Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07
Lanoille County.

Lamoille County.
STOWE.
Hudson NJ. Cary died at six o'clock We'd
nesday, February q. at his farm home on
Edison hill, where he had lived for6o years.
Mr.. Cary would have been 30 years OF age
in April He died from a general break
ing down, hastened by an attack Of in
fiamation of the bladder. He was born In
Ontario, N. Y. and came to stowe when
10 years of age with his parents. Isaac and
Sarah Wyart Carey, who settled on the
farm which has since remained In the
family. Mr.. Cary leaves . daughter. Mrs.
James Condor Of Springfield. Mass, and
two sons, Willard H., and James Cary Of
Stowe. His wife. Almina Godfrey Cary,
died in 1909. He also leaves nine grand
children, a brother, Joseph F. Cary Of
Stowe, and two sisters. Mrs. ]. g. Harris
and Mrs. George Stevens Of Fort Edward.
NY
winona Foster has completed and
handed in a block for the children's
afghan for the Red Cross-Mrs. Margaret
Drugg, the oldest resident of Stowe.
quietly celebrated her 95th birthday at her
home with her daughter. Mrs. w. H. H.
Felix, March 1. Mrs. Drugg Is in feeble
health. but is able to be around the house.
Little Alice Camley Of the Moscow
school was the first one to complete an
afghan square. She also has another one
nearly done. Although she Is only seven.
she is "some" knitter.-Mrs. Ann Sophia
Davis, aged "a years, wife of John Davis,
died at their home with their son, Charles
Davis In Stowe Hollow at 1880 o'clock Fri
day morning. March 1, after q weeks ILL
ness with pneumonia. Mrs. Davis was born
in Broome, Can. and had lived in Stowe
% years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Davis
is survived by six children, Hiram Davis
of Bronze, Mrs. Andrew Gibbs Of
Hyde Park, Mrs. George Kemp. Charles
Davis, John Davis and Walter Davis Of
Stowe. She also leaves 20 grandchildren
and 10 REORGANIZATION, and three sis
ters, two Of whom reside in Wells. and
one in Canada.-Miss Altha Luce, aged II
years, died at eleven o'clock Thursday
night at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Francis NJ. Clair, from the effects of a
shock on December u, followed by an
other on Monday afternoon. Miss Luce
was born in Stowe and with the exception
Of II years in Hyde Park many years ago
has always lived here Her father, AFRO
Luce served in the Civil War and died,
it is supposed, in Libby prison. Her mother
was Julia A. Newman. She is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Ruhannah Warren OF
Mddlesex and Mrs. Emmeline wilkins; a
brother, Waldo. Luce of Gorham. N. H..
and her niece Mrs. Clair, where she has
made her home for some years. The
funeral was held at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clair Saturday afternoon. The Rev
H. w. Cummings conducted the service
Mr. Clair, A. c. Ayers. Herbert Cleveland
and ]. F. Campbell acted as bearers. Tht
burial was made in the Waterbury Center
cemetery, where the mother of the de
ceased was buried.-Mrs. Ruhannah War
; rn who was called here by the illness ant
, death Of her sister, Miss Altha. Luce, hai
, returned to Middlesex.-Miss Ruth Nc
Mahon opened her dancing class for chill
, dren at the banquet hall Saturday morn
ing with 10 pupils with a prospect Of NOR
. to enter.-Miss Grace Russ school in VOL
{ colt has closed for the winter term ant
, she is at her home in Stowe for the vaca
= tion.-C. p. Brown received a letter Fri
Q day from his son, Glen v. Brown. who ba
g been seriously i'll with complications fol
J. lowing the mumps, at Camp Greene a
\ Charlotte, N. c., saying that he is no,
Q much improved In health and has bee
t transferred to a camp at Spartanbure
S. c. The letter was written February 2
l and Mr.. Brown wrote that the weathe
s was fine and the mercury IS above zero.
Q Donald NJ. Mcmahon is one of the Z
students out Of about 300 of the JUNO
class at Dartmouth who were pledged b
: senior societies last week, his society bein
i the Dragon. Mr.. Mcmahon is the younges
i son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Mcmahon an
\ entered Dartmouth after he was graduate
I from Stowe high school.-There was
prayer meeting at William Miners at tn
lower village Wednesday evening. Their
were II present at the meeting at c.
T. Tomlinson' s.-A party from the lower vii
s lage went on joyride Saturday evening
r visiting Mr.. and Mrs Foster Van Duse
d at their home on West hill. c. A. Tom
I. linson furnished the transportation. Re
s freshments were served.-Mrs. Natal
g Chadwick is i'll with tonsilitis.-Mr. an
Mrs. o. A. Barrows visited Mrs. Deli
o Barrows at Charles Edwards in Morri,
: town Saturday.-Mrs. George Kenfleld {
|, Boston was called here last week by tn
k serious Illness Of her daughter. Mrs. F..
Barber. following the birth of a daughte
Mrs. Barber Is now recovering and the II
FAINT, which weighed only four pound
and, 1t was feared, would not live, Is no
doing well Mum Boardman is out I
school Ill with tonsilitis.-Martin Curtis
Ill with the german measles.-Mr. and Mr.
q Edward Sandville Of Littleton NJ H., wei
II called here last week by the illness of M
/. Sandwiches mother who was brought frol
q Eden Mills to the home of her daughte
: Mrs. Dustin Lackard. about three weel
o ago. Mrs. Sandville has been In a seriol
a condition from the effects Of shock Il
= six weeks. She was brought here on
3. bed.-Roy Ploof. who has carried on
Ir farm of G. w. Chapin's on West Hill II
y last year. has moved to Mrs. Gel
- Hawley's house In the village and Is en-
ployed by the c. e. & F. O. Burt con
pany.-Curran Bellows. who has work,
on the Isham farm in Milton the last yea
Or Is now employed by e. j. Chaplin of We
a Hill.-Mrs. Hattie Douglass went Tue
In day to Bennington. called there by the 4
I'd ness Of her son, w. NJ. Douglass. wi
Ia has blood poisoning In one hand.-O.
Luce, who is passing the winter In Blu
g. lington was here to attend town NEE
On ing.-Mrs. Addie Jarvis and son. Carl, wi
e. have been in charge at the town farm I
al four years and half. will move soon
err their farm on the Gilmore Mountain 70,
he In Morristown. Mr.. and Mrs Ernest I'd,
is of North Wolcott have been engaged
by take charge at the town farm.-Miss Ma
e. jorie Watts has received from Electrci
Id T.! W. McGibbon of the U. 8. s. Maum
C. a curious 1lyenir from Key West, FL
u. In the forrf4Df a basket made from I
ed skin Of a nine striped armadillo.
he The funeral of Mrs. John Davis W
a hold ut thn hAs, Mt l.a,