The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-01

because Of Ill Health, c. L. Mcmahon
Retires from Business Firm.

~. IL. McManOn mas SOIu MS lNtercs
b the business firm Of Miles, McAlaho
! Son to Major Dwight r. Smith o
his town. The new firm, consistin
Il Harold @. Mcmahon and Majo
1 dwight F. Smith, under the name 0
Miles, Mcmahon and company, will
bike over the business June /.
Mr.. Mcmahon retires after an &C
Eve business life of 81 years In 1871
le entered the employ of Emery c
Mower, now Of Burlington, then carry
hg on a dry goods business at tn
hme stand. In 1878 he became part
her in the firm Of Miles and Mcmahon
Three years later Orlo e. Luce, now q
Burlington, became partner and thu
FIRM continued under the name o.
Miles, Mcmahon and company, unit
Mr.. Luce sold his interest to Mr.. Me
Hahon's Oldest son, Harold G. Nc
hahon, who now becomes senior part
Ter of the new firm.
Besides greatly extending the bust
less Of his firm, Mr.. Mcmahon has en-
kaged in many other enterprises which
lave aided in developing the resources
VI the town and in creating a home
market. He was instrumental in Or
kanizing the Mt. Mansfield creamery,
he first creamery in Lamoille county.
He became interested in the lumber
business and butter package mannfac-
lure in that part of Stowe known as
Nebraska. He was instrumental in or
sanizing the Stowe Lumber company,
which did an extensive business in FL
more and also in the building Of tie
Mt. Mansfield electric railroad, and has
been director in the company since its
organization. He is one of the four
men who organized the Vermont State
Maple Sugar Makers association,
which established large trade, ship
ping maple sugar to nearly every state
n the union. He is charter member
II the Lake Mansfield Troht club and
b director Of the Waterbury Nation
II bank; stakeholder in the new Mt.
Mansfield Hotel company; always ac-
live in every enterprise that would
benefit the town; was president Of the
Stowe Old Home association for "a
years, and until his health broke down
lost no opportunity to boom the town.
Mr.. McMahon has taken an astive
part in state politics and has received
he nomination of lieutenant governor
md state treasurer on the state Dem
pcratic tickets. He retires from bust
ness on account of continued i'll heath.
Harold G. Mcmahon, the senior part
ner, has done much TO develop the
business since he entered upon it and
Is also interested in developing the re-
sources and attractions of Stowe. He
has had the care of the business since
ais father has been unable to take an
actiye part in it.
Major Smith, the new member, a |
former member of the u. S. NJ. c., won
The distinguished service cross by his
splendid work at Belleau Woods in |
France, where he received two machine |
gun bullet wounds through one ankle |
and was badly gassed. As result Of |
his wounds he has been retired from |
service. He has been employed as a
oookkeeper for the c. E. and F. 0.
Burt company and has much business
utility. He is graduate of Norwich |
anversity and saw much active sery-
ce with the marines.
Mr.. McMahon wishes to thank all /
who have backed him in his business
and bespeaks patronage for
or the new firm.
Miss Hazel Brown OF Swanton
'assed the week end and holiday with
Hiss Beatrice Gale.
A. c. Weeks Of Burlington has been
guest at the Green Mountain mn,
While auditing books for the Mt
Creamery association.
AT the regular meeting Of Mansfield
Mountain grange, Saturday evening,
he third and fourth degrees were CON
erred upon Lewis Recor by the ladies
egree team. A short program was
arried out and ice cream and cake
rere served.
Merrill Perry of west branch was
Knocked unconscious and had one eye
'adly injured when he was hit by a
'aseball Saturday afternoon.
Fred Ploof, foreman of the road
am, was able to return TO his work
fonday, after being laid off by cut {
n his foot. II
y. w. Hunt, driller Of the road pro-
sct, returned Monday from Danville,
there he had been detained by the i'll I
ess and death of his wife.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Merritt !
Tas held ethis afternoon at two |,
clock at her home at Stowe Forks,
here she died Monday morning, aft
r a few days illness with bronchial
Mrs. Merritt was in her
LIST year. She was the widow of tue !.
tie Daniel Merritt, veteran Of the /.
ivil war. She was the last survivor :
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Harris, for |,
lany years residents of Stowe. Lu-
us Spaulding, who made his home
18th Mrs. Merritt for about Eve
ears, died Friday. after a long ILL
ess. His body was taken TO Morris
lille for interment.
Mrs. Eva Miller of Morrisville was y
He'd here by the illness and death '
her aunt. Mrs. Mary Merritt.
Mrs. James French of Montpelier 9
,ssed Tuesday in Stowe. e
The pre- Memorial day exercises Of :
le Stowe high and graded schools g
ere held at the Akeley Memorial
hiding Monday afternoon. Prirci- n
i C. J. Strand had charge Of the pro- e.
am, which included the flag salute, a
nging of Star Spangled Banner
citations by Edith Holden, Donna a
skes, Alberta Tinkham, inertia De-
eritt, Doris Shepard and Bessie Mer e
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