Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-20
LamOile County
STONE.

The hall was very attractively dec
Grated with a large American flag sur
mounted by a golden eagle in front
of the stage, the troops patrol flags on
the stage, semaphore flags crossed on
the walls. two American flags Gro ssed,
with a wig-wag flag between on tina
gallery railing, and red, white and blue
streamers from the chandeliers. Tho
boys of the troop gave an exhibition
of physical exercises on the floor and
Donald Douglass and Maurice Cum
mings gave an exhibition of boxing,
blindfolded. The scouts led the grand
march. Music was by Shackett's or
chcstra. The receipts were sac. clear
ing $40. The girls of the Stowe high
school home economies department.
served refreshments, clearing $780,
Representative c.. z. Burt was at home
from Montpelier for the week-end.--
Mrs. T. S. Boardman returned last
week from Springfield, where she has
been caring for her sister, Mrs. c. nj.
Rugbee. Mrs. Bugbee. who has been
In poor health for some time. has re-
Gently had a tubercular gland removed
from her neck and Is doing we'll.
\ family gathering and dinner party
at the home of Samuel Willard Barrows
and his daughter, Miss Clara Barrows,
on School street Sunday was in honor
of Mr.. Barrow's 93rd birthday and in
cluded Mr.. Barrows' daughter. Mrs. Aus
tin A. Emery Of St. Adams, and son, DR..
II. w. Barrows. and family of Stowe.
Mr.. Barrows, who is the Oldest resident
Of stowe, suffers from some of the in
f%rn1itles of age, but has been able to
walk to the barber shop nearly every
week all winter. In the fall he split
and put in the shed the winters supply
NJ Unod and has 1ya,,x tho ,.ood- ho~ ALA
Mrs. Emery returned to ST. Adams Mon
day.-Mr. and Mrs. E. G.. Stafford were
in Burlington Monday for consultation
with DR.. p. Z. insolvency in regard to
Mrs. Staford's health, which has not
been good since an attack Of influenza
in the fall.-The Rev. NJ. E. Bacon
preached at the United Church service
at the Congregational Church Sunday
morning. Mrs. II. w. Barrows sang a
solo.-The stowe Red Cross branch has
received 80 girls chemises to be made
and will meet to sew every Tuesday
afternoon until further notice. Much
help is needed.-Mrs Fay A. Evans and
little son returned Monday to Middle.
bury after visiting friends in Stowe.-
H.. c, Mcmahon and r. r. Mcmahon
are in Boston to attend the annua auto
mobile show.-Mrs. H. E. Shaw. chair
'''A's ~ Wv ht ma "a NAAS
Victory Girls division, has turned in 100
per cent. Of the amount pledged. $4o&.
There were 80 girls who pledged. The
result represents hard work on the part
OF the chairman and her assistants. Mrs..
Lola Douglass and Mrs. Minerva Tinik-
ham Mrs. Douglass did a large part
Of the work with the girls.-Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur P. Bigelow and Mrs. W. ].
Bigelow Of Middlesex called on friends
In Stowe Sunday.-Fred Eaton Of MID.
dlessx was in Stowe Sunday.-Guy L.
Holden was in Montpelier Saturday.
where he took the civil service exam
ination for railway mail clerk.-Miss
Pettibone of New York. who has been a
guest of Miss Allen at Seven SPRING.
the last six writes Miss Clara
Barrows that Miss Allen recently "a
her annual Stove" tea party at her
boarding house in New York. The guests
included Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Barrows, Mrs.
Lewis and Miss Katherine Lewis, who
are boarding with Miss Allen in New
York. and Miss Pettibone. Miss Schenek.
Miss Herman. Miss Mcdowell, Mrs.
Robinson and Mrs. Smith. all Of whom
nave been guests at Seven Springs,
stowe. Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Abendorph,
who were eligible, were unable to at
t~end.-Conrad Williams has returned
from the Fanny Allen hospital. where he
has had an operation.-Miss Myra Camp
bell is at home from Tunbridge on .
two weeks vacation from her school du-
ties.-Miss Sadie Hart, who Is teaching
in Morristown, is at home for a vacation.
B. f. McManus is recovering from in
juries received Saturday, when a load
Of logs he was driving slowed and went
over a bank near \. o. Holbrook's on
Bridge street. The load turned COM
pletely over and one horse went over.
Mr.. McManus injured one leg.-Follow-
ing are the amounts of patriotic invest
ments and contributions of the Stowe
graded school: intermediate grade. in
GLIDING pupils and teachers, Liberty bonds
and war stamps, s642. %; Victory boys and
girls. $40; united war work campaign.
s,o; total $685.. %; primary school, inciud-
Ing pupils of first and second grades and
teachers, Liberty bonds. $500; war
stamps 500: thrift stamps 81. so; contribu-
lions, 81; Victory boys and girls. $3.50;
total SOL.
A fire which caught around the chin.
ney on the second floor of the Lackard
and Miller farmhouse, was discovered
about $50 p. m. Thursday. The wood
WORK was in flames when discovered. Help
was summoned by telephone and many
%neighbors responded. 4 load of fire extin-
guishers was brought by the members OF
! the fire department and by their help the
house was saved. \ go ID deal of damage
was done by water as we'll as by the Are
and by the cutting away of timbers and
removal of bricks to check the progress
of the fire. The house is a large two
story house of brick on the main road to
Morrisville and was formerly known az
the Henry Harris place. The building
was insured.
Mrs. Harry f.. Pike and her mother,
Mrs. Minerva Tinkham, gave a 500
party at their home on Park street
Monday evening. There we're IS PRES
ent and six tables were played, The
decorations we're very pretty and were
of green, appropriate to st. Patrick's
day. There were shamrocks for the
ladies to wear and the favors were
green seals. The refreshments were
maple sugar on snow with %doughnuta
and pickles.-Luther Wright has moved
his family from one of the Burt tene-
ments to a tenement in G.. +. Adams
house at Moscow. Mr.. Wright is en-
ployed by f. T.. Smith,-Mrs. Annie
Howard returned to Johnson Tuesday
AFTER visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Observation-Disclosures In Stowe have
received news that Harry Aldrich il
very low with heart trouble at his
home In Mineola, N. Y. Mr.. Aldrich
was formerly a resident of Stowe and
Mrs. Aldrich was formerly Miss Ines