Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-27
STOWE.


season Ivory Luce, one of the early set
tiers, purchased the farm on Luce hill,
500 acres or more In extent. on which no
lived for 81 years, and the home farm
remains In the family to this day, Mr..
Luce came to stowe ut the age of &c with
his wife in 1907 and purchased the farm
on West Branch known "a the George
Robinson place, but the hill country maxi
inR the most desirable farms In those
days. he sold out and bought wild land
on Luce hill which he cleared, making n
home where his il children were born
and grew MP Mr.. 1.uce was one Of the
company from stowe at the battle of
Plattsburgh Ills wife, white bcrrying In
n field near by. heard the cannonading,
which sounded Ike popping corn. Two
children, Mrs 1yctsey Mum and Mrs
Harriet Adams ar now living. and n
large number of other descendants,
among them two grandsons bearing the
family name, Orlo Il. J,,ce and Dan q
I.uco. The home farm is owned by Mr..
and Mrs. william NJ Smith, Mrs. Smith
being n granddaughter. Five farms have
been made ont OF the original ono
About $50 attended the dance Friday
evening under tho auspices of the stowe
orchestra George Kittridge OF Yale
college Is Visiting h's sister, Mrs. H. A.
G.. Ablc.-George w. sallics. who Is
seriously i'll, ia fail!ng.-Mr. and Mrs. J.
r. stafford md Mr.. and Mrs f. Il.
Stafford passed last week at Queen CITY
park with their mother. Mrs Kate stat
ford.-Miss Hnda Clark OF Salem. Mass.
Is d guest at the 1edges.-Mr. and Mrs.
james Campbell Of Burlington were
guests Mt A. r. I,ang's over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. n, W. Leach Of North
Hyde Park MI. and Mrs. Owen Leach
Of Worcester Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Leach OF Hard"ick visited Mr..
and Mrs. a. y. Lang from Wednesday
until saturday.--Mrs. Rufus II. Gale
and daughter, Virginia, OF Cleveland,
Ohio, are guests at P. r. Gale's.-The
condition ~ y. II. Kaiser. who was
severely injured on the head on the
baseball ground on Old Home day, Is
Improving and he is able 70 cit UP
little-'rhe year ana half old son Of
nv. and Mrs. Harley Camley. died Sat-
urday morning Of cholera infnntun.
The board Of civil authority has ap-
pointed as ballot clerks: Harry Pike, L.
l.. Harris T. f. Stafford. +. ]. Billings,
A. G. Cakes snd L. c. Camp-Misses
Jennie Sanborn and Edith Tomlinson
have finished work at the Summit House.
Miss Sanborn Will enter the johnson nor
nal school next week and Miss Tomlin-
son has returned to Bolton.--The funeral
of the infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Carnley was held Monday afternoon con-
Quoted Hy the Rev. J. Q. Angel. The
Susie Bonner. who has passed the sum-
mer with her mother. Mrs. George Don
ner, returned to Boston Monday'-The
Rev. q. w, Hunt, district superintendent
prea ched at tho Methodist Church Sun
day Erwin Terrill of Morrisville Is visit
ing In Stowe this week.-Mrs. Cornie
Gates IL visiting In New York.--A son
was born August II TO Mr.. and Mrs. w.
a. Parks. Upper Lake. Cal. The child Is
the great grandson OF Mr.. and Mrs n.
Bigelow Jessie r. Pike IS gaining now
and is able to sit UP little.-The Misses
Frances Whitcomb and Mildred McMa-
hon, VINO have passed the summer IN
Stowe, viii Leave Friday for their homes
In Minneapolis
George w. Sallies died at his home at
Stowe Forks at seven O'Clock Monday
evening after an illness OF six weeks, the
cause OF his death being tuberculosis Of
tho bowels. He was a son OF Lucius and
Lucy Brigham Snllies OF whose family
OF IS children, IAicN,s l.. Sallies OF Stowe
Is now the only survivor. He WAS born In
Stowe in January. 1881 and has passed
the most Of hts life here When young
man ne lived for flve years IN the West
g. A.. -, N..lt
War III tho gath Ohio regiment, He
was q member OF II. II. Smith Post, @.
A. r. Mr. Sallies married IN 1866 Miss
Marietta Johnson who survives him. a
daughter Mrs. James Fl French, and a
son. Lucius F. Sallies. reside In Stowe and
q son, George v. Sallies. IN Denver,
Co,o. A son. Afaroni Il eallies. died last
spring and o daughter. Mrs. Elva Ealiies
Collins died about q year AMI q halt
ago, Tho funeral WIN be held Friday
afternoon at tina West 1'ranch Church.
p. A. Mills has returned to Essex Juno
tion---Jnmes Newctty OF Montgomery Is
visiting his cousin. Bert Newc!ty.-Mr,
Frances Hale Faye Of New York. city
who IS Visiting her uncle, Il X. Hale
Is al the Summit HOUSE on Mt. Mans
field this week.-D. v. Reed Is moving
from tho farm recently sold 70 his SON.
in-law's. Justin 1aUbinson.-nrr. md Mrs,
Merrill Foster and daughter. Zelda, OF
New York city' are visiting MS cousin
J. T., Campbell:-Arr,png those who went
on the excursion TO ANsable Chasm Tues.
day were the Misses Marjorie and
Rabecca Burt, Elva Warren. Martha
Wright, Avis vearren ana Polly Gale
On completing go days at Hyde Park
tail for a second offence OF intoxication
Wallace I.evanway was taken Monday
by Probation Officer G. y. Hogan Of St
Adams 10 Windsor TO ferve O sentence
Of 10 months for an serious offence com.
mitted in 81. Adams under which h'
was on probation at tho time tho Offence
! Of intoxication was committed
A republican rally will DO held at tn
Ake,ey Memorial building Friday even
| Ing with "A flag raising. Tho speakers viii
| be the Hon. G. II. Darling OF Burlington
| and G. A. Plumley of Northneld.-Teach
eIs have been assigned In the tow
schools as follows: Mills, Ethel Brush
urownville Alma Marquette Of Milton
Fucker street. Clyde Jenney: Moscow
| Ellen Stearns: Edison 1.ull. Bculah IIar
low; West JIill, Matte Campbell; Forks
Annie Mayo; West Branch. Mrs T.. II
Douglass. Norton Hollow and Luce hill
are not yet provided for. The West nil
schools begin September 7, 1t Is expectc'
that the others will begin August Sex
Senator and Mrs, George +, Edmund
we're unable 20 make their visit to LAX
Mansfield as expected.-The Misses Alic
ana Louise Chaplin returned from Ma
hone, N. Y, Monday.--Mr and Mrs. +. +
Smith and son. Wait. returned Monda
from Thompsons Point.-A largo numbe
from Stowe attended tho Lamoille count