Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-14
Lamoille County
STOWE

/ STOWE
At the annual meeting OF the s owe
Red Cross branch Thursday evening" the
following officers were elected: Chair
man, Mrs. Nina Shaw ce-chairman.
Miss Clara Barrows: secretary and treas
urer, Miss Ruth Collins; chairman finance
committee, Mrs. Maude Pike, member
ship committee, Miss Barrows: work COM
mittee, Mrs. Hattie Douglass; civilian re-
lief committee. Mrs. Annie Harris: homo
service, Mrs. Minerva Tinkham. The COM
mittees were filled out as follows: Mem
bershp. Mrs. Matte Smith, Mrs. Grace
Scribner. Mrs. Sarah Dewey. Mrs. Mary
Cheney: finance, Mrs. Grace Lynch, Mrs.
Alice Mcmahon Miss Marion Pike; ci-
william relief. Mrs Mertie Raymond, Mrs.
Lillia Barrows. 1t was voted not to elect
county chairman Of the county Christ
mas roll call. 1t also voted to sew II
any sewing is to be done.
An amateur attempt at entering was
made sometime during Friday night
at Stafford Brothers hardware store
on Main street The putty was scrap
ed off from a part of the lower side
of one window sash on the front OF
the store. but the most serious attempt
was on one of the windows next 10
Unity Church. where the putty was en-
uTely removed on Two SlQeS Ok inc SASH
and the sash itself had been consider
ably shaved. It appears to be the work
of boy. who. it is thought became
frightened away before completing his
work.-The annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Mt. Mansfield Elec-
trio railroad was held at the company's
Office October s. G. H. Soden Of Bos-
on was present. The following officers
were elected; President, A. H. sodin;
vice-president and general manager. c.
E. Burt; secretary. L. c. Moody Of Mont
pelier: treasurer, W. B. Macutchan.-
Miss Susan A. Bigelow. who has been
confined to her bed by illness. was
more comfortable Saturday-Miss Sadie
Hart of Williamstown and John Law
son of Barre. who motored to Burling-
ton to attend the teachers convention.
were accompanied by Mrs. G. c. Hart
| and Mrs. Thomas Clark of Stowe and
Mrs ]. c. Robbins and daughter of
Barre. Miss Hart passed the week lend
at her home in Stowe and Mrs, Robbins
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Leo
Minott. in Waterbury Center.-George
Lansell has sold his house on West
, Branch. known as the Hollis Edison
place. to Carroll Bedell.-Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Boyce and daughter. Blanch, went
Monday to take charge Of the c. r.
and F. O. Burt company's lumber camp
, on Cotton Brook in Waterbury.-Orlo
r. Jenney was at home from Burling
= ton for the week -end.-Miss Della Felix
3 has returned to Montpelier after visit
= ing her mother, Mrs Margaret Felix
I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morrill, have gone
to Randolph. where they have employ
4 ment.-C. L. Mcmahon returned Sat-
urday from Boston. where he attended
= a bankers convention.-Mr. and Mrs.
! Fred Ladd Of Paxton. Mass. and Miss
Lizzie Bassett of Barre are visiting at
= the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Pike
: Mrs. Edward Taylor and sister. who
have visited Mrs Taylors son-in- law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Raeburn
, r. Mcmahon, have returned to Mont
real.
A special service was held at Unity
Church Sunday evening, when flag was
. presented to the town by the H. II. Smith
Relief Corps. Patriotic selection were
given by the Community Church choir
and the high school chorus. assisted by
H. Z. Shaw, cornet. and E. Lawrence
Bigelow. violin. with Miss Marjorie Watts
at the organ. The sermon was by the pas
tor, the Rev. c. E. Hayward, whose sub
, ject was Patriotism" The flag was pre-
, sented by Mrs. Janet Adams, patriotic
: instructor The selectmen. C. A. Sim
mons, ]. b. Mckinley and Angus l.. GALS.
, of the town, Mr.. Mckinley making the
speech OF acceptance The flag has been
, in use on the Akeley Memorial building
! for some weeks.-A. r. Straw. A. A.
Pike and ]. B. Mckinley of the town Re-
, publican committee. who were in Hyde
i, Park Monday to attend the Republican
j.. get-together meeting Of Lamoille county.
, were guests at dinner Of S. B. Waite. the
. Lamoille county member of the State Re
n ntl,N no aad
, were c. NJ. Watts. the Rev, C. Il. Hay
ward and NJ C. LoveJoy.
On his recent trip Boston c. L. Nc
Mahon lost no opportunity to boom Mt
Mansfield and other points of interest In
Vermont He induced John Diggins of
the Henry Heintz company of Boston
to accompany him home. Mr.. Diggins'
sister, Miss X A. Diggins, and his son.
Master Edward Diggins. also accornpan-
led him and were guests Mt the Green
Mountain Inn during their stay here.
. Mr. Mcmahon took them to Lake Mans
, field, Smugglers' Notch and to Mt. Mans
:. field, where they passed Saturday night.
!, They were much charmed with the seem
cry here and say that II the attractions
were advertised there would be all the
visitors that could be accommodated here.
. While in Smugglers Notch with the
party Sunday Mr., McManon met an auto
: mobile party of four, f. p, Ruggles.
! NJ. D.. of Dorchester. Alonzo G. Howard.
. NJ. D., Charles T. Howard, NJ. D., and
j. Emmons Briggs. NJ, D., of Boston.
who were very enthusiastic over the at
: fractions of the vicinity. All four Or
dered the panorama views of the scenery.
which are so popular with visitors here
The next meeting of Mansfield
Mountain Grange, p, of H., on
z the evening Of October 81
:. will be ladies night in competition with