Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05

its annual meeting Thursday. Roll call
was responded to at the morning session
and dinner was served at noon. At the
business meeting In the afternoon reports
OF officers were read, that OF the score
tary of the Ladies' Aid showing that $500
had been raised by that society for re-
pairs on the parsonage. Onicers re-
elected we're: Deacon for two years, A..
H.. Cheney; clerk and treasurer, Mrs.
Alice A. Raymond; Sunday school super
lntendent, Mrs. Alice A. Raymond: Sec
rotary and treasurer. Miss Kate Robin
SON; business committee for three years,
Sanford II. Warren.
The Cemetery association met
with Mrs. Cora Veeren Tuesday after
noon.-Thc Rev. Mr.. Crane of Maine
preached at Unity Church Sunday. Ser
vice was held ut the town farm house
at three o'clock Sunday afternoon. con-
Quoted by the Rev. A. G.. Cornweil, as
sisted by Mr.. Crane.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
r. Smith aro detained in Burlington by
the critical condition Of their daughter.
Nenila, who undcrv ent n second serious
operation at the Mary Fletcher hospitaI
last week.-A pleasant New Years gath
ering at the home OF REPRESENTATIVE and
Mrs. Howard L. Shaw was attended bv
Mr.. Shaw's mother, Mrs. Lydia Shaw.
and all her children and grandchildren.
Lydia Shaw is So years old.-Mr and
Mrs. c. A. Riley have returned from n
few days in Rutland.-Mrs. Celia Haw-
ley. who had n second heinorrhare of
the stomsch Saturday evening, is moro
comfortable.-Tracy Hawlcy. who has
been i'll for some time, is gainine.-Mrs.
II. X. Hale, who had a hemorrhare of
the lungs, is moro comfortable. Miss
Grace BiSelow returned Monday to
Springfield. Mass, where she is teacher
of English in the Springfield commercial
high school.--E. Lawrence Bigclov re-
turned to Middlebury Mondav.-Miss
Elsie Stebbins Of Waitsfeld is visiting
her mother. Mrs. cynthia stcnbins.-
Miss Nellie Watts, Who has passed. the
Christmas vacation with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Watts. has re-
turned to her school in Ifavcrhill. Mass
The officers of Fl. II. Smith Post. q.
A. r., and of tho Woman's Relief Corns
Will be installed Saturday, January :
The Relief Corps will serve dinner ut
noon. The post will install tho officers
in the forenoon at 10 o'clock ana the Re-
lief Corps In the afternoon.
Nenila Anne, the 1o-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Z. Smith. died at
an early hour Tuesday morning 1T tho
Mary Fletcher hospital, burlington.
where she had been for severalt weeks
for treatment for appendicitis. Two on
e%rations were performed but without
avail. She was an attractive and prom-
isins Girl and entered stowe high school
at the beginning OF the school year. hav-
ing graduated from the gramma school
in June. Besides her parents she leaves
n younger sister, Isabelle. and brother.
Waite. She was a GRANDDAUGHTER Of
Franklin j. Waite and the late
1. b. Smith. The funeral will
be held at the Smith residence
In Moscow at 1870 Thursday after
noon.-Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Simmons gave
a card party Monday eveaing.-The men,
hers OF Unity Church will hold their an
nual business meeting Thursday after
noon. Dinner will be served at NOON
The executive committee of the Method
list Episcopal Ladies Aid society will
meet at the home of Miss Viola Russell
Saturday afternoon.-The Misses Ruth
McManon. Marjorie Burt and Rebecca
Burt returned to Wellesley College Tues
day.-Archie w. Billings left Tuesday
for Albany, n. Y. where he is a student
at the Albany school OF pharmacy.-Miss
Avis Nearen returned to Fitchburg.
Mass. Monday.-Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller /.
il.-Mrs. Mary Belden, who has been Ill.
is more comfortable.
About 100 invitations have been given
out to men OF Stowe to a banquet at
Green Mountain Inn at eight o'clock Fri
day evening. Mt which II is hoped to or
ganize a brotherhood to promote the So
cial, intellectual and religious interests
Of the town. The program will be as fol-
lows: Toastmaster, W. II. Douglass: adj
dress by the Rev. J. q. Angel on the OBJ
Ject Of the meeting; music; p. d. Pike,
Fifty Years Progress in Stowe re-
marks. the Rev, Mr.. Crane; music,
What Can We DO to Make Stowe Worth
Living InT" G.. l.. Mcmahon; The
Church Of To-day" the Rev. 4. J. Corn
well; organization.-Mr. and Mrs. H.. A.
! Foster have moved to the Josephus
Mower farm purchased by them last fall.
Mis- Elva Warren returned to her stud
les at the University of Vermont We'd
n~esday.-The high and graded schools re-
opened for the winter term Wednesday,
after a two weeks vacation. There were
several new pupils. Miss Louise Chaplin
resumed her position as teacher In the
third and fourth grades after several
weeks absence on account Of illness.-At
the meeting Of the Cemetery association
Tuesday afternoon 1t was voted to
change the beginning OF tho business
year from November ! to January /. Tho
next meeting will be with Mrs. Vernon
wilkins Tuesday, March Mrs. Henry
Town at the lower village is critically
III from a stroke Of apoplexy. which she
suffered Tuesday risht.-Walter Warren
took his son, Paul, to burlington Tues
day for an operation for adenolds.
NORRrSyILLE.
Some excitement WIS caused about
midnight Friday by the burning out
II lasted about an hour and a half dur
ing a high wind. Arrangements were
made with the firemen, who were hold
ing their annual ball, for a still alarm,
Lut their e~ervices were not needed
Mrs. peette Woodward returned Friday
from st. Johnsbury, whore she passed
several months with her sister, Mrs.
Nhan Carr.-Miss Lula Japan went to
East Highgate Friday evening, remaining
over New Years with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Felix LApan.-Miss Laura
Johnson, who has passed several months
here, returned to Altoona, n. y, Satur-
day.-W. j. Sinnott and Allen Phillips
went to sheldon Junction Saturday where