Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03

ing here Friday for Isle La Motto to
visit another brother, Allen Brown, on
his way back to Palmer.-Mrs. Obcd G.
Flanders. who died Dec. % In Morris
Vile, was formerly Miss Lydia Fox of
Stowe. She was born In Sharon IN 1881
and came to Stowe to live when chic,
She married Edgar George Of Stowe,
who was drowned few years later. She
married Mr.. Flanders in 1873 and some
years later they went to Morrisville to
live. Besides her husband, she leaves
a son, Amasa Flanders, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Henry Dodge Of Stowe and
Mrs. Herbert George of Morrisvile. Mrs.
d. X. Smith is Ill with a cold. Miss Ruby
Shaw Is taking Mrs. Smiths place in
H. u. Shaw's store.-Twclve OF the boy
scouts and Scout Master F. f.. Stafford
enjoyed a hike to Camp Tunkett in
Brownsville on snow-shoes December 90.
Notwithstanding the Arctic temperature
of Friday evening there was a good at
tendance at the New Years Bargain ball,
given for the benefit of the Red Cross at
the Akeley Memorial building. Music was
by Shackett's orchestra. About $35 was
realized for the Red Cross The commit
tee in charge included Mrs. II. w. Bar
rows, Mrs. w. A. Knight, Mrs.
II. E. Tike. Mrs. Lola Billings
Douglass and Miss Dorothy Harris.
"A Christmas box was sent by some of
his friends in Stowe to Col. r. b. Thomas.
who is at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. &.
The colonel Is a native of Stowe. the son
of Henry A. and Elvira Barnes Thomas,
and has many friends here who are proud
Of the record he has made.-Emmons Sar-
gent tester for the Mad River Valley Cow
Test association. passed Christmas with
his mother. Mrs. II. A. Foster.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Church for 1918 will be held at the
church to-day. picnic dinner will be
served at noon.-The annual meeting OF
Unity Church will be held to-day, follow
| ing dinner at noon. A robin was seen by
Frank Horsington and A. W. Collins at
, the lower village Tuesday morning. Mr..
Horsington saw the same bird on Mon
| day morning.-A daughter. born Monday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. Faunce, at
Moscow, died at birth.-Mrs. w. B. Ma.
cutcheon returned Tuesday from the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington
where she had an operation for removal
Of a goitre.-Miss Isabel Smith returned
Wednesday to Boston to resume her stud
les at Simmons College.-Miss Bernice
Towne, who is teaching in Addison. is al
home for two weeks vacation.-Aftei
the prolonged cold snap the weather
Tuesday seemed quite mild although ir
ordinary times it would have been called
| a cold day with the mercury at 20 below
zero in the morning and reaching zero
| for a little while in the afternoon.-lr
| compliance with the request OF STATE
Commissioner NJ. B. Hillegas the reopen
| ing Of the village schools for the winter
term has been postponed until Januar,
| II. to assist in the conservation of coal
Thermometers registered from SO to s.
| below zero here Monday morning follow
| ing cold snap of unusual duration and
intensity. The mercury reached so below
| zero at ]. T.. Russs and also at +. ID
Hilllberi's and at Mr.. st. Johns's on thu
La Porte road. Water fronts in stoves
burst at the Green Mountain Inn and a
w. l.. Demeritt's Sunday morning. Three
section of the boiler at the village schoo
building were found to have burst Sat
urday necessitating the postponement o
the opening Of winter term scheduled 70
Monday. The rural schools opened Mon
day but the attendance was small. II
some cases no pupils put in an appear
ance in the forenoon.-Mrs. George F
Beecher of Woonsocket, r. l., has pass
ed few days with her mother, Mrs
| Rosamond Macutcheon, and other rela
tives hereinafter n. Adams, who ha
visited his family since Christmas, re
turned Monday to Wilmington. Del
where he has employment in a chemistr
plant. Mr.. Adams's nephew, Ralph Har
low, accompanied him.--District Super
intendent w. B. Dukeshire conducted tn
fourth quarterly conference at the Metho
dist Episcopal Church Saturday after
noon. 1t was decided to discontinue sci
vices at the church until spring on az
1e xln el,o 90 f,,o
plenty of wood but farmers cannot e
help to cut and draw it.-At an all-da
session of Mansfield Mountain Grarg'
No. ga, Patrons of Husbandry, on Sat
urday, the third and fourth degrees wer
conferred upon Principal Paul r. Jone
and Instructor E. Lawrence Bigelow {
the Stowe junior-senior high school. Din
ner was served at noon. The followin
officers for 1918 were elected: Master. .
Fred Campbell; overseer, George
Towne: lecturer. E. Lawrence Bigelow
steward, Steward II. Nutting; assistar
steward, Gordon Moulton; chaplain. Mr.
II. S. Mathews; treasurer. Herbert G. Flu
! Ter; secretary, Mrs. Carrie E. Straw; gate
: keeper Silas Stowell: Ceres. Mrs. Maud
Campbell; Pomona, Mrs. Nina Nuttlnt
Flora, Mrs. India Chaplin; lady assistar
steward. Miss lone Hawley; musical d
| 1. n.
= Harris has returned to her studies 6
. Middlebury College after passing tn
: Christmas vacation at her home. Sf
= was accompanied by Prof. S. D. Harrison
. who has visited her here and who RI
Y turned to his school work at East Orang
= N. 1.-THE Misses Madeline Boardman an
: Polly Marshall and Orlo X. Jenney RI
: turned Monday to Burlington to resun
= their studies at the University of We
n mont.-Miss Reba Collins Of Waterbur
4 Center Is visiting her sister. Mrs. II. l
Cobb, and other Stowe friends.-A lett,
Of thanks for a Christmas box has bee
received from soldier at Camp Dever
by Mrs. o. E. Luce. Miss Eunice NJ;
goon, who placed her address on Re
Cross sweater, which she had knit, h;
received a letter from the recipient
= tho sweater at Camp Devens. Mr.
= Harry Harlow has received letters fro
}. two soldiers, who each received pair
r wristers that she had knit. Mrs. T.
= Pratt received a letter of thanks from
e soldier at a camp at Trenton, n. j., wi
!. had received pair Of socks she h;
g knit. These letters indicate that the r,
= Cross supplies are given to soldiers
: REPRESENTATIVES.. A. ID. Alger is reco
n ering from painful affection of the eye
Q which seems to be epidemic. 9th
y sufferers from the same trouble are Mi
a Marjorie Watts and Mrs. w. ID. Pang
!. Miss Addie Bigelow returned Tuesd;
to Franklin Falls, N. Y, after passil
v Christmas week at her home.-A servi
d flag at the Orphans Home, where Mi
n Bigelow is a teacher. bears 40 stars
n those formerly of the institution who a
d now serving in the army or navy.
=, The Stowe iunior.senior high school sc