Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-15

Handy Of MeIrose, Mass. visited her
sister-in-lAw. Mrs. Louise Bigelow over
Sunday.--Mrs. Roy Ploof. who passed
a part OF last week I'm Waterbury was
accompanied home by her mother, Mrs.
T. +. Harvey. who Is passing the week
here's. H. Polaski shot a deer wiegh-
Ing about It's pounds in Nebraska Mon
day. Ora Marshall shot buck Sat-
urday.--Mrs e. W. Tinkham and
daughter. Alberta, returned Sunday to
McIndoes after two weeks In stowe
Mrs. John Williams returned Monday
to Waterbury after visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. w. Collins.-A birthday party
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.. j. Hous-
ton at Cady's Fails Sunday was in
honor of the seth birthday of Mrs.
Houston's uncle, Enos A. Hill. of Stowe
and of Mr.. Hills aunt. Mrs Amelia
Warden of Cady's Falls, who was rs
on the some day. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Hill, Mr. and Mrs.
p. r. Gale, Mrs. Lula A. Smith, Milo
E. Hill, Mrs. Elvira Forbes Of Stowe.
Mrs. Polly Cline of Cleveland. Ohio,
Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Story and Mrs. War
den of Morristown. A birthday cake
at the dinner was served on pink
china plate, n good deal more than 100
years old, formerly belonging to Mr..
Hills grandmother-The first and sec
ond degrees were conferred upon two
candidates at the meeting of Mansfield
Mountain Grange Saturday afternoon.
-Silas Stowell has received In answer
to q letter of inquiry as to the where
abouts of his son, DIN NJ. Stowell, a
letter from the adjutant general at
Washington. D. c.. stating that the
young mans report on October 81
stated that he was all right in Company
B, 3sth infantry, Camp Greene. Char
lotte. N. C. Stowell enlisted in Decem-
Der. 1914.
Everett May, who was killed in Kansas
City october q, when run over by an
automobile, was a native of Stowe. He
was 25 years of age, and was the son Of
Alfred and Olive May. His remains were
brought to Waterbury Center, where the
funeral was held Nov 8. and burial was
made in the Morristown Corners ceme-
terry, where his mother is buried. His ia
Their now lives in Missouri
The Stowe committee in charge Of
the Y. NJ. c. A. war work have arranged
for a public meeting at the Akeley Me-
mortal building at 1880 o'clock Thurs
day evening. The speakers will be T..
c. Cheney and the Rev. F. A. Stockwell
of Morrisville and it is hoped to secure
tHc IIOi. bOSoT w. VI
Park. The following are members of
the stowe committee: E. Lawrence Big
Glow, H. f. Shaw, F.. r. Stafford. Fl. j.
Foster, NJ c. Lovejoy.-The following
boys of Stowe high school up to Tues
day noon have signed pledges to earn
$40 each for the Y M. c. A. war work
to be handed in by the first of April:
Clifton Stafford, Floyd Sleeper and
John Boardman, who are captains. each
engaging to secure ten other pledges,
Harrison Goodsell. Cecil Scribner,
Douglass Barrows. Ricnard Straw. Har-
vey Beauchemin. Floyd Sears, Maurice
Cummings. Howard CampbellAMrs.
Mary Smalley has received a letter this
week from her son, Robert. the first
since he left Mantle for somewhere
abroad. He had ARRIVED and was in
good spirits.-Miss Lila Ashland re-
ceived letter Monday from her broth
er, Frank Ashland, who is serving in
the Canadian army in France. He said
he was seeing a good deal of German
fighting these days.-Rollo G. Reynolds
of the Lyndon Agricultural school was
a visitor at Camp Lunkett over Mon
day night. Others here for deer hunt
Ing are N. H. Kaiser and Mr.. Marshall
of Greensboro and Healey Bashaw of
Cotuit. Mass. Mrs. Kaiser is visiting
her sister. Mrs. c. A. Simmons-Miss
Ruth Mcmahon is passing few days
with Mrs. e. A. Barrows and other
friends in New York city.-The Misses
Mildred Smith, Daisy Magoon and Dor.
othy Harris, who passed the week lend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl A. Evans in Mid.
dlesex were accompanied home by Mrs
Evans and son, F. Aver, who are pass.
ing the week with Mrs. Evanss sister
Mrs. H. c. McMahon.-Mrs. w. ]. Ayers
and little daughter. Winona of Water.
bury Center. passed Tuesday night
with Miss Marjorie Watts-The Hath.
ANVIL club will meet with Mrs. Nina
Shaw Friday afternoon.-Mrs. o. A
Barrows gives general invitation tc
Red Cross chain party at her home
at MOSCOW Thursday afternoon.-Mrs
Albert Houston and daughter, Flor.
enoe, are visiting relatives and friends
in Stowe. Mrs. Houston was formerly
Miss Mary Barrows.-Mr and Mrs. E
c. Wells and Mrs. Mary Smalley mo.
tored to Moretown Sunday to visit Mrs
Wells brother, George Cutler.-Mrs. G.
NJ. Culver gave a general invitation to
He'd Cross chain party at her home
wednesday afternoon.-Mr. and Mrs
Lyman H. Leach and Mr. and Mrs. Err.
nest Il. Wright and children, Walter
and Jean of Fairfax were visitors in
Stowe Sunday. the Wrights at the home
of Mrs Wright's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. r. Straw.-Mr. and Mrs. Leon Shep.
ard have rented house in Waterbur,
and will move there this week. Mr.
Shepard has employment at the tale
mine. They will sell or rent their
house at the lower village.-Mrs. lisa
bel NJ. Handy of Melrose, Mass, went
Monday to Waterbury after short
visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Louise
Bigelow.-Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Morrill,
were called Monday to Milford, Mass.
to attend the funeral of Malcolm, the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A
Cheney. Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney were
both formerly of Stowe and have many
relatives and friends here. The child
was two years old. Mr.. ana Mrs Che
ney have two older children. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrill, will 60 from Milford ia
Minneapolis. Mimi, to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold l.. Cheney. and to accom-.
pany home little Miss Lillian Burt, who
has been with her aunts in Minneapolis
since last summer.-A daughter was
born Sunday to Mrs b. L. Brown OF
New York city, who has passed some
time at NJ. l.. Poor's, and who is now
at the Heaton hospital In Montpelier
Mr.. Brown is with the United States
engineering corps in France.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopa
Church will serve "wheatless'' dinner
at the church vestry at noon Wednesday
November 21.-Miss Violet Brush, who wal
one of the victims of infantile paralysis
| in Stowe. has been much pleased to re
ceive splendid" sunshine bag from thu
village people. a lovely sunshine box from
her school friends and books and othe