Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15

Rev. II. e. Harmed and several selec- ,
lions sung by the choir, after which car
nations were placed upon every mothers |
grave-William Flynn remains seriously |
III and does not improve
STOWE.
a lively forest fire discovered about |
three o'clock Friday afternoon in
ravine on the line between James f.
Houstons land and that of II. L. Shaw's
farm, formerly known as the Eli Edison
place Edison hill, threatened serious
| consequences. With high wind carry
ing the fire in the direction of Mr. Hous-
tons buildings, including his buttertub
factory, residence and farms, only about
200 rods from the fire, it is believed that
only a favorable change in the direction
of the wind saved the situation. Several
other houses belonging to Mr. Houston
were also in the line of the fire and the
buildings on Mr.. Shaw's farm occupied
by his brother f. T. Shaw, were also
menaced. The alarm was given by tele-
phone and in a short time between forty
and fifty men from the neighborhood. the
surrounding hills and the village were
on the spot and after several hours Wig
orous work aided by the swampy nature
of the raVne and the change in the wind
succeeded in controlling the flames
About twelve acres were burned over
the damage being mostly on MI Hous-
tons land. The timber destroyed was
mostly white birch and poplar. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
conjectured that it was set by some
fisherman who built fire and did not
see that it was put out
,, The graduating exercises of the
Stowe high school will begin with the
sermon to the graduating class at
Unity Church at eight o'clock Sunday
evening. June s. sermon by the Rev.
F. T. Crane. Monday evening. June
Q, at sis. the Junior class will pre-
= sent its annual play. The Prince of
l. Liars" at the Akeley Memorial build
ing. Tuesday afternoon at 23O the
class day exercises will be carried
out on the school lawn. On Tuesday
evening will be held the annual re-
ception by the Junior class to the
u graduating class, with a concert it is
T. expected, by the Young Batchelder or
= chestra Of st. Johnsbury At 2:15
5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the grad
u uating exercises of the Stowe gram
II mar school will be carried out at the
! Akeley Memorial building and at SIS
at the same place the graduating ex-
= ercises of the high school will take
T. place, with an address by Guy Potter
) Benton, president of the University of
. Vermont. Friday evening, June 10,
: the alumni reunion and banquet will
e be hold at the Green Mountain Inn.
Il The pupils Of the graduating class
= | will nd Of IA,
t class honors have been taken as fol-
lows High school. first, Dorothy Har-
ris; second. Margaret Harris: third,
Bernice Towns; grammar school, Dor
u othy Lang; second Polly Marshall
s. third, Nadine Boardman.
= series of hard frosts eliminating In
. a freeze Monday morning have, it is
Al feared, seriously injured the apple and
n small fruit crops In the low lands in
II this vicinity. The butternut crop is prob
la ably entirely ruined 1t was hoped that
n the cold weather might check tent cater
n pillars and similar pests, but they seem
lie to thrive under it, and are unusually
3. abundant.-M Jennie Salmon went
g. Monday to Bellows Falls, where
she has position as stenograph
4. and bookkeeper In the office OF
~ the Vermont Machine company Miss
n Martha Wright was IN Waterbury Mon.
I'd day.-Mls, S. G. Wheeler and little daugh.
8, ter returned to Waterbury Monday after
re visiting her mother, Mrs. Eunice Pottle
u F 8. Dow Is confined 10 his home by
Of illness.-Mr. Belknap @; Montpelier is a
r guest at Willis NJ. mes camp in
r Smugglers' Notch.-,t GlIlett, who
he returned Saturday to lick, Conn
r. after a week at q. " AVS carried
Is away several barrels of the roots of wild
g. flowers and plants. which he collected
IN in the vicinity of Mansfield ard Snug
he glers' Notch. The plants collected in
" cluded tr1llium erectum erythroniun
I'd Amercanum and aspidium aculeatun
lie Brannii Mr.. Gilett visited Mt Mans
e. field Thursday-Mrs. Kate Peterson wa!
Id recently called to Johnson to attend tn,
4, funeral of her brother, Carlos McClareu
T.. who died In Lyndonville and whose dealt
So leaves Mrs. Peterson at so years of ag,
er the only survivor of her family-Mrs
IN e. *. Hale, who has been in poor healtl
Id for some time, was remembered on he
IT. l3rd birthday Saturday with arg
on shower of postcards About 20 of he
n relatives and friends called on her Sun
es day.-Mrs. Jane Howe, who went Sat
by urday 10 burlington TO visit her sister
It's Mrs. A. Fl. Slayton, who is at Mrs
III Rood's sanatarium, returned Tuesday
II. accompanied by Mrs, Slayton.-Mrs vii
of lie Warren went Monday to Burlington
lst for treatment for trouble with he
at eyes.-Miss Ramona Dunbar visited he
mother Mrs Lula Dunbar, at the Mar
Fletcher hospital In Burlington SatuI
day.-At the meeting of Mansfield Noun
Ell tain Grange Saturday Superintendent {
ew d. Howe Of Worthwhile was present an
1s- asked the Grange to offer prizes for
H. corn raising contest for the pupils in tn
yn public schools and also enlisted the ar
IN proval of the members In regard to tn
ny proposed introduction of course of az
lse ricu!ture In the high school
nd Mr. and Mrs. William Jock of Can
MT bridge visited Niles Pearl, HanleY at A. L