Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24

sis.-Mrs Mary Chase. who was confined |
to her room by illness for four months. !
is now able to ride every pleasant day.
Donna Cakes has the measles.
Helen, the infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Shepard. is recover.
ing from pneumonia following the measles.
Mrs. Mertie Smith 10 recovering from
the measlee.-Donaid Douglass Is recov-
ering from the measles.--R. w. Barrowe
| of New York, who is at the Platteburgh
| training camp. was visitor In stowe
over Sunday.--Mrs o. e. Luce has re-
ceived q letter from Mrs. j. d. Seiier Of
Philadelphia, saying that she hopes 10
come to Stowe early In June for the sum-
mer. Mr.. sailer died In Florida March g.
An interesting preparedness meeting was
carried out at the West Branch Church
Sunday afternoon, when Judge George NJ
Powers Of Worthwhile gave an address
upon the urgency Of the situation, which
was warmly applauded. Other speakers
were Agricultural Instructor II. II. Cooley,
| who also acted as chairman. the Rev. A.
NJ. Smith Of Unity Church and the Rev.
F.. L. Goddard Of the Methodist Church,
who secured signers to petition to
Congress to prohibit the manufacture OF
alcohol from grain which should be used
for food. The Rev. II. w. Cummings of
The Stowe Military band led by G. A.
,Burnham rendered patriotic selections.
the audience standing during the playing
of THE Star Spangled Banner" and join
ing in the singing Of America" There
was a good attendance, notwithstanding
unfavorable weather.-At the opening Of
the Sunday school hour at Unity Church
tho Rev A. M. Smith gave talk upon the
different versions Of the Bible. designed
especially to interest older members OF the
school and congregation. and will give
similar talk next Sunday.-Miss Thesis
Cakes is detained from her studies at the
teachers training class at Morrisville by
illness with german measlee.-Mr. ana
Mrs. Adna C. Ayers are parents Of son,
, born Nav q at their home at Pleasant
View farm in stowe Hollow.
r. c. Harlow, who has opened the road
to the Cambridge town line In Smuggiers'
Notch. found no snow In the road ana
the road lie in good condition, having been
washed out but very little this spring
Mr.. Harlow reports that the big spring
in the Notch is sight worth going to
see. There is so much water that SIX
streams are forming from It instead OF
one as usual.-Miss @. A. Gutchell. on q
, pedestrian tour from Hartford, Conn,
left Wednesday morning for Burlington
making the trip by trolley and train Her
: plans for her next walking trip from
: Burlington depend upon the weather con-
ditions. Miss Gatchell returned from MI
Mansfield Tuesday afternoon after a IL
mile trip She found the snow In the
y road from one and a half to three fee
deep above the Halfway House. The
: clouds at the summit were so dense tna
she was unable to go any farther than tn
/. summit House. She found seven or eish
- &c To-
: of them at the summit.-The members o.
t H. II. Smith Post, G. A. r., will NEE
u at the Memorial building at ten o'clocl
t on the morning Of Memorial day and TAX
n carriages for the West Branch, wher
k they will decorate the soldiers graves II
g the West Branch cemetery. Returninl
II to the village they will pay their trtbut
!; to the soldiers graves In the villag
J. cemetery. The ladies OF the Relief Corp
:. will serve dinner at the Akeley Memo
2. rial building. after which the soldiers
10 graves will be visited at the River BAN
/, cemetery and the ritual service carrie
n out. The address Of the day win be give
l. at the auditorium at 2:S p. m. by tn
r Rev. f. l.. Goddard of the Methods
:. Episcopal Chnrch.-Fred Ellsworth is u
II with the measles. His son. Neil Ellis
% worth. who has been very Ill with tn
lie measles, is about again.-The ladies @
4 Moscow are invited to meet some OF tn
II Red Cross branch at the MOSCOW school
r house from three to $50 o'clock Frida
afternoon.
N MORRISVILLE.
=. A pretty home wedding took place Nor
In day evening of last week at the hon
:. OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs GU
g tin z. Smith. when their daughter. Mi
,s Gwendolen Sybil Smith, became the bird
40 Of John Randall Child, eldest son OF N
~ and Mrs. Frederick R. Child Of Morrt
ht vile. The wedding was very quiet. onl
w the immediate relatives witnessing II
q ceremony. The bridal party entered II
ia parlor to the strains of the Lohengr1
n march. played by. Miss Hazel Sherma
We and proceeded to an arch. made OF eve
ar green and smflax and filled with viii
lv sweet peas. which was formed in the be
he window. The background was entirely
no ferns and begonias, while a large bow
i'll white satin ribbon was suspended fro
he the center of the arch. Here they we
ia met by the Rev. w. T. Best. who pc
ot formed the marriage ceremony In an n
r. pressive manner The bride wore = gov
1t. of white embroidered organdie with ma
no quisite and opalescent trimmings and ca
er ried q shower bouquet OF bridal rose
i'm Miss Muriel Smith, sister Of the BRIDE &C
til ed as maid OF honor and was gowned
CHI organdie. Her bouquet was OF pink earn
lions and sweet peas. Fred Child. Jr..
k the University OF Vermont acted as be
ed man. At the close of the ceremony. MI
re Sherman played softly. while; congrat
I'm |lations were extended to the young coup
il Refreshments were served by Miss Hell
,m Crocker and Miss Sherman. Punch W
en- served in the dining room, which "
m trimmed. pink carnations predominant
on In the decorations. The young couple
Mt ceived numerous beautiful and usei
,ut gifts The brides going away suit "
A. of dark blue poiret twill. with which 9
a wore a black hat. Mr.. and Mrs. Child II
ew for short trip to Montreal and up
Ter their return will be at home at llS Geo
ley street, Maiden. Mass. Both bride a
he groom are graduates of Peoples Acs
at envy, class OF 10, and are numbered amo
ISIS Morrisville's most popular young peor
!: 80 Mrs. Child graduated from the Lela
ev. Powers School of Expression Boston, o
an has since been successful as reader a
of director of plays. Following Ms REan'
the ton from Amherst. the groom studied u
the in the Office of the Hon. F. @. FleetWo
lay later going to Burlington, where ne Y
will employed In the Bradstreet once Tor
nd. time. He then took UP newspaper W.
the and was employed for some time on
nal Boston Advertiser and at present nils
the position OF associate editor OF the Wo
an ans Journal.
les. Miss Minnie Bliss. who has been tax
the a course at the Lowell (Mass) Busin
be College, has enlisted in the navy az
at stenographer, and Is stationed In an