Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-06
STOWE.

STOWE.
The firemens annual ball at the Axe
Icy Memorial building Friday evening
was attended by 90 couples, with an audi
ence of 100 people in the gallery. Music
for dancing was by the Montpelier Mill
tary Band orchestra, which also gave a
pleas sing concert The committee of ar
rangements included j. II. Wells, G. A.
Riley, H. G. Mcmahon. +. S. Kaiser, and
A. G. Morrill, The ladies of the Gene
terry association served supper, clearing
about $27.-Mrs. Cora Nearon Burnell Of
Athol, Mass, and her father. Edward
Kaiser, of Montpelier are visiting rcla
tivos in Stowe.-Nliss Bernico Parker went
Saturday to burlington to visit her moth
er.-Mrs. Mabel Nobel and daughter.
Miss Frcda, of Morrisvlle visited
Mrs Mary y, Jonney and other
friends in stowe Saturday Dor
othy Small of Morrisville was here Fri
day evening to attend the fremen's ball
Mrs. Agnes JenncY has had to give up
dressmaking for the present on account
Of i'll health.-Wilis NJ. Douglass and lit
tie daughter, Hazel, will return to Ben
ningtOn Monday after a few days in
Stowe. While here writings were drawn
for the sale of Mr. Douglass house on
School street to Frank Peterson. James
Hall of Moscow Is at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington for treatment
Norman q. French has returned to Mont
pclier
At the regular meetings of the II. H.
Smith Post and Womcns Relief Corps
Saturday afternoon the following ar
ran N., -
ial Sunday sscrvicc will he held at the
Methodist Episcopal church May %, with
a sermon by the pastor, tho Rev. Will
liam lIcndry. As Memorial day comes
on sunday exercises will be held Satur-
day, May ~. The schools of the town
have been invited to take part and a.
prize will be given to the school showing
the best work. The Rev. l.emuel Davis
will give the addrcss.-The May day So
cial given by the members Of Mans
field Mountain Grange at the Akelcy
Memorial building Saturday evening was
attended by about go. The decorations
Of flowers We're arranged i'm May bas-
k"ts. The program included an od-fash-
ioncd spelling bee with the honors going
to Mrs G. T. Eddy and Miss Marjorie
Watts and a musical game. The boxes
provided by the ladies' were sold at auc-
ton by c. +. Campbell and the contents
served for supper. Tho evening closed
with a promenade and dancing The
committee in charge consisted Of Mrs,
G.. w Chaplin. Miss Watts and X. Lloyd
Chaffoe.
\ pleasant occasion was the reception
given Monday evening at the Unity
Church parlor to Mrs Cora Ncaren Bur
nell Of Athol. Mass, until recently u res
ident Of stowe About Is ladies were in
attendance 4 social hour was spent and
supper was served Mrs. Bunell went
Tuesday to visit friends in Greensboro
on her way home
Miss Grace Bigelow of the high schoo,
Of commerce of Springfield. Mass, is pass
ing two weeks at '"rhe Lodges Mrs
Edwin r.. Bigolow has an unusual col
lection of acanthus plants one of which
is in blossom The plants We're raised
from seeds that came from the palatne
hill in Rome. Tho blossoms grow in an
imposing spike The large leaves are
deeply indented and are said to have
suggested the acanthus ornamentation
in architecture. A may-day supper at the
home of Mrs. y G. Stygles ON West
of Mrs Stygics' 7ith birthday and was
arranged ly hor daughter, Mrs. Maude
Wright. Eleven ladies were present.
among them her granddaughter. Miss
Leila Styles, and the Misses Bailey and
Ill., nurses in the State hospital at Wa
terhury. Mrs Styglcs received many
pre- -cuts.-F : Buardman visited Mrs.
Boardman at the Fanny Allen hospital
Sunday, finding her little better than
she was last Wert.--Miss Abbic Burt Of
Boston is in Stowe.-NIrs, Ellen Lovejov
Hunter. who has been here ON account
of the illness Of her brother NJ. G. Love
joy returned Monday to Chelmsford,
Mass. Mr. LoVoioy is able to be out Il
little.--Mrs Anna I[imball is a.ssisting in
the postiiicc.
Mothers day will be observed at the
Congregational Church Sunday morning.
y special sermon TO the mothers will be
preached hv the pastor.-The Unity
Church Ladies' Aid will serve supper at
tho church vostry this afternOon.-A spe-
cial service in honor Of Mothers day will
he held at the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday morning. Everybody is
requested to wear n white Carnation or
other ilOwcr-The little daughter born
recently to Mr.. and Mrs Norman Peat
man has been named Lucy Blanche-.Miss
Myra Cheney of Boston. who is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs a. II. Cheney.
was given "Blucbird" shower Tuesday
afternoon by about o. of her friends, in
honor of her approaching marriage to
William l.. Haynes of Boston. The party
was arranged by Mrs Cheney, Mrs. c.
\. Douglass, and Miss Ruth Mcmahon.
The dining room was decorated in blue.
''bucgraSs' nest on the table con-
tanned a part of the miscellaneous show
err which included gifts of linen, silver.
glass and china. Miss Cheney won the
prize Of bluehird ring in floral wed
ding contest. Refreshments were served.
Miss Cheney returned to Boston Friday.
Mrs. Carroll j. Scribner, who was
called here by the death of her father.
John Drugg, leaves Thursday on her re-
turn to Chicago. Mrs. Drugg will go
Thursday to visit friends in North VOL
cott.-AIrs. T.. c. Magoon, who has been
in i'll health for some time has not been
so we'll lately and is confined to her
hed.-Mrs Charles T. Sargcnts condi-
tion remains about the same-Thc EN-
hroidery club will meet with Mrs. w. r
Burt Friday afternoon. Bornice
Townc, who has been III with smallnox
at the Castleton Normal school, was re-
leased from quarantine Monday ana came
home Tuesday
JOHNSON.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. T.. bradley started for
Ringwood, ILL.,, Thursday, Intending 10
spend some time with their son, Walter.