Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-03
STOWE.

l.. g. Tomlinson is at Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington, where he UNI
delwent a successful surgical opera
ton on Saturday. Mrs. Tomlinson Is
In the city. Nh. and Mrs j. q. Tonllin-
son were in Burlington on Thursday.--
Mr. and Mrs G. Il. BoYce OF Mont
p"lier spent Sunday in Stows,-At the
regular meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange. Saturday afternoon the
tirst and second degrees We're worked
upon MIR. and Mrs. a. T.. straw and
Mrs. Flora Blodgctt. The programme
included duet by 6. =. Scribner,
violin, and Mrs. Minnie SlaYton. piano,
and roll call with responses upon
the question of What DO You Con-
slider success in Life 10 Consider" The
topic proved a very interesting ONE
Tho election of officers in stowe
Lodge, |. q. q. +. was postponed at
tho last meeting and will take place
al the regular meeting this week.
Mr.. G. +. NJ Tabcr arrived on Satur-
day at Four Winds farm for the sum
mer.-rhe ladies of Unity Church will
hold their usual monthly circle on
Thursday afternoon of this week at
the vestry. supper from five o'clock
until all are serVed-Miss Mabel Carr
SuuuaY.-oi.oree NJ. Gale has sold his
barber business to Phil. s. Kaiser. He
retains til" boot and shoe repairing
department and will continue that
PAT of tn" business at the old stand.
Tho funeral OF Miss Eliza Marshall
was held on sunday afternoon at the
town farm, where she died on Satur.-
day. She was about 30 years of age
and has always resided in stowe. The
parents were David and narnell Luce
Marshall. She leaves no near relatives.
services were conducted by the Rev.
a. NJ. H. Abbott and We're in charge
Of |" J.. Harris. The burial was in
River Bank cemetery
At meeting held on Monday evening
~ the town hail town base ball team
was organized with Harold Mcmahon.
president and manager, y. II. Kaiser.
captain and George Gale, secretary and
..reasurer-E. r. Bigelow, who has been
VI for tho past two weeks, is improving
>Franh, the son of Mr. and Mrs. ". l..
pemeritt has been i'll for several days
Hrs. Ellen Kip, who has spent several
Weeks with her mother. Mrs. Susan col
burn, returned On Saturday to her home
IN Saratoga, \. Wv. &. SomerVile who
Is employed in Rurt's mill, moved his fam
VN mere ll'lIl " 'iltSli'Il b1 NtStdN ana
Is occupying At tenement in Mrs. StebbnS s
housc.--Mr. and Mrs Walter Seers. who
bavc occupied Mrs Taher's house during
The winter, have moved into the Holt
cottaRe.-O. T.. Luce has begun tearing
down the barn ON his farm prepare ory
IL building Il new one The new one will
be a IVY i2s fcet.--rhc Ladies' Reading
club met with Mrs Euncc Pottle on Mon
day afternoon. subject of study being Bos-
ton.-Mrs. j. l.. Wade returned on Satur.
day from visit to friends in MorrisvilIe
e. A. Clough was recent visitor at the
home of his sister. Mrs. George Wade
on his way to his summer home in Morris
tovn.-At the Sunday morning service al
Unity Church the Rev. T.. N, H. Abbott
pastor will take as the subject OF the ser
mon The Lessons OF Volcano and Earth
quake" Young Peoples fraternity meet
ing at $50 p. ~, topic, "Never Too Late
to Mend" leader. Racburn Mcmahon.
Following are some Of the birds observed
In Stowe in April, the most of them bcin;
from Robert Harris's list: Phoebe blue
heron broad winged hawk, blue bird
goblin, red winged black bird, meadow
lark, prairie horned lark. song sparrow
purple grackle. fox sparrow, swamp spar
row chipping sparrow. white throatec
sparrow. cest hy-catcher, barn swallow
American goldfinch, cliff swallow, sand
piper, kinehsher, woodthrush, bank swal
row, junco white breasted nuthatch pur
pie finch, blue jay, flicker, hairy wood
pecker' The prairie horned lark Is a bir
that has changed its range and is com
pa ratiVely new to this region. 1t wa
Thought that it did not breed here. bu
young larks were observed here in tn,
summer of 1901, Mr.. Harris finds that the