Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
LamOille County
STOWE

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N. j., arrived In Stowe Friday night to
take the position Of teacher of mathe-
MATES In Stowe High School. thus com
pleting the force of teachers which is
now made up as follows: Principal:
c. ]. Strand; assistant. Miss Jessie
Southland. languages. Miss Margaret
Keefe home economies. Miss McDon-
oush: mathematics. Miss Ruth A. john
son.-The high school senior class held
meeting Friday afternoon with the
president. Edwin Peterson. in the chair.
The class organized as follows: Presi-
dent, Robert Cleveland ice-president.
Alice Booxan: secretary and treasurer,
Gertrude Clark. The class members be-
sides those mentioned are Dorothy Bar
rows. Florence Shackett. Beatrice Pike.
Hazel Cakes, Mabel Sleeper, Alice Bar
rows. Mary Bailey. F7oy Collins. Sadie
Cary. Dorothy Shepard, Catherine Har-
ris Donald Douglass and Gordon Cakes.
The class voted that the class dues shall
be H.0 per year.-(iilman Foster. who
has had serious attack Of illnesA was
more comfortable Saturday-R n. May
nard has sold Sc acres Of land to Mrs.
Ralph Stevens. The land was originally
/ part OF the Stevens farm recently pur-
chased OF w. A. Smith.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles T. Mccarthy have moved from
Essex Center to the Jelliff farm on Shaw
Hill recently purchased of Mr. Peterson.
Major and Mrs. Dwight F. Smith. who
recently motored to Fitchburg. Mass.
were accompanied horne by Major
! Smiths brother and sister-in-Iaw, Mr..
and Mrs. John Smith. of Fitchburg. who
are here for two weeks at the home OF
! their sister, Miss Mildred Snith.-Miss
Jane Tonlinson went Saturday to pass
| the weekend at the home OF her sister,
| Mrs. w. r. Alger. at Waterbury Center.
Miss Virginia Gale who has passed the
summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus II. Gale, at their summer home
| on West Branch, has returned to Cleve-
! land, Ohio, to resume her studies In the
! high school.-Mrs. W. w. Luce and chill
dren, Marshall and Rosemary, who have
visited her sister, Mrs. George A. Burn
ham. at Lyndonville. were accompanied
home by Mrs. Burnham and children.
Thelma and George. and all are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. F.. Jenney.--Mr. and
Mrs. Olin Sanborn of Greenfield, Mass,
are visiting Mr.. Sanborn's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. G.. A. Sanborn.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sears and little daughter. who
have passed the summer with Mr. and
Mrs James f. Houston in Stowe. have
returned to their home in Motley, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Tomlinson enter
tanned Friday Mrs. Tomlinson's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. John Burley. and son
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Burley.
, of Hlnesburg. Although 80 years of age.
the senior Mr.. Burley stood the trip Of
80 miles by automobile as we'll as any
Of the others in the party.-Mr. and Mrs.
| l.. W. Miner returned to their home in
Orange after week in Stowe.-Mrs. Car
! RTE e Straw and Mrs Abbie Warren
! passed a part of last week with Mr. and
| Mrs. A A. Royce at THE Sticks on
| West Hilbert Newcity has moved from
the brick block to the house he recently
! purchased on the Stowe Hollow road
A son, Harold Thomas. was recently
born to Mr.. and Mrs. T j. O'Grady OF
Essex Junction. Mrs. O'Grady was for
merry Miss Anna Fitzsmonds. for sew
eral years a teacher in Stowe High
| School.-Mr and Mrs. c. NJ. Waite and
daughter. Miss Marjorie. and E. w.
McGibbon returned Sept from .
| motor trip through northern New York
to Fraziers Point on the st. Lawrence.
where they passed a week in camp. They
passed September 4. which was the 3sth
| anniversary Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Watts mar
| riage. with Mr.. and Mrs. F.. ]. Robinson
| at Malone. y. Y. the town m which
| they passed a part Of their honeymoon.
During their trip the party covered 6oo
miles. They had a good deal OF expert
ence with red tape every time they
crossed the border. having to give an
account of themselves at customs houses
on both sides, but they plead not guilty
| to taking any part In booze smuggling,
which is being carried on extensively
from across the line.-The Busy Bee"
| club Of Moscow met with Mrs. Lula West
with a good attendance Wednesday Sept.
s. A quilt was tied. Mrs. F. E. Smith
resigned az president and Mrs. r. f.
Moulton was elected to serve and a So
ciai committee was elected. The board
now consists Of Mrs. F. f. Moulton. press
ident: Mrs. Dora Horner. Vice president,
Mrs. Elvira Forbes. secretary and
treasurer Mrs. Carrie Call. Mrs. Lula
West and Mrs. r. L. Moulton. social
committee, The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. ]. A. Foster.
Several heavy showers of Sunday AFTER
noon we're followed by heavy rain Sunday
night and Monday. The meadows were
flooded and hill roads were badly wash.
ed.--A Sunday school worker. the
Rev. Z. c. Kinney, was here Sunday
and organized Sunday school at the
West Branch, with Mrs. Mildred Russ
as superintendent. George Lansell assist
ant superintendent, Harvey Gale, secre-
tary. Eloise Magoon, treasurer Miss
Beatrice Gale, teacher of primary depart
ment, Mrs. George Lansell, intermediate,
Rufus Fl. Gale. young mems class, Mrs.
Mildred Russ, young women's class, and
Mrs. Cora Gale, Bible class. The school
will meet every Sunday at the West
Branch Church.-At the meeting Of Mans
field Mountain Grange Saturday evening,
the lecturers program included readings
by Mrs. Maud Campbell. C. L. Bellows.
Mrs Willis Barrows; roll call. MY idea
OF a Perfect Lady" by the men; my
Idea Of Perfect Gentleman" by tho
women. Members question Some Leaks
on the Farm and How to Stop Them"
, answered by J. F. Campbell. II. A. Par
sons. a. ]. Magoon; Questions on Cam
, ming" answered by Mrs. Campbell, Mrs
! Nina Magoon, Mrs. Fanny Farmer read
ings by Mr.. Campbell and A. r. Straw
and recitation by Mrs Carrie f. Straw
Miss Adde Bigelow went to Franklin. N.
| H., Monday to resume her work as teach
err in the Orphan Asylum after passing
! the summer in Stowe.-Mrs. Roancy Dun
ham of Calais. who has been a welcome
visitor at several homes in Stowe, has
recently made trip from Lowell. Mass.
alone. although past 81 years Of age
Frances and Raymond Douglass of JEFF
fersonville. who visited at L. H, Straws
over Saturday night, were accompanied
home Sunday by their grandmother. Mrs.
Hattie Douglass, who will visit her son.
w. NJ. Douglass and family In Jefferson
Vile.
The number of votes given at the pri-
mary Tuesday for governor was as fol-