Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
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Grange SATURDAY. afternoon 1t was voted
to unite with ~. II. Smith Post and
Woman's Relief Corps in celebrating
Washington and Lincolns birthdays on
February % at the Akeley Memorial
banquet hail. when dinner will he served
and a program carried out in the after
noon. which will he open to the public.
| The Saturdays program included music
by Mrs. II. S. Slayton. Mrs. c. a.
Tomlinson. c. p. Scrbner and a recita-
| ton by Mrs. Flora Blodgett. discussion
| of the dairy barn was led by George
| NJ. Towne, who commended the round
barn as superior in amount of room Sc
cured, economy in construction and con-
venience in farm work. j. r. Campbell
| reported the successful working out of
the use of woven wire fences as n bind
| ing for silos and l. r. TomlinsOn gave
| figures showing that the cost of feeding
| a COW that produced 25l pounds of butter
| in a year was only s1l.OO more than that
for a COW that produced ia pounds while
the profit was $40 more for the former
| than the latter a mock town meeting
will he carried out at the next meeting
The items Of the town warning will be
acted upon as we'll as others contributed
| by the members.-E. S. Edison has eX-
changed the farm he recently purchased
of Jackson Sargent with W. NJ. Sargent
| for house In Morrisville, where he will
move with his family.-A daughter was
recently born to Mr.. and Mrs Howard
| Smith.-NIiss Elva Warren returned Sat-
urday to Burlington-Mr. and Mrs.
| Wilbur Town of Norfolk, Va. have come
| to Stowe to live. They We're former resi-
| dents but have lived In Ohio, Virginia
and other southern States for some years.
| There will be leap year dance at the
Akeley Memorial building Wednesday
| evening. February 81. Riley's orchestra Of
| Barre will furnish music.-The Stowe high
school basketball team will play the
| Brigham Academy Bakersfield team at
the town hall Friday evening and the
Montpelier high school team Saturday
evening. --Reaburn r. Mcmahon has gone
to Albany to enter the Albany Business
College.-Miss Bernice Town Joined her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Town,
Monday at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Leon Butts. Miss Town will enter Stowe
high school.-Mrs. Orville Tucker is Ill
with tonslitis-News has been received
OF the death of Mrs. A. G. Hanback, at
January 81 Mrs. Hanback, was known
| In Stowe as Miss Emma Stone. coming
here In childhood when her mother be-
| came the second wife of the late Edmund
| S. Luce. Since her marriage she has re-
| sided In the West Her husband and
| daughter reside in Kansas Springs and q
! son in Minncsota.--A son was born or
February II to Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Shonio.
The sale conducted by the ladies of
Unity Church In the Akeley Memorial
banquet hall Tuesday evening proved
| very successful. In contest for q
handsome patchwork quilt Mrs. II. w.
Barrows received tho most votes and
won the quilt. Mrs. L. l.. Harris re-
ceived another quilt as consolation
prize. A "Trip to the Klondike" was
conducted by Mrs. c. +. Eddy, who
were an appropriate costume.-Mrs. II
s Chaplin and Miss Martha Currer
have been visiting friends in Morris
vile this week.-Mrs. Charles St
Jock is recovering from pneumonia
and is now sitting up part of the time
A Catholic service will be held al
the Akeley Memorial building at 7:45
o'clock sunday morning.-Mrs. C. l.
Mcmahon is in Burlington this week
Mrs John Straw of Waterbury Cen
ter is spending the week in Stowe
Mrs Jane Doubleday is ill.-The vii
lage auditors will hold meeting
Thursday morning.