Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02

''''''N '''i'htI'IlS ny MosS'Ss 'H1lIbDet
and Smith. readings by Mr. 1iowland and
music by Ernest Rninstron.
Clayton Peck had "A narrow escape from
serious accident while dra wing logs
from smugeler's Notch last week He
was driving a team belonging to f. l..
| Barrows. which became frightened at a
pile OF ice beside the road near wills
| Barnes camp. The horses plunged over
/ tho bank about ~ feet high. Mr.. Peck
found that one Of his feet was caught in
the logs of his load and he was unable
10 eNtiicate 1t and would have gone over
the bank with the load but for a slew log
beside the road which held the load NJ.
l'eck was able TO cut tho tugs by which
inc horses were suspended. Tho horses
landed about q feet down the bank An
other team was hitched to the horses and
they were drawn to the road without in
| jury
Yesterday was the 93rd birthday Of Mrs.
Margaret Drugg. the oldest resultant 81
stowe. Mrs. Drugs home is with her
daughter and husband, MIR and Mrs.
| W. H. H. Felix Of lower Main street.
She has been i'm feeble health much Of
tho time this winter, but her condition
Is no" improved and she ig able to come
10 The table with the family for her
meals There is some question as 10
Mrs. Drusg's exact age. Some Of her
family feel sure that her age is 81. rs q
bith certificate is said to give the date
or her birth "a March T. 1919 Her Oldest
daAis htT. Mrs Felix, is in her 9TH
year Miss Ruzzell has returned from
burlington. where she went last wseh
Tor treatment for badly spraned foot
she is recovering slowly. Miss Alic.
ms dan k,r
at her homo In Morrisvila Ladies'
AID OF Unity Church will se1-vp their
annual town meeting dinner at tbs
church vestry Tuesday. The Ladies' Aid
of fhe Methodist Episcopal Church will
also serve dinner at their church veetry
Tuesday.-A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Cheney Of Milton, Mass.
formerly of Stowe, Friday, February %.
The board OF civil authority will meet
at the selectmens Office in the Akelev
Memorial building at two O'Clock Sat,ir-
day afternoon IN revise the check list.
All voters should see that their namAs
are on the list.-The auditors report OF
the village Of Stowe for the year ending
February 10 shows orders dra WIN by trtis-
ices for Sl691.0; orders drawn by trus-
ices, electric department.. SSH 90; orders
drawn by water commissioners, $I5SS5;
proft t"the village on electric light de-
partment, A52,G. Statement Of the finan-
cial standing of the village; Liza bites,
s2,61|36: assets. s2.i3S.22 amount to no
provided for, s2Gl, The water bonded
indebt edness is sl2,HO: the electric bond
ed Indebtedness. $50 II. II. Tucker left
Wednesday for Burke. y Y, where he
has purchased a farm. lie was accom-
panied by his sons. Albert. Clarence.
Harry and watson, and daughter, Miss
Lena. Mr., Tucker and family have re-
sided here about II years.-Niiss Ethel
Tucker, who has been a home since the
death of her mother. returned Wednes-
day to Morrisvile, where she has employ
ment. Mr.. and Mrs Quincy Magoon have
taken possession of Maple Hill farm pur-
chased of Mr.. Tucker.-An evening gros-
heak was recently seen near G. II. Cha
pins on Little river road. his is a. bird
that has only recently appeared in this
part of the country. 1t is a little smaller
than a robin and has a great deal Of vel
low in the pltlnage. a rare tint in VIM
ter brd.-The Rev. Lemuel Davis of tina
Congregational Church is i'll with the
Srip.-Mr and Mrs. Ralph Sherb,rt Of
liaverhill, Mass, are parents of a son.
Raeburn Sawyer, born February IA. Mr..
Sherburt was formerly of Stowe--Re-
, hearsals are in progress for the Stowe
high school class play, NO Trespassing. -
The last entertainment In the high school
course was given a Unity Church Tues
day evening by Morris Gershon Hindus:
a native of Russia. who spoke upon the
subject From the Old World to the
, New"-Teachers' examinat tons will be
held in the Memorial building Thursday
, and F>riday.-The warnings posted for
the annual town meeting of the town o.
stowe at the town hall contain 20 articles
including one to see II the town will vote
to appropriate money for the erection OF
a school building for the use OF the Stowe
, high and graded schools. The warnings
- re posted for the annual village meeting
on the evening of March at the banquet
hail OF the Memorial building. contain
besides the usual items An article TO seq
If the village will vote to install a uni-
form system of accounting as reconr
mended by officials appointed by the Cow
ernor according TO act OF 1915