Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-10
STOWE.


been arranged. Some changes have been
found necessary hut the general outlines
remain the same as before reported. 1t
il expected that the ST. Johnsbury band
which has the reputation of being one Of
the finest in the state. assisted by stowe
Military band will give an open air con-
cert on Tuesday evening and will also fur
nish music during Wednesday. The st.
Johnsbury band will come as guests Of
stowe Military band at the invitation Of
Conductor Burnham of the Stowe band.
who was formerly member of the ST.
Johnsbury band. The visitors will arrive
by way of Worthwhile on Tuesday evening
and remain until five in the afternoon of
Wednesday and sometime during the day
of Wednesday school for band work
under the direction of Conductor Field of
the ST. Johnsbury band will be held for
tho benefit of the Stowe band, and which
will he open to all who wish to attend.
Follow ing is the official programme Tues
day evening, August 10. open air concert
by stowe and ST. Johnsbury bands; We'd
ncsday. August l6. basket picnic and re-
ceptoi in the Palisades from IL to 80 p.
n,.. after which the following toasts will
be given; our Town" George S. McAllis-
tor: Our Schools" G. NJ. Watts; stowe 4
Educational Advantages as Remember
Them" Mrs. G. II. Slocum; Our
Churches" =. II. Pike; Stoves Part in
| the Great Civil War" H. G. Thomas
Some of stoves Attractions" Mrs. Ball;
"Old Home Week." Hattie White; 800 D.
M ball game. Stowe VS.. johnson; 3 p. M.
entertainment in the auditorium. The
Pierces, the we'll known entertainers have
charge of this part OF the programme
which consists OF an opening play called
"Betsy Baker" The last half of the pro.
gramme will he given by local talent
presenting play Sunset" under the di.
rection of the Pierces: vocal selections
by local artists. Harry Burnham and C.
A. Riley; orchestra music. under the di.
rection of George Burnham. Thursday
| evening, August II. social dance in audi
torium, Stowe orchestra: union services
August 20 AT Unity Church. 1O:+5 a. m.
sermon by the Rev. NJ. Able; c. l.. Nc
Mahon. president; Alice A. Raymond
vice president; II. G. Thomas. secretary
II. Il. Shaw. treasurcr.--The teachers fol
the district schools for the fall term o
1903 have been assigned as follows: Mos
cow. Grace Bcdell OF Worthwhile; Gale
Alice Chaplin Mills, Alice Burt: Luc,
hill Edith Holbrook of Hyde Park; Ed
son hill, Grace Russ: West branch, Mar,
Gale; Forks, Amber Smith: Fucker street
Mae Adams; Bowcnsville. Isabel Adams
North Hollow, I.ide Collins of Hyde Park
Sterling. Susie Russell These schools be
gin on August Is with the exception o.
Sterling which will begin on August Is
The Stowe high and graded schools will
begin on September with the following
faculty: Principal, Earl ID. Bcssey o
Maine: assistant. Miss Edith Watkins o
Maine: principal of grammar school, Lii
liam Terrlll of tnderhill: second interme
diate, ona l.. Davis of Hyde Park; frs
intermediate, Bessie Smith; primary
Susie Bgelow. The work on the school
house is being pushed as fast as possible
in order to begin school at the date speci
fed. The shed is completed and the build
ing nearly ready for the plumbers. Mrs
G. A. Fisher will entertain the circle o
the congregational Church at her hom
on the Moscow road on Wednesday after
noon.--Mr. and Mrs. l.. b. Merriam o
Topeka Kans., whose daughter IL tn
wife of the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon o
that city. were guests at Green Noun
tain Inn over Sunday. MIR. Sheldon lief
Stowe for Rutland on Monday morning
but Mrs Sheldon remains for some tim
longer.-The Rev. DR.. Clark of Salem
Mass, preached at the Congregations
! Church on Sunday morning, August il
} his usual able and interesting manner
! Elroy Billings. who was graduated in tn
electric engineering course of the t'nver
sitv of Vermont in the class of 1885, is 4
! Schenectady, n. Y, where he has a posi-
ltion with the General Electric compan
: of that place.--About 50 attended the IVES
branch circle at G. y. McAllister's on Fri
day afternoon of last wcek.-Mss Ami
Bgclow returned from Burlington on Sat
urday.-Mrs. Il. a. Douglass, who sPen
last week in Stowe returned to Montpel
: Ter on Saturday. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. ii. w. Barrows
who spent Sunday in that city,
MIR. and Mrs. G. g. Boycc of Montpelie
, spent Sunday with Mrs. Boyces parents
( MIR. and Mrs. q. +. Eddy.-Elva Ware
, is serving as assistant in the postOfflc
in place OF Miss Maud Gibbs. who Is II
Raymond the seven-y ear-old son @
, Mr.. and Mrs. II. 4. Mower of Lowell
r Mass. whose serious illness was reporte
several weeks ago. Is very low and n
/ hopes of his recovery are entertained