Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09

come home but is gaining slowing.-Mrs.
w. j. Bigelow OF Bratt,eboro is in the
| hospital at that place suffering from n
| severe attack of gall stones.-Mr. and
Mrs. A. j. Msgoon have returned from a
visit to Boston, Taunton and other places
in Massachusetts-C. q. Burt started Sat-
urday for South Bend, Ind, by auto,
whore he expects to meet his wife and
children who have been spending some
time in Minneapolis. MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bailey and sons.
and friend from Hyde Park went to New
port Sunday. While returning they met
| an auto that crowded them into the
| ditch, breaking every spoke in one rear
wheel They sent to Hardwick and got
another wheel No one was injured
Andrew Royce had the misfortune to
lose COW last week and this week one
was choked to death by getting potato
lodged in its throat. making two no has
lost in week.-Mrs. Frank Curtis went
to the Fanny Allen hospital Saturday
and brought home her little daughter.
who has been there for treatment for
her eyes She is much improved. Harry
Warren is back at his work in Pixies
store after a three weeks vacation. His
health is much improved--A large num-
Der of townspeople took dinner at the
Green Mountain Inn Sunday. party
of five from Hyde Park took dinner there
Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Bridgeman and daughter OF Boston are
at the Inn for few days.-Aiss Esther
Marshall was in Waterbury and Mont
pelier over the week-end,-Mrs. Martha
Wright Polaski is able to he out after
her recent illness.
Thrift Sunday was observed in STOW
by holding a large and enthusiastic meet
ing at the auditorium Sunday evening,
at which Mrs Myra Il. Lord of Boston
spoke. also Mrs, D. ]. Jones of Water
bury, state manager Of the thrift cam
paign. The Rev. NJ. f.. Bacon offered
prayer There was singing by the choir
and Mrs A d. Lynch sang SOLO
Or. c. Mayo. Mr. and Mrs. Eacey
and Mrs. j. NJ Ruiter started
about one o'clock Saturday afternoon and
went TO Abercorn, Can, remained there
one-half hour and arrived in stowe at
seven o'clock, quick trip to Canada
and back.A son, Harry Beesley was
born TO Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Mayo
Saturday, October 4.-Nlrs. Wallace Dewey
has returned to the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. II. e. Pike, from a visit
to Middlebury and Burlington Among
those she visited was Mrs. Lucia Sutton
Stewart, who was formerly OF stowe
being the daughter Of DR.. Sutton, who
practced medicine here 30 years ago. She
lives in Middlebury. and Mrs. 2. r.
McSweeney and daughter, Katherine. OF
Burlington passed the weekend wit h
friends in Stowe They we're accompanied
by Madene Boardman. who visited her
parents over the week lend Miss Susan
Downer Of Morrsville passed the week
end with her brother and sister-in-lsw
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Downer.-Walter
Foster is off duty at the violin fact DRY.
i'll with a severe cold.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Downer of Hardwick were in Stowe
Sunday-An interesting meeting of the
II. II. Smith Post. w. r. c.. was held
saturday afternoon. MN. Lucy Scribnel'
read poem. Mrs. Wallace Dewey read
an interesting letter telling how the
first cup of tea was made in tlis country.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goddard Of Hyde
Park were in Stowe Sunday evening 10
attend the lecture on thrift
The annual business meeting of the Red
Cross was held Tuesday evening at the
Red Cross rooms. The reports Of the Of
ficers were given. The following officers
were elected: President. Mrs. L. l..
Harris: vice-president. Mrs. H. w. Bar
! rows; secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Paul
Raymond: chairman of tho finance com
| mittee, Mrs. II. +. Pike: chairman Of the
supply committee. Mrs. Fl. r. .Iennsy
| chairman OF the membership committee.
Miss Clara Barrows; chairman of the
| committee of Home Service, Mrs. NJ. C.
Tinkham: chairman of the civilian relief
committee. Mrs. H. r. Shaw This ia a lis,
| of articles made by Stowe Red Cross
during the past year: 80 face ma ks, IS
sweaters. 100 scrap books. three knitted
| afghans. 20 pair pajamas, 20 comfort bags
and housewives, - women's chemises, 2OC
pair socks, IL cOnvalescent robes. % morn
| ing Jackets, five infants layettes, 20 house
gowns. 70 boys understands. Is girls serge
dresses, 80 pair womens drawers, IS in
fant's layettes: linen shower, Is sheets
"a bath towels, IS hand towels 20 hand.
kerchiefs. The latter is list of articles
given at the linen shower for the benefit
of the Red Crose.-W. NJ Adams took
the following business men of Stowe Ia
the mountain Tuesday to look over
routes and locations e. f.. Burt. Howard
Thomas. Charles Racey Mark Iovejoy
DR.. Barrows T.. T.. Stafford ". p. Shaw
and II. c. Mcmahon. They reported that
il was pleasant, but cold-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Fogg Of Enfield, Y. H., were re.
cent visitors at her brothers. Paul Raw.
mond.-Mrs. Emma Straw is visiting her
daughter and family NJ Fairfax for a few
days.-Mrs. G.. NJ. Lawrence of Morris.
town called on friends in Stowe Tuesday,
IAN the teachers in the village school
are attending the teachers State conyen-
ton in Montpelier Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday
WATERVILLE
Mr., and Mrs \ NJ. Brown are Parents
of a son, born October Carl WethereIl
has moved into Charles Aliens house a,
the foot Of Church street.-A daughter
arrived at the home Of Mr. and Mrs
Adelbert Blaisdel October A. L.
Laraway was in Johnson Tuesday to