Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16


tor at James Fosters on her way from
Springfield Mass, to western New
York.-Mrs. Abbie Warren returned We'd
nesday from a visit with her daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lurk,
in West Lebanon, N. H., and Mrs. Emily
Stockwell in Rochester.
An escaped patient from the State hos
pital at Waterbury appeared at the house
of j. c. Hill at the Raymond farm on
Maple hill Monday evening. DR.. d. D.
Grout of the asylum was notified and w
r. Burt went after the man. He was
placed in a cell In the Akeley Memorial
building over night and was taken to Wat
erbury Tuesday.-Mrs. James Mclaughlin
of New Haven, Conn, Is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Carey at the
lower village. Mrs. Mclaughlin. who was
formerly Miss Gertie Stowell, is a niece
! of Mrs Cary.-Mr. and Mrs. Orvile
Tucker will move from c. S. McAllstcrs
tenement about the 23rd to j. G. Hilrs
where they will both be employed The
members of II. II, Smith Post, Women's
| Relief Corps, will hold their mid month
meeting this afternoon-The mem
bers of the Women's Relief Corps sent
a postcard shower to Mrs. Susie Board
| man, COnuuCCTeSS OF tne corps, at tne
| Fanny Allen hospital in Winooski Tues
| day-F. S. Boardman went to Burlington
Tuesday to visit Mrs Boardman.-Miss
Clara Dewey has returned to Jersey City
after brief visit at Forestdale farm
Mr. and Mrs George S. Marshall have
moved from rooms in f. s Dow's house
on Maple street to +. u. Cooleys house
on School street Mr.. Cooley has broken
| M n,t te 1T
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs e. G. STAFF
ford.-A. w. Stlckney has returned after
a few days in Woodstock.-H. a. Warren
Of Moscow was hit In the left eye by a
loose stick while splitting wood Monday
The injury is a painful one.-The rural
schools opened Monday with the excep-
ton of the North Hollow school which
opened April and the West branch and
| Edison hill schools, which are not yet
supplied with teachers. Miss Robbins Of
Morristown is teaching at Moscow and
Miss Kneeland of Morristown on Luce
hill.-Mrs. Hannah Knight is i'll with
bronchltis.-M Nadine 3oardman is III
with tonsilitis.-Miss Minnie Straw is at
home from Burlington on account of Ill
ness.-Mrs. James Foster, who has been
| Ill for two weeks, is gaining and is able
to sit up part Of the time.
The board of school directors have en-
gagged r. l.. Chaffee who has had charge
Of the stowe high school agricultural
department during the year, to remain
in Stowe during the summer with the
exception of a four weeks vacation Mr.
Chaffec will be at the service of the
farmers in Stowe and will be glad to
be called upon for any aid that he can
render. In connection with his school
work last week Mr.. Chaffee tested q
samples of milk one Of skim milk and
| one of cream. TO stimulate an interest
in agriculture among the pupils of the
| high and graded schools. C. T.. McMahon
Is offering to give the use of an eighth
of an acre of ground and the required
fertilizers to each pupil who will under
take to cultivate It, the pupil to select
his own crop and to do all the work. in
| Guiding the marketing of the products.
Mr.. Mcmahon also offers a prize to the
one who receives the most money for
the crop raised on his plot of GROUND
Mr.. Chaffee will have charge of measur-
| ing the ground and of the details of the
work, Mr.. Mcmahon will furnish the
land on his West Branch farm The
the contest: Theodore Mayo Orlo Jenny,
Mum Boardman. Harold Smith, Roy
Latuche and Guy Holden. Victor Hous-
ton, Howard Lang and Emmons Sargent
have each undertaken to carry on an
acre of ground at their homes under the
direction of Mr.. Chaffee for experimental
work with fertilizers, sprays, etc A
spray pump has been purchased for the
use of the agricultural department for
| demonstration work on orchards pota-
toes etc.-At Unity Church Sunday
morning the sermon by the pastor was
followed by Easter exercises carried out
| 10y about 20 OF the children of the Sun
day school with Master Ralph Crane pre-
siding at the pipe organ. An Easter SER
mon was preached by the Rev. William
| Hendry at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Miss Belle Buzzell sang a solo
accompanied by Miss Marjorie Watts on
the organ. The Rev. Lemuel Davis
preached an Easter sermon at the Con-
| gregational Church in the morning and
In the evening union praise service
was carried out with singing by a union
| choir. The sermon was by the pastor
and the pastors OF the Methodist Episco-
pal and Unity Churches assisted in the
servce.-A winter blizzard ragged here
| Sunday afternoon with high winds and
snow. Much damage was done to tele-
phone lines. Thermometers registered
from 10 to 20 degrees Monday morning.
| Miss Minnie Smith was in Burlington
| over Sunday.-C. l.. Mcmahon has sold
his yoke of fancy cattle to a Burlington
man.-Mr. and Mrs e. C. Mills and son,
Roger. of Essex Junction are In Stowe
| this week to assist in the care OF Mr.
Milss mother, Mrs William Mills, whose
| condition does not improve-Little Alice
Sallles Is recovering from tonsilitis.-R.
r. Mcmahon made IN automobile trip to
Morrisviile and Hyde Park Friday in the
first automobile over the road this
spring.-At the meeting of Mansfield
Mountain Grange, No. 27i Patrons of
Husbandry, Saturday afternoon the lee
turer's program included songs by the
choir. paper by Mrs. A. J. Magoon.
How Can the Department of Agriculture
Best Aid Farm Women" followed by
discussion. readings by Mrs, Dora Eddy
and Miss Inez Ayers, and recitation by
r. g. Warren.-Miss Bernice Towne re-
turned Monday to Castleton to resume
her studies in the Castleton normal
school after two weeks vacation with her
parents, Mr., and Mrs, w. G. Towne.-
Miss Ellen Stearns of Burlington is WIS.,
iting in Stowe.
! Officers of Mystic Lodge, No g. T.
and A. NJ, were installed by Past Master
! DR.. j. c. Morgan AT a special meeting at
Masonic hall Tuesday EVENING" b. Ay-
ers has sold the farm on West Branch re-