Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

ana Cnlldfc1l OF Ieru, y. } " arc NlSitliB
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. f. II.
Eclls.-Miss Nina Durgan suffered Il Sc
we're attack OF indigestion Tuesday night.
STOWE.
At the annual village meeting at the
banquet hall in the Akeley Memorial
building Wednesday, March c. M. Watts
acted as chairman and the following OFF,
GERS were elected: Trustees. A. A. Pike,
l.. G.. Russell and A. &. Morrill,; treas
urer. II. Il. Pike; collector, G.. NJ. Watts;
clerk. ]. II. Wells; auditors. L. l.. Harris.
n. II. Cheney and +. p. Billings: water
commissioners. T.. f. Stafford, II. w.
15arrows and II. r. Shaw. 1t was voted
80 raise a tax of 40 ccnts.--The agrcu
tural boys of stowe high school, assisted
by their instructor and principal, have
begun holding meetings in the school
houses in various parts of tho town in
tending to give the people of the commu-
nifty an idea of the work being done a,
school and to train the students in de.
Mating and public speaking. The first
meeting was held at the North Hollow
schoolhouse Wednesday March l. The pro-
gram included u dcba to upon the uues
ton. Resolved: That the agricultural
course at Stove high school is of more
value to young man who is to engage
IN farming than a course at Randolph or
JNndonville." On tho Affirmative was
Harry Russ and Don Moulton and the
negative, Orlo Jcnney and Gordon Mou.
ton. The debate was "A warm and inter
csting one and was decided by straw
vote in favor of the affirmative Frank
-Scdell Eavo an interesting and instruc-
tive talk upon Sugar Making in Yer.
mont" Theodore Mayo read a good
papcr upon Pure Bred and Grade Stock"
Alexander Adams gave good talk upon
1.-THE Maintenance of Soil Fertility" The
program an interesting one and was
we'll received by the audience.
The Stowe high school basket
ball team returned Saturday from Mont
pelier, where on Friday evening they won
in game with the Montpelier Seminary
team. score being % to 20.-At the regular
rhetorical exercises at Stowe high school
Friday afternoon George A. Burnham
gave an address in honnr of the 125th
anniversary of the admission of Vermont
into the Union.-Miss Mary j. Bigclow re-
turned Saturday to Danvcrs, Mass, after
week at the homo of her mother, Mrs
Louise Bigelow.-At the regular meeting
of Sickle Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, nj Masonic hall Wednesday evening
II public supper will be served for the
benefit of the Eastern Star homo fund
Mrs. Myron Hutchins of Waterbury
Center was in Stowe F'riday--Anss Grace
Bigelow returned Saturday to Springfield
Mass, after It week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin r. Bicclow-Miss
Susan y. Bigelow has purchased of Mr.
and Mrs ~ II, Kaiser Of Greensboro
<1,..t,,
there with her family in August.-G. w.
Grover has sold the \. j. Chaffce farm
on West Branch. carried on for several
years by his daughter and her late hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs Howard r. Smith,
to Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Latuch Mrs
Smith has purchased of Walter NJ Sar-
gent of 1orrisvlle the w. n. II. Moulton
house on School street.--W. r. Alger of
Waterbury Center has sold his farm in
Stowe Hollow to Messrs. Austin and
Stockman of Sheldon.-Mrs Carrie Law
renee Of st. Adams, who was business
visitor in Stowe Friday and Saturday,
has purchased Mrs. Mary A. Jcnncy's
millinary business. Mrs. Lawrence will
return from st. Albans this week and
after visiting the New York and Boston
markets will open the business in Mrs
Wells. who has been employed as trimmer
by Mrs. Jenney for several seasons has
engaged to work for Mrs Lawrence for
the season.-Mr and Mrs. c. A. Adams
have moved into their new house They
have four rooms on each floor including
living room % feet long with a brick
fireplace and large window scat.
Asa c. Cakes assumed his duties as
postmaster Monday, having received his
commission Saturday night. His nomina-
ton was confirmed January Is Miss
Hattie Pratt, who has been the efficient
hrst assistant in the office for eight and a
half years. will remain in the same posi-
ton. 4. II. Cheney, who has retired
after Is wears as postmaster, will move
his stationery and Photographic and
newsstand supplies into the Office across
the corridor from the postolIicc in the
Nkcley Memorial building, whore he will
continue his busincss.-MiSs Martha T..
Wright and Stephen y. Polask were
married in Morrisvillc by The Rev. W. T..
Baker Saturday evening, Mrs. Polaski
WAS graduated from the Stowe high school
in the class Of 1906 and has since then
been employed as bookkeeptr in the
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