Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

N. j., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Tucker.-Mr. and Mrs. Ward Harris have
been visiting his sister. Miss Belle Harris,
here and other relatives In Panton.--Mrs.
]. Churchill Hindcs and young son OF
Winchester, Mass, who have been SPEND
ing two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
W. Norton, have gone to Mile point TO
spend a month with Mrs. T.. g. Norton
at the Norton cottage.-C. L. LeBoeuf mas
been engaged to redecorate the interior OF
the Congregational Church at New
Haven.-Miss Grant of Bennington Is
visiting her aunt, Miss Edith chamberlain.
Mrs. Edith Brozelton Of Monticello. 1a'
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Erwin B. Lee.
Mrs. Cyrus Horsford. sons. Fred and
William. of Charlotte, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Crosby.-Mrs. ]. s. Hillman of Hardwick.
Mass, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. p. E..
Hotis.-Eggs sold for 80 cents per dozen
in the wholesale market here Saturday.
| Mrs M. A. McCandlish of Bennington Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. Elmer Nc
| Kee, at st. Pauls Church rectory.-The
| Ferrisburg branch Of the Red Cross will
meet for work Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Anna Adams.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
| NJ Warner and Mrs. w. d. Woodman
attended the funeral of Mrs. 8. Harry
Burroughs at Woodstock Saturday.-Miss
Helen Keliher of Fort Edward. N. Y, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. d. j. Carroll
Mrs. Edward Connors has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Leon Young.
Of New Haven, Conn. She was accom-
panied on her return by Mrs. Young and
children. who will spend their vacation
here.-John Gee and Peter Bora of Fort
Ethan Allen spent Sunday here with rela-
tives.
The funeral of Mrs. s. Harry Bur-
roughs, who died at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington following an
operation, was held Saturday at Wood
stock at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mason Mills, the Rev. Ben
jamin Swift of Burlington officiating.
Mr.. Swift was also the clergyman who
officiated at the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burroughs. The bearers were
classmates of Mrs Burroughs in the
Woodstock high school Burial was
in the family lot in the Woodstock
cemetery. There was a profusion OF
floral tributes, the casket being literall~
buried in flowers. Among the floral
tributes were pieces from Seth War
ned Chapter, d. A. r.. of Vergennes.
otter Creek Chapter. Order of Eastern
Star, Vergennes Grange. Winona Re-
bekah Lodge of Vergennes, the N. s.
club of Waltham, Champlain Lodge.
No. IS, 1. o. o. F., of Vergennes, the
Vergennes Congregational Church, and
many friends at Woodstock, also from
friends at Vergennes. Burlington.
Waltham and other places in the State
Among those present from away were:
]. Walton. Miss Grace Bissell. of Hart.
ford, Conn.,, Mrs ]. w. Spriggs of East
Windsor Hill, Miss Jennie Mills OF
Royalton, Miss Grace Sylvester. West
Acton, Mass; Mrs. Mary Goodale, Mr..
and Mrs Frank NJ. Warner of Ver-
gennes, Mr.. and Mrs. b. S. Merrill, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Z. Hallock, and Mrs. w. d. Woodman
of Waltham; Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Stew
| ems, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hughes of
Burlington; Mr.. and Mrs. Wright of
Bridgewater and Mrs. l.. Gilbert of
Hartford. Mrs. Burroughs, whose
maiden name was Anna Mills. was
born at Woodstock September 20. 1884.
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason
Mills, who. beside the husband, are the
| sole survivors. She was graduated
from the Woodstock high school, class
of 1904. After her graduation. she
| took a nurses training course in the
Mary Fletcher hospital. in 1906-'07,- '08.
| She was married June 6. 1908, at Wood
stock to 8. Harry Burroughs and moved
to Mrs. Burroughs farm in Waltham
! from Burlington in the spring Of 1910
| where she has since resided. She was
of a genial disposition and made many
| friends in this vicinity. She was a
member Of the N. S club of Waltham.
, Green Mountain Grange of Woodstock,
Otter Creek Chapter o. E. S., Ver-
gennes. Winona Rebekah Chapter, d.
A. r.. Vergennes, and was secretary of
| the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
| ciety of the Vergennes Congregational
| Church, in which she was an active
worker.
| EX-Postmaster and Mrs. Thomas
Mack have been spending several days
in Fair Haven.-Miss Ethel Tull, who
has been in St. Adams, has returned
and resumed her duties in the Central
telephone office.-Sherlle Greene of
of Erie, Pa. is the guest of Mrs. E. G.
Norton at the Norton cottage at the
lake.-The Rev. Sidney Harris of Chill
mark, Mass, is visiting his son, Ken
neth.-Miss Dorothy Barrows of Roch-
ester. N. Y, is spending her vacation
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dustin NJ. Barrows-Among those who
went Monday to Middlebury to at
tend the funeral of Arthur H. Bristol.
| a former resident of this place, were:
| Mayor and Mrs. w. w. Bristol. Alder
man and Mrs. w. s. Bristol Mr. and
Mrs. w. r. Bristol. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
| Bristol, daughters, Mrs George CHASER
and Miss Evelyn, and son. Harold, Mr..
and Mrs. C.. d. Bristol, the Rev. and
| Mrs. Sidney Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
S. Bristol, daughter. Martha and Anna.
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Bristol.-Arthur
| Watson of Troy. N. Y. Is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. H. F. Beach at the Lodge at
Basin Harbor.-Mr. and Mrs. L. b.
Needham Of Orwell spent Sunday at
Thompson's Point with Thomas
Fletcher.
Mrs. s.. Harry Burroughs, whose home
was in Waltham. died Wednesday July
II at the Mary Fletcher hospital in
Burlington following an operation. She
was widely known and highly esteemed.
Besides her husband, she leaves her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mason Mills OF
Woodstock. Mrs. Burroughs. as Miss Mills
lived In Burlington for some time. The
funeral was held at the home of her
parents in Woodstock on Saturday after.
noon at one o'clock.-A reception was
given the Rev. c. H. Mead and bride
| Tuesday. July 10 at the Barnumtown
Methodist Episcopal Church by the mem
bers of Epworth League and the church
The church was very deliberately decorat.
ed In a color scheme of green and pink
pink roses being used profusely in the
decorations. The corner where the receiv
ing line stood was a bank of evergreen
and roses. After the guests had been re-
ceived and congratulations given a shor