Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23
LAMO|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

\ number OF ladies met with Mrs. II.
f.. JenneN Friday afternoon % sew for
the family of Carroll Brown, who lost
their house by fire Thursday afternoon.
The contents OF the house We're burned,
including all their clothing, excepting
what they were wearing. The family In
cludes Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and daughter,
Hazel. seven years OF age. Another sew
ing bee was held with Mrs. Jenney Satur-
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have
made no plans as Yet for the future They
are stopping with NJ Browns father,
G.. T. Brown. There was small insurance
on the house. The cause Of the fire re-
mains unexplained. Mrs. Brown left home
early in the morning. Mr. Brown was work.
ing on the place and went to the house
at noon for a cold lunch. There was no
fire in the stove during the day When
at about "a o'clock Mr. Browns atten-
ton was called To the house ny the ex-
plosion of some cartridges the house was
| in flames and all that could he done was
| to try to save the barn.
! Carroll Browns house on West hill
burned to the ground Thursday afternoon
about go O'Clock Mr.. and Mrs Brown
| were away from home and the fire was
not discovered in time to save anything
/ from the house. The wind which was
high at the time was blowing away
from the barr which did not burn. The
house. which vas known as tive kimhall
place, had recently been rebuilt by Mr.,
| Rrown.--S. w. RarroWs, whose family as
sisted him in observing his Goth birthday
! Thursday, received a birthday cake from
n niece in Fort Wayne. Ind. Mr.. Barrows
! has one sister living. Mrs. Belinda Worm
| lev of Aurora Ill. who is past ~ years or
age
The Rev. F.. 7 Crane of Unity Church
/ announces that tho revival will be con-
tinucd until the May breakfast. which
will hc served a; fvc o'clock ON the
morning Of MAY DIR r. 7. stiles went
to his home in ST .TohushurY saturday
, after short visit with &, L. Sciibner
and Mr.. and Mrs W. +. Harris, on his
way home from New Nork,-Mrs, Carrie
Lawrence and her assistant, Miss Jennie
! Wells, are in Roston this week on bust
uess.-.\ lcap-Ycar poverty social was held
nv members of Mansfield Mountain
Grange and friends at the AkeleN Me
mortal building Friday evening short
literary program was carried out, viii
music Lunch boxes furnished lay the men
/ were pure sed by the women. j. +
, Campbell and Miss lone tlaWleN were
awarded the prize for tho most np-
propriate costume. q. NJ. Towne, l." II
Tominson and Mrs, Sehe French act'ns
a. Judges. After the basketball game
Friday evening the young people OF the
high school gave a reception at note
hall to the visitors from Worthwhile
Among the speakers were the Rev. w
r. Baker Of Morrisvillc, Principal W j
English and Superintendent e. u. Howe
The Young ladies OF the junior an6
sophomore classes served refreshments
and Shackett's orchestra furnished music
for dancing Tho town clork. Mrs Alice
4 RAYMOND. has received from the sccre
tary Of state tho hunting and hshinl
licenses for 1916 Mrs. Raymond issues
from 80 to ioo licenses Of all kinds, the
number for 1919 running over IO
Mrs Laura Parsons died Sunday morn
Ing of pneumonia at the home of bel
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs, Hermoi
A Parsons, prayer service at thu
house Monday afternoon was conducted