Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-21
uMo|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

Mrs. Nancy B. Jenness who died at
the home Of her son, Albert Jenness. In
Hammond, Wis. October 6. was born
in Mansfield (afterward annexed to
Stowe) June Is, 1924. one Of the large
family of children Of Loren and Elinor
Ham Russell. She was married in lsoo
at Stowe to Richard Jenncss and with
him moved to Wisconsin in 1855. Mr.
Jenness died in a hospital at St. Louis
in 1862 after three months service in
Company X, 18th Wisconsin regiment,
Mrs. Jenness had lived in Hammond
since 1874. She had been blind for over
II years and had been confined to her
bed for six years. Resides her son, she
leaves a stepdaughter, Mrs. Lucinda
Dodge Clarke of Hinsdale. n. H., form
erly of Stowe, and one brother, Ezra
r. Russell Of Chamberlain. S. d. Sew
eral nephews and nieces reside in TINS
vicinity, among them Mrs. Henry Town
Of Stowe. Mrs. Addie Kicker and Mrs.
Edwin Robinson of Waterbury.
In q letter written September ii at
6horncliff, England. to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles I. Robinson. Frank L.
Robinson of the Montreal mounted rifles
announces his safe arrival in England
The steamer on which he sailed was
chased for four hours the night before
reaching port by submarine which it
| finally evaded.-Principal w. j. English
Messrs. Cooley and Best, and Misses
Parker, Merritt. Atkinson, Bailey and
| Lang Of the Stowe high and graded
schools and Miss Wright of the Moscow
school went by automobiles to Barre
Thursday night.-Mrs. f. c. Russell and
! Mrs c. D. Rruce attended the o. f. 5.
district meeting in Hardwick Friday
| e. NJ Houston has sold two registered
Jersey bull calves at SIS apiece, the high
| est price ever realized by a stock raiser
| in Stowe. One was purchased by +. L..
Pratt of Hyde Park and one by Charles
/. Wheeler of West Branch.-Mr, and
Mrs Harold c. Mcmahon, who are on a
western tour. passed last week In Mil
waukee, Grand Rapids. Grand Haven and
Detroit, and are expected home this week.
"A successful ball for old and young
was held at the Green Mountain Inn
Friday night, with music by Shackett 8
orchestra Mrs. +. f. Bamforth has re-
turned from visit OF 10 days with err
sister In Portland. Me,-Mrs. Bamforth
and Mrs. D. r. Smith were In Barre
| SNturday.-Munn Boardman was in
Morrisville Saturday.-Mrs Ellen Wake
field of Morrisville is visiting Mrs. T.. II.
Sargent-Mrs, Loretta Parsons, who re-
comfy sold her farm on West Hin 10
Louis Beauchemin of New Hampshire,
has shipped her household goods and gone
to Burlington.-L. T. Thaycr of Morris
Vile was in Stowe Saturday.
private funeral for Miss Helen Stay
ton, who died In Berkeley Cal, May
% was conducted at the CONGREGATIONAL
Church by the Rev. Lemuel Davis Sun
day afternoon. The body was cremated
and the ashes We're brought here from
Berkeley and after the funeral were
buried in the village cemetcry.-Mr. and
Mrs, H. II. Demeritt and Miss Margaret
Pike of Waterbury were here Sunday
to attend the funeral of their cousin
Miss Helen Slayton-The Rev. f. r.
Crane was able to preach at Unity
Church Sunday morning after his illness
The Rev. Robert Dewey of Waterbury
conducted Catholic service at tn,
Akeley Memorial building Sunday morn
ing.-A resident of the Miller Brook
neighborhood picked ripe Strawberries
lSaturday.-A. ]. Back returned to Mont