Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-02


university and Mr.. Bigwood of the senior
class, who are much pleased with the CO.
operation they are receiving through
c. l.. Mcmahon from the townspeople,
which Is of great assistance to them in
their work. They expect to be here four
weeks.-Owing to other activities on May
1 and also to her illness with the liberty
measles. Mrs Agnes Jenney has post
poned the tea party for the benefit
Of the Red Cross, which she expected to
give at her home on Maple street yes.
terday until Monday afternoon, May
6. An attractive feature of the occasion
will be little play. Helping Uncle Sam
to Win the War" by Miss Bigelows
children Of the second grade.-The ladies
of Unity Church will serve supper at
the church vestry Thursday afternoon.
The meeting Of the Lend-a Hand club
OF the Congregational Church has neces-
sarily been postponed until next week
Thursday afternoon, when 1t will be held
with Mrs w. F. Cary at the lower viii
lage.-F r. Smith, II. L. Shaw, w. w.
Adams and q. r. Adams attended the
funeral at Montpelier Monday of f. E.
Graham, who had been lumber buyer
here for many years. The trip was made
In Mr.. Smiths car.-Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Ruiter of Burlington are moving into the
c. F. Eddy house recently purchased of
F. A. Strong. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruiter are
parents of Mrs. A. A. Hunter of the
Green Mountain 1nn.-Mr. and Mrs. A. f.
Garrow, who have visited Mrs. Garrows
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Aldrich.
returned Monday to Richmond.-O H.
smith was In Burlington over Sunday to
visit Mrs Smith at the Mary Fletcher
hospital.-Mrs. Jane Doubleday and sons,
NJ II. and l.. NJ. Doubleday. moved Mon
day into s. II. Kaiser's house on Bridge
street.-Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Ravlin have
moved from Leon Shepard's house into
tenement in G. N. Fish.-Mr. and Mrs.
II. c. Mcmahon and two children, Mr..
and Mrs. c. l.. Mcmahon, Miss Ruth
Mcmahon and Gale II. Shaw motored
Sunday to Hanover, N. H., to visit
Donald M. Mcmahon at Dartmouth Col
lege. using H. c. McMahon's new Cadillac
for the trip--Edmund w. McGibbon.
serving as engineer on the L. S, 8.
Protens, was recently in New York and
expected to start soon for Italy.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. F. Cary have moved from the
lower village to the house on Mamie
street recently purchased of George e.
Brush.-Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Burt were
In burlington Monday. making the trip
In Mr.. Burt's new Packard
w. w. Ayres and son, Adna c. and
Bickford place, formerly a part of the A.
II. Slayton estate. The farm adjoins the
Mountain View and Pleasant View farms.
the property of w. W. and A. C. Ayers, SO
that Mr.. Ayers and his sons now
own large territory on their side of the
road In South Hollow.-E,lmer L. Barrows
motored Tuesday to Burlington, accom-
panied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. o. A.
Barrows, the former of whom went to the
Mary Fletcher hospital for examinat ion
and counsel-Mrs. B. C. Bull, who has been
in poor health for some time has gone to
the Fanny Allen hospital, where she ex.
poets to undergo a surgical operation
soon.-Mrs o. II. Smith is doing well after
a serious surgical operation at the Mary
Fletcher hospital.-The condition of r. s.
Warren improves slowly. He is able to
sit up for short time each day.-Mrs
Oscar Larson has recovered from her i'll.
ness.-August Peterson Of Little Falls
Mimi, has purchased the c. o. Jellif
farm on Shaw hill Of L. z. Svedin and has
moved there with his family.
The members of Troop No. 1. Boy
Scouts of America, began canvassing fol
the sale Of Liberty bonds Saturday. The
troop carried out a fine street parade
in honor of Liberty bond day. Led b,
Patrols Dennis Kaiser No. / and Harold
Morrill, No. and their assistants, Rich.
ard Chase and Clifton Stafford. the trooI
marched through Maple. Pleasant, School
Park. Main and Bridge Streets carrying
Liberty bond posters. eagle and vol
patrol banners, and the American flag
The American flag staff. which is sur.
mounted by golden eagle and belt
were presented to the troop by the Son.
! of Veterans of H. II. Smith Post, G. A
X. Secretary of State F. G.. Fleetwood
gave very interesting address in the in.
J terests of the Liberty Loan and Red eros.
at the senior class play Thursday eve.
ning.-H. E. Shaw. Ward Chaffee, G.. H
Shaw and II. c. Mcmahon attended the
automobile show in Burlington last week
Mr.. Mcmahon returned with new
Cadillac car.-Miss Ruth Collins has beer
|, in Belvidere. where she attended the
wedding of her cousin, Miss Nellie Mat
Potter, who was married to the Rev
William Harry May at the home of he,
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Potter
Tuesday. Mrs. May has attended the
Stowe high and graded schools for sew.
eral years. making her home with he,
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Col.
Inns. She was graduated from the high
school in June, 1917. She has man,
friends here. Mr.. and Mrs May are
now attending the annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church at St
Johnsbury.-MissR Ruby Shaw of the Yer.
mont Business College at Burlington was
at home over Sunday.-The Hath a VIII
club met with Mrs. B. G. Godfrey Frida,
afternoon. sewing for the Red Cross
Mrs. Archie Fisher of Wolcott visited
at the home Of her father, E. C. Sleeper
over Sunday.-The Misses Davis and
Wright of the graded school passed the
weekend at their homes in Hyde Park
and Cambridge.-P. Mum Boardman wen,
Friday to Burlington, where he will be
employed as chauffeur by H. H. Hickok
He also will work in Mr.. Hickok's insur.
ance office and expects to go with Mr.
fiickok on a trip to Washington, New
York and Baltimore about the first OF
May.-Mrs. +. S. Boardman heard Fri.
day that her sister, Mrs. c. M. Bugbee
who recently underwent a serious surRi-
gal operation at a hospital in Hanover
NJ H. is doing as well as can be ex.
pected and is beginning to take nourish
ment.-F. L. Graham. whose death by his
own hand occurred in Montpelier Friday
had been a frequent business visitor In
Stowe for about IS years.-John Board
man and Donald Douglass, who accom-
panied the formers brother, +. NJ. Board
man. to Burlington. returned Sunday.
A new fag-pole has been installed on
the village school grounds through the
courtesy of A. A. Pike. The flag was
raised Friday morning with appropriate
exercises in charge Of Prin. f. Law
by c. N. Watts of the school board. the
Rev. II. w. Cummings. L. L. Harris and
F. Il. STAFFORD. The pupils sang 1.-The
Star SnanRled RannarD md uAn,or,..,