Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-04
Lamoille County
STOWE

rluay, w dlldCe LeVanWay was f0un0
guilty of a charge of larceny and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs
amounting to $50 which he arranged 70
pay. Levanway. stole load Of logs from
logs cut by Charles Davis in Stowe Hol-
low for the G. f. G. r. o. Burt company
and drew 1t to Pixies mill as his own. II.
Il. Shaw, town grand juror. prosecuted
the case, which it is hoped will be an ex-
ample to those who are in the habit Of
offering tools and lumber from the vari-
Gus lumber companes.-At a meeting Of
the directors of the Mt Mansfield Cream
cry association. Mrs. Frances S. Down.
err was elected secretary and treasurer Of
the association in place of Harry H.
Downer, resigned.-The annual report OF
the town officers shows that the select
men have drawn orders for s35,4s3.95. by
road commissioners for town highway
$2,s33.67; winter roads $562.os: patrol work
$942.02: State road work $3.035.04. by state
highway commissioner S2,85S.16; by over
seer of poor sj.366.19; outside aid s63s76
town farm expense s5,27t.10; town farm
inventory s., 511.50; the cost of school teach
ing S11 1850; janitors s506.16; fuel and
light s67S. AZ; books $52o.66: transportation
s1.2S1.o0 repairs s8c2.s6; supplies sS54.S;
miscellaneous S136H; tuition sZ5os0; d.
rectors s45; total sl5.912.12.
MIS-. Il. IteCOT went MOHudy W ZIG
Fanny Allen hospital for treatment for
hernia. Her sister Mrs. Dow r. Smith.
accompanied her.-Leo II. Straw was In
Hyde Park on business Monday.
A. Parsons returned Saturday from Wi
nooski, where his son, Harvey, Is recov-
erng slowly after an operation for appen-
dicitis Mr.. Parsons, and Mrs. Parsons,
who remains in Winooski are recovering
from ilness--George White, who was
taken very i'll. threatened with Appendix
, citis, Saturday night, was more comfort
able Monday.-G. NJ. Culver. who had one
hip severely injured when he slipped
on the ice and fell at the Stowe Butter
Package factory recently is recovering
and has resumed his work, although still
obliged to use crutches.-Paul A. Ray
mond is able to be ut after his Illness
A. d. Lynch. business manager of the
ATT. Mansfield Creamery association, has
| been confined at home by illness for sew
| eral days-At the last meeting of the
, H. H. Smith Women's Relief Corps a let
ter was received from Henry J. Thomas
| of Los Angeles. Calf, inclosing dona-
ton for the fund for the flag presented
| to the Donald McMahon Post, American
Legion Mr.. Thomas is q member of
the II. H. Smith Post and was for many
years a resident of Stowe. He wrote
| that he and Mrs. Thomas were we'll and
always interested in Stowe.
Roberta Florence, the little daughter
| born Sunday, February % to Mr. and
| Mrs. Robert Houston at the home Of Mrs.
Houstons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f.
! McNIanus is perhaps the only person in
stowe VINO can have a birthday only once
in four years-Miss Jessie Wade Ia III
| with pneumonia at the home Of Mr.. ana
! Mrs Harry II. Downer. where she has
been employed.-Mrs. A. a. Royce is Ill
with the grip.---Mrs. William jones IS con-
fined to her bed by illness-Miss Mildred
/ Patterson, who has been mere on account
Of the death of her mother. Mrs. Warren
l.. nomcTitt, was recalled Tuesday to
Colchester by illness in the family Of the
! telephone manager with whom she has
employment.
| Hfrs. Demnlie Ellora Demeritt, wife OF
| Warren l.. Demeritt died very suddenly
| at their home on Bridge street at 4:45
Io'clock Thursday morning. While her
| health had never been so good since an
/ Illness with influenza in the fall of 1913.
Mrs. pemeritt was apparently as we'll as
| usual when she retired Wednesday night
and slept well during the night and had
not awakened when Mr.. Demeritt heard
her groan and she passed away without
| rnusing to conSciousness Mrs. Demeritt
| was % in July she was born in Underhill
and passed her early life In that town
and Cambridge. she came to Stowe in
! January. 1907, and was married to Mr..
| Demeritt during that year. She leaves be-
sides 1er husband, Ky" daughters. Miss
Mildred Patterson, BY former marriage,
! and Marcia Dcmeritt, 10 years old: three
step-sons, clair F.. Demeritt of Stowe.
,.,t. 81 Ig- 10 i n
| Frank D. Dcmcritt of St. Adams; two
stop-daughters. Mrs. d. .. Barrows OF
! Chelsea and Miss Lillian Demeritt Of
: Laconia, y. H.. her father, Robert White
Of Underhll; brother, Jed S. White of
burlington, and a sister, Mrs. EHie
Tilison OF Tnderhil. Mrs. Demeritt was
) a member of Mansfield Mountain Grange,
! p. Of H.. the II. II. Smith Women's Re-
! lief Corps, G.. A. r., and Sickle Chapter.
| O. l.. :. She was n kind neiShbor a
worker In every good cause and was much
esteemed. Her sudden death was n shock
! to the entire community. The funeral was
held at the Congregational Church at one
| O'Clock FRIDAY atternoon.-Mrs. Abb!e
Warren received upwords Of 20 post card
and letters III ner birthday shower" be-
sides flowers. fruit and other gfts.-Miss
Mildred Patterson was called home from
! No!EhtSlct ilutSiuS lloihil.S ny tHo
death Of her mother. She was accom-
panied by Arthur Murray OF Milton.-Miss
| Elizabeth Fuller Of Mortified Falls re-
. turned to her nome in stowe Thursday
or account of i'll lealth.--W. a. Slayton
win DO laid up for several days by in
| jurics received while shaking logs for
wood February IS. He was struck by a
! log and knocked against tree. He was
stunned for a short time, the left side of
The head and car were badly bruised and
cut ana three ribs ware cracked. Mr..
Slayton and his son, Raymond Were load
| ing the last load of wood for the season.
! when tnc accident happened.-Wayne
| Dana of FitchburG, Mass, has been a
visitor her this Week.-Mrs. John Foster.
who is passing the winter with her
/ daughter, Mrs. Emma Cushman, In
Springfield, Mass, and who has been very
i'll there with the grip. is now recovering
At the annual town meeting Tuesday
officers were elected as follows: Mod
orator c. NJ. Watts: clerk and treasurer.
! Miss Hattie +. Pratt; lister for three
years, W. N. Adams; selectman for three
years. j. II. Mckinley; trustee of public
money, O. T.. Luce; auditors. A. d. Lynch
and f.. Lawrence Bigelow; road commits
sioner, l.. c. Scribner; collector Of taxes,
c. NJ. Watts; first constable. L. T..
sleeper; second constable, W. T. Burt
agent to defend and prosecute suits.
\. a. Pike, agent to deed real estate. A. A.
Pike; library commissioner for five years,
Or. H. w. Barrows: cemetery commits
soner, II. L. Jenney; school directors
clyde E. Nelson for two years and Paul