Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-02


guests at the house and townspeople at
tending. Mrs. Fl. w. Barrows rendered
solo. accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Burgess. The service was held on
the broad veranda of the mansion.-At
the meeting of Mansfield Mountain
grange Saturday evening the literary
program was in charge OF Flora and
Pomona Mrs. Nina Nutting and Mrs.
Hattie Ruiter. and included songs by Mrs.
Carrie Hall and Mrs. Della Tonlnson,
a piano solo by Mrs. I. A. Foster. readings
by Mrs. Hattie Recor and Mrs. Tomlnson.
recitations by Mrs. Maude Campbell and
Mrs. Laura Robinson and a paper on
vermont plants by Mrs. Carrie Straw.
The next meeting will be held In the
evening and the first and second degrees
Will be worked.--A meeting Of the Young
America club held on the school grounds
saturday afternoon was called to order
by the president. Miss Dorothy Barrows.
The program included songs and nag
salute, military drill led by Paul A.
Raymond folk dancing under the direc-
ton OF Miss Ruth Mcmahon and an in
teresting paper on The Man without a
country" read by Miss Rachael Smith.
IL was voted to meet In two weeks and
to pay Ave cents dues. All girls are re-
quested to wear boomers at the next
meeting
There were about one hundred people
at the annual Ayers family reunion and
picnic at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Perley
g. Adams on Miller Brook Saturday. Din
ner was served on the lawn In front Of
the house. The report of the secretary
showed that there were five deaths In
the family in the past year, Mrs. Rhoda
Ruggles. w. V. Woodward, Mrs. Myra
Tnvr IJ,,,, NFre cp nf
Waterbury and Mrs. Aurora Adams of
Stowe; three births, sons to Mr., and Mrs.
G. F. Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Adams
Of Stowe and Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Allen
of Maidstone and five marriages. W. w.
Ayers was elected president, Miss Flor
ence Ayers secretary and treasurer. and
Mrs. Emma Ayers chaplain. Among those
present were the surviving children OF
Jasper Ayers, the founder of the family.
Jerome 3. and William w. Ayers and
Mrs. Ella Adams. and the six children
OF Mrs. Aurora Adams. Dow r., Selden
c. and Perley q. Adams. Mrs. Bertha
Cleveland Mrs. Charlotte Tatro and Mrs.
Carrie Chamberlain. Among those from
out Of town were: Mr.. and Mrs. Dow
Adams. Miss Mildred Adams. Mrs.( p. e.
| Atkins. Mrs. Harold Atkins and children,
Miss Edwards and Miss Bell Mrs. Rena
Marshall, Mrs. Edgar Marden, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Ayers and Guy Ayers OF
Waterbury. and Stanley Adams and Miss
Isabel Adams Of Montpelier.
The Stowe high and graded schools will
open for the fall term September with
| the following teachers: Principal, c. J..
| Strand: assistant principal. Miss Jessie
Southland; Miss Margaret keefe. English !;
| Miss McDonough, home economies F. j..
Ruckweed, mathematics; Miss Ella Sar-
gent fifth and sixth grades: Miss Edith
| Derby. third and fourth: Miss Susan A.
Bigelow. first and second The Misses
| Southland and Keefe and the grade teach
ers are returning to the schools, Mr.,
| Strand, the new principal. received his
A. b. from Augustana College at Rock
| Island, Ill. his A. NJ from the tniver-
sty OF Illinois at Urbana and has had
| three years postgraduate study at the
| Massa chusetts Agricultural College at
Amherst. He has had two years expert
| ence in teaching at North Troy. two
years at Hinesburg and three years at
Hebron. Conn. Mr.. Ruckweed has had
| seven years experience in teaching and
for four years has been employed in for
| esy'y work on the Pacific coast for the
| L. = government. Miss McDonough Is a
graduate of the Skidmore School of Ar,
| and has had one years experience In
| teaching The principal will be at the
high school rooms for consultation Fri.
day and Saturday from 10 to IL a. m
Appointments may be made by callins
telephone number 23-4-The Stowe Mill
tary band will give an open air concert
at the bandstand at seven o'clock Frida,
evening c. r.. Burt has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital in Bur
ington. where she has had surgica
treatment.-NIr. and Mrs. C. w. Watts
Miss Marjorie Watts and F.. w. McGibbor
motored Tuesday to Frazier's Point or
the st. Lawrence, in Dundee, Ont, wher'
they will pass week in camp.-Mrs
Belle Graham Of Walden and Mrs F. X
Seaver of Cady's Falls who were visit
ing friends in Stowe, were with thei
sister Mrs. f. J. Adams. visitors AZ thu
home Of another sister. Mrs. C. NJ
Townea. Monday and Tuesday. Mrs
Graham's daughter. Mrs. Fred Allen o
Walden. is with her here.-Mrs, Corr
Weinhold and daughter. Miss Reatrtx. o
Medford. Mass, came Tuesday 10 visi
prof. and Mrs. Conrad A. Adams a. the
cottage. THE Medford," at the lowe
; village.
Mrs. Ira Chamberlain Of Morristow,
was visitor in stowe Tuesday OF
/
bury.--Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Adams am
, Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Adams were visitor
. at c. J, NUNS in Johnson Sunday
: Charles and Elizabeth. children o
Prof. and Mrs. Z. -. Adams have bee,
D Ill for several days.-Mr and Mrs. F
T.. Wright and children of Fairfa;
' Falls are visiting their parents. MI
and Mrs. A. r. Straw. joining Their
their brother. T. Alden Straw. OF Nor
folk Vail. f. Shaw is repairing tn
dam at his gristmill which wa
D partially washed out in the high waite
t of last winter. using stone, cemen
. and concrete in strengthening tn
D dam.-'rhe Rev. and Mrs. A. II. Bal
| OF Westfield. Mass, who are passin
. week on Mt. Mansfield and Mr..
Balls sister. Miss Harriet Savage
who is with them. will meet thei
friends on Thursday for picnic din
ner on Sunset Hill The Savage fam
lily is a well known and honorcd on
in Stowe and many OF their friend
here will like to meet Mr.. and Mr.
T. Ball, who are celebrating their 50t
4 wedding anniversary by making thi
?. visit to Mt. Mansfield. All friends an
. those interested are invited to atten
v the picnic. Any who do not feel equs
J. to the climb from the front entranc
r can drive within short distance froI
>. the picnic grounds from the entranc
= near H. T. Reynolds.
l. Howard f. Shaw IL receiving man
II congratulations upon his nomination q
II the democratic candidate for United State
- senator from Vermont.--J. B. McKinle
r. has filed his assent to his nomination 6
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