Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-25
STOWE

A reunion of the family OF Mr. and
Mrs ~ Bigelow was held here Saturday,
Mrs Rigelow's list birthday. Their three
sons. Mayor W. ]. Bigelow and A. P.
Rigelow of Burlington and W. r. Bgelow
Of Salem, Mass, with their wives and
children were present. and also three
daughters. Mrs. Flora Biodget and Mrs
H. F. Straw and husband Of Stowe. Mrs.
Abble Warren. their other daughter. was
unable to be present on account of I'll
ness Seven Of the grandchildren We're
present, the absent ones being F.. T.
Rlodgett of Wichita Kans., and Mr., and
Mrs W. A. Parks of Alameda, Cal One
son. A. y. Bigelow and a grandson, r. II.
Warren died several years ago. A picnic
dinner was enjoyed in the hutternut
grove at Mr.. Straw's and the afternoon
was passed at the home Of Mr., and Mrs.
Bigelow when their relatives and friends
called upon them The day was also the
| birthday Of Mr.. Straw.-F. c. Bashaw ex-
poets to leave Stowe soon for Hanesvlle,
Ohio. where he will be employed by the
Bessey Ora mite company. His family will
remain in Stowe for the personalities
| Gaynello AIareton of Morristown visited
Miss Jennie French last week.-Edlth, the
seven yea r-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Bradley Magoon is very low from an at
| tack OF pneumonia.
Mrs. T. s. Billings remains very ILL
Mrs. Emma Paine Sweet OF North Ben
nington Is visiting In Stowe, her native
| town, for the first time in A. years hav-
ing left town with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. rmmmis Paine Her grandfather was
| the Rev Orvis Pier, who was at one
| time a resident Of Stowe, Don Smith and
family OF Brooklyn and Ned Sears Of
St. Paul have been in Stowe this week
| on an automobile trip.
| Commissioner II. q. Thomas returned
| Wednesday morning from Boston, where
he was able to engage aquarlums for an
| exhibit of FISH at the coming State fair.
| He expects to exhibit about 10 varities
| of the valua BILE food and game FISH of
| Vermont-C. t. Mcmahon, president of
the Stowe Old Home Week association,
has called a meeting of all those inter-
csted In the observance OF Old Home
| Week this year to be hold in Memorial
hall reading room at eight o'clock Tues
day evening, July 29.-Mrs Elsie Adams
Palmer and son of Windsor are visiting
In towns. II. Dana visited WatsfelI
Monday, returning with his mother, who
will be his guest for tho present.-Mrs
c. +. Eddy entertained a party of elderly
ladies' Monday afternoon in honor of the
SOth birthday OF her aunt Mrs. Nancy
Brewster who resides with her--About
q members of Mansfield Mountain
Grange made a surprise visit Saturday IL
the pleasant home of Mr., and Mrs. j. +
Campbell, the day being Mrs, Campbell''
| birthday. Dinner was served in n grove
; near the house and a handsome easy
chair was left as a memento. Mrs. y
II. Kaiser entertained a number of hel
lady friends at her home Wednesday
afternoon. miss Lou Vearren entertained
eight young misses at her home Tues
day afternoon in honor of Miss Beatric,
IOvejoy Mrs. Ellen Hunter and niece
Miss Beatrice I-ovejoy, who have passed
several weeks in Stowe, will return
Thursday to their home in Lowell, Mass
= The condition of Mrs. r. Billings, win
' has been seriously i'll at the home of he
parents. Mr.. and Mrs, 7. r. Gale, Is con
l sderably improved. William Miner, VIII
= lives at the Forks, has been confined T.
the bed by Illness the past week-Th
! members of the Bridge Street Mend
ing club will serve supper In tn
a Palisades pavilion Friday afternoon. Al
$ are cordially invited. Tho Mum famil
q will hold their annual reunion Angus
, II. a week later than usual at the HON
. OF Mr. and Mrs II T. Wis
4 Harriet Savage of Wostncd Mass.
! visiting relatives and friends in Stowe,