Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05
STOWE.

There was a large attendance at the So
ciabe in Unity Church vestry on Friday
evening. The mock town meeting II
great success. c. NJ Watts was elected
moderator and made an excellent preSid
ing officer. Stowe Military band furnish
ed music and refreshments were served
in the form of sugar and doughnuts.-
Il. w. Collins of Moscow has rented the
farm recently purchased by ID. ;. Luce
David Douglas. who has carried on
farm in Morristown the past year, has
taken the Shaw farm on Moscow Hill
for the coming year.-Mrs. -. J. McAllis-
ter has been more comfortable for sew
eral days. Miss Mcdonald of the Mary
Fletcher hospital. burlington, is caring
for her.-Mrs. NJ. w. owens condition
has improved of late.-Mrs Gracia Crit
fin went to Wolcott last Wednesday to
| visit MIR. and Mrs Charles Slayton.-
| Elmer Wade and daughter, Mabel of
Morrisvllc. were visitors at George
! Wade's last Friday.-The Rev. George
| Burnham had one of his i'll turns last
| Friday and his condition has been cru-
cal ever sincc.-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bar
rows of Morrisvile spent last week with
| friends on West Branch.-The next meet
ing of Mansfield Mountain Grange will
be held on March II with the following
programme. Discussion of the question:
| should the Federal Government own
Coal Mines" opened by G. S. McAllister.
Paper by Miss Alma kenfield. subject,
| '"rhe History of and Anecdotes From the
| Life of Abraham Lincoln" Violin solo.
C.. L. Scribner; selected reading, Mrs.
IG s. McAllster-Waltor Hale has
engaged to work for Charles Parker for
eight months Mrs Hale and George will
board with Mrs. Henry Warren.-The
topics for the young peoples devotional
meetings for Sunday evening, March 8,
will be. for the Epworth League; the Sab
bath Day for Worship ard Rest, EX. 81 {;
l5-l7. Mark 2:27 For the Christian En-
dravor society: Lessons from the Sermon
on the Mount; what Christ teaches about
heart righteousness, Matt 5:2o-4S;6-lS
Leader Mrs Abbie Warren. Fer the
Young Peoples Fraternity: Personal In
fuencc. Luke 6:la. Leader Mrs. w. NJ.
Douglass Paper. l. l.. Harris.-Mrs. H..
y. Jenny gave tea party TO number
of friends Monday evening. Whist was
the order Of the evening. French
fell on the icy sidewalk near Mr.. Buzz
cell s on Saturday and severely injured nor
wrist--H. T.. Straw and daughter Min
ME were in Morrisvillc Saturday.-The
! town report shows that there are 81
pupils registered in our public schools
. There are 2320 volumes in the public
library.-Mrs. Carlton Woodwork of Luce
| iIill died of pneumonia, February o. aged
81 years. Funeral services were held at
her home on Saturday. the Rev. d. L.
Evans attending. The body was taken
TO Fairfax for interment. She leaves a
; husband one daughter, Mrs, Henry Wood
worth of Fletcher and three sons, Clin-
ton of Stowe. Dearborn of Waterbury, and
CLAYTON of Shelburne. All We're present al
the funeral Mr.. Woodwork is seriously
ill.-The death of Mrs William y, Drury
: occurred at her home on Friday Fcbru
arv a. Mrs. Drury has been a great suf'
, ferer from heart trouble and other com
: plications for the last three years. much
of the time being confined to the bed
Besides her husband she leaves an only
a child, Mrs. Florence, who has devotet
her time to the care of her mother dur
ing her long illness. Mrs. Drurys parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Royce of vii
!, Jamestown. Her brother A. A. Royce
!, lives in Stowe and she also leaves severa
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