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

STOWE.
Fly an oversight the number of
Catholics was omitted from Mrs Edith
Balch WriEhts report of the religiou
census recently taken in Stowe. The
canvass cards registered "a Catholic
families and ISL persons giving Cath
ohc preference. In almost every in
stance the families are represented
regularly at church. The cords were
left with Father Dewey in Waterbury,
in whose parish stowe is included
Mrs. Parker Shackleton, who has
passed two weeks with relatives in
stowe. returned Saturday to New Ro-
chellc, n. Y.--Miss Frances Taber,
who has visited her grandmothcr,
Mrs c. +. NJ. Tabcr. at -Four Winds
farm. went Saturday to Norwich on
her way to CalifOrnia.-Frank Pike,
who has been in stowe on account of
illness, went Saturday to visit his sis
tcrs in Montpelier on his return To his
work at Hartford. Conn.-Mrs. Luceba
French went Saturday to Winooski.
where she has cmployment.--M
Henry Holt has returned to Fairholt.
Burlington after visiting her mother,
Mrs. G. +. NJ. Taber.-Mrs. Rhuhannah
Warren. who has been i'll at the home
of her niece, Mrs. j. f. Campbell. was
able to return to her home in Water
bury Center Saturday.-Mrs. q. +.
Grubor and son, Philip, and Mrs. I. ID.
Sailcr, guests at the Green Mountain
Inn. and Douglas Barrows We're
guests at the Summit House on Mt.
Mansfield Friday and Saturday.-Rep-
rcsentatives of the Unity Church
| Ten" clubs met at the vestry of the
church Friday afternoon and appoint
ed the following committees to have
charge of the arrangements for sale
to be held August / for the benefit of
the society: Entertainment. Mrs.
Angie Gale. Miss Ruth Mcmahon. Mrs.
Maudc Pike. Mrs. T.. f.. Bamforth,
Miss Marian Pipe; aprons and rugs.
Mrs. Addc Simmons Mrs. Mary Rus
sell; embroidery. Mrs. Bessie Nc
Mahon Mrs. Emily Burt. Mrs. Jennie
MCCutchan, Mrs. Alice Burt; crochet
and tattng, Mrs. Grace Scribner. Miss
Martha Curry. Miss Nellie Sargent
miscellaneous, Miss Ida Harris. Mrs.
Lucy Scribncr, Mrs. Nellie Read: ten
cent table, Miss Clara Barrows, Mrs.
Sadie Bailey; candy. the D. Y. V. club;
ice cream, Mrs. Agnes Jenny, Mrs.
Iillia Barrows. Mrs. Ella Bruce: food,
Mrs. Dora Eddy, Mrs. Mary Smith,
Mrs. Annie Harris; lettuce bed" Mrs.
Mamie Smith, Mrs. Amber McCutchan,
Miss Rose Straw vegetables. Mrs.
Hattie Douglass, Mrs Julia Cakes,
Mrs. Nellie Bashaw; advertising. Miss
Barrows; special committee to mark
goods. Mrs. Alice Lovejoy. Mrs. Sim
mons. Miss Pcttibom, Mrs Bamforth.
One of the scverost thunder storms
ever known here prevailed from II to
- o'clock Sunday night. There was
continuous thunder and lightning,
with several very heavy claps. Eigh-
teen out of the % lines connected
with the stowe exchange of the Citi-
zcns' Telephone company were put out
of commission and the electric lights
were put out during the storm. A. l..
IIuntley of Morrisville was here Mon
day putting the telephone lines into
ord r.-Thc Rev Robert Dewey of
Waterbury conducted a Catholic serv-
ice at the Akelcy Memorial building
Sunday mOrning.-Dr. and Mrs. p r..
insolvency and son and daughter,
Douglass and Katherine, and Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. ID. Mcmahon of Burlington Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs. o. T.. Luce over Sun
day.-Waltcr *. Bigelow. senior part
ner of the firm of Amy. Bigelow G.
Washburn of Salem, Mass, was n Wis
itor at The Lodges. the home of his
brother, Edwin r. Bigclow, over Sun
day, leaving Monday afternoon for
Naturalization Cole, who has been
i'll from the effects of a heat stroke
last week, was able to return to his
work in the G. T.. and f.. O. Burt COM
pany's mill Monday.--C. \. Foster and
party of eight from Beverley, Mass
| p. r. Miles and party from Burling-
! ton. Mr.. and Mrs. :. NJ. Simson and
party of eight from Burlington, T.. r.
! Lowe and party of nine from Mont
/ pelier and II. w. Cooley and party OF
! five from Waterbury were at the Green
Mountain Inn Sunday.-Miss Susan
| Minor and Miss Eleanor W. Doty OF
New York city were at the inn Sun
day, on a walking trip from New
York to Portland. Me, taking in Cam
els Hump. Mt Mansfield. going b,
way of st. Johnsbury to the White
mountains. At Portland they will take
the boat to New York
\ farmer of stowe was recent,
driving on one of our main roads &C
companicd by a cousin from the cit,
who had come to visit him when al
automobile horn sounded close behnt
in a manner that indicated that tn
occupants of the car wanted the roa'
and wanted it quick. The farmer ant
his horse were both afraid of auto
mobiles. but both have left their aler
days behind them and their rate o
progress to the side of the road b,
no means suited the occupants of tn
car Coming ON with undiminishe,
speed they found it necessary to do
little of the turning out themselves
The farmer and tie driver of the ca
We're both busy, but the lady in tn
buggy saw II little amusing by-pla
on the part of the other man in tn
car, who as the ear approached wor
Ia terrible frown and carried hi
clenchcd fist ready to shake at tn
farmer. on coming alongside. how
ever, n glance apparently showed hir
that the farmer was one whom he ha
visited the day before and whom II
hoped to induce to sign "A contract 70
some of next years farm produce. 70
the frown instantly changed into
winning smile and the closed fist eX
banded with a hand waving a cordia
greeting.