Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
STOWE.

A change was made Monday in the
oldest business firm in stowe when o.
r. Luce Of Miles Mcmahon & Co, sold
| his interest to II. c. Mcmahon, son OF
| C. J.. Mcmahon. also OF the firm The
senior member of the firm is J. e.
| Miles OF Burlington Mr.. Mcmahon has
been with the firm for SO years. and
Mr.. Luce for % years. During this
| time the firm has conducted one of the
largest dry goods businesses in tho
county. and has covered the state in
the sugar business, beside large but
ter business The firm has sent out a
large number Of successful young mon
who have learned the rudiments of
business in It's employ. among them be-
| ing II. Il. Shaw of stowe d. S. Meal
lister Of Denver. r. r. Downer of Hard
wick NJ D. Mcmahon OF Burlington.
D. NJ. Miles of Barre. Mr.. Luce has
been town treasurer for 81 years and
has served on the board OF school d.
rectors and has occupied many posi-
lions Of trust in stowe. He Is unde-
cded as to his plans for the future but
will remain in stowe for tho present.
! II. C. Mcmahon. tn new member of
the firm. is barely 81 years Of age. is
graduate OF Goddard Seminary In 1905.
! Among the daily reports OF deer be-
ing killed by dogs received by Com
| missioner Thomas. was one on Monday
| from Warden Harry Chase. IT was a
particularly aggravated case, that Of
young doe hamstrurg and killed by
dogs in Pownal on January %. Mr..
Thomas has received reports Of tho
killing Of 30 deer by dogs during the
past month.
| II. G. Thomas. secretary Of the Yer
mont Fish and Game League, Is mail
! Ing the roster and biennial report to
the members OF tho club Among the
| illustrations are cuts Of Lake Mans
| field and OF n hunters camp on tho
| HoEbacks during the last open season
for deer photographed by w. II. Che
ncy. The roster contains tho names of
| about 700 members, 81 Of them being
non residents and nine honorary NOM
bers The honorary members include
| Theodore Roosevelt, winston Church.
III and George F. Edmunds.
In a discussion OF the question of
securing better protection for spruce
and other commercial trees at the reg
ular meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange George g. McAllister gave an
instance of the increase Of value to his
farm from cutting down a Vermont
| sugar place nineteen years ago and
allowing the spruce and hemlock to
| grow. Many Of the trees arc now OF
marketable size and tho tract is a val
liable piece Of property. The reforest-
ing Of the tract has also so Increased
| the now of water In a spring on II
that it again furnishes an adequate
water supply for the r. H. Gale farm.
r. s Warren also gave an instance on
a farm owned by him. whore a tract Of
pasture land Of forty years ago has
now become covered with a heavy
growth OF spruce and hcmlock giving
an appreciate income.
The game OF basket ball between the
Dwarfs and the lower village Stars
Saturday resulted in n score OF 46 10
10 in favor Of tho Dwarfs-Frank
Melvin Of Greensboro Is visiting his
sisters, Mrs c. 4 Simmons and Mrs
n. II. Kaiser-Mrs. Nelson Of Barre
passed Sunday with her daughter. Miss
Jessie Nelson Of the graded school
Charles and Mary, children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. A. G. Able, arc i'll with pneumon-
ia.-Among those III with the grip or
severe colds are Mrs c. NJ Watts. Mrs
Sarah Weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. n. Ter
rill and Mrs Eleanora Wilkins-Miss
Martha Wright Of the express ONCE
was confined to her home last week hv
illness.-Mrs. A. r. Slayton has re-
turned from n VISIT Of sovera, DAYS IN
Waterbury.-Mrs Cornie Gates is pass
Ing the week in .dorrisville-News
has been received Of the birth Of a
daughter to Mr. and Mrs John NJ. Dow
ner of Schenectady, ~ Y.-Tho condi-
| No
III for two months r,itb nneuuoni,
has changed for the worse and Is con-
sidered critical.-Mr and Mrs " II
Douglass are occupying the ]. ]. Year
: rem house on School street.