Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
WATERBURY,.

was in waterbury Monday.
WATERBURY.
News was received Thursday Of the
death that morning in Providence, r.
l.. Of Luther Davis. He was taken i'll
10 days before with pneumonia and
was seriously Ill from the start He
was born in North Duxbury 80 years
ago February ~, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Davis. He attended the pub
lie schools here. the Waterbury high
school, and later went to Providence,
r. l.. where for over 10 years he had
been in charge Of THE transferring Of
the mails at the Providence station.
The body arrived on the early train
Friday morning. accompanied by w
II. Douglass and Miss C. A. Ready OF
Providence, r. l. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Edward
Chesley on Main street. He Is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Levi Davis. and by
four sisters. Mrs. Edward Chesley Of
this town. Mrs. Percy Brown Of
Greensboro. Mrs. Stephen 0uptil of
Mortified
Inc IWeNty-llNe Cluo ihGt SAohuoJ
the first meeting since the holiday recess.
L. A. Trombly was In charge, his
subject being "saltpeter. There was
good attendance at the meeting at Dux-
bury Corners Friday evening when the
Rev. William L. Roicourt spoke upon
THE Religious Side OF Scout Work"
number Of boy scouts and younger boys
attendsd.-The Hypatia club met Friday
with Miss Alice 6eabury, the program
being as follows: Quotations from
Artemus Ward; vocal solo. Miss Welthea
Booker. accompanied by Mrs. F. j.
knight; sketch. John Quincy Adams, ="
Mrs. F. Il. Steele. Jr.; sketch. Daniel
Webster" Mrs. Renia Demeritt: book
review, Little Women" Mrs. F. L.
Knight; selection from "Widow Bedott, ;"
Mrs WATSON. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Bidwell and Mrs. Stanley,-A
coundl meeting of the Camp Fire Girls was
held In the assembly hall of the Metho-
dist Church Friday evening by invita-
ton Of tho Winooski Valley Camp Fire
Girls. Mrs. d. c. Jones guardian. After
tho council meeting q program was given
consisting of vocal solos by Miss Rachel
Holmes and Miss Stella Griffith; plano
solo by Miss Lestina Bidwell; recitation
by Miss Phoebe Goodheart, and the re.
citing Of a poem written by tho Rev.
Verne l.. Smith by Miss Helen Canerdy;
the Hochelaya chorus and remarks by
Mr. Smith. In the cake contest. prizes
were given Miss Bernice Graves and
Miss Pauline Ayers. Mrs. Roicourt and
Mrs. Smith being Judges Refreshments
were served. Honors were awarded to
five of the Hiawatha girls and Ave OF
tho Hochelaya girls we're made wood
gathers. There were 40 girls in the ccre-
monial meeting. Mrs. b, A, Campbell IL
confined to the house with the grip
The Rev A, J. Hiilnnan of Conway,
N. H., 10 the guest OF his son. Everett
Hillman-Mrs, Lizzie Gibson and Miss
Rose Gibson are visiting Mrs Gibson's
sister at Cadys F'alis.--Mrs Philander
Chase Of Randolph Is guest Of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Jerome Hart
Mrs, Mary L. Wells, who is with her
daughter. Mrs, f. S. Frary. in Berlin, n.
Y, passed her seth birthday Sunday. She
Is In fairly good health.--Mrs. Clifford
Caswell Of Barre was u week end guest
of Mrs. Robert Eagan.-Misa Stella
Eagan Of Springfield. whose father re-
Gently died. is to make her homo with
her uncle and his wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Eagan,-Frank Bulkeiy of More
town was business visitor in town Mon
day.-Mrs. George ". Morse. who
has been confined to the house for three
weeks with the grip, Is much better
requiem mass was celebrated by the
Rev, Robert Dewey Monday morning
at st. Andrews Church for Martin
Moran. the organ presented by Mrs
Moran in memory of her husband being
used for requiem mass for the first
time Tuesday requiem masses were
said for Mr., and Mrs William Hayes
News OF Mrs. Guptil's condition remain
more encOuraging,-Mrs, Eliza Bryant re-
mains about the same.-The Ladies'