Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-21

ONei1 of New Britain, Conn.,, and Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Mckee and son, STAN
ley Arthur, of Brandon, were here to
attend the funeral Of Mrs. Weld M.
Dyke. leaving for their homes Monday.
Mrs. Clarence Lanpher of wolcott
was guest over Sunday of her mother,
Mrs. Henry Nash, and brother, Fred
Bedell.--Miss Nellie Kellogg is again
quite ill.-The Rev. F. A. Stockwell,
who has been engaged in Y. M. c. A.
work at Camp Devens, for three
months, has resigned MS position there,
for the present, at least and will re-
turn here March 1 to resume his work
as pastor of the Universalist Church.
Mr.. Stockwell has served as editor of
Trench and Camp" the paper pub
lished In the interests of the soldiers at
Camp Devens, and as n secretary in
the Y. M. C. A. huts during his stay
at the can.onment.
The funeral of NJ. B. Eaton, who died
Monday at 500 p. m. at his home on
lower Main street, will be held Friday
Church, the Rev. w. s. Post officiating
Although he had long been great suf-
ferer from heart trouble he had appeared
in better health than for some time the
past winter, until taken III on February
II, but pneumonia developed and death
resulted from that disease and compile
cations of the heart. Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton
came to Morrisvlle to reside 46 years
ago last June, where the former was
employed for several years as tinsmith
by West & Slayton and later by the late
Rune Churchill in the hardware store
now owned by c. w. Mcfarland. They
later moved to Hyde Park, where Mr..
Eaton conducted tnsmith business
until returning to Morrisville In 1898.
Upon his return here he opened a tin
smith shop on lower Main street and
was for several years engaged In the
plumbing business, being senior member
of the firm of NJ. b. Eaton & Son, plumb
ers and heat and light contractors, until
retiring from business activities last
April. All of the married life of MIR. and
Mrs. Eaton was spent in Morrisvile.
with the exception of IA years, during
which they resided in Warren, Waits
field and Hyde Park The deceased was
an inventor of some note. having COM
pleted some valuable labor-saving con-
trivances, of which the Sunlight" acety-
lene generator is one. He was a member
of the Congregational Church and a
man highly esteemed in the community.
Melville Bates Eaton. who was one of
a family of 10 children of the Rev. Jarus
and Hannah Giddings Eaton, was IS
years of age, having been born in Enos-
burg on June II, 1912. He was seventh
in line of direct descent from Francis
Eaton, who came over on the Mayflower
and landed at Plymouth On March 10,
1864, he was united in marriage to Lucy
Il. Wilson, daughter of Henry and Cath
crime Wilson of Warren, and to this
union were born II children. seven
daughters and five sons. OF this family
II children survive as follows: Mrs. c. Il.
Brigham. James w, Bennett E., and
Robert w. Eaton of Morrisvile; Mrs.
C. s. Merrill of jackson City, Fla: Chas
NJ. Eaton of Florin, Cal. Mrs. II. f.
Whtcomb of Somerville. Mass; Mrs. r..
NJ. Hubbel of Wolcott and Mrs J. A..
Mudgett of Hyde Park. Besides his wife
and children. the deceased is survived
by three brothers, Orvill of johnson City,
Tenn; Oscar of Waitsfield and Silas of
Hoyoke. Mass; also by % grandchildren
and five great grandchildren. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary on March 10, 1914, at
which time all of their children were pres
ent. with the exception Of Charles M.
E,aton.-Miss Margaret Gilmour has re-
signed her position as teacher OF domes-
tic science at Peoples Academy and left
Monday evening for her home in Ogdens-
burg, N. Y. Miss Gilmour expects to be
married soon to James Read Of Canton.
N. Y. where the young couple will make
their home.-Prof. and Mrs. Lyman C..
Hunt are in Burlington.
EDEN.
Fred Sanville is visiting his sons in
lrasburg.-H. w. Emery was in Nor
| risville Tuesday.-Lewis O'Hear has
finished work in Lowell and returned
home.-Mr and Mrs. Bert Parkhurst
were in Stowe over Sunday.-Mrs. e.
c. Page and daughter. Helen, visited
several days the first of the week at