Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-24
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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has been confined to her home through
the winter. Although a native of Canada
Mr.. Mills became n voter by taking the
reeman's oath at 81, being then a resi-
6ent of Vermont.-A funeral service was
conducted by the Rev. Lemuel Davis at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer f.. Bar
rows Sunday afternoon for their youngest
child, about ten months old, who died
about two o'clock Saturday morning after
a months illness with erysipelas. The
burial was in the West Branch cemetery.
Mrs. Lydia Shaw, who has been i'll with
the grip at her home with her son. Elmer
Shaw, on West hill, is gaining slowly
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. j. Roberts of Waterbury
passed Friday and Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs A. l.. Barrows.-Mr. and Mrs. C. c.
Robinson have passed several days with
their daughter, Mrs. L. G. Barrows, in
Morrisville.
The Rev William Hendry of Mont
pelier preached at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Sunday, making a favor
able impression.-Mis Matte Robinson
of Brattleboro Is visiting her parents, w.
and Mrs. c.. I. Robinson, for two weeks
Roy Baker oc Boston and Miss Martha
SbIiip'tII Nf..'N III IlNut Ibih Ohtl
~Sunday.-E d.. Dudley of Jericho is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Diantha Stoddard,
at the home of her daughter. Mrs c, f.
E~ddy.-There was n special meeting
of Sickle Chapter. No. 81, order of the
Eastern Star, Wednesday evening for
the installation OF officers.-Mrs. Julia
Irving OF Burlington is visiting her niece,
Mrs. i. L. Smith.-Roy Barnes of
Waterbury Center who is completing n
course in stowe high school, has finished
two years work in c \. Riley's drug
store. Alden Straw is employed in the
drug store.-The members of the Water
bury Center and DuNbury oranges have
been invited to visit Mansfield Mountain
Grange Saturday. Dinner Will be served
and a literary and musical program car
ried out.
An entertainment will be given at
the Akeley Memorial building Thurs
day and Friday evenings by The
Melodious Minstrels'' for the benefit
of the stowe Military band. Among
those who will take part are f. f.
Stafford, interlocutor; f. S. Board
man. a. r. Corse, George Hale and
Harold Mcmahon. the ends; Cornell
Riley, Henry Cobb, Raeburn Nc
Mahon, John Hosmer, Henry Jenney,
r. G. Reynolds, a. l.. Morrill,. II. L.
Shaw, Winfred Heath and Earl Mayo,
circle; II. w. Durham, r. A. Doug
las, a. II. Cheney ami c. A. Riley,
quartette; Roderick Riley, Orlo
Jenny. Walter Morgan ana Mum
Boardman, pickaninnies; orchestra,
G.. A. Burnham. director; Mrs. c. a..
Riley, piano; Clyde Nelson. from
bone; II. II. Shackette, cornet; G. A.
Douglass, clarinet. The program will
include in the second part, the fancy
Juggling by Harry Slayton, China
Town, My China Town" r. G. Rey-
nolds, assisted by the little Misses
Millicent Kaiser, Hortense Shackett,
Pauline Harris and Kate Burnham,
and Masters Chester Morrill,, Donald
Douglass. Ralph Crane and Donald
Hamel; bone solo. f. S. B~oardman;
Garry Me Back to Old Virginny."
~pickanninies and quartette. The cur
tain rises at Sis. Tickets are on sale
at Riley's.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles O..
Jelliff have returned to Southport,
Conn, after several weeks at the
Green Mountain Inn. They will come
again later to Stowe and pass the
summer at their farm on Straw HILL
Mrs. c. F.. NJ. Taber of New York
city is expected at Four Winds farm.
her summer home, next week.-The
remain of Mrs. Jones, who died at
the State hospital in Waterbury
Monday, were carried through stowe
Tuesday for burial in Hyde Park
Mrs. Z. c. Mills and son, Roger, Of Essex
junction are visitors in Stowe.-Road
Commissioned w. W. AYrcs is confined to
his home with sciatica.-A son. Harold
Clifton, was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
LeBair April 2L-Mrs. Julia Irving has
returned to Burlington.-In a description
of the gospel teams of Wichita, Kans., in
a recent number of the Literary Digest.
Tom Blodgett' whose team is pictured,
is Ezra Thompson Blodgctt, a native of
Stowe and the son of Mrs. Flora Blodgett
of this place.-Herbert +. Straw has a
dwarf orange tree that has l05 blossoms
and buds.-Little Miss Barbara Butter
field, the eigh months old daughter Of DR..
Ross H.. and Mrs. Mabel Adams Butter
field of North Troy, the latter formerly of
Stove, is blessed with an unusual num-
her of grandparents, having no less than
il. On the mothers side are Mr.. and
Mrs. f. +. Adams of Stowe, grandparents,
and Mrs. Harriet T.. Adams of Stowe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Ireland of East
River, Nova Scotia, great-grandparents;
on the fathers side, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
Butteriicld Of North Troy, grandparents,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt of North Troy and
Mr.. and Mrs, Chauncey Ward of Corn
wall, great-grandparents.-A number of
the public-spirited citizens of Stowe, head
ed by the Rev. +. T. Crane. the originator
OF the movement, have rented Herbert f..
Straw's land adjoining his residence for a
playground and agricultural experimental
station for the benefit of the young peo-
pie of the community. A part of the
meadow will be used for a ball ground.
Mr., Crane expects to devote his time the
coming summer to the oversight of the
work.
WOLCOTT.
Anna Phillips was taken to the Fanny
Allen hospital Saturday for an operation.
The Rev. 5. A. Emery preached his first
sermon at the Methodist Church.-The
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