Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
Lamoile County
STOWE

, photograph of Major Dwight +. Smith
i of the United States marine corps, which
has been hung on the wall of the corridor
! in the Akeey Memorial building was pre-
sented TO the town by the Hon Thomas
c. Cheney OF Worthwhile. Mr. Cheney,
who. it is wcll-known. takes great inter
est i'm all who have served their country
in the Civil War as well as the European
War has also presented a photograph OF
aior Smith to the state to be hung in
the State House. Below the photograph
! appears the following citation: Major
Smith received the distinguished service
cross for gallantry al Belean Wood,
France. June s. 1915 in conducting an at
tack against strongly fortified machine
gun position under terrific machine gun
fire He held on until wounded and jncapa-
citated. Major Smith is the son of Frank
W. Smith and brother of Mrs. Harold e.
! e. Mahon and Miss Mildred Smith OF
! stowe. He has been member of the L.
! s. NJ. G.. since graduating from Norwich
University in 1903 He has seen service
with the marines in San Domingo. Haiti.
in Mexico and the island Of Gaum, Hav-
ana and other places az well as in Euro
pean war. He received two machine gun
bullets through his ankle and was badly
( gassed in action at Beleau Wood. and
was retired from active service FOR long
| time in consequence. but is now stationed
at Seattle. Washington. Major Smith
| was married to Miss Lucy Abbott Of Bos-
ton in February, Major Smiths brother
Harry @. Smith is captain I'm the I. &
| Al. C..
! George lm,nons the mfan, son OF
Pliny A. and Bessie Adams Nonde. died
at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday afternoon after
a,,1 l,ol r.ir
branous Group. The child would have
| been nine months old November !, Mr..
and Mrs. voudle have two remaining chill
dren. Irene and ARENAS. 4 burial serv-
ice was held at the West Branch cem-
etery Saturday at 10 a. IN.
The Donald McMahon Post, No. s.,
| American Legion, has been organized here
! with the following officers: Post COM
mander Raeburn T.. McMahon; vice.
commander, Gale fl, Shaw; adiutant,
! Paul 4. Raymond; historian. Healey J.
! Bashaw; chaplain. NJ. Cornell Riley. The
post was represented at the convention
at Burlington by Gale II. Shaw and Fred
Il. Perry.--Mr. and Mrs, Willis Reed Of
Morristown, MIR. and Mrs. Irving Whipple
and son, Delmar, of Wolco,t and Mrs,
Frank Whipple and daughter. Marjorie,
of Morrisville called on Mr.. and Mrs,
Adolph Alger at their home on West
Branch on the 18th. the occasion being
the 25,h anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ayers marriage, The day also was
Mrs. Ayers i5th birthday anniversary.
Mr., and Mrs. .Algcr We're married at
!Christfield. kans., October %. 1894. Mr..
Algcr. who was horn in Stowe 80 years
ago and who has passed his life here
with the exception of FIVE years in the
West Is the great grandson of the first
settler of stowe. Oliver Luce. his father
the late Isaac Aieer, being the son OF
a daughter of Mr. Luce. 1t was late in
the winter Of 1894 that Mr.. and Mrs
Luce arrived in stowe. Driving with a
span of horses and n sleigh from their
former home in lIartland. Mr.. and Mrs
Luce left their train at the place now
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Hodge and
pushing OH on foot over an unbroken
bride path, bringing a little bedding on
a hand sled. they reached Stowe one day
ahead of Captain Clement Moody and thus
received the honor OF being the frs,
settlers. Mr., Aleer. his daughter. Mrs
Arson H. Page, and little grandson. Rob
ert Brantson Page, are the only de-
scendants Of MI and Mrs Luce now liv'
ing in Stowe. Mr., Alger has had en-
ployment ON the Mt. Mansfield electric
railway for some years, Besides his ip1
mediate family. a half-sister- Mrs. Herr!
Sargent lives in stowe. Mrs. Minnie Ola
POSTUM Alger was born in Lapont Ind.
but passed the most Of her life in Kan
sas. Her parents live in Kansas and also
n sister. Another sister lives in Florida
Coming to Stowe soon after their marriage
= Mr.. and Mrs Alger made their hom'
with Mr., Ayers parents. the late Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Alger at the =. :. Slay
ton place on West Branch~ where they
still live, and whore their son-in-law aht
! daughter, Mr. and Mrs Arson III, Page
also live. Mr.. Page carries on wheel
wright and repair shop at the village
The steady rain of Thursday night ant
Friday caused IA sudden rise IN all th'
streams in the vicinity, reaching high
water marks and washing out fortif1ca
tons and threatening damage in some
places on West Branch.-Mr. and Mrs
: Harry Reynolds left Thursday on theil
return 10 their home in Minneapolis
taftcr a visit OF several weeks with Mrs