News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-21
Death of Mrs. c.. A. Wilkins

the end had been hourly expected.
r Funeral services will be held from tn
home Friday afternoon at two O'Clock
Rev. r. D. Cranmer of the Universalis
church officiating. The bearers will
DR.. George L. Bates of Morrisville, Lest
er H. Greene and Dewey T. Hanley G
,, Montpelier, E. M. Stevens of Kansa
City, Mo-, Roy L. Patrick and Robert L
Collimer of Burlington.
Clara M. Houghton was born il
Waterville May %, 1868, to Benjamin
and Sarah Marcy Houghton. Her girl
hood days were spent in Wateryille
where her parents resided for many
years. She was united in marriage te
| Glenn A. Wilkins on October IL, 1897
and after residing in Hyde Park few
; years, they moved to Morrisville four
teen years ago, where they have since re
sided. Besides her husband and littlt
daughter, Barbara Small Wilkins, the
deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs
c. E. Bragg of Waterville, Mrs. W. H
Norris of Graniteville and one brother
Orange G. Houghton of Waterville. AL
three were here during the last few days
The deceased was a member of Cora
Chapter, o. E. S. of Morrisville.
Mrs. Wilkins was a woman of m any
beautiful traits of character, and her de
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deeply mourned by large number Of
friends. Her love of home and sympa.
thetic interest in the joys and sorrows oi
others, were notable in life that will be
long remembered for its unselfshness
and thoughtfulness for others. To Mr..
| Wilkins, Barbara and other sorrowing
relatives, the sympathy of the communi-
ty goes out in large measure.
| Tohn L. Jones went to Essex Junction
today to attend the Woodmen's Field
Day.
Mrs. Alma Goodell of Woodsville, N.
H., has been a guest of her parents. MIR.
and Mrs. Felix Burnor, the past few
days.
Mrs Q. w. Simpson, who passed COM
Mary Jean Simpson, went to Greensboro
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Merrill returned
Monday from visit of several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Parsons in
Cambridge.
Geo. c. Gould went TO Burlington Sat
urday, where he met his granddaughter,
Misses Ethel and Marion Farr. who will
spend some time at the Gould home.
Mrs. j. Thatcher Sears went to Green's
boro Saturday, remaining over Sunday
at the H. A. Slayton cottage with the
Camp Fire Girls of the Congregational
church. who are passing a week in camp. |
Miss Permelia Raymond went to the
Fanny Allen hospital Monday, where she
will undergo an operation for rupture.
She was accompanied by her father,
Frank Raymond.
H.R c. Watson of New York City,
who is spending the summer in Brandon,
has been guest at The Randall several
days the past week, while visiting his
friend, w. G. McClintock.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Mum of johnson
and son. G. A. Mum of Neponsit, Mass,
and daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Ackerman, of Swanton, were
guests over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Stearns.
One of the hest fields of Strawberries
yer seen in this section and attracting
much attention is on the well-tilled farm
If E. T.Ryder and son on Laporte road.
\. w. Waite has contracted for the
whole yield for his grocery trade.
In drunken row at the boarding place :
# Tony, near the tannery Sunday Frank
nd John Sukoski gave each other a +
evere beating. A complaint was made, a
nut when the officers went for them h
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nknown.
The Women of the Universalist Society
yil hold their annual June food sale on t
aturday of this week, beginning at 8
clock. The committee request that G
Il articles be sent in as early as 2:30 d
hat there may be ample time for mark Il
lg the same. E
Principal and Mrs. j. Thatcher Sears c.
ave tonight for Melrose. Mass, where q
1ey will visit at Mrs. Sears home, y
Ding from there to the home of Mr.. T
ears parents on the North Shore. Mr. g.
ears will be in Morrisville in July in d
with his work for next year L
Peoples Academy. p
Mrs. Nettie Law went to Middlebury u
st Friday, where she visited her sister, II
lrs. John Stiles, and attended Com =
encement exercises at Middlebury Col n
ge. Mrs. Law will go to Middlebury "
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