Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02
Lamonle County.
STOWE

a native Of Stowe and passed his early
life here. He was the last survivor Of
the ~ children of William r and Olive
Savage Cheney. for many years well
known residents Of stowe. Mr.. Cheney
was married in early life to Miss Alice
Poor of this town, where they lived
until about 40 years ago. Mr.. Cheney
was veteran of the Civil War. serving
two years In Co. B, Fourth Vermont regi-
meut and was mustered out as corporal.
Mr.. Cheney leaves his second wife and
two sons, Frank l.. Cheney of Albany,
n. v, and Arthur l.. Cheney of Nor
risville.
a Christmas greeting sent TO William
Hendry at West Dandy. Conn, came
back Friday unopened and marked de
ceased" Mr.. Hendry, who was in his
| last year at the Wesleyan University
was preaching at West Derby, on
defray his expenses. He supplied at the
| First Mathodis1 Episcopal Church in
Stove in 1913-l4 and 10, while a student
a Montpelier Seminary and met with
| much success for young man He was
about 80 years of age and came to this
country from Aberdeen Scotland, his ma
| tive place. He was a young man of much
promise and his death is deplored by his
! many friends in Stowe. II is hoped to
obtain particulars later.
The village schools reopened Monday
| after being closed since November &c
| on account of a recurrence of the influ-
| enza. There were 10 or l. pupils absent
| when the schools reopened. Prii,. and
\ Mrs. MetcaIf, Mrs. Douglass, Miss Derby,
Miss Wright and Miss Bigelow of the
| faculty are back in their places Miss
| Grace Keefe of Waterbury Center will
take the place of Miss Saul resigned.
| Miss Messick of Syracuse. y: Y, is ex-
pected to teach i'm the commercial course.
| The rural schools will open January G.
| Mark V. Poor. who has been i'll with in
| f1uenza, has not been so well for sew
| eral days. Mrs Poor is recovering.
The condition of Mrs. Nancy Downer,
| who is suffering from gangrene in both
feet, remains very distressing Al
| bina Luce, who has been i'll for several
days. lie more comfortable Mr.. Luce is
recovering from injuries from a fall
| Miss Margaret Harris returned Monday
! to her school It Morristown, y. Y. Her
brother George s. Harris of Montclair.
was unable to return Monday, having
| been Ill for week with influenza-Dr.
G. s. Bidwell of Waterbury was called
in counsel Saturday in the case of Mrs.
w. W. Ayers. who remains about the
! same.-Mrs NJ. @. Marshall is more com
| ortabe.--Douglass f. Hunter, projec-
| zionist at the Bellevicw theatre at St
Adams. is at home in Stowe for few
| days, following the closing of the thea
tire on account of an outbreak of infu-
enza.-At the meeting of Mansfield Noun
| tain Grange Saturday evening it was
voted to postpone the annual election
Of officers until the meeting of January
25 and to hold an all-day meeting on
that date, opening at 1000 a. M, and elect.
ing officers in the morning and installing
them in the afternoon. A State ofiicia
is expected to be present and conduct
the installation, which probably will be
open to the public. A committee to hav,
charge of arrangements for dinner was
appointed including Mr.. and Mrs. IL. A
Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Foster, a. T.
Straw and Mrs Della Tominson
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Adams of Stowe
announce the engagement of thei,
daughter, Dorothy Mansfield Adams. te
Henry T. Way Of Burlington. Mr.. Wan
is graduate of the University of Yer.
mont In the class of 1917 and n mem
Der of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Miss
Adams was graduated from Stowe high
school in June. 1918. She is II success.
full teacher in the North Hollow schoo
and is popular and attractive yount
lady.-Edmund w. McGibbon, chic,
electrician on the u s. s. Maumea, II
!, passing weeks furlough at his HON,
in Stowe He will return to New Yorl
Friday and expects to sail for Franc,
on the 18th of January.-The member,
of the Congregational Church will hole
tri-annual meeting at roll call at tn,
church vestry at two O'Clock to-day
The members of Trinity Church will
OF
l church vestry at eight o'clock thi.
evening.-A meeting of the United
Service executive committee was helc
Monday evening when plans fo
the coming canvas were discussed an,
also for other arrangements includint
. the get-together dinner, the date o
. which can not be set until more o
u those who have been i'll have recover
ed-Mrs. Mary Smalley has been con
fined to her bed several days with al
abscess on one foot which does no
s tmprove.-A Red Cross business meet
n ing was held at the banquet hall Mon
= day evening.-1ra Mum Boardman
u who has been released from nava
- service four years, returned Tuesda.
: to Burlington to take up his studies a
the University of Vermont His sister
h Miss Nadine Boardman, returned t.
II Burlington Wednesday. OrIo X. Jenn,
= land Miss Charlotte Long also re
g turned to Burlington Wednesday to re
= sumo their studies at the University O
Vermont-Mrs NJ. o. Marshall con
Itinues to improve from her Illness wit
lpneumonia.---Na Slayton, who is YER
J. i'll with complications following infiu
7. enza, remained about the same.-Th
n Thermometer registered four and 81
n degrees below zero Tuesday morning
% year ago on the Sist some thermom
4, eters registered AZ degrees below in tn
y morning, "a below in the evening an
. below zero all day.
e Pneumonia has developed in the case o
Thurman J. Foster, who has been III wit
influenza at the home OF Mrs. Foster
brother, Major W. w. Houston In Wash
m ington d. c.. where Mr.. and Mrs Foste
* are visiting Mr.. Foster was doing we
3 when last heard from and Mrs. Foster an
e. the four children of Major and Mrs. Hous
IN ton arc recovering from influenza. MR.
l. Houston Is recovering from blood po
"a sonins in one nd.-Lafayette Houston
y who has beer at the home OF his sister-ir
law Mrs Inuiaa Houstop In stowe IIOl