Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
LamOille County
STOWE

STOWE
Fred Z. Lawrca,c died at a
Ncsptai at Meriden. Conn. May
q Of cancer Of the stomach and
tuberculosis from which he had suffered
FOR two years. AR. Lawrence was born
in E!rlnre in 1Ss.. He had lived at Palmer.
Mass. for nine years and was a resident
Of Bristol, Conn. when he died. He
served three years AS n soldier az Fort
FtnaI: Allen several years ago. He leaves
his VIE and n son eleven years Of age:
his father. George Lawrence of Harris
vile r. l.: five brothers. William, Ed
wari and Alfred Lawrence Of Stowe and
Martin and Leon Lawrence, who have
mad, their home with the deceased at
Bristol the past year. and a sister Mrs
john Dav..; OF Stowe.
At Ernes NJ. Houstons auction sale
of registered purebred Jerseys at Coun-
tees Dale Farm on West Branch Friday
afternoon rs head OF stock were sold.
the gross receipts being $3.50. The sale
includes two COWS from the Hood Farm
Lowell, Mass. champion Torowo Gala.
sf75. and Sophies Early Bird $500. Will
lis Whitney o. Salem. Ohio, purchased
Mr.. 1Iouston's bull, Sophies Pogis Lad.
for $685.. the bull goes to the farm
when his dam and two sons are in the
herd. a yearlins heifer was sold to +.
A. kaials of Guilford for sas.-Ladies
of the RI. II. Smith Women's Relief
Corps served lunch and ice cream at the
Countess Dale Farm auction sale Fri
day. realizing about $40 The committee
in charge was Mrs. Mary Smith. Mrs.
Emma Latrech and Mrs. Nina Nutting,
assisted by others.--The Stowe high school
juniors gave their annual class play,
THE Little Clodhopper" to large
house at the Akcley Memorial Building
Friday evening. The parts were taken
by Donald Douglass. Edwin Peterson,
Cecil Scribner, Catherine Harris and
Mary Bailey. Dorothy Barrows. Beatrice
Pike and Hazel Oakes.--Miss Murel
Pike ard Principal Mayo deserve much
credit for the thorough training of the
cast. A "tolored' minstrel troup of
nine of the younger boys and girls gave
a cheering song during the acts Miss
Hazel Gibbs doing the solo work.-Dr
and Mrs II. w. Barrows entertained
the senior class at the junior play and
after the play gave them supper at their
home Friday evening, in honor of their
son, Douglass Barrows, CT the class
There will be a meeting of Harmony
Pomona Grange at Waterbury Center
Wednesday. The members of Mansfield
Mountain Grange are invited to a meet
ing of Lamoile Grange at Morrisvile
Thursday evening. There will be a meet
ing of the State executive committee at
Burlington Friday. A. r. Straw of Stowe
being a member of the committee. The
members of the Grange are invited to a
Eazen Road Pomona Grange meeting at
Greensboro Saturday. and there will be
q meeting of Mansfield Mountain Grange
Saturday evening.-Mrs. Cynthia Page.
who is taking a nurses training course
At Brattleboro. is enjoying two weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George McAllister, and friends in Nor
risville and Hyde Park.-Mr. and Mrs
Alfred Hcmstead have returned to Lin
coin, y. H., after visiting Mrs. Hemstead's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Adams
Philip George. who has had employment
at Bristol, Conn, is with his mother,
Mrs. Carrie George, for some time
Mrs, w f.. Shepard. who has been in
Springfield, Mass, for several months,
Joined her husband here Friday and will
begin housekeeping in the s. A. Stowel-
II house.-Miss Mary Gates of Norris
vile, who was here to attend the junior
play Friday night. was the guest Of Miss
.Muriel Pike.
There was a large attendance at the
sunday evening service at the Akeley
Memorial building when the Rev. J.
j. Angel of MoultonvilIe ~ H.,
preached the sermon to the gradual
ing class of Stowe high school. The
ID members Of the class wearing caps
and gowns. were lei by Miss Louise
as class marshal the Misses Lois Riley
and Dorothy playing the march for
Nhe procession. The class was accom- =
panied by the undergraduates in n
body. Selections were rendered nv n
double ladies quartet and a solo was
given by II, w. Burnham with Miss
Marjorie Watts as accompanies The
excellent sermon was delivered in Mr..
IAngelrs usual happy manner and
,claimcd close attention the subject he
Hng Conservation to Sacrificial Serv-
1cs"-Wiliam f. Jones who had
been at the Mary Fletcher hos
@pital several weeks for treatment for
7heart trouble, died at the hospita
Sunday morning. Mrs. Jones was sent
lfor Saturday evening but did not ar
,rive at the hospital until after Mr.
SJones death. The body was brought to
'Stowe Sunday afternoon, The funeral
twas held at-~the Jones home on West
>Hill at ten o'clock Wednesday fore
moon and the burial was made ir
8t. Johnsbury Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
came to stowe from St. Johnsbury in
THE fall of 1916. Mr.. and Mrs A. A
Royce and Elton u, Forbes accompan.
Tied Mrs Jones to Burlington Sunday
lin Mr.. Forbes car--Mr. and Mrs II
II. Shaw. and son, II. T.. Shaw. Jr., G. A
'Smmonds and Mrs. Carrie r. Straw
called on friends at the Mary Fletcher
and Fanny Allen hospitals Sunday
Miss Ruby Shaw and Mrs. Abbie War
rem and Miss Martha Curry are doinl
well AT the Mary Fletcher hospital
AT the close Of the meeting of the "
II. Smith Woman's Relief Corps Satur
day afternoon. Miss Gladys Smith
for several years president of tn,
Corps, was called in and given a mis-
scelleneous shower in honor of her an
preaching marriage to Hayes WalkeI
'of windsor. There was largo at
TENDANCE and MSS Smith received man,
pretty and useful gifts.
- Miss Hazel Morrill, of the senior clas
was given a miscellaneous shower at he
home Saturday afternoon by her sisters
Iin-law, Mrs. Will Morrill, and Mrs. Ear
morrill,, IN honor Of her appros Chin