Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-01
LA NOBLE COUNTY
STOWE.

mtnstrcls' for the benefit OF the stowe
Military band at the Akeley Memorial
building Thursday, which was repeated
Friday evening. Decorations of flags
bunting made an effective stage set
ting, frightened by the picturesque cos
tunes of the end men and the tasteful
blue and white uniforms and black
faces of the troupe. Selections and accom-
paniments by the Peerless orchestra
were much praised, and the songs and
choruses were well rendered. Solos were
sung by Messrs. Boardman, Hale, Corsc,
Mcmahon, Burnham and Riley. T.. f..
stanford was the interlocutor. Harry s.
Slayton did some interesting stunts in
Juggling. An attractive feature was the
rendering of "China Town. NV China
Town" by r. G. Reynolds and eight
little boys and girls in pretty Chinese
costumes. a bone solo was given by f..
S. B%oardman and the program closed
with the singing of Garry Me Back to
Old Virginia. by four pickaninnies. as
sisted by the quartette. G. A.. Burnham,
director of the orchestra, had charge Of
the musical training and r. G. Reynolds
staged the production.
The members of Mansfield Mountain
Grange. =. of II, entertained GO visitors
from Waterbury Grange OF Waterbury
Center and Dillingham; Grange Of Water
bury Saturday. Dinner was served at
noon. The program of the afternoon was
in charge Of the lecturer. Mrs. j. f.
Campbell, and included a poem Of well
come by Mrs. G.. W. Chaplin, read by Mrs.
II. G. Fuller, followed by a welcome song
by the Grange choir recitation. "Osler
Joe" by Mrs. Flora Blodgett. scenes from
Farm Life" Il. $. Warren. and youth
by ]. f. Campbell duet. Mrs. G. A. Tom
linson and Mrs. II. $. Slayton, accompan-
led by Mrs. Leon Butts two solos, Mr..
Miller Of Dillingham; Grange, accompanied
by his daughters on the piano and violin :;
papers, Does the Average Person Get
Not:' Mrs. c. +. Eddy, should u Busy
Housewife Always BE Expected to Look
Neat Mrs. c. A.. Tomlinson. "rhe
Sunny and Shady Sides Of Farm Life"
Mrs. \. ]. Mngoon, the Pcake sisters en-
tertainment n discussion. Best Meth
DDS of Increasing the Usefulness of our
subordinate Oranges" led by G. $. Nc
Allister and a, Il. Straw. \ special car
on the Mt. Mansfield Electric Railway
conveyed the visitors to Waterbury at
the close of the meeting-Miss Grace
Bigelow Of Springfield, Mass, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Bigelow,
at the Ledges.-Mrs. L. H.. Pike is n visi-
tor in Newbury.-Mr. and Mrs. II. l..
Stearns have moved to Burlington, where
Mr.. StcarnS has employment. Their
daughter, Miss Ellen Stearns. will remain
here to complete the spring term Of
school on West hill.-Mrs. Sylvia Poor is
moving from Miss Jane Tomlinson's
house into rooms in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church parsonage. Mrs. Poor will
leave Stowe this week to pass the sum
mcr with her daughter, Mrs. -. &. Jarvis,
in Barrc.-Thc Congregational Mission
Study class will meet with Mrs. Alice
Raymond Thursday afternoon.-A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs, Clarence Il.
Bennett April 27.-Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Houston of Cady's Falls were in stowe
over Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur *.
Wiley and Miss Ethel Brush returned
Monday to Montpelier after a few days
in Stowe, with their parents. MIR. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Brush, and other friends
Mrs. X. c. Waite Of burlington Is a visi-
tor in Stowe.-Thc Rev. William llendry
of Montpelier preached at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday morning and
at the West Branch church in the after
noon.-About 80 children took part In a
"proccssional' at the morning service at
Unity Church Sunday morning.
The earthquake at about 7:45 o'clock
Monday evening was quite generally no
ticed here. The Rev, Lemuel Davis, who
was sitting at a table in his study on
the second floor, noted that the tremors
passed from south to north, that the
walls of the house seemed to be lifted
about two inches and then settled back
and that a fountain pen in a vase and
books on the table rocked back ana
forth quite violently. At the J. y. STAFF
ford estate hardware store tins and
other articles We're thrown from the
shelves so violently that a tumbler was
broken. In II. +. Straw's repair shop
light wood was thrown down by the jar.
The listers filed the abstracts We'd
nesday and will meet Tuesday to hear
grievances.-A son, Frederic Orville, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Tucker
April 2S.-Mrs. Arthur French has return
ed from Waterbury and is passing the
week with her sister, Mrs. w. w, Ayers.
E. c. Mills of Essex junction has
joined his family here for a few days,
The Cemetery association will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Anna Kim
ball. All members are urged to be pres
ent.-A large painting of a sea view, in
Guiding a large iceberg, that hangs in
the selectmen's office, was the gift to the
Memorial building and also the work of
Prof. George Thompson of Montreal,
formerly of Stowe.-Miss Minnie Smith
gave n card party to 20 of her young
friends at the home of her sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. II. G, Mcmahon,
Tuesday evening.-H. L. Jenney is NOV
ing his meat market into the old brick
store on the corner of Main and School
streets, owned by w. F. Churchill. The
rooms in +. S. Boardman's building va
Gated by Mr.. Jenney will be fitted up
for lunch and pool rooms,-J. L. Miles
of Burlington was a business visitor in
stowe Tuesday.-G. A.. Sanborn is build
ing IA veranda on the upper story of mis-
acknowledgment Frank Strong was in
Barre Monday after Francis Longe. an
inmate at the town farm, who was visit
ing his sister and who was unable to re-
turn with Mr., strong on account of i'll
ness.-Miss Jennie Salmon, formerly of
Bolton, who has been bookkeeper and
stenographer in the office OF the L. d.
Pike & Son Lumber company for three
years and Il half, will soon complete her
work there. Miss Marion Pike. daughter
will take her place. Miss Salmon has
made many friends In stowe, who will re-
gret her leaving town, Mrs. Henry e.