The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-29
M a k rs Averaged About
2 Pounds to Tree-Much
Better Than Last Year
DEALERS HANDLED
MORE THAN USUAL
Some of the Leading Maple
Sugar Makers Are
Named

Stowe, April 29.--The maple sugar
season just closed is considered the
best here for several years, makers
/ averaging about two pounds to tree,
which is considerably better than last
year. Among the dealers here Miles
| Mcmahon & Son, H. +. Shay and other
| firms are still buying and filling orders
! and have handled more than last year.
Some makers market their own prod
uct, having customers that buy Of them
1 year after year. A large amount has
| been contracted to the Cary Maple
Sugar company of st. ,Johnsbury at
| Sl.IJ gallon for syrup and % cents
pound for sugar, with an expectation
of more when the transaction is set
/ tied.
Among the yields reported, George
| NJ Towne made over 5000 pounds from
about 1000 trees; Charles T. Sargent
| 200 pounds from 700, both being three
| pounds and over to tree. L. j. Camp
bell made 675 pounds from 233 trees;
A. b. Weeks, 800 pounds from 1850
! trees G. G. Hart, 700 pounds, setting
/ 400 buckets II. A. Foster on west hill.
who made 2,700 pounds from 200
| trees, lost considerable amount by
the burning of one of his sugar houses,
80 gallons of syrup being consumed in
/ the fire and the loss of the sugar house
being handicap in caring for the sap.
Frank Asquith made $50 pounds from
| $50 buckets; H. b. Gale on west branch,
l.Gl7 pounds from 500 trees; G. ). Gale,
200 pounds from leo trees: Pliny
Vondle, two and one-half pounds to
tree from 200 trees; t. j. Harlow. 1900
pounds 'from $50 trees: A. A. Royce,
l,250 gallons of syrup from l.200 trees;
Fl. G. Fuller of Stowe Hollow 1850
pounds from $50 trees; w. w. Ayers,
1920 pounds from 300 trees; the
Luce brothers, 4.400 pounds from $50
trees; V. L. Chamberlain, on Miller
H. NJ Clair 1000 pounds from 900
trees; s. C. Adams, 5000 pounds from
100 trees; II. A. Cleveland -l,l25
pounds from 1875 trees. Those having
the largest number Of trees reported
were Homer Button OF Maple hill, 500
trees, making only about three fourths
Of a pound 10 q tree, and o. Nanesse
oi~Maple Hill farm. 500 trees, amount
made not estimated. Several makers
used the Brown piping system, among
them S G. Adams, q. NJ. Towne and
l.. j. Harlow.
George +. Brush, who died at his
home in Morrisvile at S;l5 o'clock
Wednesday morning, April 20, was the
son of $ Mortimer and Emma Straw
Brush of Stowe He was born in
Stowe March "a. 1878, and except for
year in Montpelier and two years in
Chicago. passed his life here until GO
ing to Morrisylle about two years ago.
He had surgical operation for cancer
in the stomach several months ago,
but had partially recovered and his
condition had been thought serious only
a few DAYS. Mr. Brush leaves his wife,
Mrs. Alma Kenfield Brush; his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. $. vi. Brush three
sisters, Mrs. Arthur Morrill, OF Stowe, |
Mrs. A. X. Wiley and Mrs. W. \,
Smith of Schenectady, y. v, and a
brother. Harold Brush OF West Fork,
Mont. Mr. Brush was much respected |
and esteemed by all who knew him.
The funeral will probably be held at |
the Congregational church here at , !
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mt. Mans
field camp. VI. w. A., of which the de. |
ceased was p member, will attend.
Claude Adams of Little River is i'll |
with sciatic neuritis.
The condition of Mrs Silas A. Steb- |
bins. who has been very IN with APP |
pendicitis, was comfortable Wednes-
day.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley |
Camley, born Monday, has been named
Shirley Ethel.
Twelve girls and their teacher. Mrs.
Agnes Jenney. of the Community sun
day school attended the party given to
her class by Miss Ariie Wright at her
home on west hill. Games were played
and refreshments served. The party
walked from the village to the Wright
home.
Mrs. Mary smalley and daughters
have been engaged for the season AZ
the summit house on Mt. Mansfield.
Mrs Smallev a. cook. Miss katherine,
and Miss fIildeeard, wait
ress
Cars ON the Mt. Mansfield electric
beginning May 3. will run a.
follows: Cars leave Stowe 6 a. M, o:20
a. m. go p. M; arrive at stowe, TO
a. m, 1850 a. m. AGO 2. IN.
Mrs Janet Adams postponed her trip
and did not 90 Co Burlington. as WAS
stated in Mondays items.
Supt. C. -. Howe was visitor at
the village school Tuesday.
Nern Parker II Waterbury i spend
ing a few days in town.
Mrs John Bcttis Of Lebanon. y. IT,,
i visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Pioef. Mr.. Belts j. recovering
from an operation Of several weeks
ago.
Heman Sweet Of Leominsicr. Mass,
came Tuesday To begin work for B. r.
Alagoon.
The BEAUTIFUL oil painting. presented
bv Mrs Mary Chase 60 the senior class
Ia be sold by tho class to raise money
H. help paw the graduation expenses u
the class. l. now in display in 6. W.
RuzzelTs store window.
Contrihut ions for the support If the
Armenian orphan adopted by the sun
dav school of the Community churrh
nav b. left with Mr.. NJ. p. Bacon Or
Mics Susan a BiceloW.
Mr. and Mrs 4. L. MrMahon and
daughter. Miss Ruth Mcmahon have
returned from Miami. Fla, where they
spent the winter