Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22


Gilbert; executive committee, Marie GU
lick: relief committee. Helen Robinson:
friendship committee. Lilla Lease; press
committee Belle Barrows. At this meet
ing the class voted to adopt two orphans
in France, whom they will support for
the year, the money being sent i'm
mediately: also each member who can.
is asked to adopt the penny a day"
system, laying by that amount each day
for the same cause.
STOWE
The fremen's ball at the Akeley
Memorial building Friday evening
was attended by $50 couples. the receipts
veing over $155 Music was by the Scouts
orchestra of Ilardwick. Many were pres
cnt from out of town. among them peo-
pie from Burlington, Mo~risvile Hard
wick and Montpelier Chief Silas A.
Stebbins and Mrs. Stebbins and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold c. Mcmahon led the grand
march. The Red Cross served supper
the receipts being s7O.-There was
dance at Peterson's hall at the lower viii
lage Friday evening with about 80
couples in attendance. Music was by
Mr.. Chase and Mrs. Johnson of Water
bury and Waterbury Center.-Miss
Nadine Boardman and her brother. Ira
Mum Boardman. were at home from the
University of Vermont for the weekend
w. Il. Bigelow went to West Lebanon,
y. H.. Saturday on his way to his home
in Salem. Mass, after a few days in
Stowe.
Lost. between Cheney Tomlinson's and
Edward Robinson's, an unlined. striped
wool coat. Finder leave at McMahon's
store for reward. Harry Faune. tadv)
. Beginning with next Sunday the United
Church services will be held at Unity
Church. Next Sunday being Memorial
Sunday the pastor, the Rev. NJ. E. Bacon.
will preach the annual sermon to the
II. II. Smith Post, Grand Army of the
Republic. The celebration of Memorial
day on Friday will be carried out as usual.
The soldiers graves in the West Branch
cemetery will be decorated in the fore
noon. and also those in the village ceme-
terry. Dinner will be served at the Akeley
Memorial building at -, following which
the River Bank cemetery will be visited
and the ritual service will be carried out.
The address of the day will be given at
the auditorium of the Akeley Memorial
building, by the Rev. John Kimball Of
Glover at two o'clock The Stowe Mill
tary band will assist in the exercises of
the afternoon and also the juvenile band.
All returned soldiers are cordially invited
to attend and take part in these exercises.
The remains of Carlos G. Wade. "A for
mer resident, were brought here from
Quincy. ~ H., Friday for burial which
took place in the West Branch cemetery
by the side of Mr. Wade's first wife,
Mrs. Eleanor Jackman Wade. the Rev.
r. w. Collins conducting the service. The
deceased would have been 95 in July and
was the last survivor of the children of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wade, all formerly
of Stowe. He leaves several nephews and
nieces. among them Miss Jessie Wade of
Stowe. His second wife, Mrs. Jane l..
OHodge) Wade, died in 1908. Mr.. Wade ha%
lived in New Hampshire for about 40
years,-Mr, and Mrs. James A, Foster
went Monday for a visit of several weeks
with relatives in Fort Covington and
Messina. n. Y.-Thomas o. Heron of
Swanton, who came to Stowe to attend
the firemen's ball and to visit Miss
Katherine Smalley, returned home Mon
day.-Mrs. Henry II. Mcmahon and son
have returned from Bristol. Conn, where
they have passed the winter and where
Mr.. Mcmahon. who is employed there will
remain for the summer.-R. Maitland
Hunter, who has been in Burlington since
receiving his discharge from service in
December is passing a few weeks with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hunter.
Robert Smalley went Saturday to
Poland. Me-, where he has employment.
The Red Cross realized about s71.50 from
the supper of Friday evening. The finance
committee feels grateful to all who re-
sponded so generously to the call for food
and service and to the Boy Scouts who
were of great assistance,-Mrs. w. w.
Adams has received news of the recent
death in Denison, Washington, of her
brother, Selden G. Ayers, aged &C years.
Mr.. Ayers passed his early life in Water
bury and Stowe but has lived in the West
| for 46 years, for the last 10 years in
Denison and previous to that in Cali
! fornia. Oregon. and other places in
Washington. His parents were Jasper and
, Melissa Greene Ayers. He leaves four
/ brothers and sisters. jerome b. Ayers,
Mrs. Aurora Adams, Mrs. w. w. Adams
and William w. Ayers, all of stowe. He
also leaves his wife and two sons, both
of the latter having been honorably dis
charged from service and returned home,
Mr.. Ayers only visit to Stowe since leav-
| ing for the West was made 80 years ago.
Lieutenant r. NJ. Anderson. L. S, ~,
/ on a through from his duties as pay
master on the U. S. transport Han
! cock. has been guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. McMahon.--The
rural schools closed for the summer
vacation Friday.-Miss Martha
Curry and Mrs. Minnie Tinkham went
! Tuesday to Rutland to attend the
State convention of the Women's Re-
lief Corps as delegates from the ii. ii.
Smith Corps,
Among those from stowe who at
tended the peace league convention In
Burlington Wednesday afternoon and
evening were DR.. II, w. Barrows, Mr.
and Mrs. o. II. Luce. Mr.. and Mrs. III
Il. Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs C. Il Burt, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. C. Lovejoy, the Rev, and
Mrs M f. Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs, f, Il
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ Ruiter. Gale
II. Shaw.-George Cleveland and Mrs
Belle Mclaughlin of Roxbury were
married by the Rev. r. W. Collins at
Moscow Saturday. Mr., and Mrs Cleve-
land remained for the week lend with
Mr.. Clevelands sister, Mrs. w. H. Rus