Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05

"il" "H'il aTou5ed by a neignbor found
their rooms full of smoke and the stair
way involved in the fire. Mr. Douglass
put on his overcoat over his night clothes
and put his suit Of clothes in n yrip
and made his escape by climbing over
the stair railing The head of the house
had on only his night clothes. but all
got out by climbing over the stair railing,
inc IRE was put out before the house
was entirely destroyed.-Mr. and Mrs.
, Bernard Stcbbins went Thursday to
WinooHli., where Mrs. Stebbins expects
! TO have an olera ion at the Fanny Allen
! hospital.-Mr. and Mrs. George f. Brush
have returned from Wnooski and are
at the home IT Mr.. Brush's parents, Mr..
! and Mrs. S. NJ. Brush. Mr. Brush re-
! Gently had an operation at the Fanny
Allen hospital and Is doing weli.-Mrs.
ethel Ayers returned to her home at
Waterbury Center Saturday after a. few
days with Miss Marjorie Wstts.-Arthur
J.. Giyelow of Middesex was in stowe
Saturday
There was large attendance at the
presnntation of an American flag to tho
Donald Mcmahon Post. No. ca, Ameri-
can Legion. by the H. II. Smith, Women's
Relief Corps. G. A. r.. at the Akcley
Memorial building Thursday evening. At
he close of moving picture entertain-
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Minerva Tinkham, patriotic Instructor,
Mrs. Janet Adams. the four color bear
ers. Commander S. c. Spauldng and
Lieutenant Jackson. sergeant of the II.
Ii. Smith Post took places on the stage,
where they were joined by 16 members
of the legion. Mrs. Adams made the pre-
sentation speech to which Commander
Raeburn r. Mcmahon responded. accept
ing the flag for the legion. Lieutenant
jackson Sargent who acted as color
bearer was a color bearer in the 9TH YER
mont in tho Civil War and has n medal
for bravery at the breaking of the Con-
federate lines at Petersburg, when he
was the first man to plant the colors on
the parapet of the fort. Lieutenant Sar-
gent gave the flag into the hands of his
grandson. Emmons w. Sargent q veteran
of the Worlds War; who acted as color
bearer for the legion. Lieutenant Sar-
gent was assisted by Commander Spauld-
ing. The ceremony was carried on in an
impressive manner The flag is of heavy
silk, regulation size. surmounted by n
gold eagle with three streamers and IA
gold cord and tassell and bearing a gold
plate with an appropriate inscription.
During the evening, Mrs. Lila Barrows
sung THE Star Spanged Banner" and
the Boy Scouts gave selection of pa
triotic songs of the present day and also
of the Civil War time During the con-
cert, red light from a burning camp
fire added much to the appearance of tho
stage. At the close of the ceremonies the
boys of the legion gave dance, Shac.
kett's orchestra furnishing the music.
The weather of Saturday night and
Sunday broke all records here thermo/,-
eters registering from 80 to AZ below zero
al night. Many of the village residents
found their water supply pipes frozen
Sunday morning notwithstanding the fires
kept through the night. The mercury had
risen 30 and 80 Sunday morning, but the
temperature was decidedly chilly at that
figure. 1t was found impossible to heat
, the congregational Church where tho
United services are held to a comfortable
temperature and the morning service and
Sunday school were not held. The weather
moderated in the afternoon. AT the young
peoples community service in the eve
ming there was an interesting exhibit OF
Burmuda slides with a lecture by Clyde T..
Nelson.-Mrs. Louise NJ. G.aFlam) Wells
died at her home Maple street Sun
day morning after n short illness with
the grip. Mrs. Wells had been an invalid
since she had shock two years and a
half ago and had been falling for some
time. She was - years of age in Novem-
Der and was born in st. Hyacnthe, p. Q.
She had lived in Stowe since 1868 She
was the widow of Felix l.. Wells, 4
veteran of the Civil War. who died in
November, 1915. She leaves eight children
Mrs. A. E. Mum of Saranac Lake, y. Y,
Mrs. F. c. Dearborn of Lynn, Mass. Felix
Q. Wells, John r. Wells. Edmund C.
Wells. Mrs Eliza Finnegan and Miss
Jennie Wells of stowe and Mrs. II. H.
Strong Of Morrisville. Mrs. FnneSan and
Miss Wells have resided with their mother
and have tenderly cared for her during
her long illness. Mrs. Wells also leaves
IL grandchildren; two brothers, Edmund
LaFlcm of Lowell and Oliver LaFlam
of Troy, n. Y. and three sisters, Mrs.
Rose Morse OF Waterbury, Mrs. Mary
Sherbut and Mrs. Lucy Chaplin of Stowe.
Mrs. Wells was a faithful member OF
st. Andrews Church in Waterbury. She
was devoted wife and mother and was
respected and esteemed by all who kneV
her. The funeral was held at the
Catholic chapel in the Akeiey Memorial
building at 1920 Wednesday morning
Mrs. Elroy S. Billings and three SONS
! left Monday morning for their home in
| st. Louis.-MrS. Harold G.. Mcmahon and
| Mrs. Harry l.. Pike went Monday to
Middlebury to visit Mrs. McMahon's sis
ter Mrs. Fay \. Evans, and family. Miss
Ramona Mcmahon has been with Mrs.
Evans several weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. w.
RiXford of Newport have passed a week
with their son-n-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bailey. at the lower
voltage. Mr.. Bailey has been confined
to his home for several days with ton.
sitis His shop has been closed.--Ber.
nard Stebbins returned Sunday from WI
nooski, leaving Mrs. Stcbbins doing as
we'll as could be expected at the Fanny
Allen hospital, where she underwent a
serious operation Saturday.-Elmer l..
house for 800 He will move the build
ing to the village and remodel it into
dwelling house. The building has not
been used for a school for several years.
The meeting of the stowe Civic club all
nounced for Thursday evening has been
postponed 10 Friday evening on account
OF the school entertainment Thursday eve
nng.-Miss Katherine Mathews is i'll
/ with the mumps.-Jerome Stowcll, who
has recovered from two weeks illness.
has returned from Waterbury, where he
has visited his daughter Mrs. Charles
Ayers.-H. Il. Shaw was in Burlington
Saturday to visit Mrs. Shaw at the Mary
Fletcher hospital. Mrs. Shaw is doing
well after an operation.
Mrs. Harry Russ is visiting her sister,
Miss Beatrice Gale, in Burlington this
week.-Irving Harrison of subway. Mass.
Mrs. Leo Edson,-Onc harbn6er of spring