Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13

proposed new schoolhouse.--Charles ID.
Porter Is on a trip to Lowell and Chelms-
ford. Mass.-Edward b. Roberts now in
the infantry service at Camp Devens. was
at the home of his father John Roberts, ,
for the day Sunday.-Fred .. Billings |
and A. II. Badger returned Saturday from |
an auto trip to Richmond and Mont
pelier--Home-gro cultivated strawber- |
ries are In the market and the local crop !
Is a heavy one.-A floral sight in town Is |
that OF a cactus in the home Of Mrs. A. II. !
Badger that has no less than 40 buds and
blossoms following five Sharon boys
are registrants that have become q since
June 5, 1917: Floyd Smith, Harold Day,
Edward NJ. killoren, Harry Pinkham.
Curtis Preston.
BETHEL.
Mrs. Mary (Rice) Spaulding. aged SO
years, widow Of Americas V. Spaulding,
died Thursday forenoon at the home of
her granddaughter, D. l.. Chadwick where
she boarded. For about a month she had
not often left her room. but had not been
considered much weaker than usual. On
Wednesday she fell in her room. but did
not seem much injured. Thursday morn
ing friends went to her room about nine
o clock and found her dead, apparently
having died without a struggle. from
heart failure. Her birth was In Waits
field, her married life largely in Buriing-
ton and her old age. since Mr.. Spaid-
ings death. with relatives here She is
survived by son. Professor EoWaru
G. Spaulding of Princeton University'-
The annual convention of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church was held here
June 5. Miss Clementina Butler OF
| Providence. R. l.. one Of the best authori-
| ties on foreign missions. spoke In the
afternoon about India and in the eve
ming about Mexico officers were elected
as follows: President. Mrs. p. j. Hamil-
ton Of White River junction; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. W. r. Davenport Of Spring
field; recording secretary, Mrs L. w.
Hanson of Montpelier; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. A. w. Ballard OF Wood
stock treasurer. Mrs j. Wesley Miller
of Bethel: superintendent Of young peo-
pies work, Mrs. II. c. Hoyt Of Brattle-
boro; superintendent Of children's work,
Mrs. r. H. Moore OF Randolph
Miss Mary Keleher is home from Trim
ity college Washington, d. C.-George
! Abbott is at homo from Tufts Den
tai college In Boston.-Dr. o. d. Greene.
who has been i'll several months. is
considerably improved-The funeral of
Mrs. Cynthia Harrington was held June
IA at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
&c. c. Morse. the Rev. j. Wesley Miller
officiating and enterment was at South
view cemetery in Randolph. Her death
which occurred Saturday June in the
house where she lived alone during the
absence of the Morse family, was very
sudden. Evidently she had become
! tired and had gone to bed, death com
ing while sfe slept. Hhe daughter
NOD OIL lryfr tt,<
bed. She was Cynthia Howard Of Ro.
chester and married Aaron Harrington
of that town. who died IA years ago
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet T. Chase
was held Tuesday morning at Chris
: Church, the Rev. w. Benjamin Reynold.
; officiating. with interment in the ole
church cemetery near her birthplace. Sh'
was the Oldest native resident Of thu
town and was descended on both sideI
: from the earliest settlers. Her fathe
was Ezra Putnam and her mother wa
Mary Townsend. She was born April q
3 1929. in this town. which always has beel
D her home, except for the time that sh
e lived in Randolph She was the secon'
u wife of the late George Brown Chase
who died in 1881. The last years OF he
life were passed at r. e. Burnetts. wher
"A she died very suddenly of apoplexy las
e were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Putnam o
e Hanover. ". H.-Mrs. r. l.. Cotton o
= Barnard died Monday morning of anems
e after a long Illness. Since her 10th ami
: versary, April /. she had a physical
T. every day and several times twice a day
II Her last hours were very peaceful. Brie
y services were held Tuesday afternoon. tn
: Rev. Louis l. Holway officiating. and tn
= remains went to Richville. n. Y, on tn
n night train for the funeral services a
u the church there Wednesday at 200 p. m
10 with interment in the cemetery near tn
" church. Mrs. Cotton had lived here nearl
u 20 years. She was an active member G
10 the Methodist Church. She Ia survive
I, by her husband and by u daughter, Mr.,
"a Ida smith. of Richville. and two som
II Walter J. Cotton and Wilson l.. COlto
e Of Des Mones. Iowa. The wife of tn
~ former was with her during the last week
l. and her son, Wilson. visited her durin
her illness.-H. ]. Stephens & Co. of Ne
G. York have bought from John j. Wilson
y w. II. Briggs and +. c. Putnam the Of
i shoe shop building near the c. =.
., tracks. They will store hides in II whiC
81 will be tanned by the Bethel Chrome Tai
- ming company, whose property adioin
~ The shoe shop was built about y yea
., ago and a good bushes was done in tn,
=, line for few years by local corpor
o. ton. The business then went the way
- other shoe companies in Vermont al
y, most of the time the building has be,
-. vacant. The Matson Machine a To
y. Co.. now of Concord, n. =, did a 60,
- business in 1t on a small scale few yea
- ago. Mr.. Stephens on taking the dee
-, at once put on a force OF men to Gle,
- up the place and At 1t for his purpose
ha Miss Winifred Wilmot, a teacher in 4
an Maynard, Mass, public schools. is
h. home for the summer. During the latt
n uart Of the school year she took sout
~ ern trip for the benefit OF her heait
,,s visiting Savannah. Ga, and Jacksonvil
A.. Fla.-Mrs. Ernest NJ. Carpenter is visiti
ga her sister. Mrs. j. H. Cades. In New Yo
city.-The children of the Methodist Su
day school gave a pleasing concert
Children's day, last Sunday. There we
gh choruses by the school, rose drill by t
". gilrs, a gun drill by the boys of I
IS, signal corps and recitations by a lar
he number, including some quite little peop
an A collection was taken for the board
ng education's student loan fund. Thu
,al children were baptized during the ssrv
TX Mrs. Hattie l.. Matthews Of AshlaI
mt n. H., Is here TO visit her sister, Mrs.
nj G. Whitaker, who il seriously ill.-A
Or and Mrs. w. 2. Thompson of springf,
AR are visiting their daughter. Mrs. Walls
ION Batchelder.-Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Atwo
I'M have moved to Eliot, Me-, after selli
on, their farm in Barnard to Antoine Ro,
es. seau.-Mrs. Nsttis Brown 10 visiting re
M tives at Wilder-A Lee cady was