Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-29
LAMO|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

| afternoon II was voted to accept the
| resignation of the Rev. Lemuel Davis as
! pastor Of the church w. X. Collins
resigned from the business commit e
and ~. s. Matthews was elected to tho
| place. Mr.. Collins was elected assistant
superintendent Of the Sunday school In
place Of George w. Chaplin. who has
moved from stowe Mr., Davis's resgna-
ton Is to take effect July 1 and was
made on account Of continued Ill health.
Mr.. Davis became pastor of the church
In October 1912. coming here from White
| field, N. Y. He Is an able preacher AMI
| when his health has permitted has been
unceasing in his labors for the benefit
of the church and community. During his
pastorate furnace has been installed
in the church and other improvements
have been made in the church and par
onage. All bills against the school de-
partment should be presented before
July I.
Franklin j. Waite. who makes his
home with his daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred F.. Smith. at Mos
COW. was visitor In Burlington Fri
day and was one Of the BOYS Of '6l'
who acted as escort for Governor Gates
at the regimental review at Fort Ethan
Alen.-Alpine Luce and granddaughter,
Miss Thesis Cakes. who went Saturday
to Burlington, were accompanied homo
by Mrs Luce, who has been having
treatment at the Fanny Allen hospital
D. S. Moulton drove the party in his
utomobile.-Slas A. Stebbins has pur-
chased an automobile for use in his
meat business. His cart has beer
combined with the automobile into a
meat and efficient delivery outfit.-Mrs.
d. c. Scrbner has returned from Bur-
lington. leaving her mother, Mrs. N r.
Moody, as comfortable as can be ex-
pected after a serious operation at the
; Mary Fletcher hospital.-The streets in
the village We're oiled for the first time
Saturday. A supply of oil was received
some time since. but there has been 80
much rain that it has not been needed.
Standard oil company outfit is used
in applying the oi-The Main Street
y Ten Club" was organized at the home
OF Mrs. NJ. c, Lovejoy Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Helen A.. Wilkins. president,
Mrs. Lovejoy, vice-president and Mrs.
- D. r. Smith, secretary and treasurer.
Carl NJ. Parker. of the class of 1917.
L Stowe high school, employed for some
time by Batcheder and Snyder OF Bos-
ton, is now at Cne hdSShcnuSellS bcli-
: eral hospital in Boston, where he sub
. mitted to an operation for appendicitis
Thursday. His mother Mrs. I. l.. Par
lter, of Brattleboro was with him dur
u ing the operation.-Mrs. w. D. Pangle
y has gone to Sugar Hill, y. H., where
II she has employment for the summer
s. at the Look Off House. On her way to
T. Sugar Hill she visited Mr.. Pansle a,
>. nj, MT
!. ting, Mary Shaw, Mary Stebbins and
u Lois McCuen went Sunday to Burling-
j. ton on their way to Saranac Lake
r. n. Y, where they have employment
g for the summer at the Algonquin House
e Sixteen ladies' attended the rally meet
y ing of the Congregational ladies at the
home of Mrs. c. A. Tomlinson Friday
afternoon. A business meeting was helc
. and refreshments were served.
When S. l.. Dewey backed his auto
II mobile out of his barn at his home
q on Maple street Monday one wheel o
Is the machine passed over the body o
his little son, of 16 and one-hal
i months The childs abdomen wa
marked diagonally by the wheel anC
Al the left hip was badly bruised. bu
u no bones were broken and unless in
i ternal injuries develop no serious re
- suits will follow. Mr.. Dewey was un
a. aware Of the presence of the child
r who. it is thought. came up behind tn
l. machine while Mr.. Dewey was crank
ing 1T.
T.. Mrs Anna NJ Kmbal has receive
~ news Of the death OF her brother-n-law
III Luke w Kimball. at his home in New
~ Britain, Conn, the funeral being he'll
=. there Monday Mr., Kimhall was abou
=. 70 years of age. He was native o
~ Stowe the son Of Luke and Iucretia WI
. son Kimbal He went in early life t
- New Britain, where for many years h
ma followed the trade OF engineer. He
survived by a son, William A. kimbal
of Bristol. Conn, and two daughters. an
also by two brothers. George n. kimba
of Simsbury, Conn, and Charles +. Kim
ball Of Grinnell, Pa. four sisters, Mrs
Lydia Simmons of New Britain, Mrs
Martha X. Hunter of Mount Washington
lCincinnati Mrs. Ellen Goss of Grinnel
al Pa. Mrs Irene. Slingerland of Hoo
> River. Ore; and two half-sisters, Mrs
w. Mary Humphrey of Simsbury and Mira
~ Achsah a. Beach OF New Lebanon, \,
~ all formerly of Stowe.-Mr. and Mrs +
- f. Shaw who made an automobile tri
30 to Fort Ethan Allen Monday were &C
49,, cOHpdnleO Dy MT. ana MIS- - ~ AN''S
- and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Straw. who's
a, sons, Cornell and Alden are members
~ the first squadron of cavalry. V. \, c
Ia Aeut.-Col. F. b. Thomas Of Montpelier
"a who Is in command of the cavalry cam
was formerly from Stowe.-Wa!ter Morga
motored to Fort 7Ethan Allen Monda
afternoon. accompanied by II. W. Be:
=. A. Ralmond, Edwin Smalley an
81 Charles Gale.--O. ", Smith and ID. T
:" layers. who were applicants for enlis
as ment Saturday at Fort Ethan Allen, faile
~, 10 to pass the required physical examination
-, Mrs. Ida N. Moody wife of Nathan
nc r. Moody of this village, died late FIR
'e day night at the Mary Fletcher hospit
Nv in Burlington. Mrs. Moody underwent
y" serious operation at the hospital on II
;" 2st., but was thought to be doing We
a' until within a few hours of her deaf
"' She was able Tuesday morning to wri
- letter to her family which was not T.
" ceved until after her death. Mrs. MOOD
% was born In Morristown March 81. 1855
and passed her life in that town ar
Stowe. She was the last survivor of Il
OF four daughters of william and LOU
Ir, Sargent Goodele. A brother Harris,
,r Goodell of Morrstown, survives. Mr.
ng Moody was married in early life to lie
on Cole, who died many years ago. Abo
Ter 40 years ago she was married to W.