Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-13
Lamoille County
STOWE

me funeral OF lteHly H. JOnisOH was
held at the West Branch Church Friday
afternoon, a Waterbury clergyman Off
ciating. Three selections. Face to
Face" Lead. Kindly Light" and Safe
in the Arms OF Jesus" were sung by Mrs.
II. w. Barrows, with Miss Marjorie Watts
at the organ. The burial was made in
the West Branch cemetery. Mr.. Johnson
was for many years resident of Stowe.
He died at the home of his son-in-law,
Louis Ploof, at Colbyvillc from the effects
or q shock. He was Ga years of age. lie
was twice married, his first wife, Ada
Foster, died 81 years ago; the second,
Violet Sloan, died mine years ago. He
leaves two children by the first wife,
Leon Johnson of Waterbury and Nettie.
wife OF Harley Camley of Moscow: and
three by the second Ada, wife Of Louis
Ploof, Lena, wife of Harry Marshall. and
Elburton. II years of age. all Of Water
bury. He also leaves nine grandchildren
and a brother. Jason Johnson, of Waits
field. the only survivor of the family
Fourteen ladies met Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Janet Adams and organized the
Bridge Street Community club, with Mrs.
Mary Smith as president and Mrs. Adams
secretary and treasurer. The next meet
ing will be held May 10 with the presi-
Six ladies met Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. a. j. McGbbon in stowe Hollow and
organized the stowe Hollow Community
club. with Mrs. McC;ibbon as president.
Mrs Ida Hill as vice-president and Mrs.
irving Nfagoon as secretary and treas
urer. Work on aprons was begun. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Magoon May 2.--Mrs. Nellie Perry is at
a hospital In Burlington for treatment.
Gordon Bull, cow-tester. has returned
to Quechee Falls after short visit in
Stowe.--Beniamin Mayo has finished work
for the c. h. & +. o. Burt Co. after
nine years in their employ and has moved
to Waterbury, where he is employed as
engineer by Martin Barber.-John Board
man is i'll with tonslitis.-The COM
panion mirror to the ore in the office of
the Green Mountain Inn was not lost in
the fire when the Mt Mansfield Hotel was
burned. but was saved and has long been
the property of County Clerk l.. c. Moody
of Montpelier. There We're two fire.
places in the hotel hall and one of these
handsome mirrors hung over the mantel
Of each fireplace.
Mrs. Agnes Jenney of the Cemetery
association is DESTROYS of obtaining
geranium plants to be set out in the ceme-
teries, especially the village cemetery.
Anyone who is willing to contribute is
asked to leave them with Mrs. Jenney
by the 25th Of May that they may be
set out before Memorial Day.-Mrs
Almra Slayton has moved her household
goods to the house on Maple street re-
Gently purchased of Mrs. Malinda Drugg
and is having electric lights put in and
other improvements made.-O Howard
Smith was a visitor over Sunday in Med
ford Mass, where Mrs. Smith is passing
some time with her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Perry.-Mrs. II. C. Mcmahon and daugh-
ter. Ramona. and Mrs II. II. Pike and
| daughters. Carolyn and Kathryn. visited
in Montpelier Saturday j. Fos-
ter has purchased Mrs. Carrie Straw's
house on Bridge street and will rent it
| 10 Ambrose Larrow, who, also rents the
Wells blacksmith shop of Mr.. Foster
Mrs. Straw probably will occupy rooms
in the house for the present.-F. j. Hol-
den has returned from Boston.-Mark and
Leo Doubleday and mother, Mrs. Jane
Doubleday have moved from S. H.
Kaiser's house on Bridge street to the
! house purchased of Jerome Stowell p. r..
Kaiser has moved from the Stowell house
to the tenement vacated by the Double
days.-JerOme Stowell has recently visited
| his daughter. Mrs. Charles Ayers, in
| Waterbury.-The Misses Katherine Small
| ley and Ruby Shaw and Edwin Smalley
and Cornell Riley attended dance in
JeffersOnvile Friday evening.-Truckman
II. G. Smith has moved the household
] goods OF Mr.. and Mrs. a. T. Garrow to
Jericho. Mr.. Garrow has recovered from
a long illness with rheumatism and has
| taken farm In Jericho.-Elmer l.. Bar
rows carried stock here Saturday.-Fre-
mont Stowe, who has recovered from an
operation for removal of toe, is visit
ing his daughter Mrs. Martha Rryan
in Milton.--Among those here from away
TO attend Healey II. Johnsons funeral
were Mr.. and Mrs. Louis 'Ploof, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Marshall Leon Johnson and
Elburton Johnson Of Waterbury and Mr..
and Mrs. j. l.. Maxon and Roy L. French
OF Montpelier condition OF Mrs.
Abbie Warren at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital is slightly improved,-Mrs. Walter
WEIGH Of Gilmore visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. p, G. Godfrey, Friday night
returning to Elmore Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Welch went Saturday night to Aver
Mass, wher. Mr. WEIGH has employment
in a portable sawmill. Mrs. WEIGH re.
signed her school In Elmore.-Mrs. Tay.
lor of Montreal returned home Friday
after several weeks with her daughter
Mrs r. r. McMahon. in Stowe. Mrs
Mcmahon and Miss Ruth Mcmahon &C
companied Mrs Taylor to Burlington, re
turning Saturday.
Charles A. Riley. who has been EN-
played at Brisbin & Brisbin's drug store
at Waterbury the last year, has beef
engaged as manager for the Mt MANSFIELD
Hotel the coming season. Mrs. Riley als'
will be employed there.-Robert Smalle!
has returned from business trip L
Bristol. Conn.-Mr. and Mrs. Earle Mood!
of Outlook, Saskatchewan. havo arrived
in stowe to visit Mr.. Moody's mother
Mrs. Della Moody. Mr.. Moody, who il
employed by the Rogers Lumber com
: pany, has been in Canada. eight years
: going there from Minneapolis. where h
was with the Bruce e. Edgerton Lumbe
Co., after graduating from Stowe higl
school In 1906. This is his first visit !,
stowe for ten years-Walter Burnett an,
| oldest daughter left by automobile Satur
[ day after a'week in Stowe for Hartford
. Conn, where he carries on a roofing bust
, ness. Mrs. Burnett and two ybunge
, children will remain with relatives il
= Stowe Tor vacation Of several weeks
t j. c. Bull and son. Kenneth, accompanie
e MI. Burnett to Hartford, prospecting 70
a employment-News was received Mon
e day of the death of Hollis Boardman |
!. Wolcott from appendicitis and congestio
@ OF the lungs He was II years of ag,
d He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Amo
J, Boardman Of Wolcott and a grandson @
e Mrs. Hannah knight of Stowe. whom h
:, frequently visited. Mrs. Knight and sor
:, in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs w.
d Pangle, who were about to start fc
e home from Junction CITY Kans wher