Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-15
Lamoile County
STOWE

Mrs. Arthur J. Houston and little son
Norman. returned to Stowe on Christmas
day after an absence Of four months dur
ing which they visited Mrs. Houston's
mother in Penwortham. Lancaster county,
England. The voyage took eleven
days. Mrs. Houston had to enter
her native country as an alien having
married an American citizen. She had to
go through all the formalities as If she
were German. The police came asking
questions for three weeks and when she
mad been there month she had to re-
port to the chief of police in Il nearby
town. she had thumb prints taken four
different times. stamping them on four
Inherent documents. She was told that
she must report to the American consul
at Manchester during the last 10 days of
her stay but before she came home that
was done away with. Mrs. Houston had
not seen her mother for six years. She
found living conditions over there better
than expected. The prices of all foodstuffs
and clothing are controlled by the govern
ment. everything sells for four times more
than before the war, except flour, which
sells at five pounds for ll1ad (23 cents a
good sized loaf of bakers bread sells for
fIad. g cents) Fresh fish which is very
plentiful sells from to 80 cents a pound.
beef and mutton from 30 to IS cents.
Clothing is very high. a suit of clothes
that before the war sold for two guineas
now costs nine. The housing proposition
is quite problem over there. Scarcely
any buildings are going up In Mrs.
Houston home town of 200 Inhabitants
building material cost four times as much
as before the war. and II is not allowed
to raise rents until two years after the
signing Of the armistice, so that there In
no encouragement to build. Most of the
four room cottages in the village are oc-
cuped by two. and in some cases, three
families One twelve room house had ten
families living In It, Mrs. Houston had a
pleasant time with her relatives and
friends. but was obliged to leave for home
without waiting to see her youngest
brother. who has been a soldier in India
three and half years. and who was eX-
pected home for Christmas. Mrs Houston
left there December 10 and If she mad not
sailed then could not have done so until
the last of February. The passage back
was very rough. the toughest trip the
"Orduna" ever had. The 18th and 18th
were the stormest days and nights. On
the night Of the 18th n couple OF waves
struck the top of the ship and it was
considered remarkable that the vessel
survived.
Adelbcrt ". Bentley died at his home
at the lower village about II O'Clock
Thursday morning after two years ill
ness from cancer of the stomach He was
81 years OF age in November. He was
born in Sunderland and had lived in Stowe
the last u years with the exception of
two years In Shoreham, returning from
Shoreham last spring. Mr. Bentley leaves
his wife, Flora Barrows Bentley; thre
children. Myron eight. Flora May. five,
and Evelyn, two: his mother and step
father, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Narnum
of Shorcham. and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie
Talmadge Of Albany, n. v. and Mrs
Orpha Gregory of Poultney. Much SYM
pathy is felt for the bereaved family The
funeral was held at the Congregational
Church at two o'clock Saturday after
noon.-At the postponed annual
meeting of the First Congregational
society Wednesday Jan. the annual
reports were read and discussed and it
was voted to appropriate 800 for mis-
sicnary work. Miss Laura Thomas. \. T..
Smith and II. S. Matthews and Mrs. Nide
Magoon were appointed to serve as n
committee on the apportionment of the
amount. Albert r. Straw was elected a
member of the business committee for
three years, Mrs. Nida Magoon treasurer,
md a. II. Straw clerk. Mr.. Straw was
elected to serve as a committee on the
revision OF the membership roll.-Mr. and I
Mrs. W. A. Sears have received an an 4,
nouncement Of the marriage on December !
81 in Porkinsville of Orchie Leon Goodrich
and ELLA May Hoyt. Mr.. Goodrich was
an esteemed resident of Stowe
Tho Rev. NJ. r.. Bacon con-
Quoted funeral service ut the homo of
Mr.. and Mrs, Benjamin Mayo at one /,
O'Clock Saturday afternoon for their in
FAINT son. Harry, who died suddenly
Thursday evening. The burial was made
in the River Bank cemetery. Mrs. Mayo's