Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
LamOile County
STOWE

At the annual meeting of the stowe
Cemetery association at the home of the
president Friday afternoon the following
officers were elected for 1920: President,
Mrs. Jennie Gale; vce-president, Mrs.
Nina Shaw; third director. Mrs. Lilia
Barrows: fourth director. Mrs. Beulah
Foster: fifth director, Mrs. Alice Lovejoy;
secretary treasurer, Mrs. Agnes Jenny.
Forty-five new members have been added
during 1919, making 2S5 The sum of five
hundred dollars has been added to the
permanent fund making a total of $3.50.
Cash received 1886. paid out s527.14, on
hand s1o9.59. Tho dues of only seven mem
bers remain unpaid. All dues should be
paid during the month of April or before.
Among those who have been i'll the past
week with troubles accompanying hard
colds are every member of the families
of the Sicard Brothers on the r. a. Strong
Place, Miss Jesse Southland of the graded
school, Mrs. A. r. Straw and Mrs. Carrie
Straw.-Mrs. Annie Gilbert who
has been with her sister, Mrs.
G.. w. Gale, who has been Ill
with scarlet fever, has been released from
quarantine and has gone to her home in
Water bury. Mrs. Gale is recovering and
is up about the house.-Mrs. Il. C. Russell
is confined to her home III with bronchitis
Mrs. A. y. Lang. who has been i'll for
long time. has gone to the Hays
sanitarum for treatment.-It was 40 de-
srees warmer here Saturday than Friday
and several inches of snow fell Saturday
morning. welcome addition to the travel
ing.-Much trouble was experienced with
water pipes by people in all parts of the
town during the cold snap. Some
thermometers registered as low as AZ de-
grees below zero Friday morning.
Monday was the coolest morning of the
winter so far. The thermometer register
, ed 30 below zero in many PAGES in the
village and thirty-five in the vicinity and
20 below at Hlliker's near the Norris
town line.-Howard f. Shaw. Fred F.
Smith and George F. Adams have at
tended the Woodworker's convention in
Boston this week, returning Thursday
Elton b. Forbes has purchased of W. L.
Bennett of Moscow his grocery and dry
goods store with a tenement above. Pos
. session to be given March 1.
The Rev. Robert Dewey of Waterbury
I conducted a Catholic service at the Axe
ley Memorial building Sunday morning.
The topic of the pastors sermon at the
United Church Sunday morning was Re
ligious Leftovers." There was a large
attendance at the community service in
the evening when about 100 slides Of the
American navy were shown, Edmund w.
: McGibbon. for two years in the naval
service, giving the lecture. Some Of the
) pictures were contributed by Mr.. Nc
Gibbon, who photographed Their, while in
the service. Next Sunday evening the
/ subject Of the slides will be Mexico in
/ charge of Mrs Lola b. Douglass.
At the annual meeting OF the Mt Mans
field Cooperative Creamery association
the following officers were reelected
Manager. Arthur D. Lynch; president.
Joseph c. Benson: vice-president Albert
b. Weeks; trustees, Levi s. Small, Harry
Newland. Ernest NJ. Houston. Harry H.
Downer resigned as secretary and treas
urer and that Office will be filled later.
The records showed the largest amount
of products Of any year in the history
of the creamery The amount of BUSH
ness done was $396,OOo. The average price
paid for butter fat was 72ls cents, for
skim So cents The average butter score
for the year was the second highest In
the State. The attendance at the meet
ing was small on account OF the extremely
cold weather, but the meeting was very
harmonious one. Manager A. n. Lynch
left Tuesday on business trip in the
interests of the creamery, expecting to
visit dealers In Boston and Worcester
Mass, Providence r. l., and Fair Haven
: announcements have been received OF
, the marriage in White River Junction
on January Is of Guy Frank Monkey and
Mrs. Sarah Mayo Gilman of Chelsea
, Mr.. Monkey is a prominent farmer OF
Chelsea. Mrs. Monkey Is daughter OF
, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mayo of Stowe
, and has many friends here who wish her
!, much happiness.-Nrs. Della Moody and
, Miss Rachel Slayton have employment
at the Sears sanitarium-W. j. Sheear
has sold his farm. formerly known as
the Daniel Newton farm. in West Hill
, to Earl c. Mayo, who has taken posses
sion, putting his brothcr-in-law. Luther
Wright. on the farm. Mr.. and Mrs
Sheean will reside in st. John. y. B.
r where Mrs. Sheean has been with an in.
{ valid sister for some time.-Mrs viii.
liam Jones has gone to visit her son
9 Earl Richardson, and family in Syracuse
n. Y. Mrs. Jones' sister, Mrs. Calder.
e wood Of st. Johnsbury, Is at Mrs Jones
4 home during her absence.--Miss Darling
e who has been at c. W. Gales for a week
r has returned to Burlington.
Miss Dorothy Harris returned Tuesda,
y TO her school work In Springfield afte,
: being detained here two weeks by the
y illness of her sister, Mrs. G. W Gale
Mrs. Nellie Simonds of Waterbury i.
n caring for Mrs. Abbie Warren, who i.
+ gaining slowly after a long Illness. Mrs
). Simonds has just returned from a two
weeks visit with Mrs. Sidney Hnsdal,
= in Burlngton.-The condition of Mrs
Il George VI. Towne, who recently sustainec
( a shock, continues to improve slowly
z e. +. Bamforth of Bristol. formerly land
= lord of the Green Mountain Inn. ha
g been here the past week.-Mrs.. Flora
= Cushman and sister, Miss Laura Thomas
Itr,ilI aIo xhn;r lit.