Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30
LiMOIlLE COUNTY
STOWE.

STOWE.
The funeral of Mrs Newell Bigelow
was held at the West Branch Church
Thursday afternoon. The service was
conducted by the Rev. William Neal
Roberts of Williamstown. The bearers
we're Mrs Bigelow's three sons Walter
T. Bigelow, Wilbur b. Bgelow and
Arthur p. Bigelow, and son-in-law, Her
,ert e. straw. Mrs. Hermon ]. Foster
,laved the music of several hymns on the
organ. There was profusion of choice
md beautiful flowers from the ladies Of
ihe Methodist Episcopal Church, the
members of Mansfield Mountain Grange
P of H., the office force of the St
fohnsbury Calcdonan. friends, relatives
md the family. The burial was in the
'amily lot in the West Branch cemetery.
Among those from out of town who at
ended the funeral were w. j. Bigelow
Of St Johnsbury, ". r. Bigelow Of
salem. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. A, p. Bige-
low of Mddlesex, Mrs. Henry Lurk of
West Lebanon n. H.. Mrs. Myron f.
Hutchins. MIR. and Mrs. J. Frank Hodge,
Or. and Mrs. Joseph f. Clair and Mrs.
Arthur French Of Waterbury.
At special meeting at Masonic hall
Wednesday April % the following officers
were installed to serve in Sickle Chap
ter, No. 81, Order Of Eastern Star: Past
Patron Frank z. Stafford acting as in
stalling officer. assisted by Mrs. Mary
Smith as installing marshall: Worthy
matron. Mrs. Viola Marshall worthy
patron. Harry w. Burnham; associate
matron. Mrs RoXalana Jocko; secretary,
Miss Minnie Smith: treasurer, Mrs. Heller
A. wilkins conductress. Miss Rubie Col
Inns: associate conductress, Miss Ruth
Collins: organist. Mrs. A. b. Ma
cutcheon chaplain. Mrs. Mary a. Jen-
ney: marshal Mrs. Mary Smith: Ada
Mrs Dora S. Eddy; Ruth, Mrs. Alice
Reynolds; Esther, Mrs, Bessie Mcmahon;
Martha. Mrs Lucy Stafford; Electa, Mrs.
Agnes Jenney; warder, Mrs. Matte San
born: sentinel George S. Marshall; re-
lief and flower committee, Mrs. Mary
Morgan. Mrs Mary Russell and Mrs. Alb
bic Warren; literary committee Mrs.
Mary A. Jenny. II. w. Burnham and
Mrs. Bessie McMahon: finance committee
Frank L. stafford, Harold c. Mcmahon
and Mrs. Alice Burt.-Mrs. c. o. Burt
has returned from n short visit in Bur
lington.-Tho Misses Barbara and Mar
iorie Burt, who have spent some time
at Lake Helen, Fla, are now visiting
Mr. and Mrs w. w. Luce and Mr. and
Mrs jerks at Miami Fla.-AIrs. Isabe
Iafountain and John Boardman visited
Mrs f. s Boardman at the Fanny AL
lon hospital IN Winooski April 2l.-MisS
Ruth NcCucu who underwent a surgical
operation at the Mary Fletcher hospita
Thursday for appendicitis, is doing as
well as can be expected Mr.. and Mrs
T.. A. Rarrows of New York city are
guests at the Green Mountain lnn.-Mr
and Mrs G. L. Burt visited Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. c. Moody in Montpelier last
week.-Mrs.. d. r. Smith and Mrs. w. A
( Slayten attended the funeral of Mrs
John Burnett in Williamstown April q
Mrs. Burnett was formerly Miss Hattie
Adams of Stowe. She died after a lone
Illness with cancer.-Mrs. Pearl Knee
land who has been employed as house
keeper by r. NJ. Sears since last August
has finished her work there and gone e
visit in Jeffersonvlle and St Adams
Miss Annie L. Bigelow is ill.-Mrs c. o
Jcliiff has returned to Southport Conn.
after a week in Stowe.
There was a good attendance at the
ng when the teachers Of the Stowe high
and graded schools presented the three
act comedy, Daddy" Those who tool
part were George \. Burnham Cornell
Riley, Principal r. G. Reynolds. r
LLOYD Chaffee Miss Bernce Parker
Miss Anna T'ltz-imonds Miss Susar
Biecow and Miss Ella Sargent. The
production was in charge of Ny Rey
npds and was very well carried out
Sperialties We're two songs. "Septem
her" by Miss Ruth Mcmahon and Mr.
REYNOLDS and THE Sailors" by foui
boys, Donald Douglass Roderick Riley
John Boardman and Frederic Hosmer
Music was furnished by the Peerless or
chostra, assisted by Miss Marjorie Gate
at the piano. The orchestra also fur
nished music for dance at the cos
OF the play, The play was given for thu
benefit of the teachers retirement fund
The Stowe high school class in publ
speaking debated the question of the es
adjustment of regional schools in Yer
mont, as advocated in the Carnegie re
port Friday afternoon. The speakers OF
the affirmative were Jessie Adams, Gal
Shaw and Donald Mcmahon; negative
Eva MaGoon, Elvira Gale, Mildred Gal
and Elton Forbes. The judges wer
a. II. Cheney, c. O. Burt and f. +
Stafford. The decision was in favor o
the nceatiVe.--A bouquet of hepaticas Of
the flower table in the reading room Il
.he Akeley Memorial building is the con
'trlbution of Goldie and Alice Shonio.-
Wilbur T.. Bigelow left Saturday TO vlsi
his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. J. f. Hodge
in Waterbury and brother ana wife MI
and Mrs \, p. Bigelow in MddleseX o
his way to his home in Salem, Mass
daughter. Mary Anne, was born Apr
o. to Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Holbrook o
Luce hill.-GeorGe Towle was hit In tn
face by a branch of a tree while workn
in his sugar place recently and is sui
ferng from a broken nose and other In
juries
Mrs Julia l.. Mills, wife of Wilial
Mills, died at the home of her daughte
Mrs Elcnora wilkins about noon Nor
day after a long period of failing heatl
Mrs Mills would have been rs in jun
She was born in Enosburg and is the La
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dare, NJ
and Mrs. Mills were married in Eno
burg April 10, 1855, and celebrated the
55th anniversary in 1918 They lived for
year in Undarhill, and have resided
Stowe 50 years. Besides her husband Mr.
NILS leaves five children, Mrs. ElenoI
wilkins of Stowe. =. t. Mills of Some
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