Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-22

Towne in Manchester, ". H., on tnelr
way home-The Waterbury high school
seniors will present THE Winning OF
Carlotta." four act comedy at the Axe
ley Memorial building at eight o'clock
Thursday evenng.-The check list
posted by the town clerk contains about
375 names. There will be meeting Of the
board of civil authority at the town clerks
office on the afternoon of May for the
purpose Of revising the list.-Thc walls
and ceilings of the postoffice room In the
Akeley Memorial building are being re-
frescoed.-Mrs. G. w. Gale was called to
Waterbury Tuesday by the death Of her
father. DR.. d. d. Grout.
The Stowe Teachers club held a meet
ing of unusual interest at the high school
building Monday evening. Eleven MEM
bers of the Morrisville Teachers club
being present. Mrs. Lola Douglass gave
a review of Democracy and the East"
by Willard. and refreshments were served.
Among the visitors were Superintendent
and Mrs. C. ID. Howe and Prin. and
Mrs. l.. G.. Burns.-The stowe high school
senior class will give Lander's orchestra
dance a the auditorium of the Akeey
Memorial building on the evening Of
April 3.-Mr. and Mrs. r. d. Robinson
returned Monday from Burlington, where
they visited Mr. Robinsons father, T.. G.
Robinson, at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Mr.. Robinson expects to be able to return
home soon.-Elmer Shaw had narrow
escape from serious injury Monday when
he was caught by a pulley at II. L.
Shaws butter package factory where he
is employed. A part of Mr.. Shaw's cloth
ing was torn off and his legs were badly
cut and bruised.-Condemncd stock ship
ped from here Tuesday included five
head from A. 3. Weeks herd and one
from Joseph White's.-Curran Bellows,
who had troublesome toe amputated at
the Mary Fletcher hospital has been suf-
fcring since his return from the hospital
from an abscess on the foot resulting
from infection in the wound. Mr.. Bellows
has been at w. q. Searss for two weeks.
AT the meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange Saturday evening the first and
second degrees will be worked on class
Of candidates by the ladies' degree team
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Hale, who
came here with the remains of Mrs.
Randella u Spear of Amherst Mass,
last week. left Tuesday for their home
in Gardner. Me.-Mrs. Robert Henry of
san Francisco. Calf, who has visited Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Foster, went Monday to
Fort Covington, n. Y, where she will
pass some time with her parents.-Robert
Webb, who has finished his work in
North Andover. Mass, Is visiting his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac A.
Foster, on his way to his home in Fort
Covington. y. Y.-Homer Cleveland has
returned from the Fanny Allen hospital,
where he has had treatment for rheu-
matisln. Mr.. Cleveland is still on clutches.
Mrs. NJ. r. IIutchins of Waterbury Cen
ter was a business visitor here Tues
day.
An enthusiastic meeting of the execu-
tive board of tine United Church was held
ut the parsonage Tuesday evening when
the constitution of the Community Church
as prepared by committee was rati-
fled and its adoption by the new organ
ization recommended An adjournment
was made 10 Friday evening when the
executive committee expects to complete
its work and give the administration Of
the work over TO the officials of the Com
munity Church. The meeting for complet-
ing the organza ton of The new church
, announced for Thursday evening has been
:. postponed until Friday evening. 1t will
follow Il maple sugar social to be held in
, the vcstry Of the church. The ladies' in
, charge OF the social announce that the
:. children Of the Sunday school will be
served at $50 O'Clock. The Community
, club No. I was organized at the home of
, Mrs Maude Pike Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Sarah l.. Dewey president. Mrs. Hell
on A. Wilkins treasurer. Mrs. Mertie Ray
mond secretary, Mrs. Bessie Mcmahon.
Mrs. Nettie Billings and Mrs. Belle God
frey work committee. Work on holders
wac provided. II is expected that there
: will be about q members. The next meet
ing will he held with Mrs. Billings May
= { and work will he provided Sarah
T.. Dewey, Mrs. Minerva Tinkham, Mrs.
2 W. T. Bacon and Mrs w. NJ. Adams went
TO Montpelier Wednesday 10 attend q suf-
. fraG!st conference with Governor Clement
= Wednesday cvenug.-Mrs J. NJ Ruter
- and Miss Martha Curry werc in Burling-
o ton Wednesday.-A, r. Straw returned
] Tuesday from weeks stay with his
. daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
n Ernest l.. Wright at Fairfax Falls.-Miss
. Ethel Brink returned Tuesday from
k Montpelier where she recently UNDER
J., went an operation at the Heaton hospital
= for appendicitis. Miss RUBY Shaw has
. been i'll since Saturday, her Illness follow
:, ing some dental work.--States Attorney
: Tracy of Johnson was here Tuesday,
RI Mrs. Emma King of Mortified accom-
panied tho remains of her sister, Mrs.
. Caroline Pike Hubbard, here for burial
. Tuesday. Tho burial was made Wednes-
.. day afternoon in the West Branch ceme-
= terry, where Mrs. Hubbard's husband and
y, parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pike, are
buried. The service was conducted by the
. Rev. NJ. 4. Bacon. Mrs. Hubbard leaves
her sister. Mrs. King who is the only
survivor Of the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
I Joseph Pike all formerly residents Of
> stowe. Mrs. Hubbard was a cousin of
Il Mrs. Lydia Sargent of Stowe.-F. NJ.
: Small attended the funeral of Mrs. Hub
II bard in Barre Tuesday.-Charles T. Sar-
IS gent and son and daughter. Leo and Miss
l. Ella Sargent. aud brother, Jackson Sar-
l. gent attended the funeral of Mr. Sar-
gents grandson, Leon Wiltshire in Nor
d risvillc Tucsday-Mr and Mrs. W. A.
II s.ayton and Miss Maude were in Burling-
n ton Wednesday night to attend an enter
;. ,anment-Miss Dorothy Harris returned
d TO hcr school in Springfield Wednesday.
S MORRISVILLE
Mrs. Cascilda Davis has gone to Gram
n VILE n. Y, where she will spend some
>, ii me with her brother. DR.. Tenney.-Miss
Il Mary J. Simpson was a Burlington visitor
!. Thursday.-AIss Beatrice Schutt was a
: cutler of Burlington, of the New Eng
q land Telephone company. was business
, visitor in town the last of the week.
l. Mrs. Paul Raymond of Stowe was a guest
il Friday of her mother. Mrs. 4. A. Jenkins.
v Mrs. Permelia Tiff is substituting in the
|. sixth grade for Miss Florence Chaffee
" who is recovering from severe attack
o Of flu. Miss Mamie Weafer, who has
;. been substituting for her, has gone ia
d Barre to teach.-Elwood Emmons and
n Carnie Bates have gone to Montpelier