Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-10

Center, or in other private families. During
her years of health, she was not only
devoted daughter, and the tenderest ana
most faithful of nurses to her parents,
and several near relatives, In their last ILL
nesses, but with an unusually clear and
acute mind. she was valued helper In
the missionary and other activities Of her
church, and one who was always ready to
set aside her own interests or comfort
for the sake of any one whom she could
help In the disordered mental state of
her later days, her natural traits seemed
to be some times reversed, but through 1t
all Il was easy to see that she had a kind
heart and she will long be affectionately
remembered by many friends. The body
was taken to Greenfield on the midnight !
train Saturday by her nephew, Mr.. Graves,
and F.. G. Pease, undertaken, and there
placed in the village vault until spring. |
The remains of Mrs Ida Belle Loomis |
Griggs arrived from Chicago Monday Dec.
81, accompanied by her husband, CClyde
Griggs, and his sister, Mrs. William
Brown. The funeral was held al the Con-
gregational Church Tuesday afternoon at
| 1 40. the Rev. William Cashmere officiated.
The bearers were: Herbert Hutchinson,
Leighton Rice, Charles Percival, Bert
Booth, Elpridge Nealy and Frank Perrigo
| A solo, Come Unto Me- was sung by
Mrs. Bert Hawley. Mrs. Griggs was q
member of several orders. the Eastern
Star. Golden Rule Chapter, No. 205. White
Shrine of Jerusalem, Maran Atha, NO. ~.
w. S. ]. True Kindred of Masons, Naamah
Conclave, No. 2, r. X. There was a
profusion of flowers from the different or
ders and her many friends.-The graded
schools in this village will open Monday,
the 14th.-Miss Eva Cady, who has been In
rN,,, <lax, huC
her work in New York city.-John Schill-
hammer. who underwent an operation. is
able to be around and is much improved.
A box of Red Cross supplied has been
shipped to Boston.-Willhelm Schllham-
mer, who has been home on account of
ILLNESS is able to return to his school work
at the University of Vermont.--P. S.
Bullock of Jericho Center was a visitor
Wednesday and Thursday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Curtis.-The auditors
meet Thursday at the home of w. V. n.
Ring to audit the creamery books.
l-Willam Cady is quite i'll threatened with
pneumonia. Mrs. NJ. e. Brewster Of John
son is helping care for hm.-George
Costello, who is seriously i'll with rheu-
matism, Is more OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Buxton is confined to the house with
bronchitis.-Mrs. Hattie Otis has COM
lDleIeQ nursing at the HOIne VI anu
Mrs. Howard Ayers.-Mrs James Mcclure
had the misfortune to fall downstairs and
injure leg and arm.Mrs. Walter
Blaisdell was in Burlington Thursday on
business.
Mrs Hattie Otis left Monday for Derby,
where she has gone to nurse.-Clyde
Griggs and his sister, Mrs. William
Brown, who brought the remains of Mrs.
Clyde Griggs here for burial, returned to
their home in Chicago Frday.-A. d.
Cochran has been visiting his aunt. Mrs.
Charles Scott, of Georgia.-Miss Sadie
Foster has gone to work for Mrs. L. c.
Rice for the winter-Edythe NJ. Perry
returned from Middletown Springs Sat-
urday evening after spending her vaca-
tion with her mother, Mrs. Addie Meyer
. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schillhammer and
daughter, Elinor, were over-Sunday WISH
: tors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
,, Blondin in Burllngton.-Mrs. Lawrence
Quinlan was an over-Sunday visitor Of
relatives in st. Abans.-A shipment was
made January to the Red Cross bureau
, Of supplies at Boston.-There will be a
, regular meeting Of the Red Cross Satur-
, day afternoon at the school-house hall
> at 1:30.-George Costello, who is critically
! i'll, remains about the same.-The cream
> cry has been closed for awhile.-Dr. c.
, A. Pease of Burlington was a visitor Sun
, day at the home of his parents Mr.. and
: Mrs. Frank w. Pease.-Barbara Whitney
is confined to the house with a sore
throat and cold-Miss Lanta Mead re-
turned from Waterbury Center Saturday,
where she spent her vacation with her
mother. Mrs. Martha Mead.-Mr. and
: Mrs. Leon Morgan were in Colchester
a Saturday on business.-Miss Dorothy
y Sinclair visited her sister, Charlotte, in
= Burlington Saturday.-Byron Meyer and
Q little niece, E,linor Mclaughlin, of Mid
g dletown Springs, were over-Sunday visi-
d tors at the home of Lorenzo w. Rice
h Donald Teachout was a visitor in Essex
8, Junction Tuesday.-The remains of
Charles Reavy, Sr., were taken to St
Johnsbury Wednesday morning, where
the funeral was held and the interment
"a made in the family lot.-Mrs. Whitmarsh
IS who has been caring for George Costello
O the past few weeks returned to her home
, in Burlington Wednesday.-Mrs. John
- Carroll of New York is at the home OF
Miss Ellen Costello for a few days.-Miss
:. Rena White, who has been confined tC
. the house the past few weeks, is able
, to be out.-Miss Lula White of Burling
=, ton has been visiting her mother, Mrs
!, Flora White for a few days.-Warrer
. Buxton was business visitor in Bur
q lington Wednesday.