News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
STOWE

Mrs. James French of Montpelier
! passed Tuesday in Stowe.
Mrs. Eva Miller of Morrisville was
called here by the illness and death
of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Merritt.
Miss Catherine Recor of U. V. M
passed Memorial Day at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l..
Recor.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Mills and son,
Roger, of Pasadena, Calf, arrived
Monday, accompanying the body of
Mr.. Mills sister, Mrs. Elenora Will
kins. They lefty California at IL
q. m. Wednesday, arriving at Burling-
ton at 600 p. m. Sunday, an I'M
usually quick time. There will be a
committal service for Mrs. Wilkins
at the Riverbank cemetery at two
o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Merritt
will be held Thursday afternoon at
two O'Clock at her home at Stowe
Forks, where she died Monday morn
ing after a few days illness with
bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Merritt
was in her 81st year. She was the
widow of the late Daniel Merritt, a
veteran of the Civil War. She was
the last survivor of Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Harris, for many years resi-
dents of Stowe.
Mrs. c. A. Adams entertained nine
boys Saturday afternoon in honor of
the ninth birthday anniversary on
May 30 of her son, Charles. Games
were played and the decorations
were of red, white and blue crepe
paper. Little glass automobiles filled
with candy were used as favors.
Refreshments included a decorated
birthday cake and ice cream were
served
The officers of the Cemetery AssO-
citation wish to state that the money
received from the supper at the fire
mems ball will be used entirely to
fix foundations on lots in the "Old"
cemetery at the village that have
no one to care for them
Miss Clara Muzzy of Burlington
was a weekend visitor here.
Mrs. Lucinda Davis is visiting her
son-in-law, Harry L. Smith, in Nor
ristoWn.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Mum of John
son passed. Sunday at the home of
her sister, Mrs. o. H. Adams.
Mrs. Carrie S. George went Mon
day to Sugar Hill, where she has en-
ployment at Hotel Look Off for the
summer
Mrs. C. M. Bugbee and son, Justin,
and daughter, Eileen, of Springfield
passed Sunday and Monday at F. S.
Boardman's.
Mrs. Almira Slayton, who has re-
turned from Burlington, was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Jane
Howe, of Rutland
Mrs. C. J. Strand gave an out-of-
doors supper to the teachers of the
Stowe high and graded schools on
Sunset Hill Monday afternoon.
Lucius Spaulding, who made his
home with Mrs. Merritt for about
four years, died Friday after long
illness. His body was taken to Nor
risville for interment.
f. w. MacGibbon of Enosburg
Falls passed the holiday with Miss
Marjorie Watts. Other visitors over
the holiday were Mr.. and Mrs. Plum
mer Fletcher and family of Cam
bridge at Mrs. Emma Barrow's, Mr.
and Mrs. Cassius Reed of Barrie at
Rose Reeds, Miss Susan >Downer of
Morrisville at H. H. Downer's and
Emmons w. Sargent of Cabot.
There was a large attendance at
the song recital Friday evening at
the Akeley Memorial building by the
pupils of the Stowe high and graded
schools, conducted by Miss Ruth
Mcmahon, musical director. Selec-
tons were rendered by a mixed
chorus. the school orchestra, the
Girls Glee Club, grade 1, 2, 3. a, and
5; piano solo by Arlie Wright;
vocal solo, Beatrice Kaiser; vocal
duet. Beatrice Kaiser and Agnes
Towne; saxaphone solo, Clifton
Stafford. The accompanies were
Mildred Mcmahon, Hazel Gibbs and
Arlie Wright. The program closed
with a pleasing Flowerland pageant,
with argument by Juna Oaks and
with Rachael Smith as Princess
Raindrop; Ramona Mcmahon, Rain
bow; Harriet Wells, Butterfly; Mary
Magoon. Snowdrop; Mural Smith,
Lily of the Valley; Angie Gale,
Poppy; Helen Foster, Fern; Kathleen
Daisy; Doris Moulton,
Forget-me-not; Freda Canning, Rose;
Dorothy Santamore, Sunfower; Mar
ian Santamore, Pansv; Viola Smith,
Dandelion; Ramona Gale. Buttercup,
all in appropriate costumes. The
The Rainbow gave pretty dance.