Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-29


after an operation for appendicitis. Tho
body was brought Thursday to Water
bury for burial IN the Catholic cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Sicard have one surviving
child. n four-ycars' old boy
Fire was discovered in q partition be-
tween the dining room and hall in Roy
e. Peterson's house known as the old
Isham hotel at the lower village about
ten O'Clock Friday morning The fire had
worked through the floor into the cham-
Der above and when Mr. Peterson on
ened the door of the chamber he was
met by flames in such force that his hair
and eyebrows were singcd Tho fire alarm
was given. but the four people in tho
house formed a fire brigade and secure
ing n good supply of water from the pump
had the fire well under control when as
sistancc arrived. Members of Torrent
Hose company and others with water
and extingushers soon subdued the fire.
The damage was confined TO the cham
bcr excepting that from water and in
Guiding considerable injury to the room
and furniture and the loss Of most OF
Mrs. Pctcrson's wearing apparel which
hung in Il closet in the room that was
burned The loss is estimated ut $50. and
is covered by insurance. It Is supposed
the fire originated from a stove pipe near
the partition and but for the timely dis
covcry would soon have been beyond con-
troll as the woodwork in the building
burned like tinder.-Mrs. Howard f..
Straw Is at the Mary Fletcher hospital
in Burlington recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis. Frank As
duith and Charles Lockwood of New
Haven. Conn. have taken possession of
the j. f. Russ farm on West Hill which
they have purchased of George w. Cha
n pf Rtr1i ct NrS
children. son of II and two daughters,
older and Mrs. Lockwood will come to
Stowe as soon their household goods
arrive. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Chaplin,
VINO nave carried on the farm are NOV
ing to the Mrs. Colburn house on West
Branch Mr.. Chaplin is out little after
six weeks illness from ringworm infec-
tion.
The entertainment, Mary Pickford in
| "Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm" will
be given under the auspices of the II. II.
Smith Women's Relief Corps at the
Akeley Memorial building Thursday eve
ming, will be followed by short program
and the presentation of an American flag
by the Corps to the Donald NJ. Mcmahon
Post. No. 6i.. American Legion.--The
Stowe high school stock judging team
Will give an old and young folks dance
at the Akeley Memorial building Fri
day evening with music by Chase &
Shacketts orchestra.-Afrs. G.. NJ Law
renee was the guest of Mrs. A. r. Straw
Monday night on her way to her home
in Morristown after few days visit with
friends in st. Albans.--There was a good
attendance at the meeting of tho stowe
Teachers club at the high school rooms
Monday evening. Prin. L. C. Mayo gave
the book report. Mrs. Lola Douglass gave
report of the meeting OF the Vermont
Women Teachers club held in Burling-
ton to organize campaign for higher
salaries for teachers Saturday, which
Mrs Douglass attended and refreshments
were served.-Mr. and Mrs. James Bid
well were in johnson Sunday to attend
the funeral of Gordon Emerson, who WAS
killed Friday by a cave-in at the tale
mine in Johnson.-A difference of 81 de-
srees in temperature in "a hours was in
dicated by one thermometer which regis
tered 30 degrees below zero at seven
| O'Clock Monday morning and 81 above
zero at the same hour Tuesday morn
ing. The high temperature continued dur
ing the day Tuesday and a belated Jam
uary thaw has apparently set in.-Mrs.
c. A. Riley and family went Tuesday
to Waterbury where Mr.. Riley mas en-
ployment with Brisbin & Brisbin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Riley will keep house for the Bris-
DlflS VINO are going south Tor the rest of
the winter. About 20 of Mrs. Riley's
friends gave her a surprise farewell par
ty Monday evening. Cards were played
and refreshments were served.
fire alarm was rung in about 1880
Wednesday morning for a fire In one
of tho c. E. & r. o. Burt company's
tenements known as the Fielder house
, andoccupied by Jay Larraway and fam
lily. The fire caught around a stovepipe
and was put out without much DAM
age.-Arthur NJ. Hunter and Miss Nora
A. Godfrey were married at st. Paurs
Episcopal parsonage in Burlington by
the Rev. 8. II. Watkins Saturday eve
ming. Mr. Hunter Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Hunter of Stowe. He served
year In the signal corps during tht
war and has since until recently lived
in Stowe. Mrs. Hunter is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Godfrey of this
place.-Mrs Lola Billings Douglass
gave a party at her home Tuesday
evening to the boys of her Sunday
school class. Twelve of the boys were
present and each was allowed to take
girl with him. Games, songs and
stunts made merry evening. lee
cream and cookies were served.-Mr.
and Mrs. Victor b. Houston are par
ents Of daughter, Catherine Frances,
born Monday night.-Mrs. Hermon j.
Foster is about the house after long
illness.-Mrs. J f. Houston is i'll with
hard cold.-Mrs. Abbie Warren 70.
mains about the same