The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-12
STOWE


Rev. and Mrs NJ. +. Bacon arc now
with their daughter AIRS Clair Poulson
and family, in Castleton, s. D. Mr..
Bacon has been i'll since arriving in
South Dakota, but is recovering
One of the chauteuqua lecturers Gre
ated much interest when he said that
| he had found no one here who knew
how Mt Mansfield received its name,
which, he said, was given to the bioun-
tain in honor of Lord Mansfield of
England who as chief Justice hand
ed down the decision that the moment
slave breathed the air or touched
the soil of England he became free.
The lecturer, however, before leaving
town admitted that he had reasoned
out the theory himself and it still re-
mains the fact that the mountain was
called Mansfield mountain from the
township Of Mansfield, chartered in
1868, in which territory the mountain
lay. The township which was divided
and annexed to Stowe and Underhill
in lS4s was, it is supposed named for
the Massachusetts town Of Mansfield,
from which some of the early settlers
came.
Miss Mary Bigelow Peterson of Mil
waukee, Wis, who is a visitor here,
has with her copy of teachers GER
tifcate received by her mother, THE
late Mrs. Martha Bigelow Peterson,
in lS43, from Sylvester Edison, en-
tieling her to teach for one year in
the town of Mansfield
Rev. and Mrs. George F. Beecher and
daughter of Woonsocket. P. c., are
visiting Mrs. Beceher's mother, Mrs.
Rosamond Macutchan, and other Stowe
friends.
Mrs. Roxana Jock and guests, Mrs. |
A. G. Atherton and daughter Mrs |
Roy Arnold of Springfield, Mass, are
visiting relatives in Williamstowm
Mrs. B. A. Briekley and son, Earl, |
of Worcester, Mass, but formerly CT |
Stowe, who have visited her sons, Guy |
and Everett are passing the est Of |
the month with them at the farm |
they have purchased in Waterbury.
Miss Harriet Adams is passing the
summer at Beaver Dam, Rangeley
Lakes, Me, where she is caring for
some children. Her sister, Miss Jes
sic Adams, has recently completed a
course of training at a hospital in
Mass.
A. r. Straw, master of Harmony
Pomona grange, p. Of H., attended the
meeting Of the grange at Duxbury on
Wednesday, A family party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harris
Sunday afternoon was in honor If Mr..
Harris birthday, and was also fare
well party to Mr.. and Mrs. w. =. Har-
rs, who expects to ave soon for tine
farm recently purchased at Swansea,
n. H, There were twenty -four present,
among them Mrs. Addie Harris of
Springfield, Mass, Oscar g. Harris of
Boston, Miss Pauline Tanner of
Charleston, w Va, Mr., and Mrs. w.
F. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. L. l.. Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs, +. II. Harris. Mrs. Hum
phrey, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Gale ard
sons, the Misses Margaret, Dorothy, |
Pauline, Iva and Grace Harris and Gay
ord Harris of Stowe. Refreshments
wee served on the lawn.
Miss Nellie Watts of Haverhill,
Mass, and niece, Rebecca Camp, of
,lorrisville are visiting friends in
Stowe this week.
mir and Mrs. NJ. r. Perry and family
# Southport, Conn, are visitors IN :
Stowe.
Mrs. Luceber Clair French, who has J
ecently returned from Maidstone, and
Who was joined Tuesday at the home
# her sister, Mrs. W. w. Ayers, by !
lark Winch of Middlebury, left with {
lr. Winch during the day for Middle q
Jury, where they were married that {
light. Mr.. Winch is farmer in Mid {
lebury with several children. \