Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-26
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from Page Four)

Continued from Page Four.)
same Tuesday.-Mrs James L. Houston,
who has been i'll with bronchitis, does
not prove.--LafaNcttc Houston who
Nas seriously injured when he severed
In artery by Il cash from an axe on
February S, is able to be about the
house at the homo of his brother, j. IL.
Aouston.-B. G. w. Marshall fell down
etairs while working in his barn Tues
day morning, spraining a wrist and
badly iammug one leE.-The marriage
of Harold l.. Cheney and Miss Harriet
lDvens took place Wednesday even
ing at the home of the bride in Duluth,
MINI. Mr. Cheney is the son of Post
master A. II. Cheney of stowe and was
graduated from stowe high school in the
class Of 1905. He is now engaged in in
surancc business in Duluth, whore they
will reside.-Mrs. Fred Ploof is ill., threat
ened with pnoumonia.--Mis Ida Crosby
Is i'll with ncuritis.-Walter J. Bigclow
of St. JohnSbury spent Monday night
in stowe on his way to Burlington from
Windsor, where he spoke at a community
meeting Sunday cvcninE.-Mrs. O. a.
Barrows returned Monday from Win
ooski, where she went with Miss Natalie
French. who is recovering from surgical
treatment at the Fanny Allen hospital
Henry DeMar and Mrs. Lizzie Russell
Williams were married by the Rev. +. +.
Crane February %,
The annual report of the auditors of
the town of Stowe states that orders
were drawn to the amount of Si6177j by
~. q. @ : ~
RAYMOND for State highway work; 49,
2l4S9 by the overseer of the poor. The
cost of the town farm to the town was
$6i6.14, and the net cost of outside aid
s6l6.0S. There are now eight inmates. The
cemetery commissioners received for lots
$50 and paid orders for $9S.S7. The cash
on hand is sl97lS. The net receipts for Ii.
consing dogs We're s19l6O. The damage
done by dogs, paid for. was 500. The cost
of the Akeley Memorial building to the
town was $3.50. The amount paid fol
school orders was S943S7 The current eX.
penses of the town amounted to s1G, go. p
The bonded Indebtedness is 5000. \ ta>
Of SIS on the dollar is recommended
There were i3 births and A. deaths dur.
ing the year. the average age of dealt
being IL years. There were 20 cases o
measles, and an unknown number o
cases Of mumps.-An interesting farmers
meeting was held at the high schoo
building Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the agricultural department
Il. l.. Chaffee presided. T. II. Moran
president Of the State Contrasting as
sociation, eaVr an address upon MIX
Cream or Butter?" and r. f. Duval, in
struCtor I'm the University of Vernon
extension course. spoke upon BOYS an,
Girls Clubs" Emmons Sargent read
paper on THE jersey Cow and Veto
Houston read one upon The Ayrshir
Cow'-Mrs. \. T.. Douglass entertane
her brothers and sisters. Mr.. and Mrs
Mrs Mary A. Jennev and Miss Ros
Straw, at supper Tuesday evening !
honor of the birthday of A. r. Straw
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heath are movin
their household goods to their farm /
johnson, where they will rcside.-Th
condition. of Mrs. George ". Harlow
rtore CONFERENCE.-The. c. NJ. Watt
who is i'll with sciatic ncurits. remain
about the same.-J. T.. Ayers is movin
to his farm on the West Branch II
Gently purchased of II. H. Dormer. r. !
Russell is moving from the farm
D. S. Moulton's -litte Gordon Robli
son who is i'll with diphtheria, is dom
as VOL as could he Xpcctcd.-Therm
meters registered from 20 to 30 degree
below zero Wednesday morning, abol
10 degrees higher than Tuesday mon