Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page three.)

I'M ] kVIVUU Nv vIuuiWOVt
." Continued from page three.)
nurse.--Mr. and Mrs. o. d. Bacon have
returned from q several days stay as
guests of their son. Allen Bacon, Of New
port.-Mr. and Mrs l.. J. Cox are receive
ing CONGRATULATIONS on the birth OF a
daughter, virginia Julia. born December 2.
STOWE.
Nemont stone has received news of
the birth of daughter to his
son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs Earl
r.. Stone, at Colorado Springs, Colo. The
child was named Mary for Mr.. stones
deceased mother.--There were eight pres
ent at the meeting of the Lend-a-Hand,
club at the home of Mrs. Justin Robinson.
A wheatless lunch was served.-There
was large attendance at the old ana
young folks dance at hotel hall Friday
evening Music was by Shackett's orchcs-
ira.
Nathan u. johnson met with a serious
accident about nine o'clock wednesday
Dec. 5 when the axe that he was using
glanced and struck him in the right In
step, cutting off the cord leading to the
been getting up woodpile on land be-
longing to A. w. Foster lying back OF
, A. L. Richardson's place about three
miles from the village on the main road
to Morrisville and was working there
alone when the accident happened. He
walked to the road, distance about
! three-quarters Of mile. and got a ride
home on a passing team. The wound
bled profusely and it required eight
stitches to close 1t. He was resting COM
fortably Thursday. Mr.. Johnsons
mother, Mrs. L. A. johnson. who was
called here from Richmond by his acci-
dent, returned home Friday.
Lieut.. Il. Alden Straw, who has just
completed u course of instruction at
the United States Army Balloon school
at Fort Omaha, Neb.. arrived Monday
night on a short furlough at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Straw. Lieutenant Straw was delayed
"a hours on the way by storms. thus
materially shortening his stay here.
He will leave Thursday on his return
to Fort Omaha. where he expects soon
to receive orders for active service
ia. r. Straw went Tuesday to Bur-
lington to attend the sessions of the
! Vermont State Grange.-Frank Gale,
who had a serious attack of illness two
weeks ago. is able to be out a little
IA party at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. McGibbon in stowe Hollow Friday
evening was attended by about SO
/ friends and neighbors-R r. Mcmahon
| was a visitor in Montreal over Sun
! day.
At a meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange Saturday afternoon Charles II.
Chaplin was elected delegate to the State
Grange meeting at Burlington this week.
A paper was read during the lecturers
/ hour by Mrs. Carrie Slayton on Facts of
tho European War" as given by Frank L.
Robinson Of the Canadian army. When
asked IL the stories of German brutality
were true. Mr.. Robinson said nothing
could be told worse than the truth. He
! had himself seen a soldier nailed to a door
{ alive and he gave other instances of al
most incredible cruelty.--NIrs. E. A. Bar
rows of New York city writes Miss Ruth
McMahon that her son, Oswald, has en-
| listed and has gone into training at Camp
Johnston at Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs.
Barrows's other son. Reginald. is serving
} in the infantry at Camp Upton on Long
I 1sland.-Mrs. A. II. Cheney and Mrs o. e.
Luce were in Hyde Park on business
NIonday.-Norman Peatman met with q
painful injury at +. +. Smiths mill at
Moscow about closing time Saturday,
| when a silver an inch and "a half long
was driven into his left hand between the
arst and second fingers. A physician had
to be called to remove the sliver.-N. B
kJohnson. who had one foot seriously cut
with an axe last week. is doing as wei
as can be expected. but will be disabled
Tor some time-E. A. It'll, who had
/ days treatment at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital. has returned home and remain
about the same.-Mrs. Fannie Mayo ha
had her residence connected by telephone
the number being 6-B.-Mrs. 8. Z
Dewey, who has passed the sum
,ner and fall With her grand
daughter. Mrs. II. Il. like, has gone tt
1Iaverhil, Mass, for the winter. An in
teresting family group at the Pike home
included Mrs. Dewey, her daughter, Mrs
Minerva Tinkham, granddaughter, Mrs
Pike. and great granddaughter. Carolyn
and Catherine PilsO.-W. Z. Burt of Bur
lington was business visitor here Mon
day.-Miss Ruth Collins was a visitor il
Waterbury over Sunday.-Mrs. and Mrs
G. A. Cline have returned to Cleveland
Ohio. after some time at the home Of
Mrs. Cline's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. r
Gale.-Mrs. Abbie Warren. who has pass
ed two weeks with her brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bigelow, at st. Johns
|, hurry. has Joined her daughter and hus
Il band. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lurk at Yves
Lebanon, n. H.-Prof. George +. Stor,
of the Vermont Experiment Station will
speak here at the Akeley Memorial build
Vat eight o'clock on the evening of De
.cember 10 under the auspices of f. NJ
Root. agent of tho Lamoille County Farm
iBureau.-Miss Marjorie Watts's Sunda,
school class. the Glover Leaf Circle me
! Saturday afternoon with Miss Catherin,
COLLINS at the home of her sister, Mrs. H
!: f1I. Cobb. Eleven were present. Refresh
hnents were served and a pleasant tim,
lenjoyed.-A foot and half of snow il
tPddition to enough for good sleighing tina
Twas already on the ground and higl
Nwind Sunday made a storm like one il
Hate February. Roads were badly drifted
, 1.-THE church services were thinly attend
led. The wind continued Monday, max
/, Nng very dsagreeable weather.
ri The Rev. c. C.. Adams of the Firs
Z 6hurch in Burlington addressed meeting
!, Bat the Congregational Church parlor Tues
)day evening, in the interests of a pro
posed brotherhood" A banquet wa
Iserved to about 30 men and boys and wa
Followed by a meeting in the evening. f. NJ
tEmall presided and gave the opening ad
sfHress. Superintendent c. ID. Howe spolS
upon the work of the Brotherhood in Nor
lisville. Mr.. Adams's topic was THE Ne
1tCessity of the Church in the Rural Com
immunity and the Necessity of Mems Broth
eferhood in Making the Church Effective.
1.-The Rev. II. w. Cumming spoke on tn
iTproposed brotherhood or Stowe to be OF
'Iganized at the next meeting in Januar
ihnd which as 1t Is proposed will not be fo
une church or all churches but to cove