Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20


Mertie Melvin of Manchester n. H.,
are visiting Mrs. l.. l.. Harris.-Miss
Bernice Lang has returned from the |
Fanny Allen hospital, where che re-
Gently underwent an operation. She |
| is doing well--Mrs. Lola Douglass was
at home from johnson over Sunday
Mrs Carrie Lawrence and Mrs. Abbie |
Warren passed Tuesday with Mrs. L.
). Heath In Johnson.-Mrs. Alice Ray
mond returned Tuesday from n visit
in Albany and Hardwick --Thermome-
ters registered 81 and % in the shade
here TuesdaY.-Mrs. Converse and Miss
converse and Miss Wheeler OF Burling-
ton are guests at James II. Houston's. |
"A party including Mrs. c. NJ. Watts.
Miss Marjorie Watts Mrs. w. G. Towne
and Mrs. Leon Butts are passing the
week at Orson S. Smiths cottage at
Lake Mansfield-The Misses Ruth Nc
Mahon and Mildred Smith have re-
turned from Middlebury. where they
visited Miss Smiths sister. Mrs. Fay
Evans. making the trip in Miss Smiths
car-IIoward Lawrence of Hardwick,
George Vance of Danvilie. Bert How
ard and Mr. Van Horn Of Lowell.
Mass classmates of Gale H. Shaw at
the Lowell Commercial school. visited
Mr.. shaw Monday. During the day
Mr.. Shaw took his guests. with Donald
NJ. Mcmahon added to the party. to Mt.
Mansfield going to Harlows in his
car and making the rest of the trip
on foot.-Mss Althea Reynolds of
Boston is visiting her aunt. Mrs. f. A.
Hill. In stowe Hollow. Mrs. Hills
lnephews. Perley Irish and Maurice
Irish. and their families of Westford
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hill Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Burt and guests
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Moody of Mont
pelier and Mrs. Lottie Smith of Phila-
dclphia, motored to Greensboro, where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. n. II. Kaiser
There Will he a dance at the Akeley
Memorial building Thursday evening.
with music by CARROTS orchestra of
Barre. Dancing will begin at eight
o'clock,-Heber w. Best, teacher in
stowe high school. has enlisted in the
Vermont National Guard and is now
at Camp Governor Gates-Miss Jones
and Miss Stevenson of Lowell, Mass.
who have passed several summers in
stowe. are guests at c. +. Eddy's.-
Miss Mary B. Green of Concord. n. H.,
is the guest of Miss Clara A. Bar
rows.
James T. George Of Philadelphia.
who arrived Tuesday night to visit his
brother. A. Parrish George. of Sterling.
is making his first visit to his brother
in 81 years. Mr. George passed his
early life in Stowe He served in the
Civil War. leaving Stowe soon after,
and has never been here since. He
has recently buried his wife.--Twenty
members of Sickle Chapter. No. "a.
order of the Eastern Star. We're enter
tanned by Coral Chapter at Morrisville
at past matrons' and past patrons
meeting Tuesday evening. Past ma
irons from Sickle Chapter who took
part in carrying out the ritual work.
were Mrs. q. w. jerks, Mrs. Abbie
Warren. Mrs. Dora Eddy. Miss Ruth
Collins, Mrs. Grace Riley and Mrs.
Agnes Jenney.-Mrs. Abbie Warren is
visiting her brother. w. j. Bigelow.
and family in st. Johnsbury on her
way to her. home in West Lebanon.
y. H.-T. Alden Straw. who enlisted
in the first squadron of cavalry. has
? been since the cavalry was discharged
employed on the hospital staff at
Camp Governor Gates. NJ. Cornell
Riley remains assistant cook in one
of the mess tents at the fort.-Her-
bert Ayers motored to Montpelier
Wednesday, taking as passengers his
grandfather Commander Henry A.
Sparks, his father, Jerome Il. Ayers
and Franklin ]. Waite of Moscow. who
; attended the reunion of the veterans
; Of Washington county at Dewey Park
MIR. and Mrs. Vernon r. Chamberlain
are parents Of daughter. Geraldine
born July 1.-THE Misses Lillian God
fred. Beatrice Pike. Louise Morgan and
Dorothy Barrows. who visited Mt
; Mansfield Tuesday, walked from Har-
lows to the summit and by the Rum
ming Water Trail to Smugglers Notch
and back to IIarlow's. where they were
met by automobile for the return
home.-Arthur Arthur cut one of his
) thumbs so severely while using a
scythe Tuesday that several stitches
had to be taken in the wound.-The
ladies of the Congregational Church
) will have sale of food and home
made candy at their vcstry Saturday
afternoon.-Thc sale of August by
the ladies of Unity Church will be held
: in the auditorium of the Akcley Me-
| mortal buiding.-Thc Rev. f. l.. Cod
dard will go Thursday to Albany. y.
t Y, to meet his mother. Mrs. Julia J.
Goddard of Rosellc Park, n. j., who
will pass the summer with her son and
family.-Waldo Van Buron of Groton.
, Mass, is visiting his brother, r. J.
f Buron, and family.-The Rev. Hervey
Guick of Charlotte will preach at the
, congregational Church Sunday morn
ing.-A special service has heen ar
. ranged by the Rev. f.. l.. Goddard of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for
= Sunday evening. when the fraternal
and patriotic orders are invited to at
tend. There will be special music.
MCRRISVILLE.
Iieber Best, the second son of the Rev