Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
Lamoille County
STOWE

=" years preacher IN the Free VIII Bap-
fist denomination and although past Ss
ne is still called upon occasionally to per-
FORM marriage ceremony or TO conduct
funeral service. Both are In comfortable
health at present. Mr.. Collins Ia able to
saw wood every day and Mrs. Collins does
her own Homework. There are but few
couples In any community who live to
observe their 6Sth wedding anniversary
Mrs. G. II. Hosmer came last week from
Boston on account Of tho illness Of her
little grandson, Richard Hosmer.--Lttle
w. A. Knight, Jr., who has been Ill with
hard cold. IL now recovering.-Miss
Martha Knight of Newbury is at the homo
Of her brother, W. A. Knight. for the
holidays.-The Rev. c. f.. Hayward
preached an Instructive sermon at the
Community Church Sunday upon the topic.
us 1t Worth While to Keep the Church
Open in a Community" A solo was sung
by Mrs. II. w. Burrows. There we're 157
present at Sunday school. A community
Christmas tree will be installed on the
church lawn and will be illuminated dur
ing the evenings this week. There will
be Christmas tree and exercises at the
church at T:3o o'clock Friday evening, to
which all are invited. There will be Christ
mas services ut the church, with special
music Sunday morning and Sunday eve
anna class presented their teacher. Mrs.
Hayward. n cut-glass bowl and the young
mems class gave Miss Southland box
OF stationery.--The Roy. Robert Dewey
u Waterbury said MACS at the Akeley
Memorial building Sunday morning.
Kenneth Foster and Harold Morrill, have
Passed the required examinations and are
nov enlisted IN Company A, 18th Infantry,
at Camp pcvens. They will be transferred
later TO the motor department for n years
course Of instruction.-Tho Misses Sadie
Cary and A'ico Barrows were In Mont
pelier and Barre Saturday. Carl Dixie is
~, threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. Dixie
and Mr.. Dse's mother are I'll with colds.
At the annual meeting of Mt. Mansfield
Camp. NJ. w A. at tho Akeley banquet
hal! Thursday evening. officers we're
elected as follows: Consul, F. =. Billings;
advisor, Robert Cleveland: clerk. j. II.
Wolls banker, L. l.. Recor; Waterman.
viii McManis: sentry, Clarence LaRock;
camp physician, Fl. w. BaYTows: trustee
for three years, n. II. Lang. A banquet
was served.-At the midmonth meeting
OF tho II. II. Smith Women's Relief
Corps Thursday evening. it was voted TO
send Sf0 for a Christmas gift to tho Sol
dier's Home at Bennington and also to
hold special meeting for initiation Of
candidates OH the evening of the 18th.
One application for membership was re-
ceved. \ social hour followed tho meet
ing with refreshments OF popcorn and
candy.
The stowe High and graded schools
closed for the Christmas vacation Fri
day afternoon, each having some Christ
mas observance. The High School had a
Christmas tree and carried out pro-
gram OF music, readings and Rotations.
Mrs Nelson's pupils OF the first and sec
ond grades and Miss Derby's of the third
and fourth grades had Christmas trees.
Miss Sareent's pupils of the NTH and
sixth grades had Interesting exercises
including recitations by Edith Holden
Harley Kaiser, Lillian Holsinxton, Arnold
Moulton,. Donna Cakes, Cedric Macut
cham. Richard Recor. Carlisle Mcmahon
Pearl Shepard, Ralph Foster. Edward
Thomas. Lillian Burt, Donald Blake
Gerald Wedge. Arnabel Kaiser. Carolyn
Pike, noivid Wells. Paul DeForgo and
Edwood Foster. Songs by the school
and several dialogues were rendered
There were about Is visitors.-Miss Edith
Derby Is passing the Christmas vacation
with her mother at Saranac Lake, y. Y
OF the High School teachers Miss South
ard is at her homo in Fairfax, Miss
Keefe in Waterbury, Miss McDonoush in
Rutland and Miss Johnson at Elizabeth.
y. ]. Glass had very interes ting
Irish assembly last week Monday morn
ing. II had an Irish vic.ro!a selection
and the lives Of noted Irish men We're
told. Hazel Cakes and Donald Doug
lass had charge Of assembly Wednesday
morning. Tho NTH and sixth grades
came up and entertained tho school with
interesting dialogues. Donald Douglass
/. sang q solo. Friday morning the junior
ciass had charge of an old-style Christ
mas assembly. Arlic Wright read Az
original Christmas story. Lyle Spauld
ing told OF Christmas In other lands. APP
propriate victrola selections were played.
"iioly Night was rendered by the Misses
Martha Gale, Agnes Towne. Ari!e Wright
and Beatrice Kaiser. John Recor had
charge Of tho assembly. The seniors have
commenced rehearsals for the play. "Shc
Stops to Conquer" which It wishes to
present about the last Of January.-Flor-
ence Shackett has been absent from
school on account Of illness.-Winford- E.
Heath, q. captain Of the Middlebury
College basketball team. played a fine
game in the contest with the Albany Law
School, in which Middlebury was VIC
torious, 81 to q. Mr.. Heath is a men,
Der of the Delta Epsilon fraternity and
a graduate Of stowe High School In the
class OF l916.-Miss Susan A. Bigelow ex-
poets to be able to resume her work as
teacher In the primary grades at the OPEN
ing Of the winter term.-A meeting Of the
| board of directors of the Community
Chuivh was held at the church parlor
Friday evening Mrs. p. a. Raymond
h'd arranged to give Mr. and Mrs. A. d.
i Lynch q farewell surprise supper and
party at ncr homo Friday evening. but
when 1t became known just before the
hot: that the Lynches were entertaining
at supper the party Joined tie expected
guests. giving a surprise all around
There we.e 20 guests. SLppe. was served
a: eight clock. Cards were played
during the evening. Mr.. Lynch left
Monday for HIS new position AS general
manage: of the West Hartford CVt)
creamery. Mrs. Lynch and little son
will remain here until after Christmas
Walter l.. Morgan OF Norwich Univer-
sity, senior class. Is at home for the
Christmas vacation.-Miss Addie Bigelow
Of Franklin. N. H., Is at home for the
Christmas vacation.-Mrs. r. s. Board
man has received news that the fve-year-
old son of her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ, Mum, OF Saranac
Lake. n. Y, had one hip broken re-
Gently when he was run over by a seven
passenger taxi-Mrs. Clark Winch of Mid
dlebury Is at the Fanny Allen hospital
recovering from an operation for removal
Of tumor. Mrs. Winch was formerly
Mrs. Luceba Clair French of Stowe.-A
year ago at this time the temperature
ranged from zero to "a below. not rising
above zero at any time on the nth. There