Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16

from letter received by Miss Marjorie
Watts from parishioner of the late
William Hendry at West CRANKY, Conn,
which will be of interest to many in
Stowe where Mr.. Hendry supplied as
pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal
church while attending Montpelier
seminary. THE Rev. William Hendry,
died Suddenly at Middletown, Conn,
where he was. attending Wesley Univer-
sity, n victim of the influenza epidemic
we were quite shocked at his death for
he was loved by all. A letter from Mr..
Hendry written while attending a sum-
mer theological school in Illinois, in 1918,
the last received from him by Miss
Watts. was full of plans for the future
work which he hoped to carry out. This
was Mr Hendry's fourth year at Wes-
leyan. He was preaching at West
dranby to help his expenses at college,
Miss Lillian Godfrey is taking
Miss Katherine Smalley's place as teach
er at Stowe Forks. Miss Smalley is de-
tanned at home by the absence of her
mother.-The regular meeting of Mans
neld Mountain Grange was held Saturday
afternoon with good interest There will
be an all day session at the meeting
january 20, with election of officers in the
morning. dinner at noon and installation
or oihcers in the afternoon.-The son
born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Fisher in Wolcott is the grandson of f.
c. Sleeper, of Stowe.
About 40 from Stowe attended the
basketball game at Waterbury Tuesday
evening between the Stowe high and
waterbury high school teams. going by
special car on the Mt Mansfield cleo
tric railway. The game was good.
fast one and resulted in a score of "A
to q in favor of Waterbury-Pvt. Lucius
Il. kidder. Jr, who. it Is thought, is the
first soldier to return to Stowe from
France. is at the home of his father on
five days leave. Private Kidder. who
entered the service from Morristown was
seriously wounded in action on August
%, his left arm being almost entirely
helpless as result. He landed in New
York about a week ago and reached home
Monday night. He will return to camp
when his leave expires.--Mr. and Mrs.
c. A. Riley received news Tuesday of
the arrival in New York of their son,
NJ. Cornell Riley, of the L. S. Marine
Corps, who has been in service for Is
months in Santo Domingo and Porto
Rico. Riley. who is now in quarantine
at Bay Ridge, will ge to Quantico. Va,
to enter an officers training school,
STANLEY Bailey, who has been in training
at Camp Jackson, S. c., has received an
honorable discharge and has returned to
stowe Mr. Bailey's family will return
here from Fitchburg, Mass.-A r. Straw
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Campbell attended
the meeting of the Waterbury Grange at ,
waterbury Center Tuesday evening"
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dubuque are par
'ents of SON born January "a. D.
Lynch, manager Of the Mt. Mansfield
Creamery is attending the dairymen's
meeting In Rurington.-Mrs. Cora Nor
rison. who Is assisting in the care of
Mrs. Nancy powner went Tuesday to
her home IN Waterbury Center for a
short stay.-Arthur Morrill,. who has the
position of foreman in the violin factory,
has moved his family to the Green" cot
tage on Maple street.-The condition of
II. 5. Mathews is slowly Improving,
Mrs. w. w. Ayers is gaining rapidly
Mrs. NJ. o. Marshall is gaining slowly.