News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-25
STOWE


Norrisville were in Stowe Thursday.
W. w. Thomas and Carroll Taylor hav,
returned to Morrisville after several day
in town.
A gift OF several volumes of fiction from
Miss Mary Bigelow of Salem, Mass. has
been received at the Stowe Free Library.
Mrs. Hannah Taylor OF Morrisville who
is stopping here with her daughter, Mrs
Frank Deperitt,S ATTENDED the W. R. c
convention. a
Henry Drugg of Proctor, who<was here
recently was Accompanied to Burlington
by his mother. Mrs. Malinda Drugg, who
is visiting friends there.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Pike and Mrs. E.
w. Tinkham went Thursday to Mclndoes
Falls to attend the funeral of Mr.. Pixies
cousin, Carroll Edgerton.
The Misses Alice and Gleudora Nut
ting have returned from Bridgeport, Conn.
where they have passed the winter visit
ing friends in Boston and vicinity on their
way home.
Carroll M. Pilse, who recently pur-
chased the A. H. Slayton farm of r. B..
Harris, has sold the herd of COWS on the
farm and will build up herd of registered
Guernseys.
Mrs. H. C. Mcmahon entertained sew
eral ladies at tea Wednesday afternoon il
honor of Mrs. Sam Abbott of Decatur,
ILL.,. who is guest at the home of Major
and Mrs. D. F. Smith.
&c. Wells, who has carried on black
smithing business in J. R. Wells shop the
past year and purchased the stock and
business of F. E. Bailey, has rented Mr..
Railey's shop, taking possession last week
Wednesday.
The very amusing play, Deacon
Dubb, was given Tuesday evening of
last week to good house at the Akeley
Memorial building by the members OF the
Lamoille Grange Of Morrisville' The
parts we're we'll taken and carried out.
Horace Tucker of Chicopee Falls, Mass,
who is employed on the Mt. Mansfield
road was accompanied to Stowe by Mrs.
Tucker, who was formerly Miss Verma
Kaiser of Stowe. MIR. and Mrs. Tucker
are making their home with Mrs. Faunce.
Mrs. Fanny Mayo has received news
that her granddaughter, Miss Ramona
Downer, not yet 16, has won the rank of
salutatorian in a class of 296 in the high
school at Schenectady. N. Y. Miss Dow
ner, who is the daughter of John M, and
Lille Mayo Downer, both graduates of
Stowe high school, also plays the violin in
grand opera.
The demonstration concert given Wed.
nesday evening at the Akeley Memorial
building by Baileys Music Rooms oil Bur-
lington was we'll attended and much en-
joyed. The program included violin solo
by w. P. Walker, tenor solo by G. W.
Ross and bass solo by H. r. Gallup of
Burlington, accompanied by Miss Mildred
Mcmahon, and selections on the new Ed |
ison diamond disc. Following the con-
cert Baileys orchestra of five pieces fur
nished music for dancing.
Mrs. c. J. Strand gave card party at |
her home on Tuesday evening oflast week |
to 20 young ladies including the teachers
of the Stowe high and graded schools and
other friends. The rooms we're prettily |
decorated with apple blossoms, lilacs and
narcissus. After ring at the door bell
during the evening little Miss Sylvia
Strand brought basket of gifts to Miss
Margaret Keefe, the gifts being nliscel.
laneous shower" from those present. Re-
freshments of cake, ice cream and coffee1
were served by the Misses Derby, Johnson,
McDonough and Southland, assisting. Miss
Keefe, who has been a successful teacher
in Stowe high school for three years will
be married after school closes to George
H. Ayers of Stowe.
An interesting relic that has been placed
in the Soldiers Memorial hall by L. c.
Camp is a record of the first militia com.
pany formed in Stove, The record states
that on October %. 1903, the inf abitants
of Stowe met to make choice of militia
officers" and elected John Seabury, cap
tain; Daniel Moody, lieutenant; Daniel
Lathrop, ensign; Thomas Akeley, Elias
Bingham, Amasa Marshall and Caleb
Marshall, sergeants; Noah Hayden, Ira /
Kimball, Daniel Moody, Samuel Paine,
corporals. Attest, Thomas Akeley. SER
geant. The company was called The
Floodwood and some of its members were
among those who went from Stowe to take
part in the Battle of Plattsburgh. The
record was kept until the disbanding of
the company in 1S48 and was left to Mr..
Camp by his grandfather, the late Rev.
Camp.
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