Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-16
NOBLE COUNTY
STOWE.


The Mum family held its fifteenth
annual reunion at II. e. Straw's on
Thursday. August O. About SO
were present. Dinner was served
under the buttcrnut trees. Letters
from Ira Mum of Saranac Lake, n. y,
and from Lucius Sallies, who was alb
sent in Montcplicr. were read. The re-
port OF the secretary gave the number
of living descendants of the late 10
sephus and Lucrctia Mum. who We're
married in Granville and came to
stowe in 1922, MS = children. 40 grand
children, % great grandchildren, ana
4 great great grandchildren A mong
those present were Mrs. 7. a. Clair
Mrs. J. F. Hodge and Miss Hodge OF
Waterbury Center. and Mrs. gladys
Mum Stearns of Johnson, who have
been present at all Of the fifteen re-
unions. Ira Mum has been at four
teen but was detained on this occasion
by the illness of his son. w. d. Munn
at Sarnnac n. y. Others present were
Mr.. and Mrs. n. BiRelow, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J.. Demcrritt. Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ.
clair, Mrs. F. S. Boardman. Mrs. ABB
bic Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
French Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Straw.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. NJ. Townc, Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. ]. Adams, Conrad Adams of
stowe, Mrs. Emily Stockwcll of Roch-
ster, Mrs. G. o. Howe of B~rookfield,
Mrs. w. II. Bigclow of Salem, Mass,
the Misses Emma and Blanche Cooley
and Mrs. Mel Cooley OF Montpelier,
Mrs. Lucrctia Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sargent and Mrs. I. +. Butts OF
North Hdye Park, Mr.. and MIS-. Carroil
Mum, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Stearns. Cleon
Mum. Gaylord Mum and the
Misses Bernice and Reba Mum OF
Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. f.. X. Seaver of
Cady's Falls. Mrs. j. +. Hodge, Miss
Matte Hodge, Mrs. Y. Y. henderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. clifford Morse. Miss Hell
en- Foster and Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Bug
bee of Waterbury, Mrs. George Laird
of Cabot. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen of
Walden. A photograph Of the gather
ing was taken by Charles Cheney OF
Waterbury Center. The following pro-
rramme was carried out: Cornet and
! rombo duet, II. +. Straw and Elva
Warren; recitations, Natalie French
Ruby Seaver of Cady's Falls; original
poem written by Miss r. a. Newhall
of Waterbury,; recitation, by Mrs. F,
A.. Blodgett: duet; paper, Miss Matte
Hodge.
Among those who left stowe on Sat
urday on the G. A. r. excursion &c
Minneapolis were Mr.. and Mrs. =. r
. Gale. Miss Elvira Gale. George Gale
G. w. Adams. Miss Bessie Adams Mrs
f. c. Russell, Miss Mae Russell. Mrs
F.. ]. Houston.-Mr. and Mrs. r.. j
. Smalley and family and Mr.. and Mrs
! George Marshall and Miss Kate Robin
son spent several days In camp at Lake
Fillmore. returning home on Sunday
Mrs, Abbie Stockwcll and Mrs. Ballard
and son. Maurice. of Woonsocket' X. l.
spent last week at l.. r. Tomlinson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison arrived on Tuesda,
from Denver with the body of thei
daughter. Mrs. D.. j. McAllister. The,
brought their little grandson with them
The Misses Beulah and Breta Brigham
who have been spending the summer wit
their brother, DR.. H.. g. Brigham. lief
Stowe on Monday for Montpelier-Mis
Addie Bigelow returned on Monday for
visit TO Montpelier and Burlington.-Mrs
v. C.. Babcock accompanied her niece
Mrs. F. ]. Robinson, upon her return las
Friday to Malone, y. y, where she vii
remain for a two weeks Visit.-MiSs Liz
zie Swift went ON Tuesday to Nickolville
n. Y, where she will visit relatives
Mrs. A. A. Raymond returned on Monda
from Bakersfield. where she was called t
attend the funeral on Saturday OF the so
of her sister, Mrs. g. y. Morse.-C. A
RILEY and family are in camp at LAX
Elmore-The Rev. and Mrs. Smart an
family. who have been at George Adams
for several weeks, return to Burlingto
this wcek.-The band concert at the lowe
village on Friday evening was a very sue
cessful affair. About 200 people were pres
ent. The ladies served ice cream an
cake in the OLD school house and to tn
surprise of the band about SO of the PR
ceeds were given to that organization. TT
affair was arranged by Miss Grace Melvi
and Mrs. William Robinson.-A notice ha
been posted of a fusion rally at Akelo
Memorial building On Saturday evening
August lS. II. G, Pape and A. b. Rowle
will speak.-At Unity Church Old Hon
Week union service will be held at 1o:45
m. Sunday, Young Peoples fraterni,
meeting at 7:3O p, m. Old Home Wee
service pleasant "reminiscences, leade
Mrs. NJ. A. Jenney.
Mrs. Jackson Sargent received a tel
gram on Monday. August 18th, from NJ
and Mrs. e. S. Edison in Denver, announ
ing the death of their daughter, Mrs. Lei
Edison McAllister, IN August u in tn
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison we're called
Denver about the first of August by Il
critical condition of their daughter. wi
had returned to Denver from Stowe abo
three weeks before. Mrs. McAllister W
thorn In Stowe in 1888, She graduated fro
Stove high school in June, 1902, and
ESeptember of that year was united In ma
kriage to d. J. McAllister, who with a 81
kbout one year of age, survives her N