Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-20

ly at three O'CLOCK Saturday morning.
June Is. at the home OF his son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Il. Mouiton on
the main road to Waterbury near Mos
COW. Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton came from
the town of Holland seven weeks ago
and had purchased an adjoining farm
or Newell Dumas and expected to make
their home here. Mr.. Moulton had been
In poor health for some time, suffer-
ing from brights disease and heart
trouble. but had been as we'll as
usual and slept we'll Friday night,
Rising about three o'clock Saturday
morning he fell to the floor and died
Immediately. He was born in Beebe,
can, and passed his early life there.
lie mad lived in Holland 20 years. Be-
SIDES his wife and son, Mr.. Moulton
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Homer GAY
OF Calgary, Alberta, who came two
weeks ago to Stowe to visit her parents
and brother. and Mrs. Leon THOMPSON
or Lawrence, and nine grandchildren.
"A prayer service was held at the house
TUESDAY and the remains were accom-
panied by the family to Beebe, where the
FUNERAL was held and the burial made.
~ large number from Stowe attended
tne nag dedication at Waterbury Sunday
afternoon, among them the members of
In furnishing music for the occasion.-Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Morrill, and Mr.. and Mrs.
III. a. Gibbs. who motored to Lake Dun
more Saturday, were Joined there Sunday
by DIR. and Mrs. II. w. Barrows, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Douglass, Mrs. Hattie Doug
lass and Gordon Cakes. The party re-
turned to Stowe Sunday evening accom-
panied by Levi Turner and the boys who
nave been In camp at the lake the last
week. Donald Douglass, Douglass Bar
rows, Harold Morrill,, Walter Gibbs, Rich
ard Chase, Robert Cleveland, Gerald
Wells and Edwin Peterson.-The Henry
Wood Fowler 5000 prize for scholarship
and character at Worcester (Mass.)
school has been won this by Ralph T..
Crane. formerly Of Stowe high school,
Walter Shepard has rome to Lowell.
Mass. where he has employment in a
munitions factory. Mrs. Shepard will
join Mr.. Shepard In Lowell in July.-S. H.
Warren has returned from two weeks in
Fitchburg. Mass.-A son. Maurice Hollis
was born June to Ransom and Hattie
Brown Goddette Of Brownsville Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Tatro passed the weekend at
the home of Mr.. Tatro's uncle. David
Muzzey, in Johnson.-Mr. and Mrs. 8. NJ.
Brush visited their daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Nye Smith, in Montpelier over Sum-
day.-A family gathering and dinner Of
all at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ber-
tram Faunce Sunday was in honor of Mr.
Faunces daughter and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Dillingham; and son, Albert,
Of Bellows Falls, the latter Of of whom
has enlisted and Is expecting call to
service in n chemical unit soon. Others
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s..
Faunce and two children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Pratt and daughter, Ruby Faunce,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Buzzell and Miss
Belle Buzzell. Mr.. and Mrs. Dillingham;
and son, returned Monday to Bellows
Falls.
A prayer service for Edgar w. Moul-
ton was held Tuesday morning at the
home of his son, Fred E. Moulton, at
Moscow, wheir he died Friday morn
ing. Four neighbors, s. NJ. Porter, M.
o. Marshall, A. c. Atkin and c. H. Cha
pin acted as bearers. Following the
service, which was conducted by Mrs.
Moulton's brother, DR.. ]. w. Hatch of
Montpelier Seminary, Mrs. Moulton and
son and wife and Mrs. F.. e. Moulton
and daughter Mrs. Homer Gay and DR..
Hatch and son left with the remains
for Beebe, p O., where the funeral will
be held and the burial made Wednes-
days NJ. Porter, who motored to
Beebe Saturday with F.. f. Moulton
and Mrs. Gay, had a narrow escape
from a serious collision while driving
on a main road in Alburg, heavy
milk auto truck came around a sharp
curve down a hill at full speed. There
was no room to pass and no time to
stop and collision seemed unavoida-
BILE. but Mr. Porter with great presence
Of mind turned his car directly up the
steep bank on the right just in time
to escape the swiftly passing truck. The
men on the truck came back to render
Of the hill and came back to render
assistance, but Mr.. Porter had backed
the car down into the road without
accident-Mr. and Mrs. ]. M. Ruiter
are away this week, Mr.. Ruiter in New
York and Mrs. Ruiter in Burlington
Clessen Z. Bohannon Of Battery e. 302
f. A., at Camp Devens, visited his
father. George Bohannon and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Camley in Stowe last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camley motored to Mont
pelier with Private Bohannon on his
return to camp.-Isabel and Gerald
Moulton of Montpelir who passed last
week with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Camley were accompanied
home by their aunt. Miss Gladys Came
ley, who is passing this week in Mont
pelier.-Mrs. 8. N. Porter recently re-
ceived n letter from his son. Frank S.
Porter of the coast artillery stationed
at Fort Andrews in Boston harbor, con-
tanning a photograph of himself with
his rapid firing coast gun in action
Gale II. Shaw who recently enlisted in
the United States navy reported for
service at Burlington Saturday and
left that night for Newport r. lie.
Lawrence Bigelow passed Monday
evening in Morrisville where he was
one of the judges in the prize-speak-
ing contest at the Peoples Academy
Mrs. A. r. Straw. who returned Mon
day from Fairfax. where she visited
her daughter. Mrs. Ernest e. Wright,
was accompanied home by her little
grandson, Walter Heron Wright
Mrs. r. E. Clark and three children of
Charlotte, are visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. william w. Ayers, in Stowe
Hollow-Dr. and Mrs. +. l.. insolvency
of Burlington are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
o. Il. Luce a few days-Alfred Gray
OF Lisbon, N. j., who has visited Miss
Katherine Smalley has gone to Lake
George for the summer.-Over so
workers met at the Red Cross rooms
to sew Tuesday afternoon. A good
beginning was made upon the required
quota for June.
The Christian Brotherhood will hold a
meeting at the Congregational Church
Monday evening. June "a. Dr. II. w.
Barrows will give an address upon LES
sons from the Draft."-The Lend "A Hand
club of the Congregational Church will
meet with Mrs. ii. w. Ravlin at the
lower village to sew for the Red Cross
All are invited.-Mrs. G.. H. Saxby and
son, Robert, of Worthwhile passed last