Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12

diteT passing sunday WIN fr1enub III
Stowe.--Mr. and Mrs. G. Il. Burt went
Monday to Burlington for a few days
Miss Ellen Stearns of Burlington Is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon A. Parsons and
other Stowe friends.--Miss Hazel Adams.
who has returned from a visit to her
brother and wife In Somerville, Mass.
re-opened her school Monday.-Thc rural
schools opened for the spring term Mon
day with the exception of the Moscow
school. Miss Elvira Gale has been
obliged to give up the school on account
of illness and 1t will remain closed until
next week. when Miss Grace Russ of the
Fucker street school will take the work
at Moscow. Girls of the teacher training
class will carry on the work at the
Fucker street hool.--Herbert Horner
moved from Stowe Forks to Moscow
Monday.
Il. J. SmaIley died Saturday morning at
a hospital In Worcester Mass. of pneu-
mona. Mr.. Smalleys son. Robert, who was
called to Worcester by his fathers ILL
ness, came home Friday night. leaving
him apparently improving. Word was
received of his death Saturday morning.
Mr.. Smalley leaves his wife. Mary l..
(BurD Smalley. two sons, Edwin Z and
Robert D., and two daughters, the Misses
Katherine A. and Hildegarde A.. all of
Stowe; brother, George b. Smalley of
Middlesex, and two sisters. Mrs Ella
Smalley Putnam of Hyde Park and Mrs.
Sarah Smalley Phillips of Hastings,
Ncb.-1n the absence of District
Superintendent w. b. Dukeshire
Friday afternoon the last quarterly con-
ference of the year of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church was led by the
pastor the Rev. l.. l.. Goddard. In his
report of the years work the pastor stat
ed that at the beginning of the year there
was a membership of 81 and he expects
the membership will be increased to 81
before closing the year. The Sunday
school membership was 70. with a total,
including the home department and cradle
roll. of 1O6, and now is 81. with a total
of PSI. The pastor has made $50 pastoral
calls. conducted II funerals, two wed.
dings, had IL baptisms, preached rs SER
mons and attended IS prayer-meetings.-
Miss Ethel Tucker. who Is taking the
nurses training course at Heaton hospi-
tai, Is passing a few days with Mrs. r.
H. Maynard.-Mrs. Maynard has received
an announcement of the marriage on
March % at Malone. N. Y. Of Albert
Tucker. until recently resident of Stowe.
and Miss Florence Falls Of Malone. Mr..
and Mrs. Tucker will reside in Chateau
gay. N. Y.-The friends of Mrs. Myra
Luce Flanagan of Portsmouth, NJ H..
formerly Of Stowe. are pleased to hear
of the improvement in her condition.
which was considered hopeless last fall.
Mrs. Flanagan is now able to be about
the house and it is expected will entirely
recover.-Mrs. Abbie Warren. who has
been i'll with the grip at Randolph. is
able to be about again.-Mss Grace Bige-
low went Saturday to Waterbury on her
way to her school work in Springfield.
Mass. after a weeks vacation in Stowe.
"A trained nurseis caring for Miss Elvira
Gale. whose condition remains serious.
Mrs. Mary Atwood. who died at the
age of So years at the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. G. W. Clark, in Norris
vile. about two o'clock Monday after
noon. was for the most of her life a
resident of Stowe. She was the
daughter of Luke ]. and Eunice Camp
Towne. for many years residents of
Stowe. coming here from Gilmore when
Mrs. Atwood was a child. and this was
always her home until about 10 years
ago when she went to Morrisville
to reside with her daughter.
wood, who died in 1903. She is sur
vivcd by her daughter. Mrs. Clark, and
two grandchildren. Francis and May
Clark. three sisters. Mrs. p. ID. Pike
and Mrs. Eunice Potter Of Stowe and
Mrs. II. NJ. Mott Of Syracuse, n. Y. and
a brother. George A. Towne. of Franz
ingham, Mass. The funeral was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
at 1:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon and
the burial was made here in the River
Bank cemetery.-ruesdaym morning saw
a return of winter. The mercury was
! in the neighborhood Of zero. Snow
| fell all day accompanied by a piercing
| wind 1t is expected that a good run
of sap will fol ow. the cold snap.-Mr.
and Mrs. o. E. Luce returned Monday
from Burlington. where they have
passed the winter.--Mark Chaffee. who
has recently returned from Gaysville,
is stopping at the home of his daugh-
| ter, Mrs. H. G.. Smith,. E. Graham
| of Montpelier is in stowe looking after
his lumber interests.-Miss Lois
! Brown, who is employed at F. s. Board
| mans. has been called to her home in
West Berlin this week by the illness
| of her mother.-Donald NJ. Mcmahon OF
Dartmouth College Is at home for a
| few days, on his return from a trip
of 10 days with the musical clubs OF
| Dartmouth, in which Mr.. Mcmahon
plays the mandolin. The clubs played
at Concord and Milford. N. H.. Hart
| ford. Conn.,. Peekskill, Troy and AL
bany, n. Y, and Cleveland, Ohio. and
| visited New York .city.-Miss Jessie
Adams has employment in sanitariun
| in Wellesley, Mass.-Mr. and Mrs. e. F
Eddy went Tuesday to- Montpelier tc
! remain until Wednesday afternoon
The funeral OF Mrs. Jesse Chase wa:
/ held at her homo at Stowe Forks Tues
day afternoon. the Rev. E. l.. Goddard
conducting the service. The bearers were
Carl Burke. William Guyette. Edward
Perry and William Corliss. The buria
was in the West Branch cemetery
Friends present from out OF town wer'
Mr.. and Mrs. Corliss of Waitsfeld.-Mr
and Mrs. p. ID. Pike. A. A. Pike. c. Z
Burt, Mrs. Frances Wheeler of Water
bury and Mrs. Bassett and son OF Barr
attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Atwood
in Morrisville Wednesday. The remains
were brought here for burlal.-Therc'wil
be a Catholic service at the Akeley Me
mortal building at 745 o'clock Sunda!
morning.lMr and Mrs. H. C. Mcmahon
went Wednesday to Nfiddlebury to vis
Mrs. McMahon's sister. Mrs. Fay Evans
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne T. Burt went Wed
nesday to Burlington to visit Mrs. Burt
sister, Mrs. S. NJ. Boardman.-The mem
bers of the Stowe high school s. d. clul
are arranging for a social dance at tn
Akeley Memorial banquet hall Frda,
evening The members of the II. II. Smtl
lWomen's Relief Corps will have an all
day session at the mid-month meeting Of
the 10th, to work on a bed-quit. Luncl
will be served-Miss McGrath. who ha
been caring for Mrs. Mary G. Chase, ha
returned to Burlington. Mrs. Chase !
slowly improving and Is again in charg