The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-04

A pheasant mas Deen seen StNei"i
times by d. r. Smith and others near
H. $. Mathews farm on the west hlll
road. Pheasants were liberated IN
/ Hyde Park last year and it is thought
(, this may be one of them. 1t was flrst
seen in flock of crows. Mr.. Smith has
also seen in the same vicinity flock
of five wild geese feeding by the road
side and paying but little attention TO
his approach.
! Misses Alice Nutting and Gertrude
Clark. who have visited friends IN Bos-
! ton and Lowell, Mass, on their way
/ home from Southern Pines. N. G., where
they have been employed during the
winter, arrived in Stowe Saturday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Adams passed
7 the week end in Burlington,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer Fletcher OF
| Cambridge, who motored TO Stowe,
were accompanied home by Mrs. Emma
Barrows and Mrs Natalie Chadwick,
who returned home Monday.
| Miss Lillian Demeritt has returned
from Morrisville, where she has been
employed as bookkeeper.
Miss Allen Of New York City is here
| for q few days, experimenting some
work at "Seven Springs" She is a
guest at Green Mountain inn during her
stay.
| Mrs. Lillia NJ Austin, whose cleo
! ton to the office of collector OF revenue
/ in Crescent City, Fla, is noted, was
formerly Miss Lilia Isham Of Stowe
and is sister of Mrs. M. |. Shaw 81
| Stowe.
I, Il. T.. Smith has received news that
This sister, Mrs. Elvira Smith Hewitt,
and niece, Miss Patronella Stickney,
sailed April 10 on the Hawkeyc from
1 Los Angeles, Cal, for New York by
4 way OF Panama. After visiting friends
in New York, they will come to Stowe
for the summer.
A letter received by friends from the
Rev. j. @. Angel, former pastor OF the
Stowe Methodist Episcopal church and
Iwho has been preaching in Moultonville,
IN. H., the past two years, announces
that he has been transferred to the
Troy conference and is stationed at
Gallupville, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Pangle, who
lmotored Saturday to Wolcott, were ac-
lcompanied on Sunday by Mrs. Pangle's
brother-in- law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Boardman, on long ride, calling
on friends in Calais, Plainfield and
Marshfeld. Il. 4. Cooley. who accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Pangle to Wolcott,
visited G. Nj. Wood there.
Walter a. Sears, who has completed
his work as manager of -Four Winds"
farm, will 20 Wednesday TO Ripton to
take charge at the Bread Loaf farm be-
longing to the Middlebury college.
Curran Il. Bellows, who viii accom-.
pany Mr.. Sears, will be employed at
the farm Mrs. Sears and their son,
Floyd, the latter of the Stowe high
school senior class, will remain here I'M
ing the Mrs. Holt cottage.
Miss Isabel Chaffee and her father,
Mark A. Chaffee, have gone to house
keeping in +. J. Holden's tenement on
School street.
Rev. and Mrs. r. L. Goddard Of
Bakersfield visited Mrs. Goddard's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Holden, on
their return from conference.
l.. Mum Boardman and Miss Dorothy
Mcmahon of Burlington passed the
week end at r. s. Boardban's.
G. j. Lang of Cambridge and r. @.
Balch of johnson were business WIS.,
itors in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Elva Smith and daughter,
Florence. and son. Allen, of Ferrisburg,
are visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Miss Mabel Lackard of Morrisville
was a guest over the week end at Y.
B. Gales.
Mr.. and Mrs Y. L. Barrows and
daughter, Miss Alice Barrows' motored
to Burlington Thursday.
Mckinley Crossett of Montpelier Wis
tied Mrs. Crossett at Harley Camley's
Sunday
Lebanon are visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Ploof.
Very appropriate exercises were car
ried out at Stowe high school Wednes-
day forenoon. when the beautiful por-
trait of Ira Allen, the gift of the phil
anthropist. James B. Wilbur of Man
chester, was presented to the school by
Superintendent c. d. Howe. The pro-
gram opened with the flag salute and
the singing Of THE Star Spangled
Banner by the school Superintendent
Howe explained the object Of the gath
ering. Rev. c. T. Hayward gave an
address. giving a comparison between
Ethan Allen. the military hero, and his
brother. Ira Allen, who as a statesman
was influential in the founding of the
state and a. scholar in laying the
foundation of education in the state.
Mr.. Hayward contrasted the conditions
of the time of Ira Allen and the pres
ent and drew impressive lessons from
the character OF the man. He was fol-
lowed by School Director f. y. Stat
ford and Superintendent Howe. who
also drew lessons from the character Of
Ira Allen. The portrait was unveiled
bv Agnes B. Towne Of the senior class
and was accepted by Principal c. J.
Strand in behalf Of the school School
Director r. II. Gale was one of those
present
Beginning May .. the postoffice viii
close on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thurs
dav and Friday nights at g O'Clock; on
Monday and Saturday nights at 9
O'Clock.
r. II. Cochran of Shelhurne. who has
assumed his duties as manager of the
Mt. Mansfield Cooperative Creamery
and Grain association. Inc, is making
his home at the Green Mountain inn
Mrs. Cochran and three daughters will
| 80. NJ fo.bran flor fhe close Of the