Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20

arthur G. Morrill, had his left thumb
cut OIL at the first joint and the first
hnger badly cut while working with a
saw at his woodworking shop Monday.
Little Hburton Johnson, who had his
mead badly cut when he fell against a
desk at the South Hollow schoolholse
Monday, was able to go to school Mon
day.-H. w. Ravlin, who has been i'll
the past week, remains about the same.
Mrs. A. C. Cakes is confined to her
bed with the grip. Several other mem
bers of her family have been ill., bur
are now gaining. Postmaster A. H.
Cheney is confined to his home with
the grip. Mrs. y. G. Bull is quite i'll
with the grip.--Mr. and Mrs Clayton
Peck are i'll with the grip at e. l.. Bar
rows'.-It is said that a newly married
couple, who live not far from Stowe,
recently made a mistake as to the day
OF the week. They remained at their
home very quietly all day Saturday,
which they supposed was Sunday on
sunday they resumed the tasks usually
considered more appropriate for week
day and IL was not until some friends
drove out to make them a Sunday call
that the mistake was discovered r.
Shaw has sold the Styles" farm in
/ ''''IIlllb ~ D, ~. mann OF Troy, y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs Main with their six chill
! dren and Mr. Mains father arrived Sat-
urday night to take possession. The
condition of Mrs. Mary A. Jenney, who
has been confined to her home by ILL
ness for several weeks, remains about
the samoa pageant drama. THE Court
OF Fame" will be given at the Akeley
Memorial building Tuesday and We'd
! Ia nd Fap
the benefit of Unity Church. directed by
Miss Harriet Harris of Weymouth,
! Mass. Thirty-seven characters will APP
] pear
The stowe high school basketball team
will play the Montpelier Seminary tea M
here at the town hall Saturday evening
The final spelling contest Of the pupils Of
Stowe will be held at the Akeley Memo-
rial building Friday evening at eight
o'clock Emphasis has been placed upon
spelling in the schools this year with 3
weekly spell down every Friday after
noon. The pupils who have been rulers in
these contests are expected to take part
I'm the final contest. The pupil who stands
mp longest will he given Webster's In
teruationn DictionerY, the gift of l.. p.
ThaNer. editor of the Messenger. Pupils
of the fifth and sixth grades will be placed
I'm one division and of the seventh and
eighth in another. Pupils standing up
longest in these divisions will receive a
Websters Elementary Dictionary and
those standing next 10 the longest will
receive a Webster school dictionary. Pu-
pills of the grammar grades will then line
up for a contest between the rural schools
and the graded school The winner will
receive Webster elementary school
dictionary. The pupils of all grades will
then stand up for the final contest and the
big dictionary After the pupils are
through spelling an opportunity will he
given to the older people to take part in
an oldfdshioned spell-down to show the
young folks how to spell. People are
urged to take part in this contest.-A SON
was born January IS to Mr. and Mrs.
George +. West OF Moscow the an
nual meeting of the Stowe Cemetery as
sociatior, held at Mrs Anna Kimballs
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Kimball was
chosen president Mrs II. +. Shaw vice.
president. Mrs. @. A. Douglass secre-
tary and treasurer and Mrs. Nj c. Love-
joy. Mr.. g. A. Riley and Miss Nellie
Sargent directors The amount of money
received during the year was A54oC5 and
the disbursements were s456.3S, leaving a
II was voted that work would be suspend :.
ed on lots upon which dues were not paid
before August and that postage must
he included if receipts are required.-F.
r. Kennedy of Waterbury and daugh-
ter. Mrs. G. f. Sayles OF EnosburG Falls
visited Mr.. and Mrs f. r Billings over
sunday,-The Stowe high school basket.
bail team will go to Hardwick to play
Thursday evening and to St. Johnsbury
Friday evening.-A large number Of pu-
pills Of the high and graded schools are
unable to attend school on account OF
illness from the grip. There We're only
eight of tie prmarw grade present Tues
daY.-G, A. Douglass and Clyde Nelson
are i'll with the Erip.-H. +. Shaw has sold
the Town farm on Edison hill to j. A.
Davis and Mrs, Mary Coons of western
New York, who have arrived TO take pos
session