Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from pnEc threcb

w. +. Russell is visiting her daughter,
Nrs Conrad A. Adams, and family in
Medford, Mass.--The annual report of
he town officers of stowe for the year
snding January rs, 1919. shows that
riders have been drawn by the select
men for see, s6S.26; by school directors
si5,9O1.10; by the road commissioner
s2,2sS.62: by overseer of poor $3,6S2.02,
of which s3,147.7S is for the town
farms and S53424 for outside aid. The
cost of the Akeley Memorial building
TO the town was sS52.7s The town
received s3S,1i934 and paid s3o,425.62,
lea wing IA balance of s2,693.73. Schools
received $14.1S746 and paid S15,751,2S.
ceived si.s57.S1 and paid s5,75l.64.
an overdraw of sSs4.3S. Cemetery re-
ceived $2SS.5o and paid s123.94, balance
S11256. Total received, $52.400.61
paid, 52.4O0.6I.
There are q articles in the warning
posted for the annual town meeting.
.,:'ticle Is IN to see II the town will vote
80 dbate the poll taxes Of soldiers for
1918. Article 49, to see If the town will
vote to furnish school house in Sterling
50 to hold school there. Article 20. to see
# town will vote to pay the teachers
when they do not teach. The other
articles are as usual.-Mrs. T.. u. BAN
forth returned Wednesday from Bethel.
where she was called last week by the
illness Of her mother. Mrs. Shepard. left
her mother much improved.-Mr. ana
Mrs. Henry Sargent, who passed the Goth
anniversary of their marriage on St
Valentines day made the third couple in
the Sargent family VINO lived to pass
their golden wedding anniversary. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry n. Raymond passing
theirs in October. 1917. and Mr. and Mrs.
pember f. Sargent passing theirs several
years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ana
Elara Jones Sargent have passed the
most of their married life in stowe. They
have lived for more than 50 years on the
farm in the Bloody Brook neighborhood.
where they are now.-Harmony Pomona
Grange held an all day session nj the
Akeley Memorial building Wednesday.
Officers present were: Master A. X.
straw. Lecturer Mrs J. Z. Parker of
Morrisville, Steward ID. j. Adams of
Waterbury Center, Assistant Steward
Fred Hopkins and Lady Assistant
Steward Mrs. Fred Hopkins of johnson,
secretary Miss Della ompson and
Treasurer A. V. Hollis ID Morrisville,
Ceres Mrs Mary Norway 81 Waterbury
Center. short business session was
nelu IN the lOTenOon 1T WHICH IL was
voted to postpone the election of officers
An excellent dinner was served by the
members of II. II. Smith Women's Relief
Corps The afternoon session was in
charge of the lecturer and was open &c
the public The program opened witt
singing, with Mrs. julius Mudgett at the
piano, and included q salute 10 the flag
led by the women of the w. r. c.: .
reading by Mrs. Della Tomlinson: recita
tons by J. T. Campbell. Mrs. Laura
Robinson, Mrs. Fred Hopkins and Currar
+. Bellows. The question, What the
y. Grange Can Do in This Period of Re
% construction" was discussed. Oranges
represented were those of Waterbury
, Center, Morrisville, Johnson and Stowe
The program for the meeting of Mans
fed Mountain Grange Saturday evening
will be appropriate TO Washington
, birthday. The roll cali will be answered
by quotations from Washington. Ques
ton, was George Washington as In
teligent Noted Men of the Presen
Day." There will be music and recita
tons-George White has returned from
Dover. n. H., where he has had employ
ment as night clerk in hotel-Rufu
Wiltshire of Morrisville, formerly o
Stowe, is i'll with pneumonia following
! influenza This is Mr.. Wiltshires fifth
illness with pneumonia.
Inside the Lines presented at Hote
theatre Saturday evening. February o.
Spies. love, intrigue. adventure, German
! plots, all are part of Inside the Lines.
Admission and II cents (adv) H,2t