Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

evening when the other 16 members of
her class appeared, having driven up
from Stowe to give her a surprise party
Refreshments were served and Miss
Smalley received silver berry spoon
and cake fork and other gifts from her
friends.-Mr. and Mrs Louis ploof are
parents Of a son. born October Mrs.
=. II. Gale and Mrs Elizabeth Clarkson
have returned from stay of several
days in Neutrality-suspicious. A. pike Of
Chicago, son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. d. Pike
or stowe, was married September % to
Miss Ethel Miller of Thomasville. Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pike are visiting stowe on
their wedding tour. They will reside in
Chicago. where Mr.. Pike has n position
In the office Of the Grand Trunk rail-
way.-The condition of Mrs. 7. f. Adams
who Is suffering from injuries received
In an automobile accident, was mora
comfortable Saturday.-The Misses Katb
crime and Lurana Butler, who have
passed the week in Stowe, returned Sun
day to their home in Danvers. Mass.
Mrs Ann Wright Tucker died early
sunday morning at the home of her
son. r. T.. Crosby. on West Branch
after short illness with bronchial
pneumonia. Mrs Tucker was 81 wears
of age and had lived In stowe about
| five years. passing the most of her
life In Rome, Pa. and Burke, n Y.
| She Is survived by her second hus-
| band William Tucker. whom she mar
ried about 40 years ago, and by three
children by her first marriage. Bar
| low Crosby Of Burke, n. Y, Mrs. Henry
| II, Tucker and r. r. Crosby of stowe.
| She also leaves Is grandchildren,
| among them, Mrs A. w. Foster OF
| Morristown, Mrs. Allen Brown, Mrs
| Elmer Brown and Orville Tucker OF
stowe. and eight great.grandchildren.
Mrs. G. F. Eddy went Monday
| to Montpelier to pass the week with
her daughter, Mrs. Clayton 3. Boycc.-
The men teachers and pupils of stowe
| high school made successful trip to
Lake Sterling Saturday. arriving at
the lake about II o'clock. There they
| Joined the "Pathfinders" from johnson,
who had been In camp at the lake
since Thursday. After dinner the
camp and trails were inspected and
some work done in preparation for
future visits. A trail has been made
| around the lake and several other now
trails have been made and guide rds
put up. DR.. L. ]. Paris of Burlington
| was present and addressed the com :
| pany. The stowe men returned Sat
urday night. The Johnson men ex-
pccted to remain until Monday.-The
ladies of Unity Church will serve din
ner at the church at noon to-day
| Calvin r. Washburn, of the firm Of
Amy. Bigelow & Washburn of Salem.
| Mass. formerly n resident of Stowe
| and Mrs. Washhurn are visiting Mr.
| and Mrs. Edwin X. Bigelow at Tho
Ledges."-Miss Dorothy Harris has re-
les at the Lucy Wheelock Kindergar-
ten Training SCHOOLGIRLS. Lila Shedd
Parlin of Littleton, y. H. has passed
a week at the Green Mountain Inn
G.. A. Douglass has returned to his
work as assistant buttermaker in the
Mt. Mansfield creamery after two
weeks vacation-Mrs. H. S. Matthews
visited Mr.. Matthews at the state hos
pital at Waterbury Sunday. Mr.. Mat
thews. who is suffering from n nerv-
Gus breakdown. seems to be mprov-
ng--Mrs. Vernon Williams gave a
tea Saturday afternoon to eight Maple
street ladies.-The pupils of the fifth
| grade enjoyed social at the school
building Friday evening. There We're
| 90 present. including their teacher
Miss Viola Kneeland. Popcorn, candy
and nuts were served.-Mr. and Mrs
Harold L. Cheney of Duluth. Mimi, are
visiting Mr.. Cheney's parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs Albert II. Cheney. This is Mrs
Cheney's first visit to stowe and Mr.
| Cheney's first visit in five years
| There was a large attendance at the
| Christian Endcavor meeting at the
| Congregational Church Sunday even
ing Mrs. Anna Kimball was the lead
or. H. l.. Cheney sang a solo and he
and A. H. Cheney sang n duet.--A. j
Beck of Montpelier Seminary. who
will supply at the Methodist Episcopal
and West Branch Churches the re
mainder of the conference year. went
Sunday AFTERNOON to preach his fare
we'll sermon at East Warren, where
he has been supplying.-William II
Russell and III. A Cleveland wen'
Monday to Burlington with Mr.. Rus
sells son. Raymond. who will be treat
ed at the Fanny Allen hospital for {
diseased bone in one lower leg.-LloyC
Aldrich. who has passed the summer
from Tufts College. has gone to Rut
land. where he will go into business
with his father.-A family gathering
of Is at ]. f.. Cary's included Mrs
| Cary's relatives, Mr.. and Mrs Henr,
, Stowell and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stowel
r and families of Morrsville. Mr. am
Mrs Clarence Stowell and Mr. anC
Mrs. L. J. Harlow and families of stow
and Mr.. and Mrs. James McLocklin o
New Haven, Conn. The latter, VIII
have passed a week with Mr.. and Mr.
Cary. left Sunday for Bellows Falls
where Mr.. McLocklin has a position
son, NJ Cornell Riley, at Norwich Uni
versity Sunday. Miss Inez Smith &C
companied them.
The funeral OF Mrs. William Tucker
who died Sunday morning after a shor
illness at the home of her son. r. +
Crosby, was held Tuesday afternoon n
the West Branch Church. The Rev. w
+, II. Best of Morrisville conducted tn
service A. II. Cheney sang a solo, will
q Miss Marjorie Watts at the organ. Tn
bearers were four of Mrs Tucker
Grandsons, Albert Tucker. Clarence
Tucker. Orville Tucker and Henr!
Crosby. The burial was in the Yves
Branch cemetery. Among those from
out of town were Mrs. fuckers son
( Barlow Crosby of Burke, n. Y. and Mr.
J and Mrs A. w. Foster Of Morrisville
), Raymond, son of w. H. Russell. who
= underwent an operation for a diseased
5 bone in one leg at the Fanny Allen hos