Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
LamOille County
STOWE

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Cobb had been in failing health from
hardening of the arteries and valvular
heart trouble for several years, but had
been able to work up TO Tuesday night,
when ne was taken very III and failed
rapidly until the end Mr.. Cobb was a
lifelong resident of Stowe. He was the
Oldest son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cobb. He has done teaming business
Tor many years. He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Emma Peck Cobb, n daughter, Mrs. Jo-
seph Brown of Stockton. Calf, and two
sons Eugene s., of Jeffersonvile and
Henry n. of Stowe, five grand children
and three sisters, Mrs. Susan Thompson,
Mrs Henry Reed and Mrs. Orpha Which
or of Stowe. a son. Mark J. Cobb died in
1874 and brother, e. B. Cobb in 1918. The
funeral was held at the Cobb resi-
dencc on FUCKER street at two o'clock
Saturday afternoon.-Herbert Brown
| Harlow, died shortly before two
Wednesday afternoon, May Is at HIS
home with his brother, Earl G. Harlow
after 10 days illness with pneumonia and
complications. Mr.. harlow was born in
Stowe AZ years ago in October the son OF
the late George w. and Hannah Sargent
Harlow. He leaves two brothers, Earl I.
and Lewis J. Harlow and three sisters,
Mrs. f.. G. Robinson and Miss Sadie Har-
brothers. Earl G.. and the deceased max
ing the family at the home farm Har-
low Hill. Mr.. Harlow was member OF
Mansfield Mountain Grange and was
much esteemed by all who knew him. The
funeral was held at the house at two
O'Clock FRIDAY afternoon.
Mrs. e. G. Tabcr. who has pass
ed the Winter with her son. Prof Henry
Tabor, in Worcester. Mass. and daugh-
tor. Mrs. Henry Holt in New York city,
has arrived at her Summer home. Four
Winds Farm for the season. Mrs. Tabers
grand daughter. Miss Dorothy Taber of
Worcester. and Miss Annie Smith of Bur
linEton accompanied hcr-Silas Stebbins
motored Sunday to Burlington and
brought Mrs. Stcbhins home from the
Fannie Allen Hospital, where she recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis.
Bert Merrill is very i'll at the Fanny Al
len Hospital with pneumonia following an
operation for hernia Mrs. Merrill is in
Winooski with Mr.. Merrill and her sister,
Miss Lizzie Paul of IIardwick is here with
the Merrill childrpn.-E. g. Sleeper pass
ed the weekend with his daughter, Mrs.
Archie Fisher and family in Winston,
and son, Floyd Sleeper al the University
Of Nermont.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill
of Milton called on friends in Stowe Sun
day.-Mrs. Mary Ayers visited her sister.
Mrs. Myron Prescott. in Waterbury and
attended the graduating exercises of the
Waterbury High School F'riday.-Mr. and
Mrs s. NJ Brush and their son-in law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Smith
of Schenectady. N. Y. went Monday to
Rutland to attend the funeral of Mr..
Brush's mother.-Miss Dorothy Harris
was at home from Springfield for the
25 of the younger boys of the graded
school on fishing trip to Little" Gilmore
Pond Saturday. The trip was made in the
Mcmahon Brothers auto truck, Janitor
Levi Turner and Scouts Forbes Adams and
Glenn Kaiser accompanied the party. The
boys were quite successful in fishing and
enjoyed the trip.-Mrs. Tomlinson has Wis
tied relatives in Essex Center the past
week.-Mr. and Mrs. c. +. Burt Sunday.
were accompanied to Wnooski by Mrs.
Helen A. wilkins and daughter, Mrs.
Mary Cheney. Mrs. Wilkins remained at
the Fanny Allen Hospital for treatment
Mrs. W. A. Aldrich has returned from an
extended visit with relatives in St Johns
bury and vicinity.-George =. Douglass
and daughter of Minneapolis left Monday
on their return home after a week at the
Green Mountain Inn. Mr. Douglass who
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Douglass. for
merly of stowe, but for many years of
Minneapolis.
The funeral of Herbert p. Harlow was
held at the home of his brother, e. c.
Harlow Friday afternoon. the Rev. NJ
IL. Bacon conducting the service The bear
ers were the two brothers, Earl c. and
Lewis J. Harlow and two nephows. Roy
d. Robinson and Ralph Harlow. There
were many beautiful flowers from Mans
field Mountain Grange and the Fl. H..
Smith Womans Relief Corps and an es-
pecially beautiful pillow from neighbors.
The burial was made in tine West Branc h
cemetery. Among those here from out of
town to attend the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Calllins of New Hampshire,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Houston of Cady s
Falls Emmons Sargent Of Cabot.-Miss
Jane Tomlinson was called to Essex. N
Y. Saturday by the death Of her brother,
Daniel Tomlinson Of that place. Mr.. Tom
lnson would have been g on June II. He
leaves his wife and three sons. five broth
ers and three sisters among them Miss
Tominson Of Stowe and Mrs. w. y. Alger
of Waterbury Center. Mrs. Alger accom-
panied Miss Tomlinson to EsseX.-Miss
Bertha Goodell Of Hartford. Conn. is Wis
lifting Miss Rebecca Buron.-Raymond
Melvin. the little son of Henry Melvin. is
i'll with diptheria.- Mrs. II. r. Shaw re-
turned Friday from Burlington. leaving
her daughter doing well after an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher
Hospital.-Mrs. Harvey Burns, who has
received treatment at the Mary Fletcher
Hospital returned Friday.-W. F. Ben
son. who has been with Miles McMahon
company for several months finished work
.,;rxl,. nd will IN
Orchard, Me-, where he has position for
his fourth Summer as day clerk in the
Vesper House.-At very harmonious
Democratic caucus held Thursday eve
ming. Fl. f. Shaw Representative c. f..
Burt and j.. C. Bashaw were elected dele
gates to the State convention at Rutland
June with power to choose their own
Observation-Disclosures from St. Johnsbury
have been here this week considering the
purchase Of the Green Mountain Violin
company's factory here.-Homer Stowell
of Sutton p. O., who has visited Mr. and
Mrs. f. j. Buron last week was accom-
panied home by his uncle, Jerome Stowell.
Mrs. Buron's father for a visit with his
brother.-Mrs. Eunice Pottle was in Wa
terbury Friday and Saturday.-Ned j.
lHolden was called to Dorchester
Mass, to attend the funeral of his sis
ter, Mrs. Daniel ]. Tarbell, who died at
her home there on the 36th after an ILL
ness, of more than a year with tubercu-
losis. Mrs. Tarbell was born in Weston,
April 26, 1876 She leaves her husband, two
sons, Richard of Maiden, Mass, and Rob-
ert of Dorchester. two daughters, Freda
and Julia of Dorchester, her mother, Mrs.
q, j. Holden, of Stowe and two brothers,
f. j. Holden of Stowe and Harley Holden
! of Manchester. Mrs. o. j. Holden has been