Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05

afternoon In honor of the birthday of her
sister, Miss Rose Straw.--Mrs. Margaret 4
Drugg observed her DIST birthday March |
I. Mrs. Drugg is the oldest resident Of
Stowe Her health has failed since her
last birthday.
A broken bolt in the shaft of the wa
terwheel at the Morrsvile Electric
Light and Power plant, which supplies
power for the Mt. Mansfield Electric
railroad from Stowe to Waterbury and .
for the electric lights in stowe, put the
railroad out of commission Friday and
Saturday and electric lights were also
shut off.-Ira ~. Fuller has sold his /
farm formerly known as the Watts place
on Shaw hill near Moscow to G. l.. Nc
Mahon. Mr.. Mcmahon has in considera-
ton the erection of summer hotel on
the farm, which is admirably adapted to |
such a purpose, commanding as 1t does |
an unexceled view of Mt. Mansfield and
the Green mountain range on the west !,
and the Worcester and Hog Back noun |
tains on the east. Plans would include |
the running of another road from the
farm to the east, joining the River road
to Waterbury near the Holmes place, |
owned by A. j. Boyce, and the develop
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the West Branch road via the c.. c. Rob-
inson place on the west.-Mss Grace
Bigelow, who has spent week at her
home in Stowe. left Saturday to visit her
brother. Edwin L. Bigelow. in Bellows
Falls on her way to Springfield, Mass,
where she Is teacher in the Springfield
high school of commercial. G. Can
ming, who is recovering from severe in
juries received from fall OF go feet down
a ledge while working in the woods in
Nebraska, is able to be out.-Mrs. Dora
Barnes returned to Waterbury Center
Saturday after visiting Mrs Gracia Tom
| linson-The auditorium of the Akeley
Memorial building was filled Thursday
evening when the musical comedy 1.-THE
Captain of Plymouth" was given under
the auspices of Stowe high school. Prin
| cipal r. G. Reynolds has been in charge
of the production and slSlful and patient
training was manifest in every detail.
The part of Miles Standish was taken
by Donald NJ. Mcmahon. John Alden by
! II. B. Burnham, Elder Brewster by f. +.
Stafford, Priscilla by Mrs. II. w. Bar
rows. Others in the cast were Harold
| G. Mcmahon, c. A. Riley, John Hosmar,
Winfred Heath, Elton Forbes, Cornell
| Riley, Mrs r. A. Douglass, the Misses
Martha Wright. Ruth Mcmahon, Mildred
Sleeper Ruby Collins, Thesis Cakes,
| Catherine Smalley. There We're 80 people
in the chorus. The musical numbers
We're accompanied by the Peerless or
chestra, led by G. A. Burnham, with Miss
Marjorie Gates of Morrisville at the or
gan. The performance was repeated to
| Dr thar 1nr Iv,s1 inc
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Churchill of Morris
vile are in Stowe.-Mrs. Betsey Sayton
of Waterbury is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. j.. f. Stafford.-Mrs William Wills
is ill.-Wayne, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Chaffee is recovering from
bronchtis.-Mr. and Mrs. a. n. Camp OF
Morrisvile We're in Stowe Friday to see
Mrs. Camps uncle. George II. Watts, at
Fl. b. Faunce's. Mr.. Watts is failing.
George II. Watts died at seven o'clock
Monday night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs II. b. Faunce, where he had been
cared for since the death of his wife.
Mrs. Emily L. (Owem Watts. December
g. He hal been in poor health for some
time and failed rapidly since the death
of his wife, Mr.. Watts was 70 years of
) age in August and was the son of
Charles r. and Sarah J. (Tomlinson)
Watts. He had always resided in Stowe
} Hollow. He was married in 1866. His
only child, a daughter, Mary. died 81
years ago on March ,, the same day of
the month as her fathers death His
only brother, Chandler Watts, died two
years ago. His nearest living relatives
are two nieces, Mrs A. n. Camp of
Morrisvile and Miss Nellie Watts of
Haverhill Mass. The funeral was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Faunce at
one o'clock Wednesday afternoon-The
repairs on the broken waterwheel of the
; Morrisville Electric Light and Power
plant were not completed Monday and
:, mails and passengers on the Mt. Mans
field electric railroad We're taken by
; team.--The Misses Barbara and Marjorie
Burt left Wednesday for New
' York. where they will sail for lake
Helen. Fla They will pass some time
. with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas of Middle.
bury who have a winter home in Flor.
ida-George Stockwell, who has visited
his sister, Mrs. Clara Robinson, left Sat.
urday on his return to Saskatchewan
The young men of the Stowe high schoo
sophomore class gave a party SATURDAY.
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs C
L. Mcmahon to their classmate Win
ford Heath, who left school to go tc
Johnson with his parents to reside. Ter
men and as many ladies were present
Refreshments We're served. There wa,
music on the piano by Miss Marjori,
Gates violin selections by Donald Nc
Mahon, accompanied by r. G.. REYNOLDS
and singing by Miss Ruth McMahon.
!, The funeral of George H. Watts wa.
. held Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs H. b. Faunce, where he
died Monday morning. The arrangements
!, were carried out as far as possible like
those OF Mrs. Watts's funeral on Decem.
| Der n. The service was conducted by the
. Rev. Lemuel Davis OF the CONSIDERATIONS
q Church. The bearers We're former neigh
bors. III. w. Luce. d. G.. Luce A. I
O. Lang and II. G. Fuller. The singers were
Mrs II. w. Barrows, Mrs Alice A. Ray
i mond' a. H. Cheney and C. a. Riley
The burial was In the River Bank Gene
;. terry Among those present from out OF
J., town were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Cam,
or Morrsvile-Miss Helen T. Chaplin
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George w
. Chaplin, and Robert H. Hil were mar
ried by the Rev. Lemuel Davis at tn,
, congregational parsonage Monday even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill went Tuesday
:, to Waterbury, where they will be EN-
ployed by Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Thurston
DR.. Stevens of HYDE Park WAS har.