Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-08
LAMOILLE COUNTY
STOWE.

regular meeting with Mansfield Mountain
Grange Wednesday at the Akcley Memo.
rial building Dinner was served ut
noon by the ladies of the Cemetery asso-
citation The literary program of the
| afternoon included discussions of the
| parcels post question and temperance
| The Stowe basketball team scored an
other victory in a game with the 1Iamoillc
Central Academy team at Hyde Park
Friday evening, the score being II to H.
Mrs Newell Demertt of Waterbury was
! a guest at the home of Mrs. c. +. Eddy
over Sunday.-NTsses clara Dewey and Ma
rian Pike of Mlddlebury College are at
their homes in Stowe for weeks vaca-
tion-Nrs o. w Edison has returned
from a weeks visit in Hyde Park
The third annual reception and
dance of the Commandery of knights
Tcmpar, No. 10. was held Thursday even
ing a the Akeley Memorial building
The commandery is the youngest in
the state Music was furnished by
Riley's orchestra of Barre. The re-
ception and concert were held in the
audit orium from 80 till $50 and
those who received were Eminent
Commander and Mrs. r. u. Shaw Of
stowe. Generalissimo and Mrs. n. c.
Wood of Hyde Park. Capt. General
and Mrs Smith y. Waite of Hyde
Park, the Rev. and Mrs. r. y. Crane
OF stowe and ex-Gov. Lieut.. and Mrs
G H. Stcarns of johnson. Among
other past officers present were Past
Eminent Commander j. f. Eddy Of
Waterbury Center. The grand march
was led by Commander ana Mrs. shaw
and the reception committee. The hall
was brilliant with the bright dresses
of the women and the costumes of the
iEnightS There We're about 100
couples present from stowe. Burling
ton, Morrisvillo johnson. Hyde Park.
Montpelier. IardWick ana Waterbury,.
! supper was served by the ladies Of
Cycle Chapter. O. L. S. Tac affair was
the social event of the year. The gen
eral committee in charge consisted Of
Dr. IT, W. Barrows. DR.. George l.. Bates
Of Worthwhile. Smith Waite of Hyde
Park. Walter ". Brown of Morrisville,
and VIII S cobb of JIardwick: floor
managers, S. T.. Waite l.. NJ Munson
of Morrisville. G. O. Burt Of Stowe. f..
A. Campbell OF lIardwick: Introduction
committee. NJ. G. Wood of Hyde Park,
D. T. Hanley of Montpelier ]. NJ. KEEL
ley of Morrisville c. r. Eddy of stowe.
DIR. r. q. George Of Hardwicls and II.
T.. Shaw Of stowe.
Postmaster A. Fl. Cheney has been noti-
fed that the local postofflce will become
n postal savings bank February q and
has received the necessary blanks
a team from Russell g. Chapin's livery
stable was hired Sunday evening and
driven to Nebraska whore 1t was stabbed
md
Henry Coffrn, employed by the O'Neil
Lumber company. took the rig and droV.
to Waterbury Mr.. Russell was notified
and upon the return of the party, the
young men found Constable A. r. Corse
and Roy Ploof waiting for them They
were brought to the village and passed
the night in the cooler. on Monday the
case was settled by the O'Neil company
The Misses Marjorie Watts and Ethel
Morrison and Harry Harlow visited Mrs
Leslie Dow at Heaton hospital in Mont
pelier Sunday. Mrs. Dow is recovering
from an operation for Appendicitis
l-Cecl. the eight ycar-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs L. c. Sciibner. had hie rieht
leg broken below the knee while playing
in barn with some of his paymatos
recently. The children were iunning or
leg. He is doing well.--Misses Clara
Dewey and Marion Pike returned 10 Mid
dlebury College Sunday leap year
party Of "a young people from the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Waterbury
Center enjoyed II moonlight ride to Stowe
Friday evening They Were entertained
here by Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts at the
Methodist Episcopal parsannre william
1 n1l~<
his Sunday school class at mis- home
saturday evening in honor If his I'm
birthday Mrs r. Eoaldman visited
her mother. Mrs. Ira Mum. in Waterbury
Sunday Mrs. Mum who is in the care
or nurse at the nome Of her daughter
Mrs. c. NJ Bngbee. is slowly improving.
| The vital statistics OF the town Of Stowe
for the year 1911. rs compiled by tow,
clerk. Mrs. Alice A. Raymond. are a.
follows: Marriages. Is; births. ~; deaths
Cleo Doubleday Is Ill at his home OF
Sunset street.-The Methodist Epscopa
Woman's Foreign Missionary society vii
meet with Mrs. II. T.. Straw at 2;St
O'Clock this afternoon BAY
View Reading clup met with Miss Clara
A. Barrovs Monday afternoon and vii
meet with Mrs II. i. Straw next week. -
Mrs. II. e. Icnney gave a card party a,
her home on Maple street Monday even.
ing In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. ~
Kaiser OF Greensboro Mrs. Eleanora
stiles. who Is i'll with pneumonia at he,
home with Miss Susan Black. IS doina
well.-Tho afternoon session OF tn.
harmony Pomona Grange meeting We'd
nesdny was open to the pubic-Mrs
Newell Bigelow, who has been very IL
-. Mt the home OF her son, ". r. BigeloN
In Salem, Mass Is slowly recovering anf
sits up "A few hours each day.-Jewi,
Marshall Of St. Adams is recovering from
bronchial pneumonia at the home of Mrs
Marshal's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Georp,
Gibbs.-Miss Elva Warren of the INT
L versity Of Vermont is visiting her mother
Mrs. Abbie Warren.-The program TO
the regular meeting of the Mansfiel,
y Mountain Grange Saturday afternoon will
include discussions upon 1.-THE Dair,
Barn." and the question, (Which Is Nor
Profitable for the Farmer. Cow Produc
ing the Ordinary Amount of Butter pc
Year or One that Produces Twice a
!. Much "'-Max. the youngest son of MI
Y and Mrs L. ". Straw, who has bee
i'll for five weeks from the effects of pneu
q monia, Is gaining slowly but Is not abou
. | the house vet.
n A meeting Of Harmony Pomoni
Grange was held at the Akeley Me
. mortal building Wednesday with Stat
n Master G. r. Smith OF MOrrisvilIe II
! the rthair Lecturer Mrs I u Parkc