Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-01


found in the hospitable mansion a pleas
ant contrast to the wintry aspect out
Of doors Their son, O. Howard Smith
Of Morrisvilc, and Mrs. O. f., Luce as
sisted in receiving the guests and Mrs
Maude Heath presided at the refresh
ment table in the dining room. The dec
orations and flowers We're green and gold
Among those present were Mr.. Smiths
sister, Mrs Jane Howe Of Rutland who
Is passing the winter in stowe. and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Demeritt of Waterbury
sum OF money in gold and other gifts
were left by the guests as reminders of
the day and poem was written for the
occasion by Mrs May A. Jenney. Mr.
Smith was Is years of age on December
IT, His life except for two years in
Farbault, Mimi, was passed on the
farm where he was born in stowe Hol-
low until i've years ago when he moved
to the village. He was one OF the II chill
dren Of Horace and Nancy Montgomery
Smith, of whom, besides himself, a
brother, Harrison Smith of Morrisvie
and two sisters. Mrs. Jane Howe and
Mrs O. II. Slayton, survive. Mr.. Smith
served short time in the Civil War
regiment but was soon discharged on &C.
count of Illness. He represented Stowe
in the Legislature Of 1854 Mrs Smith.
formerly Aurila Howard was born in
ISL in Springfield n. H., and was
brought up in that town and in Croy-
don, the "Conston" of Winston Church.
ms novel Reuel Durkee the original
Of 'Jethro Bass" was familiar figure
to her in her childhood. She was mar
red in 1861 to George Frye, who had
just enlisted and who lost his life in the
battle of Charlottesville She met Mr..
Smith while on a visit In Waterbury and
their marriage soon followed OF their five
children the oldest is the only survivor.
Three of them died Of scarlet fever in
the winter Of 1S7i-5, two on one day and
the third a week later. The youngest
died in 1850. Mrs Smith s an active
worker in the Congregational Church and
a member of the II. II. Smith Post
w. r. c. Within two years she has had
both wrists broken but although some
! what crippled is able to do her own
homework. She Is one of the few
women of these times who has a compe-
tent knowledge of spinning and weav-
, ing, which acts she has carried on until
within a few years-The funeral OF
Mrs. George II. Watts, who died Of burns
on Wednesday. was held at her home H.
stowe Hollow Saturday afternoon con-
Quoted by the Rev. Lemuel Davis of the
Congregational Church. The bearers
were II. W. Luce. D. G. Luce. A. D.
Lang and H. g. Fuller. Two selections.
"Go to Thy Rest" and "AffIiction Is a
stormy Deem" were sung by quartet
consisting Of Mrs. A. " Barrows Mrs
Alice \. RAYMOND. \. II. Cheney and
G. A. Hurnham. The burial was in the
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