Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
LamOiie County
STOWE

mented by about four inches during the
night, making it tho biggest storm of the
winter. 1t Ia feared that many of the
spring birds that have lately arrived have
perished Many of them gathered about
the barns and were fed and sheltered,
and thus perhaps their lives we're saved.
Mrs. a. A. Royce counted hundreds of
birds at her door step and fed them
bread in large amounts. The birds in
cluded robins, red winged black birds.
jimcos and one prairie horned lark. Some
Of them stayed in the barns over night.
c. p. Brown in the same neighborhood
counted 80 birds in his barn Saturday
morning The little birds seemed be-
wildered and unable to look out for
themselves. On his mail route Friday
Elton 3. Forbes noted that the birds
we're so bcwildered that they lighted on
his buggy wheels. No chickadees and
other winter birds were seen. They
doubtless could take care of themselves
as such storms are no new experience
TO them.-Manuel e. Bailey, who has
just come from France and who is now
in Camp Devens, Is visiting his father,
Francis f. Bailey. His wife is with him.
The continued presence of foot and
half OF snow covering the ground has
given an unusual opportunity to observe
the birds. From all directions come re-
ports of their seeking shelter in barns
and coming to the doorsteps for crumbs
thrown out for them. Additions 10 the
/, birds mentioned are hermit thrushes
| tree sparrows, fox sparrows. red polls,
red-winged blackbirds purple grackles
| meadow lark and bluebirds. The robins
and blueblrds alone refuse to partake
of the food provided for them. Mrs
Riley heard bluebird singing in her
house Sunday morning and found two in
her sitting room stove that had come
down the chimney. One had died and
, its feathers were partly burned but the
other was all right.--There was a good
attendance. considering the weather and
going. at the united church service
| Sunday morning. Mrs. H. W. Barrows
/ sang a solo, There was Sunday school
, session. but the arrangements, teachers
, and classes we're not completed. F. j.
Austin sent in his resignation as super
| ntendent. Miss Clara Barrows, first
assistant. has taken his place.-Miss
Addie Bigelow returned Monday to her
school work at the Orphans Home at
Franklin Falls. y. H., Monday after a.
weeks vacation in Stowe.-Mr. and
Mrs. F. ]. Buron are parents of son,
born Sunday morning. Their family now
| consists Of four daughters and son.
e. G. Stafford returned Monday from
! Burlington. where he passed the week
! end. leaving Mrs. Stafford doing very
we'll at the Mary Fletcher hospital,
! where she was operated on for goitre a
/ week ago. Mrs. Stafford was able to sit
up Monday and expects to come home
Saturdsy.-Mr. and Mrs. Orlo z. Luce,
! who have passed the winter in Burling
! ton. returned to their home in Stowe
Monday.-Corp. Frank Ashland, who has
served in the sth Battalion, Canadian
] Railway Troops, American Legion 213,
In France since April, 1911, and who
was mustered out in Montreal Saturday,
came Sunday to visit his mother, Mrs.
8. NJ. Ashland, for week. Corporal
Ashland left France January IS for Eng
land and sailed from England on March
10. He was In all the battles on the
Ypres sector in 1917, including the capture
Of Messines on June T. and the retreat
from and recapture Of Messines and the
last push on Roulers and Mimi in the
! fall of 1918, and was with the Belgian
| troops when the arnlistice was signed.
Corporal Ashland was given a military
medal in the summer of 1918 for bravery
and devotion to duty. Besides his dis
charge papers he was given printed
message Of congra tulation and good
wishes from the King and Queen Of
| England. 4 tin hat" weighing several
pounds which he has with him, Corporal
Ashland says he was glad to have on
his head on many occasions while in the
service. Among other souvenirs which
he has are coins and paper money of the
different countries where he has been.
Being now "a British subject Corporal
Ashland expects to return to Hamilton.
Ont, and perhaps resume his employ
/ ment as q railway fireman, which was
his occupation when he enlisted in 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs Aldridge of Mineola,
l.. l.. wish to inform their relatives In
Stowe that Fremont Gideon arrived from
France last week and surprised his aunt,
Mrs. Aldrich, calling upon her. He
looks fine and claims to have had a
pleasant time. He has returned to his
ranch in Montana.
At the annual meeting of Mystic
Lodge. F. and a. NJ, Tuesday evening
officers were elected rs follows: Wor-
shipfui master, Frederic +. Billings
senior warden, Clyde f.. Nelson; Junior
warden. Gale II. Shaw; secretary. Elliot
G. stafford; treasurer, Frank H. Stat
ford; senior deacon, stephen \. Polaski
Junior deacon. Roy d. Robinson; senior
steward, Howard Il. Lang; Junior steward,
Walter a. Sears: chaplain, Herbert
Mayo: marshal Dr. II. w Barrows.
tyler, Vernon Chamberlain; finance
committee, II. Il. shaw, j. l.. Stafford.
and DR.. j. c. Morgan.-C. A. Simmons.
who has been feeding the bound
! birds on quite a large scale by spreading
wheat chaff in different localities, esti-
I mates that thousand birds come to his