Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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of 90 acres which he carried on very
successfully for 80 years developing
large dairy business and one OF the lars-
est sugar orchards in northern Vermont.
Nftcr selling Maple Hill Farm IN 1909 Mr..
Gale purchased the !. y. Bigclow place
on West Branch, which has since been
The home of the family. Besides his
Wife. Mr.. Gale is survived by their nine
sons and daughters: Edwin B.. Angus
H.. George S. Gale. Mrs. Polly Gale Cline
aud Mrs. I,lvira Gale Forbes of stowe,
Iufus II. Gale Of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs.
Angie Gale Houston OF Cadv's Falls, Fred
y. Gale Of Minneapolis. Mimi. and Mrs.
Mary Gale Billings Of ST. Louis, Mo; and
is grandchildren, among them Charles c.
Gale aud Mrs. Mildred Gale Russ OF
stowe. his being the first death in his
INN ediatc family. lie also leaves three
brothers, Daniel Gale of Grand Haven
and John Gale of Grand Rapids Mich,
and Frank Gale of Stove. aud SIX sisters.
Mrs Emily Reed of Brookfeld. Betscy
Slaytor of stowe Mrs. Angie Butts Of
The state of Washington Mrs. J, y.
rfaff. Mrs. Fred pfaff aud Mrs G. y.
Pfaft OF Grand Haven. Mich. Mr. Gale
had served the town as soIectman several
terms and also as school director and
IL
public spirited citizen and was much
esteemed by AL who knew hlm,--Ncws
has been received of the death in Water
hurry Of Fred w. Walker, the adopted son
Of the late Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Walker
ot stowe. Mr.. Walker was until re-
comfy resident. of stowe. He leaves
his wife and four chldren.--Nr. and Mrs.
George T. Brusl, OF Morristown, formerly
of Stowe, went Saturday to Winooski,
where Mr.. Brush will have an examine
ton and treatment at the Fanny Alien
hospital. Mr.. Brush VINO had been III
Tor some time, had been worse for n
week.-The condition Of \. H. Bentley
'erlans very low.--Littlc Gary Marshall,
who Is III with pneumonia remains about
he samc.--Gcorgc Moulton of Moscow
is able TO he out after an illness with
imeur1onia MIR. aud Mrs. George W. Gale
of Maple street are parents of Il son.
noru December @I.--Beulsh. the second
daughter of w. l.. Bennett, is ill. threat
cned with an absccss in the csr.-Mrs.
Il; $ wilkins recently saw three evening
grosbeaks, II rare winter bird, Ut her
home on Shaw Hill near Moscow. -'The
family OF the late Mrs. Aurora l.. Adams
mad u pleasant reunion on Christmas day
ut The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Chamberlain. the families of Mr.. and
NIrs. II. A. Cleveland. AIr. and Mrs. Fred
Tatro Mr.. aud Mrs. S. 6. Adams. Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
chamberlain and Miss Mildred Adams OF
Waterbury being present Mr.. and Mrs.
-. j. Adams of Waterbury were unable
to attend on account of illness
The Women's Relief Corps of the II. II.
Smith Post gave successful moving
picture entertainment and dance at the
q; for the benefit of "A fund to provide
~ flag 10 be presented to the Donald NJ.
McMahon Post. American Legion. There
was II full house at the pictures. The
ladies of the post served supper and
Chase & Shackctt's orchestra furnished
music for dancing, 40 couples being in at
tendance. Mrs. \. r. Straw was chair
man of the committee in charge. Mrs.
Minerva TnlHm served chairman OF
the supper committee and Mrs. Helen
Russ OF the music committee.-There was
pretty wedding at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. s. Peterson at Stowe Forks on
Christmas eve when their daughter,
tlvira Martha Peterson, was married to
Earl Victor MaSoon. The rooms were
decorated with evergreens and red The
ceremony took place under Il large Christ
mas bell and was conducted by the Rev.
w. T. Best of Morrsvlle. There were
. about 80 friends present, among them
being Miss Marble of Waterbury. Mrs
Peterson served cake and ice cream. The
bride received large number of gifts
Including articles of silver. cut glass
and linen and sum of money Mr.
Magoon is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
+. Macoon and is employed at II. T.
, Shaw's numbering industry at Stowe
Forks Mr.. and Mrs. Maeoon will make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs Peterson
for the present.
Mrs Wealtha r. Iiatch) churchill dice
ut the home of her daughter and husband
Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Benson. at four oclocl
Tuesday morning, December 80. aged z
wears and eight months. Mrs. Churchill
mas been i'll and confined to her bed tn,
most of the time since January She wa;
taken worse on Christmas day and ha.
been a great sufferer since then. She wa:
born in EImore and passed her life il
that town until coming to live with he
daughter eleven years ago. She was tn,
widow of Henry II. Churchill. who die,
in November, 1901. She is survived by on
son, Arthur L. Churchill of Washington
VT. and four daughters. Mrs. Eugen
Glysson of Barre, Mrs. II. Il. Cutler o
keenc. y. H., Mrs. J. 9. Benson of Stow
and Mrs. Fred Ellsworth of Morristowr
and one sister. Mrs. Ellen Churchill o
Stowe. one son, Fred +. Churchill. die
u years ago Mrs. Churchill was mucl
esteemed by al who knew her and leave
many friends and relatives to mourn he
loss. The funeral will be held at the Ben
ron homo at noon to-day.-The ladie
of the II. II. Smith. Woman's Relief Corps
will serve the annual dinner to the pos
saturday. At the meeting of the corps fol
lowing the dinner the officers for 192 wi
he installed The post will also hold
regular meeting with installation of OF
ficers Saturday afternoon.-Miss Doroth
Wiley of Greensboro is visiting Mis-
Mildred Patterson.-Orlo X. Jenney of tn
University of Vermont has begun til
work of taking the census in the Vllag
corporation and will also have the terri
> tory on the eastern side of the Water
bury river and the North Branch. Elto
u. Forbes has been appointed enumeratC
for the western side Of the river an
branch instead of Ray Smalley, who ha
resigned his appointment for the work.
Mrs George NJ Towne had a shock Sur
lay evening, the right side being paralyZe'
The attack was similar to one which Nj
Towne suffered several years ago fro
which she has never fully recovered.
H. ). Cobb and willis NJ Douglass
Ieffersonvile were visitors in STOW
Saturday and Sunday.
b.. Mrs. Presson r. Gale, T.. Il. Gale al
Mrs. Polly Cline and little daughte
Ruth. who returned to Stowe from Clev
land Ohio. with the body of Mr.. Ga
were accompanied by Rufus II. Gale