Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
uMO|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

A. j. McNab. one of the force Of sur
veyors in camp at Smugglers' Notch.
who are running the lines Of the terri
tory in that vicinity recently purchased
by the state, received a scalp wound
Thursday when the dou'ble-btted axe
he was using caught on some brush and
coming back struck him on the head.
Mr.. McNab was taken to l.. S. Peterson's
at Stowe Forks, where a physician was
called. Several stitches were necessary
to close the wound. Mr.. McNab return
cd to camp after treatment. Ira Thorpe
Of Underhill is assisting the survey
corps
Albert d. Peck died about eleven o'clock
Saturday morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. F. V. Shepard, on
School street. Mr.. Peck had been i'll with
valvular heart trouble and compcation
for three months and had been confined
70 his bed II days. He was born in Illinois
and was 81 years of age. He passed most
of his life in Wolcott and Morristown and
had lived in Stowe about 20 years. Be-
sides his daughter, Mrs. Shepard, Mr..
Peck leaves a son, G. s Peck of stowe. a
nephew and niece, Fred Peck and Mrs.
Jesse Waite of Morrisville, and three
grandchildren of Mrs. Shepard. The fu-
neral was held at the West Branch
Church a two o'clock Monday afternoon.
under Masonic auspices, Mr.. Peck being a
member of Mineral lodge of Wolcott.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed 10 arrange for the observance of
Old Home Week; Entertainment. Mrs. r.
f. Bamforth, Mrs. O. f. Luce, T A.
Douglass and o. II. Smith; dance C. A.
Nom ~,
mic, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar. Straw, Mr.. and
Mrs j F. Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Strong. Mr..
and Mrs. H. G.. Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs. II. F..
Straw; sports, DR.. II. w. Barrows, c. o.
Burt, G. w. Gale. Misses Mildred Smith,
Ruth Mcmahon. the Rev, r, l.. Goddard.
f. Lawrence Bigelow Sunday service. G.
A. Burnham, the Rev. f. l.. Goddard. L.
L. Harris. Mrs. II. w. Barrows, Miss
Ruth Collins; social. Mr., and Mrs II. F..
Shaw Mr. and Mrs. F. f. Smith. Mr. and
Mrs George f. Fowler Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
c. Lovejoy, Mr.. and Mrs. f. r, Bigelow:
executive. L. l.. Harris. Mrs Mary A. Jen-
ney. p. D. Pike, A. c. Cakes. Old Home
Week will begin August 10, with Old Home
day on the 18th. as usual-Mrs. J, X.
Smith and grandchildren, Miss Merriam
of Mrs. Smiths. of Waterbury, Conn. are
at the Lake Mansfield Trout club house
for a month.--H. NJ. Mott Of Syracuse, n.
Y. a former resident Of Stowe visited
Mrs. Motifs sisters, Mrs. =. d. Pike and
family, and Mrs Eunice Pottle Saturday
Mrs. Politics. daughters. Mrs. S. c. Wheel
or OF Waterbury and daughter, Esther of
Waterbury accompanied Mr.. Mott to
Stowe.-Mrs. Alma Smith has returned
from Providence, r. l., where she has
passed several weeks with he- son. Roy
W. Smith.-After a heavy shower at the
village Saturday afternoon it was noticed
that the roads at Moscow, two miles
southwest, were scarcely wet, so light had
been the shower.-The Rev. Il. l.. God
dard has returned from Albany, " Y,
where he went Thursday to meet his
mother, Mrs Julia j. Goddard of Roselle
Park. N. j.. who accompanied him home
for the summer-Airs. John Bettls and
two children of West Lebanon, N. H.. Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ploof-Dr. w. B. Jackson, who has pass
ed two weeks at the Green Mountain Inn,
has returned to his home in Lcwell. Mass.
&C. f. Gruber. who has been a guest
for a week at tho Green Mountain Inn.
has returned to Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs,
Gruber and sons. Philip and John, will re-
main In stowe for nome time.
The ReT. Heryey Quick Of Char
, 1otte. who preached Ut tho Congrega.
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