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Memorial building Saturday, when off,
GERS for 1919 were elected as follows:
Master, j. f. Campbell; overseer, s. II.
Nuttng; lecturer. Mrs. Laura Robinson;
steward, II. A. Parsons assistant.
Wheeler NJ Davis chs plain, Mrs. Emma
Jatuch: treasurer, III. G.. Fuller; seore-
tary. Mrs Della Tomlnson; ate-keeper
l. A.. Foster Ceres. Mrs. Maude Camp
bell: Pomona, Mrs. Florence Perry;
Flora. Mrs. Nina Nutting; lady assist
ant steward, Miss lone Hawley. An
oyster supper was served at noon, after
which there was q public installation of
the officers. a. V. Hollis of Morrsvlle
acting as installing officer and Mrs. Dora
Eddy installing marshal. Among the
visitors present were Mr.. and Mrs.
C.. r.. Eddy Of Hyde Park and Mrs. Lena
Reed of Berlin. There was a good
attcndance.--Mr. and Mrs. Arthur II.
Lynch are parents of son. born at their
home on Maple street Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Il. Luce have closed
their house and gone to Burlington for
the winter.-Copes of the official reports
covering the first year of operations Of
the railroads under government control
have been received by Librarian Miss
r. 2. Straw and may be found on the
public reading room table.-The remains
of Nat b. slayton, who died at the Mary
Fletcher hospita. in Burlington Friday
evening, were brought TO Stowe Satur-
day. Mr. Slayton had been i'll for six
weeks with complications following in
fluenza. He was taken to the hospital
about a week ago and underwent an
operation, but steadily declined. Mr..
Slayton was SO years Of age. the son of
Orlando and Sarah Harris Slayton He
was born in Stowe and passed the most
OF his life here. He leaves son, Roy
Slayton, and two daughters, Mrs. F. S.
Barbour and Mrs Henry Melvin Of
stowe: four grandchildren; brother,
George c.. Slayton of Stowe, and two
sisters Mrs George Farr and Miss Car
RE Slayton of Grand Haven, Mich The
funeral was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs G. C.. Slayton at one O'Clock Mon
day afternoon.
A. r. Straw of the committee on can
didates for TIL. united church service, has
received word from the Rev. A. S. Kill
burn of Eddyvle, Iowa, who has been
called to Stowe, that his people in Eddy
VILE were so determined to keep him
there that he has promised to remain
another year The letter was written
before Mr.. Kilburn mad received the
definite call to Stowe but the engagement
to remain in Eddyville is considered final.
The committee has another candidate
under consideration.-A letter written
Saturday by the Rev. J. c. Angel of East
Burke stating that he would be unable to
speak at the community service in Stowe
Sunday morning failtd to arrive that
night and in consequence the large audi
ence that gathered at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday morning was
much disappointed when Mr.. Angel did
not appear After a time the state of the
case was ascertained by telephone and
the service was carried out with #. G.
Austin, a local preacher, and the Rev
M. e. Bacon until recently Of Brooking
s. D., but now at the home of his SON.
-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. A
d. Lynch, as speakers.-A prayer serv'
Ice was conducted at the homt of Mr.
and Mrs. G. c. Slayton Monday Afternoon
by the Rev. r. w. Collins of Moscow
for Mr.. Slayton's brother, N. b. Slayton
who died Saturday at the Mary Fletcher
hospital short burial service at thu
grave at the West Branch cemetery wal
carried out by the Mystic Lodge. F. ant
A. NJ, of which the deceased was mem
Der. F. =. Billings acting as master ant
members of the order as bearers-G. E
Baker has sold the "Lovejoy" farm oil
West Branch which he purchased in No
vember, to Warren T. Howe of Hernford
P. O., for s19,500. Mr.. Howe will taxi
possession February TO- Mr. Baker
plans for the future are not decided upon
Mrs. l.. l.. Harris went Saturday t
Springfield to visit her daughter. Mis-
Dorothy Harris who is teacher II
Springfield, and who has not been wei
Of late.-Mrs. o. II. Smith is passing SOM
time with her daughters, Mrs. w. II
Perry. and Mrs C. L. McCuen. in Boston
Mrs. Emma West Of Waterbury Is Wis
iting her son and daughter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. West. at Moscow.-Th
poverty dance and card party at tn
Akeley Memorial building Friday evenin
netted $50 for the benefit Of the o. e.
Supper was served in the banquet hal
The decorations were red and green. TIL
dance was in the auditorium.-The ladie
of the Eastern Star gave a pound sur
prise party to Mrs. l.. 8. Macutchan Sun
day evening. Mr.. Macutchan, who Is a
the Fanny Allen hospital for Treatment
Is gaining slowly.-Past Master r.
Warren, who was present at the meet
Ing of Mansfield Mountain Grange Satul
day for.the first time since his illness {
last spring, was greeted very warmly b
those present. Mr.. Warrens health
somewhat improved but he is still feebl
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Eddy has returne
10 f1yQe faTk dAleT Wishing ITIcHuS
Stowe.
Mrs. Clarissa Latuch. wife of JOSEF
Latuch, died at their home at the lowe
village at two o'clock Wednesday morI
ing. Mrs. Latuch had been in failin
health since last fall but her death can
suddenly as she had been able to be abo,
the house. She was IS years old
August. She was born in Canada, b.
passed most Of her life in Stowe. HI
parents were jeremiah and Lydia Bea
Culver. for many years resident of thi
part of Stowe known as Nebraska. Mr.
Latuch was married In early life to Ca
los Hoisington. who died about 80 yea
ago. OF the Is children born to Their
FIVE survive: Carlos r. Hoisington ar
Mrs. Bessie Shepard of Stowe. Mrs. Fal
ME Chase and Mrs. Hattie Richards
Underhill and Mrs Luella Randall
Charleston. There also are 13 gran
children and II great-grandchildren. Mr.
Latuch also leaves her second husban
Joseph Latuch, and four step-childre
Fred Latuch and John L. Latuch
Stowe. Mrs. Julia Hutchins of Morri
vile and Mrs. Mary Kirby of Burin
ton, and two brothers, Randall Culver
Stowe and John Culver of Buringto
The funeral will be held at the house
10 o'clock Friday forenoon.-An examI
of patriotic effort worthy of mention a
also of emulation has been set by I
three children of Mrs. S. NJ. Ashlar
uidow and dependent unon her n,