Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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number of years and for several years
was in the millinery business. She retired
from that business about two years ago
because of failing health. She was a
member of the Congregational Church
Of this village and was also a member
of several of the societies connected with
the church. She was well known and
highly respected. She is survived by two
nieces, Mrs. George Mead of Glenn Ridge
~ j.. Miss Minnie Carpenter of Mont
pelicr, and two nephews. Frank Car
penter of Warren and George Carpenter
of Randolph.-A wedding took place at
st. Mays Catholic Church at eight
Monday morning, when Miss Amanda e.
Ferland, daughter Of Mr.. and Mr..
George Ferland. and William II. Farrell,
Jr., youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam H. Farrell, We're united in marriage
by Father u. j. Leonard, pastor of the
church. Merida Ferland. a sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid. and Euclid Fer
land. brother was best man. M.
Farrell is popular clerk at the store
of Hanks e Chilson. After the ceremony
at the church the bridal party was driven
to the home of the brides parents where
wedding breakfast was served. They
received large number of presents. Mr..
and Mrs. Farrell left ON the noon train
for wedding trip and on their return
will make this their home. The funeral
of Mrs. V. V. Bla ckmer was held at her
home in New Haven Sunday afternoon
three o'clock. There was large at
tendance. The Rev. Mr.. Newall of the
Hartford Theological Seminary at Hart.
ford. Conn, OBLIGATED, and the interment
was beside her first husband in the New
Haven Mills cemetery. The bearers We're
John A. Fletcher, Prof. p n. SWEET,
Judge John +. Weeks of Middlcbury, and
Joseph Ash, II. Powers and George Fitcn
of New Haven. The flowers werc man.
and heautiful-'rhe funeral of Mrs.
John SWeenor was held at her home
in Brooksville Monday afternoon at two
o'clock, DR. ID. II. Corkran officiating.
Burial was in the West cemetery in this
village. The bearers We're Nelson Goss
Mr., Hamilton, Peter Sweenor and Frank
PARROT. There was large attendance
of relatives and friends.
The funeral of Walter v Wright whose
remains were brought here on the late
train Monday evening from Nirden, Mani
toba, Canada, was held at the home Of
tN
street Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock
DIR. d. II. Corkran, pastor of the Meth
odist Church, ofiiciated. There was a
large attendance of relatives and friends
and many flowers. The bearers were John
II. Stewart Allan Calhoun. Allen r.
Sturtevant, Judge James b. Donoway.
Fred L. Foote and Kari G. Gorham. Bur
ial was in the family lot at Maple Grove
cemetery, Weybridge
Norman S. Foote, who has been seriously
i'll for two weeks, has so far recovered
as to be able to be about little and on
Tuesday afternoon left for the mountains
where he will spend 10 days or more in
recuperating before he resumes his BUSH
ness aGan.-A1r and Mrs. John Lowell
have returned from New Haven, Conn,
where they We're called by the death Of
his brothers wife.-The Rutland railroad
has completed repairs on the two bridges
in the business section Of this village
The funeral of Roy Shackett, who died at
the Mary Fletcher hospital Sunday, vii
he held here at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Shackett, Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.-Mr. and Mrs
Julius q. Seeley, Jr., Of South Main
street are parents of son. born Monday
and named Richard Atwood Sceley-Mr
and Mrs. Adams and Mrs Simeon Murch
and daughter have gone TO Boston
where they will make their home f n
Towne has returned from Waterbury.
where he has been spending a few DAYS.
Mrs. George Chaffee has returned from
burlington. professor A. f. Lambert has
gone to Boston for few days on bust
hess.-CT. n. snyder has returned from
franVille, \, Y, where he has been for n
Week-George Wooster has returned from
Il several days visit in Burington.-Iee
Hallaht or burlington and J. f. Roukes
or New YORK city are visiting in town
Juel Lamere, who has been visiting at his
nome In Ludlow, has returned to town
Mrs Camelia King. who had been in
III health for some time at her home
on Court street, died Tuesday evening
at the age of ~ years, of a complica-
ton of troubles. She is survived bv
several nieces and nephews Mrs.
King was a member of the Methodist
Church. The funeral ARRANGEMENTS
nave not yet peen made.-The funeral
OF MISS Laura Goodrich was held at
Her late nome on Court street Tues
day at $50 y, m. Dir. d. NJ. Corkran
OF the Methodist Church of this viii
lage officiated There was n largo ar
tendance and many flowers. The boar
ers were S. b. Aimes, George e. Mar
shall, George w. Mead, a. w. Dickens
a. VIZ Eddy and Judge J. F.. Weeks
lhterIment was in the West cemetery
AIR. and Mrs. George Mead of Glen
Ridge, n. j. and Miss CARPENTER of
Montpelier arc in town, called here
by the death of their aunt. Miss
L. a. Goodrich.--Mrs. John II. Sargent
mas gone to New York, where she will
spend IL few weeks with her sisters.
she was accompanied there by her sis
TER Mrs. Sweeney, who was called here
| u rev weeks ago by the death of her
pfother-in-law, j. H. Sargent.-The
annual meeting of the Missionary So
clety OF the Congregational Church
was held at the home of Mrs Frank
tarnsworth Tuesday afternoon Re-
Ports OF the officers showed that the
society was in n fiourishing condition.
the following officers were elected
President, Mrs a. w. Eddy; vico-pres-
ldeht, Mrs ii. b. Hagar; secretary.
Mrs. George Chafree; treasurer. Miss
fuIla bond; assistant, Mrs. G. b. Smith.
DR. y, d. Barter, Deacon and Mrs. r.
y benedict, Mrs. Il, l.. Averill. Rev.
and Mrs X. +. Whittimore and Prof
- NJ Holmes have returned from
Nc'Sehhes' where they have been at
tending the annual convention of the
ADDISON County Baptist association
iheS represented the church and the