Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18

were accompanied home by their daush-
ter, Mrs. A. w Spaulding of Montpelier,
who remained over Sunday.-The Peoples
Academy students presented the plays
Charms OF Music" and "The Revolt
at Jeffersonvile Friday evening to
good house.-Ford Carpenter Of the Uni
versity of Vermont came home Friday
evening for a week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Carpenter.
Miss Lila Styles, who has been obliged
to take an enforced lay-off of i've months
for treatment of her foot, returned Satur'
day to Boston to resume her wori.--Floyd
Sterns went to johnson Saturday eve
ning remaining over Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. G. J. Munn.--Mss Alberta .
Boardman OF Burlington came Saturday ,
evening for several days with her parents /
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Roardman-In an .
interesting game of baseball at st. Johns
bury Saturday Peoples Academy trim I
med St Johnsbury Academy by a score
of to ll.-Airs. W. II. Ellis returned to
st. Adams Monday after n week with |
Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Ellis and Mr. and
Mrs. II. Waite.-Wintield Boardman Of
Burlington passed Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs NJ H. Boardman.-'
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Smith received word
Monday announcing the death of their
daughter, Mrs Mable Smith Grsgg, OF
Lamar, Coo.--NIrs. Edwin b. Stewart,
Mr. and Mrs. William Hogaboom OF
Lowell, Mass, and Mrs. Anna Wiley of
Arlington, Mass, who came here for the
burial Of the formers husband, Edwin
r. Stewart. returned to their homes
Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. William Thrasher
and two children Of Lyndon and Mrs.
NJ. NJ Mayo of st. Johnsbury, passed.
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. n II. ELS
worth.-Miss May Ricketson of Woods
Vile, n. H.. returned home Monday after
week with her sister, Mrs. r. NJ
Banker.-Mrs. Marion Grout went Mon
day to Old Orchard. Me, where she Will
pass the summer at the New Vesper
House.
Word has been received of the death
last week at Oakland. Cal, of Fred y.
Livingstone, former resident Of this
town and village. Fred Il. Livingstone. a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingstone,
was born in Cambridge, y. V. and was
a little over 60 years Of age. Early in
life he went to Burlington, where he was
engaged for some years as a telegraph
operator, and it was there he met and
| married Miss Stella Thomas, daughter of
the late Almon d. Thomas, for many
years a resident of Norrisvilc Later
Mr. and Mrs. Livingstone moved to
| Morrstown to the Aunt sally Joy farm,
| which came to be known as the Living
| stone farm. After farming for a few
years. they moved to Moriisville to the
residence on Summer stree. now owne:
| by H. G. Parker, MIR. Livingstone going
into partnership with c. n. Socum and
engaging in the butter and maple sugar
bushes for four or five years. Later
Messrs. Slocum and Livingstone pur-
chased the Morrsville foundry and ma
chine shop. which business they con-
| Quoted for two or three years. About q
years ago Mr.. Livingstone, with his fam
| lily, moved to Oakland, Cal, where they
have since resided. For 81 years Mr.
| Livingstone had been engaged in mining
for gold. silver and copper in Nevada. Mr..
Livingstone had been i'll since March /
with valvuar heart trouble. Besides his
wife he leaves two daughters, Misses
Florence and Gertrude Livingstone of
Oakland, Cal, and one sister, Miss Agnes
Livingstone OF Cambridge, ~ Y. Nj
| Livingstone was member of Mount
Vernon Lodge, f. & A. NJ, of Morrisville
represented the town in the Genera
| Assembly. -.Mss Helen Drown has beer
obliged to give up her course at the
| Sargent School of Physical Culture al
Cambridge. Mass, on account of Hines.
and has returned home Miss Ila Kendall
returned Monday evening from the Mar,
| Fletcher hospital, where she recently
underwent an operation, from which sh
to,
Bennett and Fred Grow OF NIiddlebur,
passed Sunday with their cousin, Ere,
NJ. Small.
At the republican caucus held at tn
town hall Tuesday morning the follow
ing We're elected as delegates to tn
State convention to be held at Mont
peler. May %; l., p Thayer. +. A
. Smalley. f. G. Fleetwood. each t
, choose his own alternate. For repub
lican town committee the followin,
were chosen: +. G. Fleetwood, q. G
Morse. l.. $. Small, r. J. Caswell. j. A
Robinson. At the democratic caucu
the following State convention dele
: gates were elected: a. G. Small. NJ. F
White, j. NJ. Kelley D. y. Hutchins. {
II. Herrick. Walter Ainsworth, Georg
Thomas, Frank Calkins, Fred Wheeler
B. c. IIoyt--AIrs. Ellen Carter of Ran
dolph has come to pass the summer a
the home of Mr., and Mrs. n. S, Graves
STOWE.
Sunday was observed as Mothers da
at the Methodist Episcopal Church. wit
an appropriate sermon by the pastor
the Rev. F.. l.. Goddard. The Bisho
, Asbury Chapter, Epworth League he'll
its regular monthly social at the churc
Saturday evening, May 2O-The JUNO
a class of Stowe high school repeated
q its annual class play at johnson Fri
. day evening.-Ernest Griawold, who ha
been doing construction work for tn
4 Citizens Telephone company in Stowe
, returned Saturday to Hardwick. Mrs
y {. r.. Burt has passed the week wit
a friends in Burlington. William Ormsb
p. of Chicopee, Mass, passed the week
. end with his son, George Ormsby, a
q Lake Mansiield,-Miss Alice Amsden G
Montpelier was visitor in Stowe Fri
t day and Saturday on her way to he
n home in Morrisville, where she wi
:. spend week.-Philo G.. Hill of swan
= ton has been i'll with bronchial pneu
monia since Wednesday night at tn
t home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emo
f a. Hill Mr.. Hill was in stowe o
!, business and was taken i'll here. Mr.,
Hill was called here Thursday {
O ID. Robinson has returned to Waterbur