Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08

| poTh sunday, november 4.
LAM0|lLE COUNTY
STOWE.
Pledges have been secured from 300 o
the 4O1 families in Stowe by Mrs M. c
Lovejoy of the food conservation commit
tee, assisted by tho Camp Fire Girls ant
the teachers in the rural schools. 1t 4
hoped to reach every family In town. !
anyone has not been asked to sign thu
pledge Mrs. Lovejoy will be glad to Civ
them an opportunity to do so and vii
supply them with the cards for homo
ana window If she will call at hei
home on Main street.-A. A. pike
DR.. II. w. Barrows. w. A. knight, ii. u
Shaw, G. +. Fowler s.nd M. c. Lovejoy at
tended the union patriotic war rally "a
Morrisville Sunday evening when Con
| gresham F.. L. Greene and ID. NJ. Clag
horn Of Boston spoke. They also attended
the meeting of the Pastime club at ar
earlier hour.-Private Frank r. Perry OF
the 3O2nd Field Artillery. Camp Devens
Aver, Mass. passed a few hours at the
home of his parents at Stowe Folks Sun
day on "A hours lcave.-A letter has
been received by Miss Inez Ayers from
Il. "A. Lawrence of the American expedi.
tionary forces announcing his safe arrival
In France after a fine voyage across the
ocean-Mrs. w. A. Gotta Of Burlington
passed last week with her niece, Mrs
Elmer L. Barrows.-There are two cases
Of scarlet fever in the family of Bert
Wedge at Stowe Forks. Gerald, who is
recovering, and Milton. who came down
| with the disease Sunday.-Donald and
Dewey Salles are recovering from their
illness with scarlet fever. Donald was out
Monday for the first time.-A student
from the Montpelier Seminary, who sup
piled at the Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday will speak there again next SUM-
day.-Services were resumed at the Con-
gregational Church Sunday. The Holy
Communion service forming a part of the
morning service.-Miss Rose d. Straw is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lucretia Bundy,
in Morrisville this week.-Mrs.. Maidie
Butts gave a Halloween party at her home
at Moscow to u of her friends. The house
was appropriately decorated, games were
played and refreshments were served
Mrs. A. II. Bigelow and daughter, Miss
Lucy, of Salem, Mass, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. e. r. Bigelow. Mrs. Louise Bigelow
and other Stowe friends, Monday on their
way home from Montreal. They will re-
turn to Salem Tuesday.-F. II. Wright re-
turned Monday from Burlington. where
he passed Sunday with Mrs. Wright, Who
is recovering at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital from an operation for the removal
Of bullet received in an alleged attack
from Floyd Denton October 26.-Mrs.
Charles /. Robinson of Waterbury was a
visitor in Stowe Monday.
ho oF fha
from Stowe to die was Corporal Harley
Stowell of the Third Company. U. S., Coast
Artillery. who died at Fort George Wright,
Spokane. WASH. October 25, of ether
poisoning following an operation for re-
moval of tonsils. Corporal Stowells COM
pany was stationed at Fort Worth. Texas,
but he was employed to convoy troops to
different training stations and was, it is
supposed, on such duty at the time of his
death. The body arrived in Stowe Friday
night and the funeral was held at the
Congregational Church at one o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. H. w. Cummings. Miss
Laura Thomas acted as organist. The
casket was draped with an American flag.
A large and elaborate set piece. Gates
Ajar," of yellow and white chrysanthe-
NUNS and pink roses. was from the de-
ceased's company at Fort Worth. Other
flowers were from friends and relatives.
The bearers were two brothres. Carroll
and Roscoe Stowell. and two cousins,
Arthur and Clarence Stowell. The burial
was in the River Bank cemetery, when
TAPS" at the grave were sounded by
Harold M. Brush of the United States
tnter-commerce commission. Corporal
Stowell, who enlisted in the United States
coast artillery last spring. had already
served five years in the regular army, two
years of his service being in the Philip
pines. Relatives from out of town to at
tend the funeral were: Two brothers,
Roscoe Stowell of Springfield, Mass, and
Carroll Stowell Of Waterbury; two sisters,
Mrs. Nina Ledden and Mrs. Eva Glen
ming of Springfield. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Stowell and Arthur Stowell of
Morrisville. One brother, Olin Stowell, who
enlisted in the American army at SYRIA
cuse, NJ Y, could not be notified as his
present whereabouts could not be ascer-
tanned.
Although the mountains have been
covered with snow for a couple of weeks
the ground in the valleys here was white
for a few hours Saturday forenoon for
the first time this season.-The mas
querade party given for the benefit of the
Stowe Red Cross branch at the Green
Mountain Inn Friday evening was carried
out very successfully. There were 2l2
people present during the evening. There
were many maskers and dancing con-
tinued until a late hour. There were also
card tables and other amusements. The
use Of the hotel was donated by Landlord
and Mrs. Mcmahon and the music by
Shackett's orchestra was also donated,
The receipts of the evening were $53.-Mrs.
q. X. Seaver and daughters, Mildred and
Dorotha, OF Cadys Falls passed Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. @. M.
Towne and other Stowe relatives.-Com-
pany F, Vermont Volunteer Militia, held
Its weekly drill at the Akeley Memorial
building in Stowe instead Of at Norris
Vile. as usual, Friday evening. Fifty men,
bers of the company were present and
Captain L. M. Munson was In charge.
There was large attendance of interested
spectators of the maneuvers of the COM
pany.-At the regular meeting Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Of the Con-
Church at the church parlor
Friday afternoon a program was carried
out In recognition of the jubilee year of
the society. Mrs. II. w. Cummings took
the part of Mrs. Modern Woman" while
Mrs. Alice A. Raymond as MRS. Charter
Member" wore a costume of 80 years ago
and gave an account of conditions Of
those times. Lunch was served.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. Alpine Luce will be glad to re-
ceive their friends at their home Saturday,
N0VRmhaF txryr tof