Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05


the Notch and from three to four feet
deep on Mansfield. Thoy were met at
harness camp by teams and reached
Stowe about seven o'clock. supper was
served at the Green Mountain Inn and /
the boys left Stowe Monday morning.
An educational meeting was held at
the Akeley Memorial building at elsnt
o'clock Wednesday evening. His Excel
lcncy Governor Allen NJ. Fletcher ana
Honorable Mason s. stone state super
intendent of education. spoke on
"Ncrmont's Educational Future the
Most Absorbing Topics of the Day IN
our State."-NIrs. Maude Emma evan
Dusen) Ploof died about nine O'Clock
Sunday morning at the home of her par
ents Fred ID. and Carrie Coolidge Van
Duscn, at the Methodist Episcopal par
sonagc. Mrs Ploof had been i'll three
months and underwent surgical opera
ton Saturday. She was born January |,
1851, in EIlcnburE. n. Y. She came to-
Morrlsvile six years ago and had lived
In stowe since her marriage to Roy l..
ploof June L., 1912. Besides her husband
and parents, she is survived by sis
ter Laura, wife of George H. Saxby of
Bellows Falls, and two brothers. Foster
" Van Dusen of Morrisville and Horace
Van Duscn of stowe. Mrs Ploof had an
attractive and pleasing personality and
was much esteemed. She was an active
worker in the Methodist Episcopal
Church The funeral was held at the
parsonage at two o'clock Tuesday after
noon.-Mrs. +. S. Boardman and sons,
Mum and John. returned Monday from
Winoosk where the latter recently UNI
derwent surgical treatment for appendl-
citis.--The Luce Hill school closed Fri
day. The teacher, Miss Dora Cleveland,
reports a perfect attendance of the seven
pupils for the entire term, an unusual
showing for a winter term in hill"
district. or any other.-The boy scouts
enjoyed a merry evening Saturday at the
Unity Church parlors. 1t was ladies'
| night and Twelfth Night" program
was carried out.-Mrs. H. c. Reed Of
| Berlin is in Stowe.-At the meeting of
| Mansfield Mountain Grange Saturday
evening r. l.. Chaffee of the high school
agricultural department read a paper
upon I'm What Respects Vermont Excells
| All Other States" Mrs. Maidie Butts gave
a piano solo,. s. Snyder of Wakefield.
Mass. visited his mother, Mrs. L. b.
| Tomlnson. Saturday on his way to at
| tend the burial of his uncle, Leonard
Snyder, in Huntington Sunday.-Ray
| Baker of Hyde Park visited at j. +.
| Campbells over Sunday.--Miss Marjorie
! Watts returned to Waterbury Monday
after passing Sunday in Stowe.-The
| Peerless orchestra will give a dance at
the Akelcy Memorial building Friday
| evening.
funeral service was conducted by the
Rev lemuel Davis at the Congregational
church Sunday afternoon for Harley c.
Ploof. who died Friday evening. January
30, OF spinal meningitis. He was IA years
OF age last June ana was the son of Fred
eric and Ellie l." cAlgen Ploof. Besides
his parents he is survived ~ two sisters
Miss Grace Ploof of stowe and Mrs. Johr
Belts of White River junction, who ar
rived Saturday to attend the funeral He
was in the ninth grade of the Stowe grad
ed school and was bright and attractive
boy. There was large attendance at the
funeral. The pupils of the ninth grad,
attended in body, and contributed tC
the profusion of beautiful flowers. The
uur'ai wa" III 'he RIVER Bank cemetery
ne winter so tar mas neen very favor
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M'iliorlal pullulhg Monday afternoo
!. under the auspices or the stowe hig
e schooi was wei attended, ABOUT % bein
z. present III the AFTERNOON ana lao IN IN
l. evening Inc AFTERNOON program lnclu'
l. 'u reci'atioh by MISS EiVlra Gale OF tn
/ h'Sh Schooi' "uuresses bN MI Elliot TAI
1t 'i'er an" STOCK breeder Oh "ault Ont o
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