Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

| Rev. w. r. Collins, who had serious
attack of illness last week. is recovering.
Mrs. w. w. Demeritt returned to Wat
erbury Tuesday after visiting her aunt,
Mrs. A. II, Slayton. She was accompanied
home by her niece Miss Margaret Pike,
who passed Tuesday with her aunt, Mrs.
c. II. Chaplin.
A large number OF tourists arrive
here every day, many of them remain
ing at the summer hotels or in prt-
vate homes w. NJ. Adams made four
| trips from the Summit House on Mt.
Mansfield to stowe with his auto truck
Tuesday, on the last trip bringing 90
people to the station and taking 20
back to the Summit House. The house
is running to it's fun capacity. A
| woman visitor at the Summit House
Monday walked from Mortified to
| Montpelier, arriving in stowe on the
645 car. She left on foot for the
Summit House, expecting to cover the
| 10 miles during the evening.-The ce-
ment foundation for the new building
| to replace the one recently built be-
| longing to the Gold Brook Creamery
association has been completed. The
frame is going up and boarding being
done and it is hoped to complete the
| roof this week. The main building is
| 40 by so feet When the ice house
c. NJ Watts and daughter Marjorie
left Wednesday for a weeks outing.
| expecting to visit the White Mountains
and Old Orchard Beach. Me, and to
go from Old Orchard by boat to Ply
mouth, Mass. on their return Mrs.
Watts entertained her cousin, Mrs. Ida
Lord and granddaughter, Miss Jane
Bollinger of Chenoa, Ill, Monday. Mrs.
Lord was formerly Miss Ida Butts Of
Stowe.--A. 3. Weeks is recovering
from his recent attack and is able to
sit up a part of the tlme.-The condi-
ton of Mrs. f f.. Stafford. who is
seriously i'll, remains about the same.
Mrs. Clayton Peck of East Corinth
was an over-Sunday visitor in stowe.
Richard Straw has returned from a
visit of a week with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ. Douglass. in
Jeffersonville.-Dr and Mrs. H. w. Bar
rows visited Mr.. and Mrs. Doug ass
Sunday.-Mrs. F.. E. Smith returned
Tuesday from a two weeks visit with
friends in Shoreham and Alburg.
drive to raise a small quota for the
Y. w. g. A. Is being conducted here this
week with Mrs. Fl. f. Shaw, chairman
of the committee. Miss clara Barrows
! begun work on the drive Wednesday.
! s. x. Kennedy of Waterbury was a re
cent visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
| +. y. Billings. leaving Tuesday to visit
| his daughter in Huron. y. Y.-Mr. and
| Mrs. g. l.. Burt and guests. the Misses
| Marjorie and Rebecca Burt and Mrs. Will
| son F. Edgerton OF Minneapolis Mimi,
| motored to Burlington TueSday.-Since
! his return to Washington. d. G., Major
! w. ". Houston has been honorably dis
| at Marion Ohio. He is preparing to open
an office in Philadelphia for the sale of
steam shovels for the Osgood company.
| whose factory is located at Marion Mrs.
| Frank Chaffee of North Hyde Park is
visiting her sieter-n-law. Mrs. A. w.
| Collins at the lower village.
Sixteen members of the H. H. Smith
| Womens Relief Corps passed Tuesda y
afternoon with Mrs. i. NJ Ruiter. a
[ picnic lunch was served The members
of the corps will meet to sew for the
Red Cross this afternoon. \ picnic
! lunch will be served. There will be a
| dance under the auspices of Mansfield
Mountain Grange at the Akeley Memorial
| building Friday evening. Music will he
| furnished by the Scouts orchestra of
| Hardwick Ice cream and cake will be
| served Members are asked to bring
| pul.