Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
lAMo|lLE COUNTY
STOWE.

STOWE.
Taxes remaining unpaid at the close
OF the time allowed for discount amounted
to about s735, about 800 NOR, than last
year.--'rhe Halloween party the Unity
Church parlors Friday evening was car
ried out very successfully. The play
THE Witches Halloween" was given
by about a dozen children.-Miss Atchin-
son gave a Halloween party to her pupils
OF the eighth grade at the school building
Saturday evening.-N1rs. Mallnda Drugg
has returned from visit of several
weeks with her sister in Montreal.-TIer-
bert E. Harlow and sister, Miss Sadie
Harlow, and their cousin Miss Alice
Merrill. have returned from an auto
mobile trip to Boston. Miss Merrill left
stowe Friday for Detroit on her way to
her home In Negaunee, Mich, after sew
eral weeks with her cousins in Stowe.
The ladies of Unity Church will serve
their annual chicken-pie dinner at the
church vestry Thursday noon.-A chill
dren's choir composed Of Hildegar ride
Smalley, Dorothy Barrows, Douglass
Barrows. Gerald Wells and Freddie
Hosmer, with Ralph Crane at the organ,
furnished music at Unity Church Sum
day morning. Miss Marjorie Watts and
her pupils of the Sunshine" class con-
Quoted the opening exercises at the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school Sun
day. Miss Marjorie Foster gave a black
board talk. harvest concert was an
nounced for Sunday, November 21.-A
special meeting for comforting degrees
was held by Mansfield Mountain
Grange at the Akeley Memorial build
ing Wednesday evening. the work hav-
ing been postponed from Saturday eve
ming on account of the rain. A pro-
gram carried out Saturday evening in
cluded songs by the choir, led by O. II.
Smith: Rotations by Mrs. Hattie Recor
and Mrs Elda Pangle, a report of her
summer in the mountains by Mrs.
Pangle, a paper on the derivation of
some farm terms, and a roll call OF
funny stories. The master, George NJ
Town. extended an invitation to the
Grange to meet at his home in Stowe
Hollow for the meeting of November 80
| which will also be observed as chill
dren's day.-The mails began Monday to
leave Stowe for Waterbury on the cars
which start at 7:20 and HOO a. m. and
d u.
| fore the time Of leaving: and to ar
| rive at 1922 a. m. and :o5 and 5;25 p. m
| The car leaving at 500 p. m. will be con-
| tinued while the weather remains favor
| able, but will not carry malta Hal
! loween party was given at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church vestry Saturday
evening when the junior boys class en-
tertained the Junior girls class. The
arrangements were in charge of the
teacher, Mrs. Maidie Butts, who was as.
sisted by her sister, Miss Bernice Town
| Mrs Helen Russell. teacher OF the girls
class, Miss Marjorie Watts and others
| The decorations, games and refresh
ments were appropriate to the occa-
| sion.-Mrs. A. r. Straw accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates Of Morrisville Sun.
| day on an automobile trip to North
field. where they visited their sons
| Whittier Gates and Alden Straw at Nor.
witch University.
| Hermon J. Foster, who was taken very
III while returning home Monday after
noon from the West Branch Church
where he had been working during the
day, was more comfortable and able to
| return home Tuesday morning from the
| home of his brother-in-law. E. NJ. Hous-
ton, where he was obliged to stop and re-
main over nght.-A son was born Novem-
Der to Mr.. and Mrs Allen Brown at the
home Of Mr.. Browns brother, Carroll
Brown, on West hill-Miss Lizzie McCabe
of New York is visiting Mrs b. f. Steb.
| hins.-A pleasant occasion was the Hal
loween party given by the Epwortr
League at the vestry of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Monday evening The
decorations were arranged by Miss Haze
Miss Adams was also the witch Of the
evening and Miss Pearl Wilkins the ghos-
Games were played and popcorn anc
| candy served.-A. j. Beals returned tc
his studies at the Montpelier Seminar,
Tuesday morning. after his pastoral du
ties at the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mrs C. L. Brough returned Monday from
n visit In Waterbury Annabel Buz
zell was at home from the Montpelier
Seminary over Sunday.-W. l.. Demeritt
president Of the Mt. Mansfield Dreamer,
association, has sold his West Branch
Dairy farm to r. A. Wells of Brandon
giving possession November IS The pric,
paid for the farm, stock and euuipmen
was $1,000 Mr.. Demeritt is looking for ;
place for himself-Mrs. Hattie Brown O.
Waterbury is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. s. McAllister on Bridg,
street.
The first snow Of the season fell Tuesda
night. The hills remained white all da,
Wednesday.-Mrs. Howard Thomas. VIII,
has passed the summer In Stowe, has gon,
to Detroit Mr.. Thomas has been in tn
West for some time. Miss Rachel Thoma
remains in Stowe for another week. TIL,
family will pass the winter in Florida.
Mr., and Mrs. William Adams, who hay,
visited Mr., and Mrs, f. C. Russell, hav,
returned to their home in Chelmsford
Mass,-A. j. Houston has been confined 7,
the house by illness for two weeks.-E. r
Houston Is in Waterbury.-R r. McNa
hon went to Boston on business Welnes
day light.
MORRISVILE.
The Hon. +. G. Fleetwood left Frida,
on a short trip to Boston.--Natt John
son of Mortified, who has had charg
Of the Bijou theatre during the absenc