Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS

desex and Morctown last week, passed
+. day night with his mother. Mrs New
ell Bgelow. at II. Il. straws.-Mrs. Jo-
seph White Is i'll with muscular rheuma-
tism.-James Force Of Philadelphia pass
cd saturG1y and Sunday in Stowe. Mr..
Force lived In stowe during the residence
here of his sister and brother-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Smith Mr..
Smith was the superintendent of
the Mt Mansfield Electric rail-
way for several years.-Mr. and Mrs w.
| +. Churchill and MIR. and Mrs Charles
T. Burt have returned from trip of sew
eral weeks, including Minneapolis and
Sioux city. Mr.. Burt also visited in North
Dakota. Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Mcmahon
and Miss Marjorie Burt, who were also of
the party. will remain in Minneapolis
| week or two longer.
News was received Monday of the death
in Superior Wis, of J. G. Porter who
was for many years a resident of Stowe,
carrying on large tannery business at
the lower village. lie left Stowe nearly
30 years ago and has since resided In the
West. Mr.. Porter was 90 years OF age
md is survived by daughter, Mrs.
Howard Thomas of Superior, Wis, "A son.
Edward s. Porter, and two grandchildren
Porter of Superior Mrs. Porter died sew
eral years ago.--Mrs. II. w. Bar
|, rows returned Monday from several
days in Greensboro. -Douglass. the 10
, years old son of DR.. and Mrs. II. w.
Barrows. had his head and face badly
cut and bruised Saturday. He was stand
ing in an express wagon when the horse.
, driven by his father turned corner
too suddenly throwing Douglass out. He
is doing wcll.-James Sleeper. who has
visited T.. G. Sleeper and Mr. and Mrs
T. G. Wright, returned to Waterbury
Monday.-The Hon. j. y. DcBoer gave
an able address upon the issues OF the
day at n republican rally at the Akeley
Memorial building. The Stowe Military
hand furnished music. The closing pro-
, gressive rally was held at the Akeley
Memorial building Monday evening with
an address py the Hon. u. G. Lewis OF
New York-Jcsse Moody of Bethel visit
! cd his parents. Mr. and Mrs n. r. Moody,
sunday-The Rev. II. A. Able. former
pastor of the CONGREGATIONAL Church in
. stowe and recently of I3rockton, Mass.
u is now pastor of a Congregational Church
d in Dublin, n. HIS. j. Dana and son.
$ Wayne. visited Mrs Dana at the Fanny
Allen hospital Sunday. Mrs. Dana, who
E is recovering from a surgical operation,
is able to sit up a little.--Miss Marjorie
s Watts was taken III Saturday but was
= able TO return to her work Monday
= one of the few men in Stowe on Tues
. day to cast his vote for president for
@ the 18th time was Samuel W. Barrows.
). father of DR.. II. w. Barrows MIR. Bar
Il rows was born In lS-G and voted for
, Zachery Taylor, the wing candidate, in
III, IA
d democratic candidate in 1852. and has
voted the straight democratic ticket every
time since, except in 1872. when he bolt
ed the Horace Greeley ticket Mr.. Bar
rows has followed the present campaign
with the great interest and cast his vote
on Tuesday for Wilson. Bryon Russell
- also cast his vote for president for the
-. nth time. MIR. Russell is SC and has al
- =, WAYS been a democrat since the organ
,s izaton of the party. a. II. Slayton. So
80 years Of agc, who voted for Taft. voted
-, first for the wing candidate in 1882 and
49, again in 1886. and ever since has voted
- the republican ticket. Other voters over
so were w l. Atkins. Eliakim Bigelow,
C F. Brown, all lifelong republicans,
and John Sargent. democrat Ezra
Gregg, SO years of age. is another life
- long democrat who voted first for Pierce
In 1859 and has voted for the democratic
ticket az every election since.-The schoo
~ on West hill, Miss Ellen Stearns teach
er, closed this week on account of diph
liberia IN the family of Mr., and Mrs
l. A. Foster. Several OF their younger
children have the disease in a light form
Mr. and Mrs, l.. J. Roberts Of Water
~ bury are visiting Mr. and Mrs Ansel l.
'" Earrows-Thomas Foster and little
-" granddaughter. Ruth Foster are visit
- ing his daughter. Mrs. John Croney, IL
-" Northncld-Mrs. r. 7. Waite of Bur
lington was in Stove Tuesday.-Mr ant
~, Mrs T. c. Wills returned Tuesday Il
Nv Essex Junction.-Mrs. Newell Bgeloy
49, Is Ill.
In the election Tuesday Stowe CAV
~ Taft li-. Roosevelt 144 and Wilson
t.. l07.-A feature of the lecturers pro
'a gram for the meeting of Mansfiel
{, Mountain, p. OF H.. Grange Saturda
ON afternoon will be the discussion of tn
,or question. Resolved. that the time ha
No., come when women should be above
80, to vote"-About Il members of Sickl
Chapter. O. L. s., will attend the dis
trict meeting In Johnson Thursday
Eightyfour men enjoyed the oyste
or supper served by Landlord Barnfort
=, at the Green Mountain Inn Tuesda
-, evening while the election return
,n, were coming in--H H. Smith Post
400 A. r.. has lately received from til
tn United States government a collectio
n of bills issued by the Confederate GOV
A eminent. IS in all, and at the tn
,go they were issued, valued at $3.50. TT
rls bills have been mounted and are {
ia exhibition in the Soldiers Memoir
ton hall as a historical souvenir. Anoth
,os souvenir on exhibition is a large kni
win lately presented TO the post by Alfr'
= 5. Parkhurst OF Barre. The knife W,
usa carried by Mr., Parkhurst during h
Irs service In the Civil War. He shipp'
rk. on board the receiving ship Ohio
his 1864 and was discharged from Il
G. Cnited States ship Powhatton
sis August, 1865.
for MORRISVILLE.
-" Word was received Monday NOR
~, ing announcing the sudden death