
legal agent, F. G. Fleetwood; cemeter
commissioner for tve years. NJ. /
White; collector of taxes. Howard !
Stevens; overseer of poor, o. w. Chaife e.
. The selectmen appointed w, S. Newcomi
%, II. -. Kellogg and l.. S. Small as fenc
% viewers; A. l.. Champeau, inspector c
- leather; j. r. Parker, inspector OF lun
NJ Der, and II. F. Munson, weigher of Goa
-. The sum of 500 was appropriated for IN
40 use of the Morristown Cemetery associt
- ton; $50 for Memorial day; 500 for tt
" Morrisville fire department; 500 for tr
=. benefit of the Morrisville band on cond