The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-19
STOWE
Henry Peppin's Action Caused Rela-
tives Much Uneasiness.

Henry Peppin's Action caused Kela-
tives Much Uneasiness.
Henry Peppin, q, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Peppin, who seems to have
a mania for wandering away and Sc
creting himself for days at time, left
home about Q o'clock Friday evening
When he had not returned Sunday
morning a dozen of men of the neigh
borhood set out to hunt him up. Dur
ing the forenoon the missing boy was
seen to ride out of the barn at A. L..
Gales on West branch on one of Mr.
Gales horses He came TO the house
and said he had been in the barn all
the time of his absence. When asked
what he was doing with the horse he
said he was playing with it. He was
allowed To ride away but soon returned
and was taken in charge by Sheriff
G.. W. Buzzell, It was intended to take
him to the state hospital at Waterbury
Monday. but one of the younger chill
| dren at the Peppin home Is III with
diphtheria and the family is in quar-
antine, so the boy will be kept until
clean bill of health can be given him
from Burlington. The hoy was at the
Mary Fletcher hospital all winter. hay
ing treatment for his feet, which We're
| frozen during weeks wandering the
] last week in November. He made an
attempt to leave home soon after his
return from the hospital but was
checked. II was thought he was heard
shouting during the storm Saturday
night but he claims to have been in
Mr.. Gales barn and his clothing was
| dry when he appeared Sunday. He was
/ in his shirt sleeves and wore no coat.
He is being cared for at cell in the
Akeley Memorial building
Rev. C. f. Hayward, who returned
last week from a two weeks vaca
ton passed in Boston, had charge OF
the Community church Sunday morn
ing service.
Miss Beatrice Gale has finished her
work with the Webster Lumber COM
panv at Swanton and has returned TO
stowe Dewey Potter of st. Adams,
who accompanied Miss Gale home, re-
turned Sunday TO st. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs w w. Thomas Of Nor
risyille were week end visitors at \.
w. Collins i
Mrs. Mildred Patterson Murray Of
Milton visited at w. L. Demeritt's over
Sunday.
Mir and Mrs. II. C. Stowell of Nor
risville are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. L. j. Harlow, and family at Mos
COW.
Mr.. and Mrs. vern Colby Of Stowe
Hollow are parents Of a son, Carroll
Cecil. born April l6.
Mrs I. A. Foster was called 70 Camp
Devens Monday morning by the illness
Of her son. Kenneth who has seri-
GUS case Of appendicitis.
The first year high school pupils
rave a successful social at the high
school rooms Friday evening. Games
and refreshments made the affair sue
cessful
Mrs f. 6. Moulton and Mrs. Joe
Bishop Of Montpelier spent the week
end with Mrs Moulton's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W J. Camley. On their re-
turn they we're accompanied 70 Water
! 6urv by Mrs Moulton's sister, Mrs.
GLADYS Camlev.
Mr.. and Mrs. Culver Of Hyde Park,
who were returning from Florida,
where they passed the winter, visited
relatives in Stowe over Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Mayo recently gathered
an egg laid by White Leghorn hen,
the egg measuring eight and one -half
inches one way and six and one-half
the other and weighing four and one
half ounces.
Theodore Mayo OF Schenectady. y.
Y. youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs Her
bert Mayo, has completed a four year
college course in architecture and draw
ing in three and one half years. earn
ing good marks in all his studies. Hc
now has a position with the electrical
company in Schenectady.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. y Miner returned
Saturday from a weeks visit with
a weeks visit with friends in Orange.
Manager B. f. Stowe Of Mt Mans
field creamery spent the week end at
his home in Charleston. y. II.
Mr.. and Mrs George Leavitt OF Leb-
anon were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs r. J. Shaw.