Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY,.

William HIN, father of the Rev. Wilbur
+. Hill of the Center. died at the Metho-
dist parsonage in that place at eight
O'Clock Thursday morning of bronchial
pneumonia. He WAS born in Lowell
Mass, - years ago last july. He married
Miss Caroline Snow, Who has been dead
ID years. They lived many wears in More
town, Where Mr.. Hill was a cooper by
trade, making butter tubs by hand. For
number Of years he has spent the
winters with his son. Wilbur, and sum-
mers with his sons in New Hampshire.
He is survived by three sons, the Rev.
Wilbur +, Hill OF Waterbury Center,
Jason Hin and Irving lin of New Hamr-
shire. The funeral was held at the
home of his son at ten O'Clock Saturday
morning with burial in the cemetery at
South Duxbury.
The senior class of the w. L. S gave
their play The Time of Ills Life in
Seminary chapel at the Center Friday
evening TO IA packed housc.--Music before
the drama between the acts and for the
promenade which followed the play was
rendered 10y Buzzcll's orchestra Prof,
.. X. liollister of Barre ably addressed
the Brotherhood Of the Methodist Church
Local OPTION" and made "A strong plea
for Statewide prohibition, The speaker
was introduced by the Rov. Verne l..
Smith. supper was in charge Of &. e..
YOUNGSTOWN Clerk Fullerton. who ha :
been in poor health tho past week and
unable to he IN his ohcc. was more COM
Portable Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. LOWS
Richard are parents Of a daughter. born
7T,t, l. ~, ,.,l,
Mrs. W. j. Brisbane Sunday after
noon Tho cattle rescued from the river
| Friday belonging to the herd of En>er-
SON johnson are improving. Nine were
lost-Tho funeral of William llill was
held ut ,he home OF his son, the Rev
| Wilbdr Hin, Saturday morning the Kcv.
T.. j.. Parker officiating. The bearers
were the three sons and Edward Norway,
| Burial was in the cemetery at South
DuXbury
In accordance with plans Of the Ma
| tlonal Federation of Woman's clubs
baby week will he observed here by the
| llYpatla 6ilb. On Friday afternoon at
$50 In the hall in the new james library
! Dr Charles johnson of BURLINGTON, q
specialist i'll childrons diseases, will
speak ON Proper Feeding fox 1afants
ana Causes Of Infant Mortality" Miss
Kathleen Lebanon will sing. Saturday
afternoon In the millinery department
/ of the #. G.. Luce company's store Miss
Annie Luce, registered nurse, will give
a talk ON Bathing and Dressing The
Baby" Clothes of different times anl
patterns VIII also be ON exhibition. Mex
Sunday In every church in town includ
ing those AT the Center each pastor III
Guiding the Rev. Robert Dewey will speal
ON some phase OF child life.--J. e, Cros
sett, who has been quite closely con
fined TO the house this winter, rode GU
| Mondi\.-Nlr, and Mrs. Jesse PIKE
are the parents of twin sons, borr
Sunday. The mother and both babies
are said to he doing well, Tho childrer
are erandsons OF George Grover.-Towl
Clerk Fullerton was not as we'll Mon
day Ills condition seems serious
Mrs T., Il. Campbell, Mrs. +, l., knlGh
ana Mrs. 7. e. Atkins attended TN
meeting of Marquis DE Lafayette CHAP
ter, d. A, II, at the home OF Mrs
G. H. lleaton i'm Montpelier saturday
MISS Margaret Pike has returned mon
Mlddlebury where she went TO atten'
an initiation OF her sorority, Sisn'
Kappa, at tho college. The monthly mis-
sionary meeting Of the Ladies' Mission
! airy society of the Methodist wa
} held Wednesday afternoon with Mfs
Elizabeth Elliot, Mrs. Julia Seabury u
charee'-The Young Ladies' chorus sam
very acceptably at the Congregations
IChurch sunday evening, the solo part