Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-16
STOWE.

A suggestion for n saner, safer manner
of observing tho national holiday might
be found In Renaissance often told with
much enjoyment by tho late Boa rdman
S Shaw. longtime resident of Stowe
and father OF former Secretary Of the
Treasury Leslie M Shaw. In Mr.. Shaws
family the most prominent feature of tho
observance of tho Fourth OF July was to
raise q large plank upright and let II fall
TO the floor stamping on 1t with the foot
thus making very satisfactory noise
with no accompanying danger or ex-
pcnse.-An informal nag raising was held
at Lake Mansfield Trout club house Sat-
urday morning when a beautiful flag, SKIS
feet In size was flung to the breeze with
NJ II, Rddell as ma stcr of ceremonies
Floyd Cleveland, in charge OF the fish
hatchery at Lake Mansfield. has $500
lingering trout, in the trough that were
Matched there from last years eggs
w. r. Benson of Morrisville WAS ut his
cottage at Lake Mansfield Saturday,
Mrs. Emily G. Riddell of Boston Joined
her son. NJ H. Riddell and family Of
Burlington. at Lake Mansfield Saturday
for a weeks vist.-Dr. and Mrs. II. w.
Ih.rrows went Saturday 10 Burlington,
where they are visiting Or. and Mrs.
G.. D. Samson at their summer homo at
Starr Farm Beach.-David b. Sladc and
party of Fall River. Mass, are visiting
at Lake Mansheld.-.Mi Lily Hartman
of Waterbury visited her sister, Mrs.
George s. Marshall, over sunday.-O. q.
styglcs was adjudged guilty of intoxica-
ton at hearing before Justice r. b,
Cobb Saturday morning. He appealed
bondman.-On July 25 Mansfield Mountain
Grange will have a picnic at Mr. ana
Mrs, II. c. Fulier's in stowe Hollow.
A fire in the swamp below Eddy &
Iovejoy's Hale place has broken through
into Barney Brickey's sugar place ana
"a doing much damage. 1t has 80 far re-
sisted all efforts to suhdue IT. rumor
current of forest fire on Mt. Mans
field Is unfounded.-A1rs. Fisher and
daughter Of burlington are guests at the
W. NJ. Adams house.-Martin Peck and
la marty OF u from Montpelier passed
Sunday at the Summit House.-fhiiil
Hayden Of Montpelier Is stopping at G.
T. Eddy's.-Barney Brckey had ne"
moving machine demolished Monday
morning by the running away OF a pal'
LOT horses hitched TO t.-W. Il. Bigeiow
lof Salem, Mass, and A. T. Bigelo~ OF
harrington and families and W. j
Bigelow of Burlington are visiting the'i
pn rents Mr.. and Mrs Newell B'selo~'-
service In observance OF Children
dey was held at tho Congregations
Church Sunday morning with an ap
propriate sermon by the pastor. the kew
In A. G. Abbe.-.Iittle Julia Abbe Is II
with bronchitis.--AIss Mabel Wright wen
Monday 10 johnson to attend the summe
lschool-Roy Mcdonald OF Barre visited
at w. NJ. Smiths over SUNDAY.
The service on the Mt. Mansfield electro
is crippled by shortage OF water.-Ih
Rev. Father Leonard OF ST. Johnsour!
called on Stowe friends Monday, Mrs
George Downer Is visiting her son II
schenectady. ". Y.-,Robert Grace O
Waterbury, who WAS arrested and con
fined IN the lookup over Sunday. Wa
found guilty OF intoxication and pail
. lhis flne-.NHss Sarah Mayo OF Rockaway
N. l.. Is passing tho summer with he
narents. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mayo
Tho heavy shower OF Monday night ha
checked the forest fire on tho Bricke
I, place and tho adjacent swamp.-Mr. an
Mrs w. IL Kaiser and Mrs Cor
yearren and daughters returned Tuesda
from q few days visit In Greensboro an
Craftsbury.--Mayor w. J. Bigelow
burlington, who has been visiting !
stowe, Joined his family Tuesday !
Morrisytlle, where they will pass the res
of the week
A little child OF Mr.. and Mrs Geors
r. Gale about IS months old. drank
quantity OF kerosene from bottle Tues
day. and was In q critical condition froI
II during the night but Is now considere
out OF danger.-Mrs. L. ID. Woodwar
. and son Of Richford and Mira DIN Sam
: son and son OF Enosburgh Falls arc vii
. ting their cousins. Mrs. Gilmore Wiki
and r. r. Mills-B. II. Mills Will lea'
this week for Essex Junction where !
will erect q dwelling house on lot pu
y chased there last fau.-Mrs. Thomas Fo
ter and her sister. who 10 visiting he
. will leave Thursday for West Berlin c
their way TO New York State for
visit of several weeks.-Mrs. Gracta Tor
i,nson has returned from q visit In Joh
son.-John Unkhurt OF Brooklyn, n,
" is visiting HIS niece, little Miss Ru
Foster Harold Cheney cut his fng