Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-28
RICHFORD

Glenn Billings. Harold Locklin and
Thayer JENNIE returned last week from
service overseas.--Mr and Mrs. FRED -
Wheeler and two children, of this pace
and DR.. and Mrs. II. !. Livingston ana
daughter, have gone on an automohle
trip, through Montreal Quebec ana
other places. Mrs. Sheldon Boright ana
two children are in Waterloo. que Al
the home of Mrs. Boright's parents t'r
a few days.-Miss Daisy W. CasaVant' "i
Worcester. Mass. is visiting among re-
latives in this place where she formerly
resided. Miss Casavant is daughter OF
Paul Casavant.-Clair Hopkins. OF 'ma-
ha. Neb.. Charles Hopkins. Of Allston.
Mass. Clyde Hopkins Of Brookfeld. and
Thomas Taylor, of Alston. Mass" have
been called here by the serious Illness
Of their father. T. Fay Hopkns.-Miss
Miss Jennie Chapel, who has been visit
ing among relatives and friends in Con-
necticut and Massachusetts,, has return
ed horne -.Ninslow Porter. of Maiden,
Mass Is visiting at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs NJ V. Tayior and brother. George
Porter-The Rev G. L. =. Cogswcll. of
Washington. D. c., is passing his vaca-
ton at his home in this place.-Alss Bar
hsrs Brown, of Newport, who has been
visiting among friends in this place for
the past TWO weeks has returned home.
She was accompanied by her friend, Miss
walthrude Rowley, Rene Perry of st,
John, Que. has been visiting at the home
Of his daughter. Mrs Delwin James,
Charles W. Garwin has purchased of
Howard Smith the stock of groceries in
hts store on River street and will con-
tinue business at the same stand.Mrs.
Frank Casavant and daughter, Miss Roy
Hammel have gone to Rrattlcboro, for
a visit at the home of Mrs. Casavants
con, Bernard Casavant, and among other
relatives Miss Bernice Marcy. Of Man
chester, y. II. is the guesj Of her friend,
Miss Florence Martin, of Eastern avenue.
The funeral service and burial of Ethan
Fay Hopkins, Who died Friday after
noon after a long illness of pernicous
anemia. was held in the Methodist Epis
oopal Church Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock. the Rev @. Leon Wells pastor
Of the church. officiating. and the burial
was in the family lot al Richford Center
Mr.. Hopkins was the son of Ethan Fay
and Betsy Gross Hopkins. and was
born in Richford June II. 1852 His
father died when his son was but four
days old. With his mother and two
sisters he went TO live with Ms grand
Il
ford. where he remained until he was II
years Of age Naturally ingenious he
learned the joiner's trade and followed
& for about IL years during the last
half Of that period being in the employ
Of the Ira ]. Sweat Co. as a contra ctor
end house builder. At one time he was
one of the stockh olders Of the Sweat
Comings Co In 1874 he married Miss
Abbie Bliss. daughter of the late Charles
L. Bliss. by whom he is survived. with
three sons, Clyde r, Hopkins a farmer
in Brookfeld. Clair n Hopkins office
manager for a livestock commission firm
at Omaha, Nebr., and +. Charles Hop
kins, supervisor Of gauges for the Ameri-
can Can Co. of New York city. and one
daughter, Mrs Bertha Katheryn TAYLOR
Of Allston, Mass. Mr.. Hopkins was a
member of Mssisquo Lodge. No ., F.
and A. NJ, and in the year 1902 repre-
scented the town of Richford at the
Legislature.--Niss Rebecca Carpenter has
returned home from a visit at the home
of her friend Miss Madeline Meredith,
In Gananoque Ont--The Misses Mary
and Abb!e Moore went Monday for a
few weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Boston and vcnity.-Olvard
Paige OF South Dakota. a schoolmate and
friend Of Charles \. Powell. recently
visited at his home,-The Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church met at the home
of Mrs. H. A. Puffer Yesterday at
three o'clock,-Mrs. w, !. Hicks has re-
turned home from Ontario. Cal. Mr.
Hicks will remain in California for the
present