Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-15


a camp at that place.-Cornelius Girls
void OF Wells River was here to attend
tho family reunion Tuesday at the home
of his sister. Mrs Clarence Powell
Mark Davis has sold his farm In the
north part OF the town to Mr.. Robbins
OF Cambridge and purchased the farm
OF Walter Clark near the village. Mr..
| clark has bought the residence of Han
nihal Minor here and Mr.. Minor has
rented the Gilbert Davis place.
STOWE
Tho Vermont Fish and Game League
authorized Commissioner II. G. Thorn
as to purchase n IG-foot. three horse
power steam launch for the use of war
dens on Lake Champaign. Tho boat was
purchased Of the Michigan Steel Boat
company Of Detroit. Mich, and was un-
loaded at Isle Ia Motto Fridav.-Afiss
| Edith Pillow ~ North Hero and the Rev.
| O. H. Westcott of Waterbury Center
were at the Rev. J. Q. Angeles Friday
and saturlay.-Mr. and Mrs y. r. Buck,
at Lake Mansfield for seven weeks, left
Stowe Saturday for burlington on their
, way to their home IN Newton Center,
| Mass. They are enthusiastic In their
praises Of Lake Mansfield as summer
resort-,Miss Marie Mcmahon returned to
| Burlington Saturday, after few DAYS
with rela tlves In Stowe.-The Young Peo-
pies fraternity is preparing to present
the three-act comedy Breezy Point" in
tho near ftiture.-Mrs Cora Vearren and
two daughters and her father. f. W.
Kaiser, are visiting in Montpelier Sat
urday morning passengers on the train
from Burlington, when In Richmond.
saw a pair Of fawns running beside
the track for some distanco.--Mr and
Mrs. George Stevenson ard daughter Of
Hnrdwick are guests Of Mr. AMI Mrs n.
n. Kn'ser.-Miss Maudo RAYMOND ~ En-
field. y. H.. is passing several weeks
! vacation in Stowe.-N'es Clara Barrows
returned Thursday from a weeks visit
! in Bethel Mrs. Tatimer returned to
Bethel Saturday.
Mrs G. r. NJ Taber. public spirit
ed summer resident Of stowe. has re-
Gently presented 70 the Soldiers Me-
mortal Hall in the Akclov Memorial
building 81 photograph OF the painting
! MT, Mansfield in Winter" by ner
gifted SON the late Edward Martin
Tabor. The gift ia a peculiarly np-
propriate one. a large part of the
I
herc He hogan coming to stowe
when lad with his fathers family
from New York for the summers
Later. when his health hogan to fail
the -Four Winds Farm cottage was
built for him and was thereafter mis-
loved home. since his death in 1896
his mother has made II her summer
homo. II was here that the Young ar
tct NJ
original conceptions of his own, which
met with much appreciation in srt
circles The Mt Mansfield painting
was his most important work II vas
exhibited AT the Paris and Pan-Amer-
lean expeditions and now hangs in tho
| Boston Museum Of Fine Arts. Tho
view was taken from tho -Four
Winds" lawn. Another recent addi-
ton to the Memorial hall Is a steel
engraved by James y. Boil. and is
burg" presented by II. @. Thomas. to
whose good of'ces stowe Is largely tn
dehted for the Memorial building. The
engraving is from the original histor-
ical painting by James Walker, ar
ranged by Col John p Bachelor and
engraved by James d Bell and is
pronounced historically correct. 1t
gives q vivid idea Of the appearance
Of the battle, $4,000 men are repre-
sontcd and located. Tho engraving
il 2Ax43 inches and Is handsomely
framed In black oak. A framed key
accompanies tho picture which gives
the positions of all the divisions Of
both armies. A third recent deCora-
tive gift TO the Memorial building is
| a handsome. mounted half deer pro-
=ented by \. \. Pike. Tho deer was
secured by Mr.. Pike on Worcester
mountain during the open season of
1909. It Is about four feet tall with
three prongcd antlers. II is placed
under the memorial tablet on the cor
ridor opposite the main entrance and
attrcts much attention.-A pleasant
family reunion was recently enjoyed
nj -Four Winds" farm at which Mrs.
c. F. NJ Taher and her children, Mrs.
Henry Holt and Charles Taber OF New
York and DR. Henry Taher Of Clark
University and his three daughters
were present,-Charles Taher OF New
York who is In Stowe for n months
vacation. contributes to the public
reading room table his new ma eaxine
"Discovery," n journal Of scientific
news and progress for everybody
The Misses Matte and Myra Campbell
returned Saturday from Keene, n. H..
where they visited their aunt. Mrs.
Henry Pike.-Mrs. Charles Bridge OF
''hanv y. Y, visited her niece, Miss
Ida Harris. over Sunday-Elwin
Smalley Is visiting relatives IN Hyde
Park--Mr and Mrs. e. w. Dillingham;
and son, Albert. OF Saxtons River are
IN Stowe.-Mr. and Mrs F. ]. Houston
were in Waterbury over Sunday Mr.,
Houston will leave stowe this week
for Georgia. The Rev. F.. r. Gale of
Berlin, Mass, occupied the pulpit at
Unity Church Sunday morning.--C. q.
Burt is on a business trip in Canada,
Mrs. Bernard Thomas with her twin
babes OF Morrisville, is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Bailey at the
lower village.
Friday at 80 r. N. programme OF
sports will be carried out on Main street,
including several novel events. There will
be a ree-legsed race old shoe
race, orange race. hundred
yard dash. wheeibarrOw. blind
fold race. a hundred yard dash for boys
under u and an obstruction race The
sports will begin promptly at / 80 to allow
time for n bose ball game between tho
flats" and leans which will be played
on J, L. Stafford's meadow on the cen,e-
terry road. Friday evening Stowe Mil
tary band will give a benefit concert at
the Palisades Park. Ice cream and cake
will be served and programme OF I'M
usual excellence will be carried out. A
union service of all the churches will be