Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13

MONDAY 10 Lincoln, N. H., where she has
employment Tor the summer with Mr.
and Mrs. r.. IL. Bamforth at the Lincoln
Inn.-The condition of John Foster, III
from shock since May 30. remains about
the same. Ills son, Curtis Foster. re-
turned Monday to Springfield, Mass,
after week with his father, His son,
Gilbert III. Foster of San Francisco, ar
rived the last OF the week and will re-
main here for the present Miss Mary
Davis Of Stowe Hollow was taken Satur-
day night to the Mary Fletcher hospital
for treatment for appendctis.-L. l..
Harris has returned from Burlington,
where he had an examination for a stom-
ach trouble at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
lie VIII nave treatment at home.--An-
nouncemcnts have been received of the
marriage of June of William Neal Rob-
erts. j.. &c CR. u. s. NJ, to Miss Vera
keyes of Wiliamstown. Mr.. Roberts
is the youngest son of the Rev. and
Mrs. w. n. Roberts and was n resident
OF stowe and attendant at Stowe high
school I'm 1911 and 1912. when his father
was pastor of the First Methodist Ebis-
copal Church here.-Alton A. Wheeler
or stowe and Miss Erma st. c. Pilbin
of Gilmore were married by the Rev.
j. j. Bennett Of Morrisville June 8. The
groom is Is years of age and the bride
lb.-Miss Ruth Mcmahon is substituting
as bookkeeper and clerk at Miles. Nc
Mahon e. Sons dry goods store.--Donald
M. Mcmahon, u. S. ~, will return to-
day from visit to his brother. Raeburn
X. Mcmahon. at the Cornell aviation
training school at Ithaca, N. Y.
A. r. Straw, master of Harmony
Pomona Grange, F. p. Scribner. t.
Lawrence Bigelow, Mrs w. L. Demeritt
and Mrs. c. A. Tomlinson were among
those from stowe who attended the
meeting of Harmony Pomona Grange
at Waterbury Center Wednesday-A
heavy thunderstorm Tuesday night did
some damage to telephone lines. Lines
one and three and a part of line four
were put out of commission.
A recent number Of the observer"
published at Camp Morrison, accompanied
by a cut of a Stowe boy Commanding
officer END Balloon company. Lieut.. r.
Alden Straw. halls from the good old
Green Mountain State and at the time of
his enlistment, September, 1917 was an
undergraduate of Norwich University.
He was stationed several months at Fort
Omaha. Neb., where he received his train
ing at the army balloon school. At Omaha
he won a fine reputation as balloon
man. From Fort Omaha he was sent
to Fort Sill, Okla, and then was assigned
to the 18th Balloon company and came
to Camp Morrison with the organization.
later being transferred to take command
of the 22nd Balloon company.
Mrs. Laura Burnham returned Monday
from visit of several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Gertie Blodgett. in Woods
vile, n. H.-Frank Baker of Gaysville,
who is visiting his uncle. e. S. Will
kins, is passing a few days in Morrisvile
~; ID
ously i'll for some time, is recovering
slowly. He was in the village for the
first time since his illness Monday.-Mrs
Alma Smith returned Monday from Con-
cord, ~ H., where she visited her son
and daughter law, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
w. Smith.-Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Doug
lass, Mrs. Hattie Douglass and Mrs.
Alice Raymond motored to Barre Tues
day afternoon.-News has been received
of the birth at La Junta, Colo, on June
4. of a daughter. Barbara Jane, to Mr..
and Mrs. Dean r. Kendall. Mrs. Ken
dali was formerly Miss Jennie Salmon
of Stowe.-Joseph White, who recently
sold his farm on West Hill to a man
from Charleston, has bought off the
purchaser and remains on the farm. His
son, w. Chauncey White has purchased
a farm in johnson and moved there last
turned after week with her brother
Norman E. French, and family in Mont
pelier.-Mrs. A. L. Lawrence Is confined
to her bed by illnesr.-Miss Marjorie
Watts has been confined 90 thc-bed by
neurits for several days.
MORRISVILLE
The funeral of c. 8. Hastings, who died
suddenly June 5 at 400 p. m. of con.
gestion of the brain, was held Saturday
at 1890 a. m. at his late home on the
Gilmore road. The Rev. w. Il. Best Of
ficiated and interment was made in West
Branch cemetery at Stowe. Charles Solo
mon Hastings. who was one Of two sons
Of Solomon and Harriet Faunce Hastings.
was born in Stowe on June 4, 1874. His
boyhood was spent in Sterling and on
December IS, 1877, he married Katie Jane
Brown Of Gilmore. Five children were
born to this union, a daughter, Mrs
Jennie Hastings Swift. dying several
years ago. The surviving children are
Mrs. Hattie Talbert of East Hardwck.
Willard and Herbert Hastings of Wolcott
and George Hastings Of Johnson. Mr..
and Mrs. Hastings spent most of their
married life in Gilmore and Wolcott. living
In the latter town for about 30 years dur
the most progressive farmers of the town.
They moved to Morrisville from Wolcott
about eight years ago Besides the wife
and four children, the deceased is sur
vived by half-brother. Melvin Reed of
Iowa, also IL grandchildren A brother,
George Hastings. died in California three
months agO.-The list of Morristown
young men who registered with the town
clerk on registration day follows: Ellis C.
Bridge. Chauncey r. Roberts. Harold F.
Moore. Daniel j. Montgomery. Erton e.
Godfrey. Walter ID. Jones, George e.
Holman, Francis l.. Merritt. Almon r.
Call, Hobart NJ. Bliss. Barney Lawson
Durgan and Ralph S. Stanciff. Mrs. Jane
Graves, who has spent the winter at s. d.
I-uce's. went to White River Junction
Friday to spend some time with her
daughter. Mrs. c. w. Sawyer.-Mrs. Sadie
Stevens of Burlington is the guest of her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Fannie Bickford--The
Rev. w. s. Post preached at the Con,
gregational Church Sunday.-F. NJ. ODER
went to st. Johnsbury Friday TO return
with Mrs. Ober, who underwent an opera
tion.-Mrs. Charles Small and Lyle Small
left Saturday to Join Mr. Small at Bath,
Me-. where Mr.. Small has had employ
ment for some time.-Mrs. G. r. Wood
ward left Saturday for Kennebuck, Me,
where she will spend few weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. A. w. Mower.-Mrs.
c. II. Miner, who has spent the winter
with her daughter. Mrs. +. p. Towne. of
Charlotte, Mich. has returned home. Mrs.
Miner was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Towne and two children. who will stay