Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-07


ceived a telegram Tuesday announcing
the death Of her aunt. Mrs, Martha
Edgerton, in Stowe City, MINI. Mon
day. The body will be brought to stowe
and It Ia expected that the funeral
will be held at Unity Church at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Ed
gerton was In her Goth year. She was
q native Of Stowe but had lived in the
West for many years. She was the
last survivor Of the large family Of
the late Lynda and Lucy Mason Adams
She was the widow Of Asro Edgerton,
formerly of Stowe. Their children
Mrs. Eva Eds erton Mower and Wilson
Edgerton. are both dead. She leaves
several grandchildren, among them the
three daughters of her son of Souix
City, Mrs Gilbert of Worthwhile and
Mrs. Kimber Thomas She also leaves
a large number of nephews and nieces,
many of whom reside in Stowe-Mrs
E. S. Billings and three children and
Mrs. Polly Cline and daughter are pass
ing the week with their sister. Mrs.
f. ], Houston. in Cady's Falls
MORRISVILLE
Miss e. Coppnger, who has been
spending a week at the home of c. @.
Center Mass--Miss Gladys McCombie
returned Saturday to Boston after a stay
Of two weeks in town with her parents,
Mr.. and Mr.. H. r. McCombie. and
Mrs, F. p. Moore and son, Elmer Moore.
Of Chicago are guests of Mr.. Moore S
sister, Mrs. H. l.. Delano. on the
Deiano farm, under Gilmore Mountain.-
Miss Mildred Edmunds who has been
attending summer school at the Johnson
normal spent sunday at the home Of
her uncle, H. J. Edmunds and returned
Monday TO her home in Lyndonville.-
Miss Alma Bailey. Mrs Clayton Cornell
and daughter. Miss Florence Cornell and
Barne. Durgan motored to Burlington
Saturday TO visit Miss Baley's sister
Miss Mabel Bailey, al the Mary Flet ch er
hospital.-Mrs. George Bates and daugh-
tiers, the Misses Marion and Frances
Bates. and son. George Norbert. returned
Saturday morning from a few days stay
with Mrs. Bates sister, Mrs. Fannie
Genge. In St Johnsbury.-Mr. and Mrs
II. II. Campbell and two children. Lois
and James, and mother. Mrs. Viola Camp
bell. went by auto Saturday morning for
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. j. p. McClin-
ton of Springfield They were accom-
panied home Monday by Mrs. H. d.
Newland. who has been spending week
there. The many friends in town of Miss
Mabel Bailey, who teaches in North Fer
risburg. will be pleased TO learn that
she is convalescing nicely from her re-
cent operation for appendicitis at the
Mary Fletcher hospital. Her mother.
Mrs. II. G. Bailey. who had been with
her since Wednesday. returned home
Saturday and Mrs. George G.
Morse and children. Shirley and Howard
Miss Helen Fossart and Miss Weldie
Stewart went Saturday to Highgate
Springs 10 spend three weeks at the
Morse Raymore cottage. They We're
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs +. Nj.
Campbell and daughter. Eleanor Of
Springfield Mass, who will be their
guests for week
Mrs. ~ n. Smith of Pennsylvania is
passing sometime with her sister. Mrs.
Fannie Bickford. Mr.. Smith is expected
to -day.-Miss Nan Wombell returned
home Thursday from Burlington. where
she had been spending several days--Dr
and Mrs j, F. Jackson and the former =
| sister, Mrs. Dennis Rouhan. Of Woods
Vile. \. H.. have returned from camp at
Lake Gilmore. -Charles Raymore and
family. who have been enjoying some
| time in camp al Highgate Springs. have
| returned home.-Mrs. Helen Towne has
| returned from ST. .Iohnsbury where she
has been visiting A the home of her
daughter. Mrs. w. Tillotsou.-Miss Clossie
Clark of Worcester. Mass, is spending a
vacation a the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Clark, and other relatives. -
D. A. Sanders. book-keeper In the Union
Savings Bank. is enjoying a two weeks
vacation.-Miss Florence Eldred has re-
| turned from the Fanny Allen hospital,
where she underwent an operation for
| removal of tonsls and adenoids.--C. l..
Ovitt of Enosburg Falls was business
visitor I'm town Friday-Ieon Terrll Is
enjoying n weeks vacation from his
| duties in the A. L. Cheney drug store
| Miss Hazel Sherman Is enjoying a two
months vacation from her duties as chief
operator in the Citizens telephone office
| The Rev. Il. II. Rowse of Burlington
preached at the Congregational Church
| Sunday, in the absence of the pastor.
the Rev. r. e Goodiffe -The NJ. B.
White house on Main street has been
sold to F. A. Strong of Stowe.-Mrs
Alice McMath and daughter, Helen. and
Miss Eleanor Bliss. who have been spend
| ing two weeks at the browne cottage,
I Gilmore, returned Saturday to their home
in Peabody, Mass.
| Mrs G. w. Mcfarland entertained
Saturday noon al a lobster dinner party
II of her classmates in honor of Mrs. j
NJ. I.aree of Superior, Wis, Mrs. Fred
Wing OF Montpelier, Mrs. Earl Batchelder
of Barre and Mrs. Charles Currier OF
| Philadelphia, who have been her guest
| through the week. This Is the first time
| for several years that these classmates
have met. Through the afternoon she
entertained at open house at which about
| is were present Refreshments were
served. poem written by Miss Della
Thompson was read by Mrs. lila Miles
Jackson. who also rendered three voca
numbers in her usual pleasing manner
Other guests present from away were
Mrs Dennis Rouhan of Woodsvlle, y. X.
and Mrs. George Rublee of Waterbury
and Miss Edith Dodge of Barre.-Mr. ano
! Mrs ID. A. Mayer, Or. and Mre. Charles
s. Levy. Mrs. II. Jacobs and daughter OF
| New York city are registered at Hote
Randall for n few days.-Mr and Mrs
Thomas Brown and sons. Roland anc
Arthur, who have been spending weel
in Port Henry, y. Y, with Mr.. Brown I
mother, Mrs. John Brown. and Mrs
Browns sister Mrs. James McGarry, re
turned home Sunday. They were accom-
panied by Mr. Browns mother. who vii
spend some time with them.-Mr, an'
Mrs. j. Randall Child of Boston came
Saturday to spend two weeks in town
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs, Free
Child and Mr., and Mrs. Gustin Smith,
Mrs. George Cook and brother. Lieut.
Bliss, visited relatives in Cambridge