Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
STOWE.


Inc annual village meeting was ncIu
m tho Town hall March 1 and the
following officers wcrc elected for the
ensuing year: Moderator. G. NJ Watts:
clerk, +. r. stafford: treasurer. a. a.
Pike first trustee, j. j. Ncaren: second
trustee. H. w. Burrows: third trustee.
q. W. Buzzcll: tax collector, c. NJ.
Watts: auditors. y. u. Luce. II. T..
Shaw. c. y. Gibbs; water commissions
crs, A. II. Cheney, n. r. Kaiser. T.. Y.
Billings i; was voted to raise II tax
Of 10 cents OH q dollar of the grand
list and a hydrant tax of - cents. the
tax to be paid on or before October 90
with discount of 4 per cent. 1t was
voted TO pay hrcmcn - cents per hour
for practice. said practice to he held
not more than ~ times during the
year. the time of practice limited to
one hour, ard ~ men must be present
for practice. 1t was voted to pay fire.
men 80 cents per hour or fraction
thereof for actual service at fires. Tho
village report shows liabilities of $631
and assets of s2Il.52. leaving to be
provided tho sum of s413.4a. The cost
OF the new water system including all
implements for tho fire department,
was Sl?.ilo.19. Tho sale OF bonds net
ted $l9.31SSS
The report of tho superintendent Of
schools shows Tho number of pupils in
town of school age 10 be 40 or these 432
are registered pupils in the different
schools an increase oc - over last year.
Tho West Branch school carries the ban
nor for good attendance. The number
registered in the high school is "a. in She
graded school 2o3.-rhc high school and
village boys teams played basket ball 81,
Friday evening with score Of l., Ia ) in
favor of the high school tcam.-Mrs. NJ.
A. Jonney spent Sunday with her friends
| in Morrisvillc.-S. r. Fuller, who was
| threatened with pneumonia is hctter.--
| Eliza Warren has been i'll for several DAYS
| and ont of school. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Bige-
! low and Prof. f. Il. Bigclow who have
been i'll with influenza. are inproving.-G
| a. Wright of West Branch. who has been
III for some time, j., now improvng.-C. II.
Cilapin is i'll with influenza tho last
regular meeting of Stow Lodge No. o.
|. O. q. r.. the literary programme was
in charge of Miss Nellie Gotta of Messy
| Glen Lodge. FaHston. Mrs. w. a. AID
rich end Miss Nda George were initiated
into the order Interesting rhetorical ex-
ercises were held a, the high school on
/
cramnr included selections by the male
oUartctte and the girls sextette. solos by
| Principal browne and Lola Billings. re-
citations by George Harris and Allen
Brown. an essay by Lola Billings. dia-
loguc hy George Gale and Erie Moody, Il
duct by Harold and Ethel Brush and -
discussion of The following question. r."
solved. rnat Nature Is More Beautiful
| All y
man. Ethel I.rush. Clyde Jennev; negative.
| Dwight Harris. Archibald Billings Mar
ioric Burt. Question decided in favor Of
! negative Mrs. Watkins was able to re-
sume h,r duties in the high school on
| MoIday.
The large vote for no license is a sub
! icct of general rejoicing. The grand
| Jurors elected on Tuesday were r. K.
Gdle j. f.. Campbell G. p. Scribner. j.
/ T.. Houston. L. r. Sargent. II. A. i;u,ts.
petit Jurors T.. Il. cobb. &. ID. Gibbs,
! f.. &. Russell. +. f. Smith. \. 9. Morrill,.
A. |. Gale. Ernest Scribncr. Ernest Mills.
Wait Luce. Frank Gale. II. T.. Nelson,
jC. II. Chapn.--A party of young pcopl"
from Stove attended the play Neigh
hor Ja"kwood'' in Waterbury on Tues
day cvening.--Thc Rov. q. \. Emery was
called 10 stowe recently to visit his
mother, Mrs. Mary Emery who is suffer
ing from injuries caused by Il fall
! Miss la France returned last week from
| Bellows Falls. where she was called by
| the iln, IS of her aunt, Mrs. r.. w.
| DillinRham-Mrs Lucy Van ana her two
daughters and son-in-law. from Lynn,
| Mass. have come to Stowe to carry on
T.. L. Sdllics place. Mr.. Sallles will make
his home with them.--Reports were
brought to the village on Tuesday that
q. Styglcs and Mccall We're making
n disturbance in Brownsville. They came
To- the village later and Chief Burt took
Styles in charge. No prosecutions have
followed as vet.