Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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Private Sargent landed in New York April
I. after serving in France since last Sep
ember At Mor1isvlle Private Sargent
listed his uncle Walter NJ. Sargent and
amily who brought him home by auto
mobile. Private Sargent ia the grandson
bf jackson Sargent of Stowe, a nero of
he Civil War.-prVatc Frank ~ Perry
has returned home, having received his
Discharge from Camp Devens after hav-
ng served nine months in France in the
02nd field artillery.--A. D. Lynch, man
ger of the Mt. Mansfield creamery, went
tuesday night OH a business trip to Bos-
on.-Wiliam Cops, formerly of Havcr-
hill, n. H., but now making his head
quarters at St. Johnsbury. is making his
lnnual visit to Stowe this week.-The fol-
owing have been appointed a committee
or the banquet for the annual meeting
bf the Stowe high school Alumni associa-
ion by the United Aid Mrs. Hattie Doug
ass, Mrs. Addie Simmons, Mrs. Ella
Bruce, Mrs. Enleline Holden. Mrs. Alice
Morrill, Mrs. Dorothea Slayton.-Joseph
Latueh is having treatment for a cataract
It the Mary Fletcher hospital In Burling-
on.-Harfry McCuen went Tuesday to
O undergo a surgical operation at the
Mary Fletcher hospital.-Mrs. Walter Sar-
gent and two children of Waterbury were
recent visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. r. Hoisington.-Leon Shepard was
Unable to work the past two weeks, as II
Mrs. II. Il. Shaw, chairman of war
Savings for Lamoille county, has COM
pleted the organization of the county
with the following chairmen: Belvidere,
Mrs. Bertha Davis: Cambridge, Robert
b. Thomas of Jeffersonville; Eden, f.. j.
Mills; Gilmore, Henry Hall; Hyde Park,
II. +. Crosby, superintendent of schools;
Johnson, the Rev. +. w. Hazen; Morris
Town, the Rev. w. IT, Best; stowe, Mrs.
ola Douglass; Watervilc, Mrs. L. NJ.
Austin; Wolcott, Mrs. George NJ. Young.
Mrs. Shaw, accompanied by Mrs. ID. &.
tones of Waterbury, chairman for the
State, visited nine of the 10 towns in
he county Tuesday. Gilmore being the
exception.--Miss Lucy wilkins Of Lincoln,
~. H., is passing a vacation Of several
weeks at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Forrest wilkins. Miss wilkins
krrend, James Olson, who accompanied
her here, returned to Lincoln Wednesday.
The Stowe firemen realized $3.50 as their
share of moving picture entertainment
Charles Fl. Hosmer, who passed the win
ter in Boston, has returned home. Mrs
I1osmer remains in Boston until July
IA surprise party given to Private
Emmons W. Sargent at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs II. \. Foster ON
the evening of his return from Camp
(DevenS was attended by 100 of the young
mans relatives and friends. Games were
played and refreshments were served.
Other returned soldiers present were
Ambrose McManis and Frank y. Perry.
Friends from out of town We're Mr.. Sar-
gents uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
walter NJ. Sargent of Morrsvlle,-Ernest
Knapp, who has passed the winter with
his father and sister in Daytona, Fla,
has returned to the home of his foster
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o, A. Sanborn. -
Mrs. Lucy Lalvin returned Tuesday to
her home in Hartford, Conn-Bert Phelps
of North Troy has visited his mother,
Mrs. Susan Shepard, this week. Mrs.
shepard, who has been i'll with bronchial
pneumonia Is suffering from the effects
of hardening of the arteries-Eugene and
Frank Bailey were in Albany Wednes-
day on business connected with the set
Ting of their fathers estate.--Mr and
Mrs. J. f. Hodge of Waterbury Center.
who called on friends in Stowe Wednes-
day, were accompanied by their cousin,
Wilbur b, Bgelow, superintendent of the
Salem CMass) hospital, who remained to
visit relatives a few days.-Mrs. Abbe
Warren is gaining slowly and is able to
sit up part of the time at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Lurk. in West
Lebanon, n. Hon account of the eX-
press handlers strike 1t has been neces-
sary to send the products of the Mt
Mansfield creamery by parcel post
Fifteen hundred pounds of butter were
sent in that way Monday and loo We'd
nesday.-Mr, and Mrs. A. Z. George OF
Sterling were visitors at the home OF
their daughter. Mrs. A. j. Magoon, Wed.
nesday.-The Rev. Thomas Sims, accom-.
panied by the Rev NJ. r. Bacon, can,
vassed among the members of the Con.
gregational Church and congregation in
the interests of the Pilgrim Memora
fund,-Mrs. Mae Straw McQuade, who il
recovering from a serious operation, al
her home in Chicago, expects to be abb,
to come TO Stowe next week.