Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
LAM0ILLE COUNTY,.
STOWE.

iHe NoHSTesdtlOIal Nnurch members
held their annual roll-call and business
meeting Thursday. January 2 The fore
noon session opened with the pastor, the
Rev Ii. a. @. Able, presiding The report
or the clerk showed the number of church
members to be 100 The Ladies' Aid
society reported about $50 spent on re-
pairs on the parsonage and church. A
oountiful dinner was served at noon,
about 60 being present. At the business
meeting in the afternoon the following
officers were elected Deacon for two
years, T. b. Smith, clerk and treasurer,
Mrs. Alice A. Raymond; Sunday school
superintendent, Mrs. Raymond; secretary
and treasurer, f. l.. Bigelow:. business
committee, L. II. Toml!nson, w. II. II.
Moulton, Fl. G. Fuller The Junior
Endeavor society has received two stars
for good work
At joint session OF r. H. Smith Post
and Woman's Relief Corps at Akeley
Memorial building Saturday. a bountiful
dinner was served by the ladies', after
which the post officers were installed BY
s. NJ. Brush as follows: Commander. ".
G. Thomas senior vice-commander, Ira
Mum; Junior vice-comma nder jackson
Sargent: quartermaster, s. c. Spauldlng;
s"rgeon. Abram Burnett; chaplain, II. 8.
:'utting officer of the day, n. s. War
rem; officer of the guard. Henry Gibbs
Tie officers OF the Woman's Relief Corps
were installed by Mrs. Anna Kimbal as
follows: President, Mrs. Alice Thomp-
son; senior vicepresdent, Mrs Lucy
S -ribner; Junior vice-president. Mrs
Phoebe Adams; treasurer, Mrs. Raymond;
conductor Mrs. Susie Boardman: chap
lain, Mrs. Mary Belden; guard. Mrs. Clara
Sargent; secretary. Mrs. Anna Kimball;
assistant conductor. Mrs. Melinda Drugg
color bearers, Mrs. Nathaniel Moody, Mrs.
W. II. Moulton, Mrs. Emma Brush, Mrs
Lily Sallies; musical director, Mrs W. NJ
Adams: press reporter, Mrs Mary Rus
soil. At a Joint business meeting of the
two societies It was voted to serve a
chicken dinner on Lncoln's birthday.
February r. the proceeds Of which will
be contributed to the fund OF the lincoln
Park association, which : s. possession
of the birthplace farm OF Abraham Lin
G. n I'D Is raising a fund by contrbu-
tons from the America people, the OBJ
iect of which is to convert the farm In to
- park and to erect thereon a historical
ruseum.-An entertainment for the benz
will be given at Akeley Memorial build
Ing Friday ev~'' A first-class imper-
senator will carry out an interesting pro-
gram.-Sickle Chapter, o. F.. s., met
Wednesday evening and served a pub
lie supper a tsix o'clock-Mrs. E. r.
figelow accompanied her dau-
ghter Miss Grace Bigelow to Bur-
lington Saturday on her way to her
Mary A. Royce has returned from a visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Charles Pillsbury,
in Mortified. s, G. Wheeler Of
waterbury visited her mother, Mr.
Eunice pottle. over Sunday.-Mrs. p u.
Pike entertained friends In honor Of her
birthday Friday evening. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Sweet of Huntington were guests
over Sunday at C. F. Eddy Mrs. John
Straw observed lively caterpillar on tho
snow Friday. Crows have been heari
here occasionally during the season. -
Saturday morning thermometers regis
tered 10 below zero.
C. F. Eddy and C. l.. Mcmahon are at
tending the darymen's meeting in Rut-
land,--H. G. Canning lost a valuable Nor
gan mare Monday from an illness caused
by too long standing In the stable.-The
little son OF Forrest wilkins, who was
recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
hcs had a relapse and is critically ILL.,
r. G.. Godfrey has been confined to the
house by illness the past week,-Mr. and
Mrs c. d. Gibbs OF Waterbury were at
b. q Godfreys over Sunday.--The fu-
neral OF Ruth. the little daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Shepard, was held at
their home Sunday, conducted by the
Rev II. A. G.. Able and burial was made
in Riyerbank cemetery. -Emmons Sargent
has the whooping cough.-Two OF the
children OF the Rev. II. A, G. Able are
II with whooping cough,-A. II. Cheney
and George g. McAllister We're In HYDE
Park Tuesday. Miss Polly Gale has gone
to Schenectady. n. Y. for the winter. Zee
Miss Jennie French Is III with the
grip-Chandler Watts Of Morrisviilc
was in stowe Tuesday. The new owncrs
OF Mount ManTfcld electric railway have
issued an amended tariff to take effect
February s. The fare between Water
bury and -towc has been raised 70 "a
cents and express and freight rates viii