Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-10
LAM0|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

At the annual business meeting of the
Unity Church association Thursday after
noon officers and committees were elected
as follows: President, L. L. Harris;
secretary, Herbert E. Straw; treasurer,
L. L. Harris; trustees, NJ. c. Lovejoy,
H. w. Barrows. p. c. Scribner; parish
committee, Mrs. Rose d. Straw, Mrs.
Martha Curry, Mrs. May Smith. Mrs
Dora Eddy. Miss Ida Harris, Leo III.
Straw; musical. Mrs. H. w. Barrows,
Mrs. T. A. Douglass, Miss Ruth Nc
Mahon. Mrs. Annie Harris; membership,
L. L. Harris, e. c. Scribner; social, Mrs.
Angie Gale, Mrs. Grace Scribner ushers
l.. H. Straw, E. c. Scribner. Owing to the
extreme cold weather the usual dinner
was omitted and the meeting was held at
the homo Of DIR. and Mrs. Fl. W. Bar
rows.-There were about 25 at the dinner
at the Congregational Church Thursday.
AT the annual meeting Mrs. Alice A. RAY.
mond was reelected clerk and treas
urer. A. p. Smith was elected a MEM
Der OF the business committee.-Local
preacher II. w. Ravlin has been appointed
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
here.
The village schools reopened Tuesday
Repairs of the boiler and water pines that
were found frozen and burst as a result
OF the extreme cold have been completed.
Wood Will be used for fuel Miss Randall
from pennsylvania. has been engaged to
NIL the position Of teacher of English
and German and Miss Gladys Wright of
Burlington for the commercial course
A game of basketball at the town hall be-
tween the Stowe seconds and Waterbury
seconds resulted in a score of IS to Is in
favor OF Stowe. The Stowe boys excelled
IN both passing and shooting, far out
chasing the visitors.-Mr. and Mrs. A.
i. Larraway and Mrs. Lewis Latuch at
tended the funeral Of Levi Norway in
Montpelier Sunday. The remains were
placed in the Green Mount vault, to re-
main until spring. Mr.. Norway was
killed at Aver. Mass, Friday morning
when the locomotive engine on which he
was firing. exploded. He was about 80
years Of age and was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Norway of Montpelier. all
formerly of Stowe. He leaves a child,
his parents and two sisters. Mrs. Gladys
McAllister Of Portland. Me-, and Mrs.
Addie Gauthier of Montpjelier.-LewisL La
tuch Is confined to his home by rheuma-
tism.-A welcome change in the weather
was that of Saturday, when the mercury
stood at eight and ten above zero, in the
morning and at 16 above at noon.-Mrs,
Marian Maria SHAW Chaffee died sud
denly Of heart failure at the home of
her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Strong on Bridge STREET at
j0:15 Saturday morning. Mrs. Chaffee was
"a years of age and a lifelong resident OF
Stowe. She was the daughter Of Darwin
and Mary Reed Shaw and leaves one
brother, Carlos Shaw of Morrisville. She
was the widow Of Andrew J. Chaffee who
died four years ago. She leaves two
daughter. Mrs. Strong, at whose home
she died. and Mrs. w. s. WEIGH Of Morris.
willie. and nine grandchildren. She was
much esteemed by all who knew her
The funeral of Mrs. Marion M. Chafet
was held Monday afternoon at the home
: Of her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. ant
Mrs. #. A. Strong. where she died satur
day. The service was conducted by thu
Rev. H. w. Cummings OF the Congrega
tional Church. The bearers were the two
sons-in.law. f. A. Strong and w. 8
Welch. and two grandsons. Herbert Strong