Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11

Interment took place Sunday noon in
Pleasant View cemetery, the Rev. w. r.
Best conducting a short prayer service
at the grave. Mrs. Pickett. who arrived
here from Boston a few days ago, and
Mrs. Ellsworth are at the home of their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Bert Clark
Mrs. !. II. Atkinson returned Saturday
morning from a visit in Bethel with her
daughters, Mrs. A.. N. washburn. and
Miss Luella Atkinson at Norfolk, Mass,
with her daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Burgis, and with Mrs. Jen-
ME White at Woodsville, N. II. Mrs.
White accompanied Mrs. Atkinson here
for a short stay.-Miss Ruth Manning
went to her home In Hyde Park Saturday
evening. remaining over Sunday.-Mrs.
]. w. Emerson of st. ~Johnsbury came
Saturday evening to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Gravlin.-Mrs. T. j. Liberty
went to Herkimer, N. Y, Monday for a
visit of two weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. George Rtel.-William Gibbs went
Monday to winooski to visit Mrs. Gibbs.
who is receiving treatment at the Fanny
Allen hospital.--Mrs. Lydia Johnson of
st. Johnsbury rs visiting her daughter.
Mrs. F. A. Hovey.-Mrs. L.. b. Boynton
left Monday for a visit with her son,
Charles Boynton, of Cheshire. Conn, her
niece, Mrs. Noyes a.. Slayton of New
York city and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Boyn-
ton of Rutland. -Allard and Ralph Drown
went Tuesday to Burlington to resume
their work at the University of Vermont.
Mrs. Edwin S. Edison, who had been in
failing health a year and a half, taken to
the Fanny Allen hospital two weeks ago
Monday evening and operated upon for
the removal of "A cancer died at 1870
o'clock October 3. The remains were
brought here that evening. Funeral serv-
ices were held Friday at one o'clock
at the house, the Rev. w. S. Post otiiciat-
ing. 1nterment was in the family lot in
River Bank cemetery in Stowe. "a brother.
Moses Douglass. and three brothers-in-
law, Jack Sargent, Orril w. Edison and
William Newton, acting as bearers.
Martha T.. Douglass, a daughter of Joseph
and Mary Douglass, was born in Alburg
September 25, 1861, With her parents, she
moved to Stowe when three years of age
and with the exception of a little over a
year which she passed in Denver. Colo.
her whole life was passed in Stowe until
coming to Morristown nine years ago She
was united In marriage to Edwin S.
Edison June 5. 1883, and to the union was
born one chile. Mrs. Leila Edison Nc
Allister. who died II years ago at Denver,
Colo. The deceased is survived by her
husband, two brothers and two sisters,
Moses Douglass of Stowe, Fred Douglass,
present whereabouts unknown, Mrs. Jack
Sargent of Stowe and Mrs. William New.
ton of Morrisville, also by a grandson
Merrill McAllister observation-disclosures
have been received of the marriage or
Tuesday, October 2. of Miss Althea
Dyantha Reynolds of Boston and Guy
Franklin Kneeland of Swanton. both for
merly of Morrisville. The groom was fol
several years employed i'm the jewelry
store of A. r. Campbell. going to Swan
ton to take up a business opening in the
same line last December. The bride. WHIT
is a graduate of Peoples Academy, i:
an expert stenographer and for severa
years has been employed as private secre
tary in the Boston office of the Posta
Telegraph & Gable mpa
Mrs. Lena Kelley went to WaterviIl'
Tuesday evening for a visit with he
mother. Mrs. Ella Kelley. She was ac
companied by her cousin, Martin Wiley
who was her guest Tuesday.-Mrs. Seldei
johnson and son, Thomas Cheney John
son, of Hartford, Conn. are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. T. c. Cheney.-William Demer
lit went to Eden Wednesday to visit he
sister. Mrs. Fanny Brown.-Miss lila Hoye
Of johnson passed Tuesday night wit
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Hoyet.-
Fred Lawrence went Wednesday to Mid
dlebury to be present at a tractor demon
stration.-Mrs. Alfred Scott of Worcester
Mass. an old schoolmate of Mrs. f. A
Smalley, returned home Wednesday afte
her first visit in 35 years with Mrs. Small
ley.-Mrs. Julia Blake of Eden was
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Il. Wheeler.