Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

home he made go short n turn that nc
was thrown in the yard, but after lying
several minutes got up and dashed into
the barn with the wagon still attached
to him. The horse, which has taken
several prizes at the MorrisvIle races,
was injured to some extent, but II 10
impossible to tell how much at present.
The wagon was slightly damaged. The
horse was hltched by The halter. ut is
not known what made him, break away.
but he showed evidence of speed on his
course through the village and on the
road home.-A special car on the Mt.
Mansfield electric railway carried the
Stowe high school basketball team and
crowd Of their friends to Waterbury
Friday evening when the team played
the Waterbury high school team, the
resulting score being II TO IA in favor
Of Waterbury. w. L. Demeritt and
daughter. Miss Mildred Patterson. were
visitors in Waterbury Friday.-Miss Alice
Nutting will teach tho winter term at
the Brownsville school beginning Monday.
Mrs. Edith Simonean attended the flu
neral Of her cousin, T.. II. Douglass, in
Jonesville Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Hunter are moving from rooms in r. J..
Holden's house into tenement In A. r..
Straw's home on Main street.
Interesting services were carried out
at the United Church Sunday. The SUBJ
ject Of the excellent sermon by the pas
tor at the morning service was Progress
sion in Religion A large choir led the
singing, assisted by the church orches-
ira, with Miss Watts at tho organ. A
pleasing unit was rendered by Mrs. II
W. Burrows and Mrs. Leon S. Macutche-
on. The orchestra also assisted at the
evening service and Mrs. Barrows sang
a solo. Miss Marian Gary of the State
Young Women's Christian association
gave an address which was listened to
with close attention. Miss Gary met the
committees of the Young Peoples Com.
nounity club in consultation in regards to
plans for future work.-Orlo r. Jenncy
and Roy Smalley OF the University of
Vermont have been designated 70 take
the census in Stowe.--Henry F. Jenney,
Jr., has passed few days with his sis
ter Mrs. G. A. Burnham and family in
Lyndonville.- and Mrs. Y. L. Bar
rows and Mr.. ana Mrs. Ernest French
and families attended a family gathering
IN honor of the birthday of Mrs. Bar
rows father, Willis A. Morse at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Arthur Graves in Wa
terbury Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs o. F..
Luce and Fl. g. Mcmahon attended the
funeral of James f. Miles in Burlington
Sunday. Mr.. Miles was formerly for
some years the senior partner in the bus
mess firm Of Miles & Mcmahon. now the
Miles. Mcmahon & Son company.-John
S. Smith Of Fitchburg. Mass. visited his
sister, Mrs. II. G. Mcmahon and other
Stowe relatives over Sunday.-Miss Flor
ence Ayers visited her mother, Mrs. VIII
Al. H..
pitai Saturday returning home Sunday.
Mrs. Ayers Is now doing we'll and ex-
poets to be able to come home the last of
the week.-A. II. Bentley. VINO has been
In failing health for some time is no,
so we'll and is confined to his he'd. Mr..
Bentleys mother, Mrs. II. T. Varney of
Shoreham is here on account of his IL
ness.-rhe sugar allowance has been
raised here from one pound per person
for a month to two pounds. Sugar cards
are obtained at W. A. Knights rhay-
macy.-A copy of Vermont. It's
Government. 1892" has been pre-.
scented to the Stowe Free Library by Wal
ter ]. Bigelow of Brattleboro. the COM
piler Of the book. Mr. Bge.ow is ma
tive of Stowe as is also Edwin T. Hous-
ton of Montpelier. who made the photo
graphs, from which large proportion
Of the excellent half-tone cuts in the
work were made. The book contains
sketches and cuts of the NATIONAL off,
GERS of the State, the officers of tn.
judiciary and executive departments. the
members and officers of the Senate and
House.
At the meeting Of the Stowe teachers
club Monday evening Miss Edith Derby
gave very interesting and complete re.
view of Murrays "How to Study The
discussion following was opened BY
Principal Mayo and several others took
part. The entertainment committee pro-
vided several guessing conteste and re-
freshments were served. The next meet
ing will be held January 26.-Oscar Larson
has sold his farm known as the Carroll
Robinson farm to Fred c. Mccarthy OF
Essex. Mr.. Larson and family left Satur'
day for Worcester. Mass. Mr.. Mccarthy
will not move here for some time.
Christmas week observance will begin
with the Sunday morning service at the
United Church when musical program
will be carried out by the united choir
and orchestra, followed by short
Christmas sermon by the pastor. The
Sunday evening service will be carried
out by the Young Peoples Community
club. On Wednesday evening the united
Sunday school will give a cantata. which
will be followed by Christmas tree.
The moving picture entertainment,
From the Manager to the Throne" PLAN
ned for Thursday evening has had to be
postponed as the pict,kes could not be
obtained for that evening.-Electric
lights have been installed In the houses
of W. l.. Demeritt and Q. w. Edison in
the village and at Edwin r. Bigelow's,
P. r. Gales and K. II. Maynard's on
West Branch. At other West Branch
patrons the installation is partly COM
pleted.-Satan. r. A. Wells racer. has
recovered from the injuries received when
he broke away from his fastenings at the
village and ran to Mr.. Wells farm home
on West Branch Saturday-Carl r. New
city has opened a barber shop in the
s. c. Spaulding block on Main street.
Henry Horner remains very i'll at the
home of his son at Moscow.-Miss Isabel
Smith has n position as dietitian at the
Buxton hospital at Newport News. Va.
Miss Smith is graduate of Simmons
College. Boston.-Waite Smith has re-
turned from a stay of five weeks in Bris-
tol. Conn.-Mrs. b. F. Magoon, who has
been seriously i'll for some time, seems
to be little more comfortable.-Mrs.
Helen a. wilkins Is closing her house
on Main street and will pass the winter
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary
f. Cheney, on Pleasant street-Leo II.
Straw has been confined to his home sew
eral days by illness.-Forbes Adams was
able to resume his studies at Stowe high
school Wednesday after several days ILL
ness.
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