The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-06
STOWE

Mrs. Bernard Stebbins has received
word that her brother, Thomas Howe,
of Red Hills, Ireland. who was shell
shocked in the service, died April End.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Strong of Morris
Vile were visitors in town Tuesday.
A. A. Hunter, who has been on q
trip selling yiolins for the Green Noun
tain Violin company, came Tuesday
to spend few days with his family.
Mrs. Esther Hart Smith, lwho has
been caring for Mrs. Ii. A. Warren OF
Moscow. has finished her work there
and il at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Lawrence. Mrs.
Warren is gaining.
Mrs. NJ. T.. Hutchins of Waterbury
! Center was recent visitor in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Pratt of Hyde
Park have moved to the farm house at
the Lake Mansfield Trout club. A. >.
Movea will remain on the farm and
superintend the work as before and
will be assisted by Mr.. Pratt.
Mrs. Carroll Bedell was in Water
bury Tuesday.
Mrs. Lucy A. Davis, who has Wis.
tied her brother, A. w. Collins, and
family, for few days, has returned to
the home of her SOM c. NJ. Davis, at
Concord. Mass. She was accompanied
to Waterbury by Albert Williams, who
has been at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. A. w. Collins, for a few days.
The Community club, No. a, met
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. +. T.
BilIinys Seven members were pres
ent. This club is raising funds Tor the
sale by sewing for individuals. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs
Bessie Mcmahon May Is. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gibbs are par
ents of daughter, born May 4.
Supt. c. d. Howe visited schools IN
town the first of the week.
District Road Commissioner Hay
den of Barre was in Stowe Tuesday,
making plans for state road work,
which will begin soon near A. j..
Houston's at Stowe Forks, where II
loft off last season.
The Office of the Green Mountain inn
has been put in fine shape with new
dressings for the ceiling and walls and
is in readiness for the summer bust
ness. The writing room has also been
refurnished and the room in the addi-
ton is being done over and will prob
ably be used for additional Office room.
The large mirror in the main room,
which makes an attractive decoration,
with new varnish and gliding, Is one
that was reserved from the old Mt.
Mansfield house, when it burned IN
1887. The mirror has ever since been
a part of the furnishing of its present
abode. A companion mirror was de-
stroyed in the fire.
The selectmen have engaged the II.
L. Howe company of Mortified to IN
scribe on the marble slabs in the sol
diers hall in the Akeley Memorial
building, the names OF all the men
from Stowe, who saw service in the
world war The building was the gift
of the late lumber king. Healey Z.
Akeley of Minneapolis, to the towne OF
Stowe for a memorial of the Stowe sol
diers of the Civil war The anmse OF
the Civil war veterans are inscribed on
the tablets, which extend around the
four sides of the hall. The addition
of the World war soldiers will make, IT
is felt, fitting memorial Tor them,
also
Mrs. CYNTHIA Stebbins is gaining
slowly Miss McGovern, who has cared
for her, has gone to Burlington, her
place being taken by Mrs Nellie
Simonds Of Waterbury.
ID. j. Adams of Waterbury Center,
Mrs. II. A. Cleveland +. A. Tatro, Mr..
and Mrs. V. r. Chamberlain, MIR. and
Mrs. S. C. Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. g.
Adams were in Hyde Park on pro-
bate business Tuesday.
Vern Il. Chamberlain, who went TO
Waterbury Sunday. was accompanied
home by his father. Ira l.. Chamberlain,
who has been discharged from the state
hospital much improved in health
Therewas a white frost here Wednes-
dav. Besides the deep winter snow
that remains on the mohntain, fresh
snow has fallen there, when it has
rained in the valley. the past week.
+. S. Boardman has made consider
able change and improvement IN b's
restaurant. The former pool room has
been converted into an attractive tea
room, opening on the street. and a
large room has been re-modeled on the
back side of the building. for pool
room. In the removal of partition, IN
making the change, copy OF Man
chester. y. H., Mirror and Farmer,
printed Jan. 10. 1869, was found. Al
though somewhat discolored. the paper
is in a good state Of preservation
There are no display heads and the
first page contains an editorial on the
care of wood and woodlands. letters
from subscribers, agricultural advice
and incidents and items, instead OF
news dispatches as newspapers of the
present do. Market reports of Boston
and Cambridge, Mass, and Manchester,
were given in full. At Manchester,
beef was from Is TO l6 cents per
pound. beans 50 TO $3.50 per bushel.
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