The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-07

STOWE
Elmer K. Shaw and John Davis Died
This Week, Former from Pneumonia.

Elmer f.. Shaw died at o'clock
Tuesday evening, April 5, at his home
on Maple street, after "A few days ILL
ness with pneumonia. Mr.. Shaw was a
son of the late Leonard and Lydia A.
! Straw Shaw. He was born in Stowe
and passed his life here. He was IS
years of age in October, He leaves his
wife. Mrs. Jennie Kidder Shaw, three
daughters, Mrs. Fred Farrar and Misses
Mildred and Margaret Shaw. and three
brothers. Mark l.. Shaw, Bert l.. Shaw
and Howard f. Shaw.
John Davis, 70 years Of age, died at
$40 Wednesday morning, April 8, at
the home of his son, Charles A, Davis,
in Stowe, after a long illness. Mr.. Da-
Wis, who had been resident of Stowe
for 26 years was born in Sheldon and
was a son of Charles and Philinda Da-
Wis He leaves six children, Walter,
Charles A.. John, Mrs. Andrew Gibbs
and Mrs. George Kemp of Stowe and
Hiram Bailey of South Stukeley, p. Q,
and two brothers, Truman and Wilson
Davis of Canada. The funeral will be
held at the house at ! o'clock Friday
afternoon.
The annual meeting of Mystic lodge,
No. SO, +. and A. NJ, was held at Ma
sonic hall Tuesday evening. The follow
ing officers were elected: Worshipful
master, G. Il. Nelson; senior warden,
G. II. Shaw, junior warden, Albert Ray
mond; treasurer, +. L. stafford; secre-
tary, w. A. Knight; senior deacon,
Kenneth Robinson; Junior deacon, p.
A. Raymond; senior steward, Hollis
Stockman; junior steward. H. r. Lang;
tyler, G. l.. Robinson; chaplain Rev. G.
+, Hayward; marshal, II. w Bufnham.
A banquet was served.
The funeral of Nelson Gibbs, who |
died Saturday in Rochester. was held !
at the West Branch church in Stowe |
Tuesday afternoon, Rev, Mr.. Peabody |
of Waterbury officiating. The bearers !
were: Mr.. Gibbs son, Maurice Gibbs
son -in-law, Archie Town. and nephews,
Silas A. and Bernard r. Stebbins. The /
burial was made in the West Branch !
Relatives here from out of /
town were Mrs. Gibbs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Town, Mr.. and Mrs Maurice
Gibbs and Mrs, Alice Sherman and Mr..
and Mrs. James Courtney of Rochester;
Mrs. Maude Lilya Of Merden, Conn;
f. A. Gibbs. Mr.. and Mrs. George Gibbs
and Cassius Gibbs OF Waterbury Cen
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Courtney returned to
Rochester Wednesday, The other Roch,
ester people remained with friends in
Town until Thursday
DR.. G. Brigham of Montpelier and
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Il. Luce OF Burlington
nave been in Stowe this weeks making
for opening the Lake .
Mansfield Trout clubhouse. Some rec =
,rds of the thoroughbred Holstein cows
It Lake Mansfield include that of
Duchess, 4.940h pounds OF milk for
hree months and l,7s2h pounds for
March, and Beauty, 1850 pounds for ,
hree months and 1876 pounds for
larch.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
irs. Leon Shepard April T. I
The condition of Mrs. +. NJ. Clair
oes not improve much. Miss McGovern
( Burlington has been called here to
are for Mrs. Clair.
Mrs. II. H. Cobb and Miss Kathryn
ollins have passed a week with their
listers, Mrs, Harley Saunders in North
cid and Mrs. Elmer Pierce in Mont.
elier.
Miss Margaret Cleveland who is
her fourth years studies
{ New Hampshire State college at
is now in Boston taking a II
purse of nine weeks at the Womans
educational union in that city
w Fl. Culver has made II pounds Of
iaple sugar from one tree using two
jouts and two buckets. He made p
)unds from the same tree last year
Mrs. c. VI. Watts and daughter Miss
arjorie Watts, have returned from
sit with their daughter and sister.
rs, w W. Houston, and family at
'ayne, Pa. They also visited Washing.
m, ID c., and Philadelphia.
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