Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-26

Tuesday in Stowe to visit Mr.. Douglas
mother, Mrs. Hattie Douglass. and Mrs.
douglass mother, Mrs. Mary Sherbut,
and other Stowe friends.
There was an attendance of about IS
at the Red Cross meeting at the banquet
hall Friday evening. The president Mrs.
0. e. Luce, gave report of the chap
ter meeting in Burlington, to which she
was delegate. and also gave some his
tory Of the Red Cross society and an
account of the methods of work. Sug-
gestions were made for raising money
for fund for the Stowe branch. Among
the speakers of the evening was Repre-
sentative Harry E. Pike, who said that
he had heard ex-President Taft and others
say that the people as a rule do not
realize the pressing need there is for
such service as the Red Cross society Is
giving. Other speakers were p. d. Pike
and II. Z. Shaw. Mrs. H. w. Barrows
and Mrs. T. A. Douglass sang 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" in closing and MEM
bers of the H. H. Smith Woman's Relief
Corps gave the flag salute. Miss Dorothy
o'clock Friday evening.-Miss Dorothy
Wiley of Greensboro is visiting her aunt,
Miss Mildred Patterson.-H. II. Cobb has
converted his house on Bridge street for
merly the A. Z. Douglass home into two
tenements. Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb are oc-
cupying the upper tenement and Mrs.
Mary Smalley has moved into the lower
one.-Rufus II. Gale left Saturday on
his return to Cleveland. Ohio. after
week with relatives in Stowe.--Miss Mar
jorte Watts Sunday school class passed
a pleasant hour at her home Wednesday
April 1S-Mrs Wayne T. Burt, who has
been seriously i'll since an operation at
the Mary Fletcher hospital. was more
~~k1 o-A.
Sleeper is working in H. e. Shaw's dry
goods store.-Clive l.. Demeritt of the
University of Vermont who has enlisted
in the U. S. naval reserve, received no.
tice Friday to leave for Boston Sunday to
Join squadron Of submarine chasers in
the Smith naval district.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Faunce Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward Chaffee. Mark Chaffee E.
S. wilkins, Mrs. H. G. Smith, Miss Isa-
bel Chaffee. Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Pratt,
were among those from Stowe who
attended the funeral of Mrs. lila Faunce
Chaffee. wife Of Claude R. Chaffee, at
their home in Morristown Wednes-
day.-The monthly service by the
Rev. Robert Dewey Of Waterbury,
which was postponed. will be held at
the Akeley Memorial building Satur-
day morning.-The condition of Mrs
ly i'll for some time, is very low.-The
Rev. E. L. Goddard and the Rev. H. w.
Ravlin have returned from the annual
conference at Newport. Mr.. Goddard
returns for his second year in Stowe.
He will give a review Of the work of
the conference at the morning service
at the Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday. Mr. Ravlin received a renew
al of his license as local preacher at
the conference and becme member
of the organization for mutual benefit
among the local preacher of the con-
ference.-W T. Burt has returned from
Burlington leaving Mrs. Burt at the
Mary Fletcher hospital, where she has
been critically i'll since serious OPP
Grafton last week Her condition is
now more comfortable and encourage
ing Mrs. Burts mother. Mrs. c. H
Chaplin, also returned to Stowe with
Mr.. Burt.-Frank Burt. who has been
very i'll at the home of his sister. Mrs.
Mary Smalley, is now recovering and
walks as far as the village occasion
ally-Miss Ella Sargent, who has been
detained from her school in Norris
town account Of illness in the family
of her sister, Mrs. r. B. Wiltshire. has
resumed her teaching this week. The
! Willshires, seven Of whom have had
the measles. followed in Mr.. Willshire's
case by pneumonia, are all recovering.
Miss Dora Magoon of the Peoples
Academy Misunderstanding class Is
acting as teacher at the Parker street
school this week.-The Get Together"
club will meet at the home OF Mrs. w.
NJ. Adams on the afternoon Of the Sec
/ ond Wednesday in May, instead Of the
first, as planned.--Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Nye Smith have returned to Mont
pelier after visiting Mrs. Smiths par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Brush, over
Sunday-Dr. G. H. Root, who has been
in Stowe since Monday. returned
to Burlington Wednesday afternoon
James Mclaughlin. hostler in Burt's
barn, who has been disabled for several
days by a kick from a horse in the calf
of the right leg, will go Thursday to visit
his daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie McCullough.-Vernon Parker. who
has been i'll for two weeks at w. F.
Cary's with a slight case OF pneumonia.
went Wednesday to Burlington. where he
will have an operation for matter in the
side. Mr. Parkers sister from Richford.
who was called here Wednesday, accom-
panied him to Burlington.-William Miner
received news Tuesday of the death OF
his mother. Mrs. Joseph Miner. in Wor-
cester. Mass.-Employes of the Citizens
telephone company were here Wednes-
day installing a private line to the Mt.
Mansfield creamery. johnson and Cole s
slaughter house was also connected by
telephone. the number being 6-X.-N. B.
Johnson was in Richmond on business
Wednesday.-Mrs. A. H. Sayton was in
Waterbury Wednesday.-The "Hath-a-
VIII club met with Mrs. II. L. Shaw
Wednesday afternoon.-The lecturers pro-
gram for the meeting Of Mansfield Noun
tain Grange Saturday evening will in
clude: My f'avorite Poem" selected
and read by Mrs. Sadie Butts; paper.
THE Value of Milk as a Food" Mrs.
Nida Magoon; article. Caring for the
Separator" question. What Is the Most
Profitable Stock for the Farmer. Dairy
Cows, Beef Cattle, Sheep. Swine or
Poultry?" led by A. j. Magoon. N. B.
Chaplin and II. l.. Moulton; paper. How
the Farmer Can Best Serve His Coun-
try" II. 4. Parsons; surprise feature.
Mrs Carrie George.-Mrs. Gratia Tomlin-
son is able to be out after several weeks
illness.-G. A. Sanborn recently heard
from G. F. Gurber that Captain Isaac d.
Saier of Philadelphia has died recently
In Florida. Mr.. and Mrs. Sailer, who have
passed four summers in Stowe. had en-
gagged rooms at the Green Mountain Inn
for the coming season. and were expected
here about the middle of May.
MORRISVILLE.
The funeral of Mrs. William W. Fair
banks was held at her late home on
Laporte road Saturday at 200 p. M. the
Rev. w. T. Best of the Methodist Church