Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
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Miss Eva Lcanor Whitcomb. daurhte
Of MIR. and Mrs. G. T.. Whtcomb. died Of
tuberculosis "Wednesday March 3 OF TIA,
home of her parents on School street.
Miss Whitcomb was born In Durham,
Que, March >, 1884, aud was educated in
the rurnl school until she entered Dun
ham Ladies' College. Miss Wilt
comb went to Springfield. Mass. and en-
tered the Chaplin hospital to take up her
long desired vocation to become nurse,
and served very acceptably her vocation
period and was In readiness to begin her
three years course of studying when she
became stricken with pneumonia and aft
er very careful care in the hospital was
able to be brought home but did not re-
gain her health. She made a strong bat
tie for life. She is survived by her par
cnts. and one sister. Mrs. Moyan Curtis.
Of Sherbrooke, Que, and one brother.
Carl whitcomb. The funeral service was
held at the home Saturday forenoon at
10 o'clock and the body taken to Durham.
Que. for burial.-Thc Misses Gertrude
and Glenna Lovelette returned home
Friday from New York, where they went
to purchase millinery goods for the spring
trade.-Mrs. y. F. Wynne. of st Adams,
visited at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs George Z. Read, Friday.-Carle.
ton Farrar. who is attending Boston Uni
versity, visited his mother. Mrs. L. Far
rar Thursday and Friday.
The funeral service of Mrs. Alma Tow
ell Blake. who died of pneumonia Sum
day Feb. %, at her home in Fairfax, was
held at the home Of her parents mir. and
Mrs. c. A. Powell of South Main street,
Tuesday March 2 at two O'Clock. Tho
Rev. George Pomfrey Of the BAPTIST
Church officiated and the body was placed
In the vault.
Mrs. Elvira Aiken. aged "a years, wife
of 1siah Stanhope of Stevens Mills, died
Sunday morning. after Ave years of suf-
ferng from the effects Of a shock. Mrs
stanhope is survived by her husband. who
is seriously i'll. and two daughters. Mrs
Phronia Greenwood, who resides at home
and Mrs. T. l.. Peavey Of this place, and
one son, Herbert stanhope of winooski.
and four grandchildren, Mrs. J. s.
Merrill Of Enosburg Falls. Guy Mckinney
of winooski, Hazel and Ivan stanhope OF
Winooski. The funeral service was
held at the home Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock. the Rev. George Pon,frey
of the Baptist Church officiating, and
the body placed In the vault In Hillside
cemetery.-Miss Lillian Watson of Mont.
real. Is visiting at the homes Of her sis
ters. Mrs. G. Sherman Clark and Mrs
Homer Thomas.-The Home Missionary
society Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
met at the home of Mrs Edgar
Barup Of Main street Wednesday after
noon at 2:3o o'clock.--Mrs. F. L. Dunn has
returned home from a visit with rela-
tives and friends in Hardwick.-A meet
ing of the Richford fire department will
be held in the fire station hall Thursday
evening at 1:3o O'Clock for the purpose of
reorganization. Every member is re-
quested to be present.--Th/re will be q
religious census taken in this place Sun
day afternoon. Tho Methodist and Bap-
lists cooperating in the interest Of tho
lnter-Church World Movement.-The las
entertainment in the local lecture course
will be held in Colonial theatre Thursday
evening. A lecture by DR. Gabriel r.
Mcclure. r. Fl. G. S.. and q noted traveller
and explorer. DR.. Mcclure has the dis
tinction of being the first white man to
ascend the Congo in Africa, after
STANLEY, the explorer came down. He is
the only living white man who has crossed
Maycombi in both directions, and the
second white man to visit the Pigmies
work on the vault for the Richford
National bank in the Boright block will
he commenced about the Goth of this
month and pushed to a speedy completion
The stock Of the Surprise Clothing COM
pany will be moved to the basement and
the work of preparing the banking room
and installing fixtures will be completed
in April and the bank opened for bust
ness the first of May IL possible.