Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-24
LAM0ILLE COUNTY
STOWE.


spected citizen Of stowe. died about one !
O'Clock Friday morning at his home !
on Main street in the village Mr.. Smith
was taken ill with erysipelas in the face |
on Monday, but his condition was not con- |
sidered alarming and his death was I'M
expected lie passed his 10Th birthday
Wednesday, the 18th. Except for two |
years in Fairbault, Mimi, in his youth
his life had been spent on his farm in
stowe Hollow, whore he was born. About
six years ago no came to the village TO
live. He was one Of the II children Of
Horace and Nancy Montgomery Smith
and is survived by brother, Harrison
Smith OF Morrlsville. and two sisters, Mrs
Jane Howe Of Rutland and Mrs. Ahial II.
Slayton of Stowe. He leaves his wife,
Mrs. Aurila Howard Smith, whom he
married December %. 1863. and a son. o.
Howard Smith Of Murrisvllc, but Who
will now make his home with his mother
in stowe. Mr., and Mrs Smith have bur
led four children, three Of them dying os
scarlet fever in the winter Of lS74-75, two
Of them IN one day and the third a week
later The youngest child died in 1SS9.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith celebrated their
golden wedding last December. MIR Smith
served a short time in the Civil War. on
listing in Co. II, 9th Vermont regiment,
but was soon discharged on account OF
illness. He represented stowe In the Leg
isaturo of 1851 He was for many years
member OF the CONGREGATIONAL Church
and served as deacon for number of
years. He was a member of II. II. Smith
Post, @. \. r. The funeral was held
at the house at one o'clock Sunday after
noon.-A farmers meeting was held in
the banquet hail Of the Akcey Memorial
building Thursday evening Addresses
were made by the Hon. Ebert Brig
ham, State commissioner of arriculturc
and C. ". Fryhofer, a United States gov
| eminent dairy expert who H. acting as
tester for the Mt Mansfield Cooperative
| Creamery association. It was stated that
| the Mt. Mansfield creamery is the most
successful one IN Vermont and that stowe
farmers are getting the biggest prices for
! their cream.
! \ good game of basketball at the town
hall Friday evening between the stowe
high school and Wnooski hign school
teams Resulted IN a score of 60 to - in
favor Of Stove. The lineup for Wnooshi
was as follows: Potvin, McGrccvcv and
Horton, forwards; Valley center; Dnr-
ril and Devino. guards. Stowe, Heath.
Shaw and Riley. forwards; Mcmahon.
center; Lang Houston. Harris and Straw,
guards: r. r. Mcmahon. referee. Nc
Mahon's playing for stowe was fea-
ture of tn pame.-Tho Stowe igh and
graded schools closed the fall term Fri
day afternoon and will reopen January
/ 3. The pupils of the high school and
higher grades We're given an exhibition
of stereoptcon pictures by Instructor
G. \. B'.rnham Friday afternoon Miss
Eigclow of the aret and second grad
cave her pupils a Christmas tree Friday
afternoon. The treo was decorated with
lighted candles and articles made by the
hildren at school, which they took home
with them to give to others. Christmas
songs Were sung and poems recited by
the children. Miss Laue of the third
Z and fourth grades gave her pupils a tree
which was decorated with gifts eX-
1 changed by the pupils Miss Merritt Of
the fifth rrade and her punir and Miss
Bailey OF the sixth grade and her pupils
held socials n their school rooms Thurs
day evening Miss Greenwood, Of the
/ cighth, entertained her pupils at Mrs
Minnie Tnkham's The following pupils
in Miss BigeloW's room received certi-
dcates of perfect attendance for the term
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