Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-14
STOWE.

The heavy rains of Saturday. Sunday
and Monday raised the streams higher
than for long time Considerable dam
age was done to land and crops along
the river A part Of the western abut-
ment of the bridge over Walker brook
near the covered bridge over the Water
bury river at the village was washed out.
doing considerable damage to the hish-
way. Seeds recently planted in fields
were In many cases uncovered.
Miss Luella Atkinson. teacher OF the
eighth grade gave miscellaneous
shower party Monday evening to Miss
Viola Kneeland of the first grade at the
home Of Mrs. J. c. Morgan. where both
young ladies board. There were about a
dozen ladies present Refreshments We're
served and a pleasant evening was passed.
The event was in honor Of the coming
marriage Of Miss Kneeland to Lewis Gill
bert Of Morrisvlle. l.. A Johnson
of Richmond is passing the week at the
home of her son. N. b. Johnson.-About
a dozen of her friends and neighbors gave
Mrs Helen A. Wilkins surprise party
at her home Monday afternoon in honor
Of her 10th birthday. Among the guests
was Mrs. r. r. Downer Of Hardwick.
whose birthday came on Sunday and
who visited her sister. Mrs. NJ. c. Love-
joy.-Mrs. Elenora Stiles. who recently
passed her Slst birthday, has done her
bit" by knitting pair of socks for the
Red Cross branch. This is not the first
time Mrs. stiles has knit stockings for
soldiers. She had brother. Aladuron
Stowell of Moretown. who was SOL
der In the Civil War. whom she was in
; the habit of supplying with stockings.
Mrs. Stiles makes her home with her
cousin. Mrs. Jane Warren. on Maple
| street and was confined by illness from
January until recently. She was able
to walk to the village for the first time
on her Slst birthday.-P. ID. Pike is about
the house after his illness.-Carroll
Smith. Kenneth Bull and Ambrose Nc
| Manus returned Tuesday from Fort
Ethan Allen. where they passed the
necessary examination and enlisted In
I Company c. Vermont Infantry. They
| will return Friday to the fort where
| they will remain for some time in train
! ing. Smith Is IL and the others are about
| the same age.
| William Chauncey White, who has been
| in Laconia. ~ H., the past two weeks.
was married there on June to Miss
! Florence Sisters, formerly Of Stowe. Mr.,
| and Mrs. White will make their home
for the present with Mr.. Whites par
| ents, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph White on
| West hill.-P. d. Pike ia confined to his
home from the effects of a slight shock.
Miss Rose ID. Straw went Monday to
Bennington to visit her nephew and his
WIFE Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Douglass, join
ing her sister. Mrs. Hattie Douglass. who
has been there for several weeks. Her
brother. A. r. Straw, accompanied her
| to Burlington.-Milo Hill and Miss Bea-
| trice Gale motored to Swanton Sunday
| and were accompanied home by Mr.. Hill's
| parents.
The junior class play announced fol
commencement week at Stowe high
school has been given up. The revised
schedule for the week is as follows Ser
mon to the graduating class at the audi.
forum by the Rev. }. Q. Angel. 7:3(
o'clock Sunday evening. June III Mon
day evening. tunior-senior reception
Tuesday afternoon. class day exercises
| Tuesday evening. senior class ball: We'd
nesday afternoon. grammar school grad
uating exercises: Wednesday evening
graduating exercises, address by James
b. Campbell Of st. Johnsbury; Friday
evening, alumni banquet.-Mrs. Mary
Smalley went Friday to Saranac Lake
N. Y. where she has employment for thu
summer at summer hotel. Mrs
Smalley's daughter. Miss KATHERINE
Smalley. left Monday for Lake George
where she has employment for the sum
mer.-The Stowe Military band played
at the patriotic parade in Water
bury Saturday..-Mrs. A. A. Emery of st
Adams passed the weekend with he
father, 8. w. Barrows and sister, Mis-
Clara Barrows.-The funeral of Mrs
Mary Tinker was held Saturday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. A. J. Chaffee
whore she died Thursday. The Rev. w
r. Best of Morrisville conducted the serv
, | ice. Charles Cole, G. w. Clark, Henri.
Tinker. Bert Clark, Harry Clark and G
w. Buzzell acted as bearers. There was
profusion of beautiful flowers. The re
, mains were taken to the cemetery a
Morrisville Corners for burial. Friend
present from out of town were Mr.. an
Mrs G. w. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Der
Clark and Mrs Maria Tinker of Morris
Vile, Henry Tinker and Harry Clark O
Morristown.-The penmanship classes O
Stowe high and graded schools. unde
the supervision of Miss Lucy Huntley
assisted by the grade teachers have tn
following report from the A. N Paine
office: For the first Is drills, q pupils O
grades five and six have been award
cd the Palmer button; for 100 drills, eigh
. members Of the seventh grade have bee
. awarded the Palmer progress pin. Fror
the eighth grade and high school class
four attained the Palmer method diplom
and ~ the improvement certificate.
> Miss Lois Brown, who Is employe
by Mrs. F. s. Boardman, receive
:. news Thursday that the buildings IL
. GLIDING the house and two barns O
8 the farm OF her father, H. N. Brow
at West Berlin were burned that a
ternoon when one of the barns wa
struck by lightning. during a hal
20 thunder shower. Mr.. Brown and h
u son were away from home and Mr.
. Brown had to 60 for help to a neigl
!. bors house q quarter of a mile ava
leaving their father who was III