Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-18

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OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Warren re.
turned TO Hardwick Monday.
STOWE.
The Lincoln program at tho meeting Of
Mansfield Mountain Grange Saturday af.
ternoon was made very Interesting by
the presence OF two men personally ac-
quaintod with Lincoln, Lucius l.. Sal
lies. who knew him as lawyer in .
court in which Mr.. Sallies was a Juror
ana o. +. Gerry. who knew him as
soldier.
O T.. Gerry. who Is veteran Of n.
Civil War, was at Chain bridge with
the Ord Vermont at tho time tho incident
Of the "thc sleeping sentinel" occurred
lie took the next turn as sentry aftol
william Scott, who after doing his own
time volunteered to act as sentry for "A
sick comrade and fell asleep at his post.
There was n large attendance at tho
Lincoln memorial exercises at the Akelev
memorial building sunday morning con-
Quoted by T.. l.. Harris ana opened with
prayer by tho Rcv. J. @ Angel The
program included The star spangled
Banner" by Mrs H. w. Burrows: pat
riotic songs by tive choral union led nv
G.. A. Hurnham ana by the high school
Girls chorus abstracts from The poem.
'Our Henny" by Mrs VI. A. Jenny: re-
citations. school children; tho Gettvs-
burg address Raeburn Mcmahon: go
Captain Ny captain" Mrs G. A. Riley.
story Of The star spangled Banner"
C. Durham; responses to the cues
lion "W hat mnde Lincoln great?" by
Wesley II. Douglass. Mrs. Alice 4. RAY
mond and G. L. McMahon.-
Tho Methodist Foreign Mis-
sionary society Will meet with Mrs.
Sylvia Poor this afternoon.
ford Boardman was at home from the
University Of Vermont over Sunday
Mr.. ard Mrs. NJ c. Lovejoy have re-
turned from TIardwick Nows has boen
received Of tho arrival of M and Arrs.
9. T.. Burt and Mr.. ana Mrs. O. L. Luce
at Salt Lake city. February 70. after be-
ing detained q day and night in the
train at Shoreham by snow slide.-A
oivil suit brought by the C. z. and r. o.
Burt company to recover debt against
o. a. Sanborn has been appealed to
county court.-Mss Eva Warren was liz
charge of the grammar department Mon
day, Mr.. Bigelow being confined at home
by a severe cold.-The New England Or
NJ the Akeley building banquet halt
this evening-Mrs J. e Houston
and her daughter, Mrs II J. Foster.
who are III. are imDrovne.-Miss rnez
Smith has been ont OF school the past
week on account Of illness.-Mrs Yves
ley II. Douglass is recovering from IL
ness.-A daughter was born February
~ to Mr. and Mrs Clinton TavIor.-Nfr.
New York city. Is passing the week at
-Four Winds Farm"
The season has been in the main favor
able for the numbering business. the
largest industry in stowe excepting the
pursuit of agriculture. The icy mountain
roads have hudered in some Instances
Lut a large amount OF lumber will be Sc
cured. Estimates Of the cut this winter
OF tho different companies include: G.
L. & F. O. Burt company, $4,000 feet,
7. f. Smith. 100000 feet; p. D. Pike e.
Son 10000 feet, II. Z. shaw 100000
feet: James l.. Houston. 10000 feet: J.
J Billings. 10000 feet; Levi Taylor, 49,
CO.. feet; c. A. simmons. (who has pur-
chased F.. a. Gibbs's milD 10000 feet.
Il. 4. Gibbs. 5000 The o. Nell companys
estimate last year was lTO 90 Feet and
will probably be about the same this
year. The Stowe Lumber company will
secure 2.5nn,ro feet in Elmore It is the
laLdable aim of some at least Of these
PARTIES to cut Off only such an amount
oi lumber on their property as will be
covered by the natura, srowth.-Miss
Clara Barrows will have charge Of the
service at Unity Church Sunday morn
ing Mrs. AbAie Warren and Mrs Ada
Dcynton Fowler OF South Frarn!ngham,
Mass. who are guests Of Mrs. Frank
Darling OF Hampton, Va. are passing
the week in Washington, D, C.-George
T. Gale has rented George Towns farm
Ia Cadys Falls. and will mo there
about the first OF March.-The Congre-
CHtioual Missionary society met with
Ms. Elizabeth Fuller Wednesday after
noon. The Bible class will meet with
Mrs Fuller this evening Mrs
Hall of White River Junction is visiting
her daughter, Miss Bernice Hall OF tho
high school.
Tho name Of II. G. Thomas and his
valuable and interesting contributions OF
"reminiscences and tho guilt OF Mrs. Sur
raft were Tnintentlcnally omitted from
the account Of the Lincoln memorial
service Sunday morning Mrs Herbert
Mayo is making business trip to Al
tany. y y and Boston.-The storm %
Monday and Tuesday disabled the Mt.
Mansfield Electric raiway.-Mail and
passengers were carried by team Tues
Gay and WORCESTERSHIRE Minnie Straw
left Wednesday for Brooklyn. y. Y,
where she has employment. Her parents,
Nj. and MIS-. Straw, accompanied her
to I,tr 5to vxNa xuiI