Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16

Leaving the parsonage. the girls acting
the part OF the hare, took three mile
course, passing through the river
meadows, the Palisades, the Tomlinson
woods at the lower village, Recor's,
Four Winds farm to Sunset Hill. q COM
manding blum east. The boys as the
hounds started 25 minutes later and
picking UP the trail of bits Of paper and
chalk marks on stones left by the GIRLS
arrived at Sunset Hall an hour after
the girls. Mr. Cummings. the pastor, ana
Mrs. Cummings. guardian, ana scout
Master r. e. Stafford Joined the party
at Sunset HILL A picnic supper was
served by the Campfire Girls.
Mrs. Ellen (Preston) Godfrey. 81 years
Of age. was stricken with apoplexy about
two o'clock Friday afternoon at the nome
Of e. F. Cleveland at Moscow. Although
able to talk when she was found, soon
after her seizure she became unconscious
and died about an hour and a half later.
At 1:30 she had conversed by telephone
with her daughter in Hyde Park and was
then apparently In her usual health. Mrs.
Godfrey was the daughter of John and
Sophia (Alger) Preston. She was born in
Morristown but passed nearly all her life
in Stowe.-The annual firemcn's ball at
the Akeley Memorial building Friday eve-
ming was q very successful one. Music
was by CAROLS orchestra from Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Mcmahon led the
opening grand march. There was large
attendance. including many couples from
out Of town. The receipts were $1O3. The
ladies of tho Red Cross served the lunch.
realizing. with addition Of n generous gift
from c. L. McMahon, $50 Mrs. Amber
49,
formed the committee In charge.-Mr. and
Mrs. L. w. Tinkham Of McIn6oes were
visitors in stowe over Sunday.-Little
Kathryn Pike is Ill with german measles
Mrs. C.. +. NJ. Taber. who has passed
the winter in New York. has come to
-Four Winds farm for the summer. Mrs.
Taber's health, which Is frail. remains
about the same as when she won't away
last fall. Her nurse, Miss Goodwin.
accompanied her here. w. A. Sears,
manager CT Four Winds farm, who, with
his family, has occupied the house dur
ing tho winter, has moved TO the Holt
cottage.-Mrs. Walter a. Cheney Of Mil
ton. Mass. is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
A. q. Morrill,, and other stowe friends
for two weeks.-Ncw telephone subscrib.
ere arc J. M. Ru!ter 23-4 ana c. z.
Wheeler 7-iS.-Miss Ruth Mcmahon hso
returned from q visit with friends in Nor
risvilie.-Charles Raymo and family
moved Wednesday to tho Wilkins farm
on West Hill, recently purchased OF
Joseph White.-Twenty-six ladies wore
in attendance to sew at the Red Cross
rooms Tuesday afternoon. The work at
present is the making Of pajamas and
hospital shirts.-Mrs. Charles r. Wheeler
who recently sold her farm on West
Branch, expects to leave this week for
Rensselaer,, N. Y, her native city
where she will make her home Mrs
Wheeler has lived in Stowe since the
summer Of 1915. when her late husband
Charles T. Wheeler of Ticonderoga
N. Y. purchased the G. s. McAllistei
| farn.-F. N. Morse and family have
| moved to the farm purchased of his
father, W. A. Morse, in Waterbury,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Culver of Shaw
Hill are parents of a son, born Monday
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Mcmahon. Mrs
G. L. Mcmahon and Miss Ruth Mcmahon
motored to Burlington Wednesday,
Mrs. Conrad A. Adams and three chill
dren Of West Somerville. Mass. are with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Russell
Tor the summer. Mr.. Adams. who is in
structor in manual training at Tuft.
College, will be in charge Of 100 mer
war at the college during the summer
Mrs. F. C. Bashaw and son, Healey
| are at home from Burlington. where Mr.
Bashaw Is recovering from a surgica
operation at the Mary Fletcher hospital
% JOHNSON.
The remains Of J. J. Hickey we're take,
from the vault last Thursday and burie,
beside his wife and only child, DR.. E. J
Hickey, in Lamoille View cemetery
Frank Sears moved Monday from tn
Kenfeld tenement on Railroad street t,
Ober Hill. where he is to run a boardin,
house for H. c. Parker.-D. B. Smalle,
has accepted a position in the Sterlin,
Trust company here and is closing GU
his stock of groceries. He takes tn
place of Ralph Nye, who enters the ser
vice of Uncle Sam.-Mrs. o. H. Wilson
has returned from st. Johnsbury, wher
she has been caring for her daughter
Mrs. Taylor Mead.-H. B. Mears spen
Sunday with his family here from Swan
TONI. w. Leslie and family, In com
pany with H E. Holbrook and family
Of Hyde Park. spent Sunday in BurlinR
ton.-Mrs. c. L. Bishop has been con
fined to the bed the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Landon Of SoutI
Hero visited Mr.. Landon's sister, Mrs
o. A. Mcfarland, Sundsy.-Mr and Mrs
John West visited their daughter. Mr.
Walter Miller, in Wolcott the first O
the week.-William Atwell Of Brando
visited his brother. George. last week
Leonard Pearl from Exeter, N. H
spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs
Hattie Pearl.-The Fletcher boys return
ed to camp in North Carolina Saturday.
Byron Mills of Ashland, N. H., spen
Sunday with his brothers here.-Mr. an
Mrs. Willard Boyce and L. w. Fletche
Of saranac Inn, N. Y. motored her
Friday.-Mrs. b. Z. Reynolds, Mr.,
g. w. Lease and Thelma Hawley q
Jacksonville were visitors at Edwar
Fitzgerald's Saturday.
EDEN.
Mrs. Hannah Russell was in Johnso
Saturday. Lizzie Reed has returned t
johnson, where she has work with Mrs.
Emory Mills.-Mr. and Mrs. Bert Park
hurst were visitors in Lowell Sunday
The Red Cross will meet at the churc
vestry At the Mile Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. w. II. Emery is gaining slowly
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Maxfeld were 4
Lowell sunday.-Mrs B. J. Dow Of Rich
ford came Monday night to care for he
mother, Mrs. C. c. Baker.-Luke Loveri
had the misfortune to cut his hand quit
badly Friday.-Mrs. Elisabeth Barrow
has returned to her home in Morrisvill
after stopping several days at q. i
Stones.
HYDE PARK
Miss Sarah Chaplin is spending a wee
In Chittenden county.-A daughter wa
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Doue