Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
LamOille County
STOWE

STOWE
AT meeting Of the directors OF the
United Ladies' Aid, plans considered for
the years work included q sale for Au-
gust with the following committee: Ar
rangements: Mrs, Emma Straw, Mrs.
Alice Lovejoy. Miss Nellie Sargent;
aprons; Mrs. Addie Simmons. Mrs Eva
Mathews: fancy work: Miss Ruby Shaw,
Mrs. Mary Ayers, Miss Ruth Collins:
floral; Miss Susan Bigelow, Miss Clara
/ Barrows; vegetable Mrs. Louise Fuller,
Mrs. Dilla Tomlinson; food Mrs. Mary
Smith. Mrs. Matte Smith, Mrs. Lula
Smith; candy: the Misses Dorothy Bar
rows. Sadie Cary and Pauline Harris;
novelty: Mrs. Mertie Raymond. Miss
Martha Curry, Mrs. Bessie McManon;
ice cream and cake: Mrs. Agnes Jenney,
Mrs. Beulah Foster Mrs Edith Simo-
neau. There will be supper in April A
Maypole dance in May. Neighborhood
circles will be arranged to work for the
sale.-Mrs. Silas Stebbins returned
a week ago Wednesday from Lowell.
Mass, where she went to attend the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Churchill Wolstenholm. Mrs. Wo.sten-
holm who died March % aged
! So was the daughter of William
and Adeiine Darling Churchill and was
father was one of the early settlers in
that part of Stowe known as Brownsville,
and built the first road to that section.
Mrs. Wolsenholm passed her early life in
Stowe and Morristown. She went to Low
ell So years ago and has since lived all
that time in the same house She leaves
a granddaughter. Mrs. Bunce. with whom
she lived and grandson, Frank Quinn
of Courtney, B. CA telephone has been
Hill. number A.-An announcement has
recently been made in Minneapolis.
Mimi, paper of the engagement of Miss
Marjorie Il. Burt, formerly of Stowe to
John w. Macarthur of MinneapoI:s.-Junn
Bells of White River Junction, but for
merry Of Stowe is doing we'll at the Han
over. N. H., hospital after a serious OPP
Grafton for double hernia.
Mr.. and Mrs E. G. Robinson and Mrs.
Robinson's sister, Miss Sa lie Harlow,
are in Burlington. Mr.. Robinson had
an operation at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Wednesday.-A moving pic
ture entertainment From the Manager
to the Throne" will be given at the
Akeley Memorial building under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Com
munity club at eight o'clock Sunday
evening.-Miss Madeline Boardman, Ira
NJ. Boardman and Floyd Sleeper have
returned to Burlington to resume their
studies at the University of Vermont
after the Easter vacation,-krthur p
Bigelow of Middlesex was a business
visitor in Stowe Tuesday.-Harry w.
. Warren has resumed his work at the
! c. E. and F.. c. Burt companys store
after an absence of several weeks on
| account of illness. Mr.. Warren's mother.
| Mrs. H. A. Warren, who has been i'll
! for several weeks, is gaining slowly
1 Mrs. Sarah e. Dewey passed. Easter
with friends in Burlington.--D. ].
Webster of the Fordson factory OF
Cambridge, Mass, is in Stowe canvas
ing territory with f. r. McMahon--
Mrs. Lewis Marshall of Springfield.
Mass. is passing two weeks with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Gibbs.
The sugar house on the James Cady
farm recently purchased by II. A. Fos-
ter was burned early Monday morning.
the fire catching, it is thought, from n
spark. as the fire was banked and ev-
erything was left wet down Sunday night
when Mrs. Foster left the sugar-house.
The building was new and the equipment
included a new evaporator which cost
$275 There were $50 gallons of syrup stored
in the building. The loss is estimated at
$1,000 with no insurance.
Edwin Hall has recently visited his
father. who Is very i'll at his home in
Williamstown-Mrs. Gracia Tomlinson,
who has been i'll at the home of her sis
ter Mrs. Mary Smalley, several weeks,
was able to go Sunday to the home of her
brother-in-law, l.. +. Tominson, where
she will remain n time before going to
her home-Mrs. Clara Robinson
went Monday to Richmond to at
tend the funeral of her uncle. Dorman
Stockwel. Mr.. Stockwell died in Lyndon
vile and the body was brought TO Rich
mond for bural.-Walter Kenyon, wh6
has been employed through the winter by
n. b. johnson in construction work has
gone to Connecticut where he expects to
find employment.-W. l.. Wright of Hyde
Park was a visitor Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Wrights parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
~ G. Styles. where Mrs. Wright is stop
ping on account Of poor health.-A very
interesting Easter service was carried
out by the choir and Sunday school OF
the United Church Sunday morning and
included voluntary by the church or
chester orchestra professional hymn.
Welcome by the pastor, recitation, Easter
Time" by three girls, recitation Twenty
Third Psalm" by the children, song by
the children. IF l Were Sunbeam
three girls, anthem, Awake Thou That
Sleepest," by the choir. The Little
Plant" three girls, duet Day of Days"
Mrs. Grace Lynch. Miss Nerna Stockman,
"Mary's Easter" three girls; anthem.
"Boho.d the Risen King" by choir, with
solo by Mrs. H. w. Barrows, with violin
obligato by W. J.. Bennett. The Awak-
ening of Nature. six girls; sermonette
by the Rev NJ. i. Bacon, offertory, bene-
dictlon and occasional During his ad-
dress the pastor read the names of 100
people which have already been secured
that will become members of he church
organization 1t Is expected that the or
ranization and reception of members will
take place next sunday.
| At a meeting of the II. II. Smith
/ Womcu's Relief Corps Saturday after
noon Mrs. M. II. Bacon was taken into
the order tho names of|oght candidates
, Were baiottcd upon, six applications for
membership were received and the char
tor was drapcd in memory of Mrs.
, Demmie Dcmeritt. recently deceased.
Reports of the work Of The relief COM
mittee showed that II calls had been