Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-12
STOWE.


friends in New Hampshire and vicinity.
STOWE.
The selcctmen have appointed for Ii
cense commissioners. Fl. T.. Shaw, j. l..
stafford and {. L. McMahon.-rhc warn
ing is posted for a town meeting on March
Il to decide upon the kind OF licenses to
he granted III Stowc.-Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Seavcr gave "A party in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Russell of Brainerd,
Minnesota Friday evening, March b.
About - relatives and friends We're pres
cnt. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell were present
ed by q. :. McAllistcr in behalf of the
company with halt a dozen handsome
silver teaspoons as a mcmcuto of the oc-
casion. Cake ana coffee We're served dur
ing the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Russell
have been spending the winter with
friends in this vicinity.-Thcy left Stowe on
their return home Monday morning.
There will lie "A maple sugar sociable at
George Downcr's Thursday evening Mar
II. All are cordially invited.-F. G. Bas-
haw ''sugared Off Saturday. Those who
have tapped their sugar places have sec
urod a good run of sap.-NIis Gracia Crit
lin and Miss Mildred Warren returned
Monday from a visit to Wocott and Nor
risville.--Mrs. ID. j. McAllistcr continues
to improve. and it is hoped is on the road
to rccoVery.-Clarcnce Peters of Monkton
has bought and moved to the Daniel Smith
place on West Branch.-Miss May Hough
of Burlington was guest of Mrs. j. H..
Wade on Friday. Miss Uough is in
Stowe to care Tor Miss Ina Culvcr.-Mr.
ard Mrs. Stephen c. Narney. who have
been spending the winter with Mr. and
Mrs. '. {. BabcoCk expect to return to
their home i'll Randolph on Wednesday,
Mrs. Hollis Chase of Fletcher spent Sun
day with Mrs. V. C. BahcoCk.-- Young
people of tn" Congre gational Church will
have st. Patrck's sociablc in their YES
try on the evening of the Eth. There will
be a literary entertainment and an Irish
m'nu Will be servcd.-Mrs. II. W. Bill
ingS was in town over SundaN.-Thc plas-
tcrers have finished their work on the
Memorial buildng.-Thc next grange meet
ing Will be on March IA, instead of tho
ltth as before Stated.-Mr. and Mrs Jack
Chal"e, who have been sick with the pre-
vai'ing diStomper are improving.-AIrs
NJ y. Jenney went Monday to Morrisville.
where she Will visit friends. She attend
cd the district meeting Of the o. t. s. on
Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs Charles Stafford
of MorrisVillc We're in Stowe over sun
day.-A successful operation for appendi
otis was performed upon Miss Ina Cul-
yer. Monday. March by DR.. Gcnge of
Hyde Park, DR. Mugern of Stow. and a
doctor from ST. Albans-Stowe Military
band has engaged the Gabroe Brothers to
give entertainments in the town hall for
Il week beginning March 13.-Mrs. p r.
Gale and Mrs. f. Il. Gale were in Morris
'o"h saturday to attend the golden we'd
ding anniversary of their uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Gallup.-Roy Smith
uf Waterbury and W. r. Benson of Stowe
We're in Morifsvillc Thursday evening IN
take degree in Masonry.-Mss Barbara
Burt spent Sunday with friends in Water
nurN Centre.-Miss Jessie Wade. Mrs.
Sarah Weeks and Miss Clara Mills arc
among those sick with the grip.-The
prayer meeting at the Methodist k.pisco-
pal Church will he held on "Wednesday
evening this week. The topics for the de-
Notlonal meetings Of the young peoplc $
societies on Sunday evening. March Il
VIII he as follows: Epworth League The
Young Christians Pleasures Cor &. 10. 10
1888. Leader. George r.. Burnham; Chris
tan EndeaVor society, Lessons from the
Sermon on the Mount; What Christ
teaches about trust, Matt. 6, 1874. Lead.
er w. \. Aldrick; Young Peoples Frater-
NIFTY, Success OFTEN Won Through Fail
llrc. Leader, hurry Gillet. PAPER the
Rev. +. X. Gale.
| some interesting statistics of the season
of sugar making in Stowe are furnished
by +. Bigelow, who has kept a record
of the time of tapping his sugar orchard
ana OF gathering the tubs since 1881. He
considers his an average sugar place
some being earlier and some later The
earliest time of tapping was in 1851, when
the date was March Z. That was also
the longest season, the duration being A.
days In 1854 the date of tapping was
March Q, duration 36 days. In 1862 the
tapping was done March TO- The latest
| date was April 8, 1883 duration rs DAYS
The shortest season was q days in 1876
| tapping March 80. In 1899 the duration
was a days. date of tapping March H.
Inc latest date of gathering tubs was in
1872. April %, length of season Il DAYS
The average date of tapping is March 90
| Average length of season 80 days-The
Woman's Foreign Missionary society of
the Methodist Church will meet with Mrs
| Sylvia Poor on Thursday afternoon
March ~. The boxes will be opened and
missionary tea will be served.-Tht
Sons of Veterans held maple sugar
festival at q. A.. r. hall Wcdnesda,
evening. March 11-About 90 members OF
Sickle Chapter. o. T.. s.. attended the dis.
| trict meeting at Morrisvlle Tuesday
March 1o.-Charles Douglass started Out
with his tea cart on wheels Tuesday.
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