Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

ago. He was a mason by trade and was
for many years a member of tho Con-
gregatonal Church. He leaves his wife
and six children. Mrs. Annie Raymo, Mrs.
Effie wilkins, Walter, Leon and John
Shepard Of Stowe and Mrs Mary Jaoklin
of Sheburne, Nova Scotia, and also IL
grandchildren. The funeral was held
at the house Tuesday afternoon.
Walter Shepard. who has had employ
ment in Springfield, Mass, has been here
three weeks on account of illness.
Mrs. Frank Parker of Claremont and
Miss Mary Stebbns of Bristol, N. H.,
have been called here by the serious ILL.,
ness of their mother, Mrs. Cynthia Steb-
bins.-Hayes Walker of Windsor visited
Miss Gladys Smith over Sunday.-Charles
r. Wheeler has returned from Bristol.
Conn.-Mss Dorothy Harris Is at home
from Springfield her school grade there
having an enforced vacation on account
of an epidemic of measles.-Mr. and Mrs.
T.. w. Tinkham and little daughter. AL
berta of johnson, were over-Sunday Wis
itors in Stowe mailing the trip in their
car.-Miss Lillian Godfrey has returned to
her school in Elmore after the spring va
cation.-John Lawson of Barre visited
Miss Sadie Hart over Sunday.-Roderc
Riley was at home from Waterbury over
Sunday.-Mrs. Bertha Jackman of Clare
mont, N. H., Is with her mOtDcr, MIS-
Lucy Chaplin at the home of the latter on
School street--There was q large attend
ance at the illustrated Life of Christi
! From the Manager to the Cross given at
the Akeley Memorial building under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Communi-
ty club Sunday evenng.-The teachers Of
the Community Sunday school will give
a candy-pull party to the pupils of the
school and their parents at the Unity
a n'clnr1r Thursday
evening. All members of the school and
parents invited.
r One of the worst storms of the sea-
= son prevailed here Tuesday. A heavy
4 rain was accompanied by high winds.
n The water in the Waterbury river
Y and its branches was very high flood
= ing the meadows back of the village
Y TO high water mark. At H. E. Shaw's
$ grist mill at tho lower end of the viii
= lage a part of the top of the dam
, which had been temporarily repaired
= after previous washout, was wash
= ed out again during the night and
sand was washed into the wheel, but
the damage was not sufficient to sus-
pend business at the mill-The mem
. bers of the Community Sunday School
: are asked to bring saucers with them
. to the candy-pull at Unity Church
= this evening.-A hundred stereoptcon
;, slides of the Panama Canal will be eX-
:, hbited under the auspices of the
- Young Peoples Community club at
y, the Congregational Church Sunday
: evening.-Mrs. Lewis Marshall has
y returned to Springfield Mass, after
- visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II George Gibbs.-T. c. Wright of the
u State hospital at Waterbury. was at
his home in Stowe Wednesday.
Godfrey is out again after an attack
Of the mumps.-Mrs. B. Johnson and
two children of East Highgate are
with her mother, Mrs. c. G. Towne.-
E. C. Mayo has finished work at the
Mt. Mansfield Creamery.-Miss Ethel
q Brush is doing we'll after opera
. ton for appendicitis at the Heaton
d hospital in Montpelier.-Mrs. Fred
r Ploof has returned from Lebanon.
IT y. H, where she has visited her
$ daughter, Mrs. John Bettis.-Mr. and
81 Mrs. Jay Larraway are parents of a
y daughter born Saturday.-Mrs. Bur-
Is ton Loveland of waitsfield is visiting
IL her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Florence A.
l. Warren. at Moscow.-Elmer L. Bar
- rows is in Alburg and Canada this
sf week buying stock.-Mrs Hugh Cush-
4 man has returned to Barre after visit
d. ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. o. w.
lie Edison. at the lower village. Mrs.
Ia Edson's sister and husband, Mr.. and
ct Mrs. Levi l.. Pratt of Hyde Park have
&c visited at the Edison home this week.
OF Mr.. and Mrs Willis Barrows are
he passing the week with Mr.. Barrow i
r. grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Bar
ie rows, at Moscow. The condition at
t, o. A. Barrows remains about the same.
tn Mrs. ]. L. Russ and daughter. Miss
in Grace were visitors in Morrisville
n Wednesday. Harry E. Russ continues
Of to gain after operation at the
TT Fanny Allen hospital-The condition
to of Mrs Abbie Warren does not i'm
provo and she will be taken soon to a
Id hospital for treatment.
IN The year of United Church service
I'll which has been carried out here so sue
D. cessfully eliminated in the organization
I'd of a United Church body at the service
0n Sunday morning when the constitution
n and bylaws I 'epared by a committee of
of three were brought before the congrega-
nd ton and explained by the pastor. and
no adopted article by article. The preamble
cy as adopted was followed by nine articles:
ed Article !, being the church motto, He
at That Loseth His Life for My Sake Shall
IS. Find IT,; article 2, the name Of the or
ay ganization, 1.-The Community Church OF
DIS Stowe. Vermont: article 3. the object OF
lr. the organization opening as follows: TIC
at unite the various religious elements OF
- the community into one common Chris
ed tian fellowship upon the basis of fidelity
m to God and the truth as we honestly con-
ay ceive it; article 4, membership, providing
mt that all members of the existing churches
er together with those holding letters from
lr. other churches may become members by
ng asserting to the constitution and by.laws
sit and entering into covenant with this
re- church, and any member Of the com
re- munity may become a member by sub
to scrlbing to the constitution and bylaws
OF and entering into the following covenant
on Recognizing the divine purpose IN or
ge ganzed religion in the world for the wor
er. ship of God the service of men and the
establishment of the kingdom of Chris
as on the earth we hereby covenant will
Ia God and with each other that We will dc
,r- all in our power to promote these grea
ne ends; that We will be mindful of tn,
81 necessity of worship of prayer and o
sio fellowship and both by precept anc
as example we will endeavor to sustain
ir' them at all times; that we will be loya
-, to this church of which we are members
Gu Gu and will share in its worship and othel
~ activities and in the expenses of its worl
and support and We will walk together
80 in brotherly love. This we covenant look
,is ing for strength and guidance of thu
m great God of all manknd"; article g. relat
an ing to administration; article 6. meetings
al article 7, officers: article S, duties of Of