Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03


dining room was festooned with pink
crepe paper and pink roses. Prizes
in guessing contest were won by
Miss Marion Pike and Miss Ruth Col
Inns. The prospective bride was asked
to cut a huge white cake, but finding
il too hard she lifted the cake and
found underneath many useful and
beautiful gifts brought by her friends.
who wish her much happiness Miss
Magoon has been a successful clerk
at the Miles, Mcmahon e. Sons store
for four years.-Eugene Bailey suf-
fered serious injury while work
ink at the violin factory Friday.
One knee came In contact with
"a band saw and cash, cut
ting to the bone and requiring seven
stitches to close. was the result. Mr..
Bailey was more comfortable Sunday.
At an important meeting of the Gold
Brook Creamery association at the home
Clerk and Treasurer H. G. Fuller and pre-
| sided over by President d. c. Bull Mon
day evening There were i3 members of
| the association present. 1t was voted to
increase the capital stock from $1,000 to
5000 and to rebuild the creamery build
| ing which was burned about three weeks
| ago, igniting from an explosion Of gaso-
! line on the floor. The site of the cream
\ cry Will be changed to a place near the old
| cheese factory near the Gold Brook Bridge
| on the Gulf road. A building committee
was appointed consisting of y. c. Bull. NJ.
G. Anderson and Ralph Wrisley. An order
| for machinery has been placed with Mr..
| Kendrick for the Manning company of
Rutland. The patrons cream Is being taken
at the Mt. Mansfield creamery at pres
ent.-Albert r. Straw of the State grange
executive committee, attended a meeting
of the committee in Burlington Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred c. Bashaw have re-
ceived telegram from their son. Ser
geant Healy |. Bashaw, saying he has
arrived in New York and will probably be
at home next week. Sergeant Bashaw has
served at base hospital 80 in France, doing
clerical work for ten months and is de-
tanned in New York at the same work.
In letter following tine telegram, he
wrote he vas glad to be back in God S
country" and never should leave 1t again.
He also wrote that Howard Russell, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Russell OF
stowe. came over on the same ship with
him. Private Russells parents had not
heard from Inn since May 2O-The men,
bers of II. n. Smith Women's Relief Corps
will visit Mrs. A. II. Slayton at her home
on the main road to Waterbury Thursday
afternoon. carrying lunch with them for
supper-Mrs Wnfred w. Houston and
children of Washington, d. c.. came
Monday to pass the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Watts
and Mr.. Houston's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
j. E. Houstan. Major Houston remained
in Washington for the present.
Mrs Ellen Lovejoy Hunter of Low
ell, Mass, who is passing the summer
here, has rented rooms in A. K. Straw
house on Main street, taking posses
sion Tuesday.-Milo Ravlin moved hi!
family Tuesday from one of the Bur
tenements into A. r. Straws tenemen
in the rear of his residence. Mrs s
NJ. Ashland. who has occupied thu
tenement, will go this week. accom-
: panied by her daughter Maude to joir
her sons, Frank and Howard. ant
, daughter. Lila, in Springfield Mass.
where they are employed.--E. c. Wells
motored Tuesday to Wnooski ant
, was accompanied home by Mrs. Wells
, who is recovering from an operation
, which she underwent three weeks ag'
at the Fanny Allen hospital.-Arthu
, Morrill, and Mrs. l., $ Macutchan mo
I tored Saturday to Burlington. The,
, were accompanied home by Mr.. Ma
cutchan whose condition is considered
very favorable after an operation a
, the Mary Fletcher hospital three week
ago.-Howard Thomas OF Stuart, Fla
who has come to pass the summer il
stowe. is the guest of his aunt, Mrs
A. II. Slayton. Mrs. Thomas and daugh
. ter are expected later.-Miss Rutl
: johnson of Richmond is visiting at tn
home of her brother. Nathan r. John
son.-Mrs. Rebecca Goddard of Hyd
Park has gone to Morrisville afte
visiting her nephew and niece, Mr.. an
Mrs Charles A. Riley.-Miss Doroth.
l. Caswell returned Monday to Hyde Parl
after visiting Miss Catherine Mathews
The stores in this village will be close
all day the 4th. 1t is expected that mem
!, bers of H. II. Smith Post, G. A. r.. re
turned soldiers and Boy Scouts fror
>, Stowe, will take part in the county cele
. bra ton of the 4th at Morrisvile Severe
: decorated floats and motor vehicles fror
here will enter the parade. The Stow
. Military Band will assist in furnishin
music.-Mr. and Mrs. Fl. f.. Shaw. Mis-
= Ruby Shaw and Mrs. H. w. Barrow
motored to St. Adams Wednesday to Al
- tend War Savings meetng.-A larg
pair of horses belonging to Sidney NJ,
u Lean ran away in the bayfield, Tuesda
: when they were frightened by a falin
i themselves after running seven or eigl
n rods, The hay-wagon was considerable
damaged.-C. l.. Robinson is moving h
IS family this week to Richmond. where l.
II has employment in creamery.-Nind
q Stebbins has bargained the large fari
e belonging to him and his fathers estat
u formerly known as the Israel Hall farm
J. to Max Coan of Sterling, taking Mr. c.
Is ans farm in exchange. Mr.. Coan will
'e sell 20 acres to Harry F.. Russ, who's
Is farm adioins, and also a field to JOSEF
- Parizo, adjoining his farm. The deco
e are not completed. The Hall farm
$. one Of the largest in this vcinity.-Tw
IT representatives of the CogG Studio Of Bo
y, ton are guests at the Lake Mansfie
Trout Club House while taking phot
graphs for scenic moving picture Aim
Smugglers Notch was visited Tuesda
and large number of views were take
of this celebrated defile and vicinit
There were several carloads of visito
at the Notch Tuesday. including Mr.. ar
Mrs. n. +. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
3 Mcmahon, Miss Ruth Mcmahon. Mr. ar
Is Mrs. II. c, Mcmahon, Mr. and Mrs. Ra
e. burn r. Mcmahon, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
- Luce. A. c. Akin and family and Jam
TX Kelley of Morrisvile. The photograph
III ers who will remain here several week
" visited Smugglers' Notch again Wedne
70 day.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris
~ Cheneyvillc, Louisiana, are visiting NJ
& Harris aunt, Miss Ida Harris. Mr.. Ha
t. ris, who was a graduate of Stowe hii
H. school in the class of 1905, is making h
- 50 first visit TO Stowe in IL years.-Mr. al