Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
AMOILLE COUNTY
STOWE.

Howard Mckinley. eight-year- old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mckinley
on the main road to Morrisville, broke
his right arm between the elbow and
wrist September when he fell from
stack of stra W.-Mrs. Willis Culver
slipped on a threshold and ell break
ing one hip at the home OF Mrs. Nettie
Russell in Morctown, where she was
visiting recently. Mrs culver. who
is about so years of age, was brought
Sept. to the home of her son, Dan
! culver, in Nebraska, who're she is be-
| ing cared for.--Mr and Mrs Henry
| TURK of West Lebanon. n. H., are par
ents of a daughter, Christine, born Sep
TENDER IA. Mrs. L.usk was formerly
! Miss Elva Warren of Stowe.-Clifton.
! the oight-year- old son of Clifford Park
! man of Nebraska cut cash two and
one half inches long between the toes
of one of his feet while using an axe
| Thursday
! Vernon Wilkins, a life long resident
and for many years prominent citizen
of stowe, died at his home on Main
street at six O'Clock Monday morning
after long period of failing health
He was born March g, 1855, and was the
.
Criah and Polly Davis wilkins. He
was for many years connected with the
late Charles r. Churchill in a lucrative
business For the last % years he had
noon dcbarred from business activity
by rhcumatism from which he had
been great sufferer. Mr. wilkins
served the town as selectman for
many torrs and was for many years
la mi for
Of stowe. Morristown and Johnson,
He represented Stowe in the state
Legislature Of 1870, the first two-year
term. Mr.. wilkins was married in
early life to Miss Eliza Kaiser, who
died in 1855 lie is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Iucius l.. Harris. and
two grand daughters. Mrs George w.
Gale and Miss Dorothy Harris. In 1898
Mr.. wilkins married Mrs. Helen A.
Straw. who also survives him. The
funeral was held at Unity Church
at Two o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. o. -. Greene returned Saturday
to Bethel after passing the week with
Mrs G. T. Butt.-I{enry G. Mcmahon
Of Minneapolis is visiting his brother
G. H. Mcmahon. and sister Mrs. q. f.
Luce. and familics.--Raeburn r. Nc
Mahon aud Donald NJ. Mcmahon motor
cd Monday to Hanover, y. IT,, where
the lattcl will resume his studies al
f Dartmouth College,--Mss Margaret
. Harris went Tuesday to Middlebury t.
, 70 sumo hor studies At Middlebury Col
lcse.-The public schools opened fol
{ the fall term Monday with Princira
, W. j. English and Assistants - A
: Burnham, Miss Hazel McCuen, Miss
. Lucy HuntleY and H. II. Cooley. in the
- high school, Miss Lucia Atchson. Mrs
{ Lola Billings Douglass, Miss Merti'
Merritt. Miss Viola kneeland. Mis-
- }crncc Lang and Miss Susan Bigelov
in the grades, and the Misses Mabe
. backyard. Grace Russ Mary Stebbins
. Mildred Gale, Elvira Gale. Elma Bailey
+ Lula Butler, Elsie Algcr and Elizabetl
- Fuller in the rural schoOIs.--Thc Rev
9 T. L. Goddard Of the Methodist Epis
II copal Church conducted a burial serv
II ice at the West Branch cemetery Sun
: day afternoon, when the ashes of Mrs
: Flora Bigelow Blodgett were interre
= in the grave of her mother, Mrs. Newell
u Bigclow, in the Bigelow family 10
Among those present were Mrs. Blod
s gets brother and wife. Mr.. and Mr.
" Walter j. Bigelow. and daughter Mis-
4. Ruth Of St. Johnsbury. Mis-, Blodget
& Mrs W. A. Parke. in San Diego, Cal
=. August %. The funeral was held then
le the 26th. after which the remains wer
ID crematcd and sent here for burial, Al
1t irving last Friday. Besides her daugl
ter, Mrs. BlodGctt she leaves IA sol
Is Ezra 4. Blodgctt Of Rison, Ark; tw
ic sisters, Mrs. Herbert t.. straw of stow
e ana Mrs. Abpie Warren of Yves
~ | Lebanon n H.. and three brother
l. Walter j. BiGelow Of st, Johnsbur
r Wilbur T. Bigelow Of Salem. Mass
I : and Arthur f. Bigclow of Hartfor
- Conn, and MiddleseX.
a ON arising early one morning La
=, week at his home known as the Ice A
nc kins farm ON hill near Moscow ClauS
m Adams caught sight of an animal net
O. the henhouse some IL rods from h
- house. Mr. Adams supposed the an
ed NAL to be a fawn. but upon approachin