Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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average housewife wish for less work
to do Or for more strength to do it,"
was led by Mrs. j. r. Campbell. A col
lection OF housewives helps was ex-
hibited The third and fourth degrees
were conferred on Mrs. Walter Shepard.
A. A. Royce returned Saturday from
Albany, where he has been pressing hay.
Mrs. Harold c. Mcmahon Is in New
York city.-Dr. Il. J. Moody, head of the
Social Settlement in Worcester Mass,
gave an interesting lecture at Unity
Church Friday evening upon the garden
cities OF Worcester and their great help
fulness in rescue work among children.
There was n good attendancc.-Mr. and
Mrs, Charles st. Jock are visiting Mr.
ST. Jocks brother, William st. Jock, in
Fillmore Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway of
burlington have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Raymond. Misses Inez Smith
and Minnie Smith were at homo from
burlington over Sunday.--During the
months Of February and March Mrs. w.
~ Roberts has gathered $40 eggs from
a flock Of Is pullets and four old hens
an average of IA eggs per day. She now
has a fine brood of 16 two weeks old
chicks.
The veteran lumberinan of stowe. Willis
NJ Barnes, has successfully completed Il
large contract with the G. f.. & T.. O. Burt
Lumber company, cutting and skdding
A. little loss than a million and "A quarter
feet of lumber. The lumber was cut in
Smugglers' Notch and was delivered at
the Notch road. Fifty-four different men
have been employed by MIR. Barnes on the
her n he
16. The camp wa1situated at the junction
of the lumber trails and the Notch road
There has been no accidents or sickness
among the men or teams during the WORK
on the lob, which was begun June ! and
was completed the last of March.--Mrs'
Earl Marston Of Sterling is visiting her
brother, G. W. Chapin.-Bowman T. Haie'
who has been purchasing stock in this VI
clnty for many years, on MONDAY p"'-
chased and shipped TO Boston VIA wafer
bury 46 hogs weighing about SIX TONS
The Congregational Church has oeen IN
vited to unite with the Methodist hpis-
copal Church Sunday morning wheh an
Easter service will be carried out win
a sermon by the pastor. the feV. w. ~
Roberts On April IL. conference ouhoay'
there will be no service at the Melhodlst
Church and the congregation Is invited
to attend the Conversational service
Miss Rebecca Burt Is at home from wei
lesley College for the spring VACATION
Tho ladies' Of Unity Church will serve
dinner at the church Vestry to-day
with bill of fare appropriate to the Eas-
for season.-Nfiss Louise Chaplin is in Bur
l,neton TO attend the Boston symphony
concerts.-E j. Houston Of Cadys falls
is pressing hay FOR ", F. Churchill
Misses Mildred Seaver of Cady's Fails ana
Amy Adams are visiting their aunt MIS-
q. NJ. Towne in Stowe hollow-Do" j.
Adams had a pair of valuable oxen Killed
Saturday on his lumber job in Mich
igan." The oxen were hitched to load
OF logs and started down the hill before
the chains could be put on the runners
The load struck and killed one OK. thro" =
ing 1t upon the other in such a way tiia'
II WAS choked to death almost instantly.
The oxen were in good condition and were
dressed for beef.
Teachers for the spring term of the town
schools have been assigned as foliows'
Moscow, Miss Ruth Collins, Mis- MISS
Ruby Collin; West Branch. Miss Ellen
Stearns; Luce Hill. Mrs. Jenney Hawley'
Forks, Miss Viola Russell, Edison Hill,
Miss Dora Cleveland; West iiil, Miss
Ella Sargent; Fucker street, Mis-, Marie
Wells; North Hollow. Miss Ruth Dunbar;
South Hollow. Miss Mary Stcbbins. The
schools will open April l5.-Among those
Who went to Burlington Wednesday TO
attend the Boston Grand Opera concert
were the Rev and Mrs. +. 7, Crane Mrs.
Il. Simmons. Mr. and Mrs a. Fl. Cheney,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Bruce, Or. and Mrs.
H. w. Barrows, Mr.. and Mrs. jill. Stafford
Mr.. and Mrs T. A. Douglass, Mrs. L. l..
Harris, Mrs Abbie Warren. Misses Mar
torie Watts and Ethel Morrison. Mrs. Z.
G.. Russell, Mrs. Mae Chaplin, Miss Mar
torie Burt, Miss Jennie Salmon. spe-
c,al car on the Mt. Mansfield Electric rail-
way brought the party home from Water
bury in the evening.--A son was born to
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Raymond. who
reside In Elmer Barrowss tenement.-F.
J. Holden has purchased the Nearen
house on School street OF c. F. Eddy
Town Clerk Mrs. Alice A. Raymond H.
censed 173 dogs UP to April I. Since that
date the price has doubled. being now 81
Miss Katherine Smalley Is in Hyde Park.
donald Mcmahon Is In burlington. -Mrs.
Edwin r. Bigelow went to Burlington
Tuesday and on Wednesday accompanied
Mr.. Bigelow home from the Mary Fletch-
er hospital, where he recently underwent
a serious operation from which he is max
ing a favorable recovery.-Mrs. c. l..
Brown, Jr, returned Wednesday from
Burlington. Her condition was found to
be very unfavorable by the physicians al
tho Mary Fletcher hospital. An opera
ton was not considered ahvisable.--Amos
Belts, who took strychnine In Mt OF
despondency last week. IL gaining and IL
able to he about The horse. whose con-
dition was supposed to be the cause OF
MIR. Bettis'e dependency. dted.-Nr ano
Mrs. Irving NJ. Parker, who have visited
in Richford, Manchester. N. H.. and iiav'
erhtil. Mass, arrived Monday in Rrattle'
horn. whore Mr.. Parker has employment
at the retreat.--There will he a banc
dance at the Akeley Memorial building
Friday evening-Mrs. George $. Wade is
A. threatened with pneumonia. Mrs
Wade is in her 6th year. and is one OF the
Oldest residents Of Stowe.-Mr. and Mrs
q Moulton have returned to Montpe
Ter after passing few days at the hom'
Of Mr.. Moulton's brother. D. S. MoultoT
and family.
WOLCOTT.
Mrs Horace Woodmansie who hal
been III for some days. Is improving. -
Mrs r NJ Waterbury and children are