Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
LAM0|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

their daughter, Miss Annabel Ruzzell. in
honor of the 25th anniversary OF their
marriage. 1t came n complete sur
prise to Mr.. and Mrs. Buzzell. Invita-
lions were issued to the members of
Mystic Lodge. No. Sc, f. and A. NJ.
Sickle Chapter, No. "a, O. f.. s.. the
people of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. and relatives and neighbors.
RELATIVES from out of town were Mr..
and Mrs. stephen Buzzell and son.
Evan, and daughter, Edith, of Windsor.
During the evening there We're vocal
selections rendered by the Rev. II. l..
Goddard Principal w. j. English, C. A.
Riley and Miss Buzzel. accompanied on
the piano by Miss Marjorie Watts Re-
freshments were served The wedding
cake, made by MRS. S. NJ. Ashland,
bore the dates OF 1s9l-191G A profusion
Of beautiful flowers adorned the rooms,
many of them gifts from friends In
behalf of the church people the Rev.
T.. l.. Goddard presented Mr. and Mrs.
BuZzell with an electric coffee percolator
on silver tray, with cut glass sugar
howl and cream pitcher. and in behalf
Of the Masonic fraternity +. r. Stafford
presented a purse of money, Mr.. Buzz
zell responding, Mr. Buzzel was n ma
tive Of Waterbury, hut has resided in
Stowe for 80 years. Eight years ago he
engaged In the undertaking business and
for several years has carried on in con-
nection with it a prosperous furniture
business. Mrs. Buzzell was before her
marriage Miss Ellen Gertrude Varney
OF Burlington. They We're married June
.. 1891, in Morrisville, and have since re-
sided in the house on School street
built by Mr.. Buzzell several years be-
fore.
Mrs. |. Erwin Adams has received
news of the recent death Of her mother
Mrs. Alexander Ireland. at her home in
East River st. Mary's. Nova Scotia
Mrs. Ireland was 81 years of age and
died after a brief illness with heart
trouble She leaves her husband ana
three daughters. Mrs. I. r. Adams of
stowe Mrs David Cameron of East
River, and Mrs. John Campbell of
1daho.-The remains of Wheelock stone
We're brought here last week from the
State hospital at Waterbury. where he
died after a short illness with erysipeas
and where he had been an inmate for
many years Mr.. Stone was 50 years Of
age and was a resident OF Stowe until
he went to Waterbury. He leaves a sis
Ter, MISS 16tlSey stone Oh lazy y fHllS,
and two brothers, Fremont Stone of
Stove and John Stone Of Colorado
Springs, Colo.-Mss Dorothy Wright.
teacher at Moscow, was given a kitchen
shower Friday morning by her pupils
and a similar shower in the afternoon
by the parents and other residents Of
Moscow in honor of her approaching
marriage to Mark Newton of Salisbury.
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sity visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs
A. r. Straw, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. c. NJ Bugbee and children, Justin
and Eileen returned Saturday to Spring
field after a short visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. f. S. Boardman.-NIiss Alice
Bain of Boston is guest at Pleasant
View House at Moscow.
The opening event of the graduating ex-
ercses of the senior class of Stowe high
school of 1916 was the sermon to the class
at the Akeley Memorial building Sunday
evening by the Rev. w. +. Baker of Nor
risvilie. The seniors wore caps and
gowns and We're led by little Miss Hazel |
Gibbs and Wendell Lang class marshals |
The pupils of the junior class acted as |
ushers. A chorus choir, With G. A. Burn |
ham at the piano, led the singing and rem |
dered several selections Solos were rem |
dered by Mrs. II. w. Barrows and c. A. |
Riley. The Rev. f. r. Crane and the !
Rev Lemuel Davis took part in the serv- |
ice. large number We're in attendance |
AT the last chapel" at the high school |
building Monday morning the pupils of !
the high school and Of the seventh and |
eighth grades We're in attendance. Class |
President Winford L. Heath was toast
master Miss Pearl wilkins spoke for
the graduating class, Walter Morgan for |
the junior class and Ralph F. Crane for |
The sophomores The class was then ad- |
dressed by Superintendent c. D. Howe,
Principal w. ]. English, Instructors
Cooley, Best and Miss Bernice Parker and
"A. c. Cakes of the school board. The
rooms had been tastefully decorated with
the class colors, green and gold. by tho
girls of the junior class.
The class day exercises OF the gradu-
atlng class Of Stowe high school were
carried out very successfully on the
school campus Tuesday afternoon.
large number were present. Monday
evening the annual junior class play.
Pygmalion and Galatea,' was given at
the Akeley Memorial building The
leading parts were taken by Walter l..
morgan and Miss Nadine Boardman
c'hoi IdliS were taken by Don s. |
Moulton, Martin w. Ellsworth, Raemun
i. Slayton, Orlo X. Jenny, Polly 1.
Marshall, Ruby d. Straw, Nellie NJ.
Potter and Florence NJ, Ayers. Music
was by the pianist of Young's orchestra
of st, Johnsbury.
Miss Ellen Stearns Of Burlinston is
visiting Miss Marjorie Watts and other
friends in Stowe.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Turk don
Lebanon n. H., passed Tuesday in
Stowe.-Mr. and Mrs l.. H. Straw and
family are visiting Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ.
Douglass in Bennington on their way to
have passed the last IS months They
expect to arrive in Stowe Thursday
George Gibbs, who was taken i'll last
week while on visit to his daughter
Mrs. Lewis Marshall in Montpelier, and
Mrs. Gibbs returned home Monday l.
Mrs. Marshall accompanied them. Mr.
Gibbs health continues to be poor,
There was a large audience at the
Akeley Memorial building auditorium
Wednesday evening when the graduation |.
exercises of the class of 1916 OF stowe
high school were held. The address to the
class was given by the Hon. Frank
Plumey Essays We're read by the honor
pupils, Miss NEra Campbell, valedlctorian,
Miss Hazel Adams, salutatorian, and Mss
Martha Stone The diplomas were pre-