Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
STOWE.

Thompson at North Hyde Park
STOWE.
The members of II. H. Smith Post,
G. A. r., assembled at the Memorial
! building at nine O'Clock Friday
morning and went by carriage to the
West Branch cemetery, where the pu-
pills of the West Branch school as
sisted the Post in decorating the
graves of the soldiers Returning, the
! graves In the village cemetery were
visited. The members of the Wom-
| ems Relief Corps served dinner at
noon at the Akeley Memorial build
| ing, after which the members of the
Post and of Torrent Hose company,
and about 10 school children were es-
! corted by the Stowe Military band to
the River Bank cemetery. The num-
Der of graves decorated were 126, %
of them being those of deceased mem
bers of the Relief Corps. There were
60 in the River Bank cemetery, Is in
the village cemetery and AS in the
West Branch and other cemeteries.
The members of the Post Women
Relief Corps and Torrent Hose COM
pany and of stowe Military band. an i
!
children attended the afternoon exer-
cises at the Akeley Memorial bull l.
ing, which were in charge of Comman
der S. C. Spaulding. Prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. +. T. Crane. Miss
Carrie Brown and pupils of the Mos
cow school carried out the Fair Co
J lumbia drill. Patriotic selections We're
rendered by the band. The Gettys-
| ht,r
Forbes, the peace dialogue and the
, daisy song by Miss Martha Campbell's
pupils OF the third and fourth grades
Ralph Crane recited Save the Union
The ritual service for the dead was
carried out by Commander Spaulding
assisted by the senior vice-commander
Jackson Sargent the officer of the
day, Levi Taylor and Chaplain o. f
Gerry. The address of the afternoon
was given by the Rev. j. Q. Angel OF
West Burke, former pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of stowe
The Rev. Lemuel Davis pronounced
the benediction There were 20 vet
Grams out during the day and 10 chill.
dren were in the procession and 4C
children took part in the exercises
There are at present 2s members OF
the Post. George w. Adams and Ira
Mum have died since last Memorial
day.
Mrs. Frank Gale died Saturday even
Ing at $3.50 O'Clock at her home on Parl
street of locomotor ataxla, with whicl
) she had been Ill for several years. Sh,
was 62 years of age. Her maiden nam
, was Deystte Warren AND she was borl
| q. Middiesex- She was married to Franz
Gale IN November 1872. and for the pas
40 years she had lived In Waterbury ant
Stowe. Besides her husband she is sur
I vived by one daughter Mrs. Howard Z
J Shaw; a son, George w. Gale, both o
, Stowe; two brothers. Jay II. Warren AM
: George w. Warren, both of Morrisville
= ond two grandchildren. The funeral wa
' held Monday afternoon at the home O
a her daughter and husband. Mr.. and Mrt
. Shaw, at two o'clock.
Angus f. Douglass and Miss Lena SnoS
of Waterbury were married at the HON
: OF Mr. Douglass's grandparents, Mr.. an
\ Mrs Moses Douglass, on Main street Fri
!. day evening by the Rev. Lemuel Davis
n Mr.. Douglass was formerly a resident o
= Stowe Frank E. Cooley has returne
d from East Montpelier. where he visite
a his brother. William A. Cooley.-Mrs, {
r II. Eddy went. Saturday to visit he
:. daughter. Mrs, C. h Boyce. In Montpel
r ier-Mrs. Maude Heath returned Satur
n day from Jeffersonvtle.-A family gath
ering at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. {
Pratt Friday WAS In honor of the birth
day Of their sons wife Mrs, Herbei
PraIt.-The Rev. ]. Q. Angel returne
u Saturday 10 West Burke after deliverin
It the Memorial day address.-Mrs. L.zzl
1nIr I,yAn Do.
t. and Mrs. c. A. Slayton of Morrisvill
Ell were here Friday TO attend the funeral
n the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Horto
& Shackett.-Lucius Sallies Is visiting /
'e Walden.
IF Miss Ruth Mcmahon has returned frol
70 stay of several days in Burlington.
u Mr.. and Mrs, c. L. Mcmahon and NJ
& and Mrs. o. f. Luce made an automobi
T. trip to Burlington Sunday.-The lectu
N ers program at the meeting of Man
III field Mountain Grange Saturday evel
20 ing included songs by the choir; IA di
- cussion. Does the average profession
man encounter more encouragement
than the average farmer" affirmativ
;, the Rev. r. T. Crane, A. r. Straw; mel
ts alive. A. J. Lang and e. NJ. Houston.
. reading by Mrs w. l.. Demeritt, and
T. pantomime. Wanted Wife, presen
n ed by A. r. Straw and the Misses Brow
err Campbell, Magoon and Chapin.-Mrs. Il
R. Clark has moved into a tenement in MI
at Eunice Politics. house.-The funeral
Mrs, Frank Gale was conducted by Il
T. Rev. ]. q. Angel of West Burke Mo
IL day afternoon at the home of her daug
as ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Howa
I'd e. Shaw. The bearers were Mrs. Gale
l.. son, George w. Gale, a son-in-law, H.
L Shaw. and brothers. j. II. Warren AZ