Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09

MoHtTedi Wnere tney passed SUNDAY, Te-
turning to Burlington Monday and to
Stowe Tuesday. The kings highway"
from Chazy to Montreal was perfect
road and the trip through the islands
was very pleasing. While In Montreal
the party visited hospitals where SOL
diers are convalescing from injuries re-
ceived In the European war and found
many with most interesting experiences.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Buzzell and daugh-
ter were called to Burlington Tuesday
by the death of Mrs. Buxzells sisters
husband, George Durfey.-Although able
to be about, Abram Burnett RECEIVERS very
slowly from the effects Of the shock he
sustained last May.-Mr. and Mrs. Louis
A. Buron of Worcester. Mass, are visit
ing their son, r. J. Buron, in Stowe.-
The Misses Stella and Viola Marshall
of Lowell Mass, are guests at the home
Of their cousins. MIR. and Mrs. A. B.
Weeks, on West hill.-Mrs. Lucy E.
Meade, widow of the Hon. William e.
Meade Of Salem. Mass. was the mother
of Mrs. Wilbur B. Bigelow. at whose
home she died August 2, aged rs years.
Willard NJ. White of Newport. car re-
pairer on the C. p. railway, visited his
father, Henry White, at Grand View
farm on West Branch Sunday.-The
Stowe Military band will give an OPEN
air concert at the bandstand Thursday
evening.-W. ID. Pangle was at home from
Highgate over Sunday.-Mrs. c. l. Rob-
inson and niece, Miss Nellie Robinson,
have returned from Kingston. Ont, where
they visited Mrs. Robinson's son, Frank
L. Robinson, of the Montreal Rifles, at
the Queens Military hospital. They found
him in good health and spirits, notwith-
standing the loss Of an eye and a leg
n. Il, rIau a,,I
have wooden leg. A recent operation
on the remaining foot is expected to re-
store that to usefulness after six months
treatment.-Mrs. A. r. Straw went
Tuesday to Burlington to attend the fu-
neral of her cousin, Miss Martha e. B.
Allard. who died at the Fanny Allen
hospital at midnight Saturday night.
Edmund w. McGibbon Of the U. 8.
Naumee, who has had 72 hours
leave from his duties during which he
visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. j.
McGbbon left on his return Tuesday af-
terroon. Mr. McGibbon's ship is now sta
tiored at the Brooklyn navy yard and will
soon sail, but no definite mention is al
lowed to be made of plans for the future
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Mcmahon, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. E. Pike, Mr. and Mrs i. w.
Tinkham and Miss Ruth Collins motored
Sunday to Fort Ethan Allen where they
called on the boys from Stowe.-Mr. and
Mrs. F.. p. Billings returned Sunday from
an automobile trip to Nershire. where they
visited Mrs. Don Orr. They were accom-.
panied to Vershire by their daughter, Mrs.
Lola B. Douglass, and sister, Mrs. Dora
Billings Clark, who remained for an ex-
tended visit there and Iii Bellows Falls
and vicinfty.-W. T. Burt returned from
Burlington Saturday accompanied by his
two daughters, Dorothy, who has been in
the Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment
for mastoid abscess, and Lillian, and sis
tiers, Misses Marjorie and Rebecca Burt
who have visited her. and also by Fred
Walker. who is recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis. -Walter X. Bigelow.
senior member of the firm of Almy, Bige-
low & Washburn of Salem. Mass. Is the
guest of his brother. Edwin r. Bgelow, al
THE Lodges, this week.-Harry Anna.
BILE, also of Salem, passed the day with
Mr.. Bigelow Monday. visiting Smuggler's
Notch in the afternoon with Miss Grace
and E. Lawrence Bigelow.-Miss Jones
of Lowell. Mass, a guest of Miss Clara
A. Barrows, was an over-Sunday visitor
at the home Of Mrs. Eddy at the Nal.
vern Farms in Morristown.-Mrs. Alma
Smith and daughter. Miss 1nez Smith, have
returned from visit with their son anc
brother, r. w. Smith. and Mrs. Smitr ir
Providence, r. Mrs. c. L. McMahor
is passing few days with Mr.. McMahor
at Lake Mansfield.-T. A. Douglass, anC
son, Donald Mrs. Hattie Douglass ant
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Straw motored Sun
day to Cambridge where they called or
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Wright at S. H
Wright's.-The following men from
Stowe have enlisted in Company F, Yer
mont Volunteer Militia. mastering at Nor
risville: Roy Robinson. r. H. Metcalf
Clyde Nelson, G. S. Marshall, DIN San
born, Henry Sanborn, Ward Chaffee
Charles Brough, II. c. Sleeper. H. f
Pike, p. S. Kaiser and E. G. Stafford TIL,
company meets at Morrisville for drilln,
Friday evening.-Miss Della Felix is re
covering from an operation at the Fam,
Allen hospital in Winooski.-L. s. Ma
cutchen of r. F. ID. route 1 began de
hVering mail on his route Monday will
a new Ford car.
The descendants of Thomas Akeley
Straw met at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Herbert +. Straw for their annual reunion
and picnic Thursday, the 1O9th anniversar,
of his birth. OF family of II children
four survive. and were present incudinf
two daughters, Miss Rose d. Straw anc
Mrs. Hattie E. Douglass, and two sons ant
wives, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert r. Straw ant
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.. Straw. Others present
were: Mr.. Straw's surviving sister, Mrs
Lydia A. Shaw, 80 years of age, Mrs. Heller
A. Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Brush
Mrs. A. II. Cheney, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II
Straw and family. DR.. and Mrs. II. w
Barrows and family. Mr.. and Mrs. T. A
Douglass and family. Lloyd and Lyle
Douglass Of Waterbury. Dinner and sup
per were served out of doors. Since thu
last meeting a daughter, Mrs. Mary A
Jenney and connections, Vernon Wilkins
and Albert Fl. Cheney. have died. Cards OF
grteting were sent to Mrs. j. H. McQuadt
in Chicago and w. NJ. Douglass in Ben
nington.
The ladies Of the Stowe Red Cross
branch will serve ice cream on the lawi
at the home Of Representative and Mrs
Harry f. Pike during the band concer
this evening.-The Unity Church Sunda,
school will hold it's annual picnic on Sun
set Hill Friday.-Mrs. T.. A. Barrows o
New York is a guest at Seven Springs
while on her annual visit to Stowe o.
her way to Stowe. Mrs. Barrows visite,
Plattsburgh, where one of her sons is a
the officers training camp-Of the Stow
boys examined by the selective draf
board at Hyde Park Tuesday. II. LIE
Moulton, passed the test, c. w. Aithe
and c. r. Bennett being rejected. c. q
Berkeley. whose name was on the list, ha
enlisted. Those on the list for Wednesda
were A. c. Ayers and Leon Russell.-Mrs
Elizabeth Grswold Of Morrisville, who ha
visited Mrs. Helen A. Wilkins for sew
eral days. will go Thursday to Barre
Mrs. b, w. Warren. who with Mr.. War
rem returned Saturday to Barre afte
passing the week with Mr.. Warren's par