Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-10

OF ESsex junction, formerly teacher
OF stowe high school, was visitor at
ii. Il. Shaw's over the week-end.-T.
Alden Straw returned Saturday to his
studies at Norwich University after
week at his home in Stowe.-Winford
Heath Of johnson has passed few days
In Stowe.--Three OF the children Of Mr..
and Mrs II. q. Smith are i'll with
measles.-Felix o. Wells returned Satur-
day from Burlington. where he attended
the insurance mems banquet at Hotel
Vermont Thursday.-Mr. and Mrs. Ray.
.mond c. Leavitt Of Lebanon, n. H., are
passing q few days with Mrs. Leavitt's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. r. Wells
Dwight Ayers Of Waterbury passed last
week at his home in stowe.-Ernest
Wright has returned from Fairfax.
Several of the boys Of Stowe high school
have taken advantage Of the offer Of the
state board Of education to leave school
to work on farms. Six have left to work
at full time on their home farms and
two for part time. Two OF the grammar
school pupils have also left for work on
part time.-Miss Elsie Hastings. head
bookkeeper for the Mt. Mansfield CO.
operative Creamery association, went
Monday to her home in Calais for a
months vacation. Miss Nellie Potter OF
Stowe high school Is assisting Miss
Watts in the office.-Rchard and Max,
sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Straw. are
Ill with diphtheria at their home on Shaw
hill near MoscOw.--A son was born on
May to Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bailey at
the home Of Mrs. Bailey's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. J. Backus. Mrs. Backus
and daughters, Mrs. Bailey and MISS
Ellen. are i'll with the measles. Other
cases OF measles among adults are II. w.
Ravlin. 4. A. Douglass and A. G. Morrill,.
Gladys and Harold Smith and children
in the families of Mrs. Merue Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Shepard are among
those III with the measles.
Miss Ruby Barrows has returned home
and is gaining rapidly after an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Mary Flet-
cher hospital-P. A. Raymond returned
to Windsor Monday after visiting his
mother, MRS. Alice Raymond, over Sun
day.-Mrs. s. c. Wheeler and little daugh-
ter. Bsiher. of Waterbury visited Mrs.
Wheelers mother, Mrs. Eunice Pottle,
over Sunday.-Mrs II. s. Mathews is at
II sanitarium in Binghamton, N. Y, for
treatment for cancer In the breast.-Mr.
and Mrs. f. r. Bigelow were in Norris
Vile MOnday.-Mr and Mrs. Walter
Shepard, who have passed the winter in
Providence, r. L.. and are now in Water
bury, visited relatives i'm Stowe Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Moody of Montpelier
were guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. e. Burt over Sunday
Mothers day will be observed at the
Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
morning with services appropriate for the
occasion.-Mr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Felix and
daughter, Mss Della Felix. of Mont
pelier. II. O. Wells and Miss Jennie Wells
attended the funeral of l.. N. Moyott in
Morrisvile Wednesday.-N. B. Chaplin is
i'll with the measles. Other cases are those
of Rebecca. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. q. Adams. and Arthur, son of Levi
Lawrence.-Mrs. Louise Lucia who has
passed the winter with her son. Clayton
Lucia, in Hinesburg and who has been
at the home of her son. Fred Morrill,, In
this village for two weeks, is recovering
from hard cold. She expects to occupy
her house on Luce hill during the sum-
mer.--F. X. Stafford was in Morrisville
| Wednesday.
! Mrs 9. NJ Ashland received letters
Tuesday, dated April Ii. from her SON.
| Corporal Frank Ashland. stating that he
| was leaving London with his regiment
| for the front. Mr. Ashland enlisted at St.
| Catherine. Ontario, I'm regiment 2G46b,
Canadian troops. early in October. and
was stationed in Ottawa until the last
Of January, when he went to London.
where he has since remained in training.
He has recently been promoted to cor
poral In section four of his regiment
L. R Brown, who celebrated his Goth
birthday On October Z, is assisting in the
movement tor increased crops by taking
charge of the garden at the home of his
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Royce. on West hill. Except for the
ploughing Mr.. Brown is doing the work
In the garden He has already planted
peas, radiahes lettuce, beets and other
vegetables and expects to raise every
thing that grows In gardens in this
latitude.-Mrs. F. N. Morse is i'll with
the measles at her home on the Barrows
road.-E. E. Bamforth. formerly landlord
Of the Green Mountain Inn, and Mrs.
Bamforth are at c. F. Eddy's for the
week. M and Mrs. Bamforth have passed
the winter at Augusta, Ga. where Mr..
Bamforth had q position as assistant
steward at the Bon Air Hotel. They ex-
pect to pass the summer at the Mt WASH
ington House at Breton Woods. n. H..
where Mr.. Bamforth will have the posi-
ton Of receiving clerk.-C. F. Eddy has
sold his farm near Waterbury Center
to Mr. Perkins Of Montpelier, drawing
writings Monday.-EltUn B. Forbes OF
the University OF Vermont returned
Tuesday from Burlington, having taken
advantage Of the offer of the State board
Of education to complete the rest of the
| school year at farm work.-The union
prayer meeting announced for Wednes-
day evening at c. A. Tomlinson's was
postponed one week on account OF
the illness Of Mr.. Tomlinson and Others
In the neighborhood.-The Rev. ]. p.
Mickey. who has been guest for few
days at the home of his cousin and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Boardman, left
on his return to Philadelphia Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Chase. who has been very i'll
since December Is, was able to ride az
far as the village Tuesday and
Ernest, sons Of Mr. and Mrs !. A. Foster,
| are i'll with measles. Miss Mary Chaplin
Is also Ill with measles.-Mrs w. 7.
Burt who has been very i'll at the Mary
Fletcher hospital is now doing well.-The
Rev. A. N. Smith Of Williamstown. who
has recently returned from California,
where he passed the winter, has been
engaged to supply the pulpit at Unity
Church for four Sundays. beginning next
Sunday.-B. W. Warren. who recently
went to a position in Barre. came to
stowe Sunday and returned Tuesday Il
Barre with Mrs. Warren and their house
hold goods.-A son was born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Phny A. Vondle Of Edson hill Mon
day afternoon.-The Camp Fire Girls o.
the Congregational Church enjoyed ar
outing on Sunset hill Saturday afternoon
They had their supper there. They Were
accompanied by their guardian, Mrs. II
w. Cummings.-Alrs. F.. j. Holden ant
Mrs. F. j. Dana were In Barre Saturday