The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-01
STOWE
M. E. Church, Old Landmark, Sold for
Garage.

Garage.
The Methodist Episcopal church
property, including the church and par
sonage, has been sold to Messrs. Burt
and Sweet, who have begun work on
the church building preparatory to
making it into a garage. The transac-
| tion was handled by Rev. w. L. Best
Of Morrisvile, as chairman Of COM
mittee for the Vermont Methodist
I Episcopal conference, to which the
1 property has reverted in the non-use
Of the building for church services. The
organization Of the society is believed
I to have taken place about the year
1900, following visit of Lorenzo Dow
to Stowe. Stowe became an appoint
ment in the Champlain district in 1915,
of the Plattsburg disrtict in 1929 and
of the st. Adams district in 1916. The
building now sold was built in 1910
and was extensively repaired several
times. Some Of those who have served
as pastors of the church are w. R.
Puffer, M. P. Colburn, N. NJ Learned.
w. H. Hyde, J. d. Beeman, W. III.
Dean, G. Z. Smith, r. w. Lewis, David
Kilburn, w. +. Douglass, G. A. Emery,
g. Il. Burnham, Fl. w. Worthen, Mi
chael Ryan, O. L. Barnard, O. d. Clapp,
ID. L. Evans, J. @. Angel, W. n. Rob-
crts, +. l.. Goddard. Through removals,
deaths and other vicissitudes the soci-
ETY. became unable, about three years
ago, to support pastor, and later
Joined forces with the Community
church. Many Of the former worship
pers in the church regret to see it pass
ing into secular uses
Mrs. E. L. Goddard of Bakersfield is
visiting at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Holden.
Lyle Bennett was given a party on
Tuesday at his home in honor of his
sixteenth birthday. Twcnty-six friends
were present, who left many gifts.
Games were played and refreshments /
were served
Duane Barnes has returned to Mont
pelier seminary, after visiting at the
home of his cousin, Mrs. Alvah Ma T
COON.
Bert H. Hills of Concord, N. H., is
employed by the G. L. and +. 0. Burt
Lumber Co.
Chester Ross of Burlington was a
business visitor in Stowe Wednesday.
Henry Magoon returned Wednesday
to Corinth, after passing several days
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Magoon.
Jason b. Raylin died Wednesday
about o'clock at the home
Of his son, III w. Raylin. The deceased
had been q long sufferer. He would
have been 81 years old in December
He is survived by three children, How
ard w. of Stove, Milo of Waterbury
and Mrs. Flora Swain of New Haven.
He served is months in the llth Yer
mont regiment during the Civil war.
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon at swo o'clock at the home of
Fl. w. Ravlin at the lower village.
Prof. Flint of Norwich university
gave very interesting address upon
Community Problems at public
meeting of the Stowe Civic club at
he Akeley Memorial building Tuesday
svening, treating the subject in its bus
ness, social and moral aspects and ex
planning the municipal forest project,
II which the professor is an earnest
advocate President Harold C. Me- ,
Mahon presided at the meeting. Prayer
vas offered by Rev. c. Il. Hayward.
membership drive, DIR.
w. Barrows spoke of the work and
inns Of the club for the benefit of the
community. Selections by the Stowe
Military band added much to the pleas |
ire Of the evening.
Under direction of the club com I
nittee on winter sports, a tobog- /
,an slide is being made at "Ski-
,oggan field on c. A. simmons farm. !
\ chute six hundred feet long Is be- /;
ng built in addition to which the :
lope at the foot of the chute will give
slide from one thousand TO twelve
hundred feet in length. The ki-jump !
! being reconstructed and the skating Z
ink will probably be located in the .
anne vicinity.
Mrs. Cynthia Page is caring for Miss
larjorie Watts, who is confined to her il
ed by illness and whose condition 5
oes not improve much. d
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