Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-02
MORRISVILLE

Waterville last Saturday night.
MORRISVILLE
The funeral of Mrs. William Wombell.
who died Saturday after two weeks
Illness from bronchial pneumonia, was
held from her late home on Congress
street Tuesday afternoon, the Ri. Rev.
G. Y. Bliss of Burlington officiating. The
remains were taken to Hardwick for in
terment beside her husband. Fanny Ba-
ker Wombell. who was born in Sitting
bourne, county of Kent, England, on
April q, 1S4l, was a daughter Of William
and Ann Baker. On September 1. 1869.
she was united in marriage to William
Wombell. and in 1874 they came to Can
ada, settling in Sherbrooke. On May g..
1902, the family came to Morrisville max
ing their home In this village until 1912,
when they moved to Hardwick. Mr..
Wombell died on January 2. 1914. and in
October, 1914, the family returned here
to reside. Mrs. Wombell is survived by
three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Kate
Winter and Mrs. w. Fl. Hope OF Boston,
Miss Nan Wombell of Morrisville Harry
Wombell of Boston and George Wombell
Of this village.-William Meacham, a stu
dent at Middlebury College. has been
the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Meacham.-Mrs. B. A. Palmer of
st. Johnsbury is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. w. M. Sargent. Mr.. Palmer was al
30 guest here over Sunday.-Miss VIM
nifred Bedell who is employed as book
keeper in the Office Of the Citizens Tel
ephone company at Enosburg Falls. came
Monday to assist in the local telephone
Office for a short time.-Mrs. Kate Win
ter, Mrs. w. H. Hope, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Wombell and Mrs. Donald Merrill of Bos-
a cd hut ho
of Mrs. William Wombell-Supt. T.. E.
Schutt of the Citizens Telephone com
pany is seriously i'll Of erysipelas. Miss
Celia Hamel Is caring for him.-Miss
Clara Carpenter went to Burlington Mon
day evening to see her mother, Mrs.
Jesse Carpenter. who Is a patient at the
Mary Fletcher hospital. Mrs. Carpenter
underwent a serious operation for the
! removal of gall stones two weeks age
and has been In q critical condition for
the past few days.-News has been re.
ceived here of the birth Of a son a,
Canaan to Mr.. and Mrs. F. Edwin Church.
I'll of Morrisville
Mrs. William Wombell, who mad beer
very III with bronchial pneumonia TO,
. two weelsa. died Saturday at $50 a. m
neral services were held ut her lat,
Ecme on Congress- street Tuesday after
noon, Bishop @. Y. Bliss officiating, In.
torment Was made beside the body o.
Mr.. Wombel In the Hardwick villaR,
, ccrnetery.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calkin.
aslc little daughter. who have made thei
home In Washington, ID. c., since las
: fall, have returned here tho former hay
Ing employment with A. H. Calklns &
Eon.-Miss Myra Curr1cr has returned
from Springfield. whore she has beer
caring Tor her brother, George Currier
n VNynla unNv
pneumonia.--F. J. Hurd. who underwear
a serious operation for appendicitis a
J the Mary Fletcher hospital a few week
ego and has improved very slowly, ha
now left the hospital. Mr. Hurd an,
: little son, who has been at the home O
the formers mother, Mrs. George Foss
during Mr.. Hurd's Illness. Joined hin
at Ludlow Saturday.-Mrs. Earl Welc]
OF Johnson was guest of Mrs l.. C
Tfllotson Saturday.-Miss Dorothy SINAI
went to the Mary Fletcher hospital Fri
. DAY evening to undergo an operation 70
appendicitis. She was accompanied b.
her mother. Mrs. A. G. Small-Mr. an
Mrs. John Peck, who have spent the win
ter In Richmond. Va. with their daugh
ter, Mrs. William Clark, have returne
home and are occupying the tenement i
the 3. ID. Luce residence. where the
formerly resided.
The funeral OF Mrs. Edward s. John
son, who died April %. following a shoe
II on April II. which paralyzed her LEI
side, was held at her late home on Ell
more street Thursday afternoon. TIL
7, Rev. w. T. Best OBLIGATED and intermen
!. was made in Pleasant View cemetery
!, Nina Lauretta Johnson. who was 81 year
OF age on August Is. 1917. was daughte
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley WEIGH, of shel
don. On October 3, 1883. she was unite
In marriage to Edward s. johnson an
for some time they resided In FRANKLIN
. They later moved to Morristown an
. Tor two years have been residents of thl
village. Besides her husband the de
ceased Is survived by one daughter. Mr..
, Hugh Campbell, and brother, Williar
WEIGH. both of Morristown Among thos
from out Of town to attend the funera