Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-30
IIEiTTENDEN COUNTY.
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1t was large and woll pleased company
that offended the reception at Corporation
hail Thursday evening given by the Alumni
association of the High school. The muai-
cal programme was above the average and
was highly appreciated. Choice refresh
ments were served to all present Follow
ing is the programme as rendered.: Over
turc, Winooski orchestra; chorus, the High
school class Of i 0 girls; duet by Misses Lena
Gray and Annie Thomas; solo, cncored by
MIR. ". II. Griffith Of Burlington; duot, by
Misses Wheeler and Packard; selection by
orchestra; solo, finely rendered by Mrs. G.
II. Shpmau, plano and violin uccompani-
mont; duet and banjo accompaniment by
tho Misses Arcand and encored; a piano
solo by Miss Minnie Wheeler with Master
Dick Wheeler beating time; trio, Misses
Gray, Packard and Shipman. The last
lection ON the programme was a duet by
Miss Wheeler md Mr.. Griffith This was
especially fine.
After the refreshments dancing was in
dulged in till II O'Clock y. m. The recep-
| ton entire was G. success.
The capacity of Corporation hall was
| taxed heavily Friday afternoon at tine
yearly commencement and general exercises
Below is tho order Of exercises; Ode 10y the
school in concert; recitation by May East
wood; drill by the pupils in the second prim-
mary department, Miss Augusta Little, teach
err festival song by Miss Minnie Wheeler's
school; a drill by Miss Farreli's scholars.
! Misses Hardacre and Thomas rendered q
song very acceptably; declarations by
| George Stanley and Fred Packard; song,
'We'll roam through forest shades, Miss
! Estele Packard, Fairy Queen; recitations,
| by DIN Butterflvld, Alden Western and
| Stella Platt; garden of flowers, recitation,
| Gertrude Griggs; song, Miss Esther WEIGH
defamation, Harold Bailey; song OF seven;
determinations, by Arthur Platt and
BERTHE Edwards; essay, "rhe influence Of
literature" by the graduate of the High
school, Miss Anna L. Hardacre Parting
ode by the High school. Miss Hardacre did
| spendidly. and she YVES presented with a
handsome diploma. Principal Henry Con-
! lin Of the school reports the school in good
| condition at this closing
There is talk among the Congregational
ist and Episcopal societies of having n united
basket picnic at Thompson's Point in the
near future.
The pupils OF the St Louis parochial
school, under the direction of he Sisters OF
Mercy, enjoyed an outing and picnic in the
! Weston grove Saturday.
\ special village meeting is called for
Tuesday evening, July ), at Corporation
hail, for the purpose Of ascertainiug what
vote the village will take with relation to
renewing the contract for electric lights
1t is subject all voters are interested in
and there should be a large number present,
Hon. A. j. Stevens and wife returned
Saturday from an extensive trip through
the west
The democratic voters OF Colchester met
in caucus Tuesday at the town clerks
Office and elected the following delegates tc
afford the Chittenden county convention at
Burlington, July .; Delegates. II. n
Deavitt, d. l., O'Sullven, Henry Carpen-
ter, j, II. McGreevy, Hugh Finnegan, w
r. Chambers Fred Vilmaire, George y.
Wright, S. If. Edison, Thomas McAvoy,
Thomas MOngeon, Henry Conin, Edward
McGreevy, George n Olmstead, J. W
Lavigne, L. II. Horton, Lewis A!apa
Henry Mcintyre, Joseph Morgan. The
caucus voted that the delegates have power
to choose their own alternates and also tt
ill all vacancies at the convention.
ShELgURNE.
The sociable given by the Kings Daughter
and y. F. S. c. L. societies Tuesday tht
2lst was success, socially and financially
The cash proceeds were $4S. Will Harring
ton, who has been intimate with Mrs. Cur
It's Oryis, and who was thought to be plan
ming to elopo with her, was given a coat O
tar and feathers on the 2lst ard a pas
out of town, with the understanding that h
never show his face in town again.
Mrs. Emma TagEart has gone to New
York for a few weeks visit to relatives.
Miss Frankie Burritt has returned from
! Minneapolis, where she has been teachin,
t the past yeGr.-Madam Vanderbilt cele
! brated her 72d birthday at the hons Of he
8 daughter, Mrs. w. S. Webb, Friday, Jun
24.-Mr, and Mrs. w. A. Weed, and w
A. Weed, jr., have returned from Williams
, town, Mass.-A large party went to Ausa
!, Die Chnsm, Saturday.
, Al republicans are invited to
. present. The Catholic sociable at the tow
. hall Saturday was a very pleasant affair
:, The cash proceeds were $l5. Mrs Rober
> Beattie is in Rutland visiting relatives
p Miss Lolita Wooster, who has been teachin
: music in Georgia the past year, is visitin
hor sister, Mrs. j. V. S. Mack. Prot
Charles Tracy, who has been in Europe TO
the past three years, 'tudying music unde
the best teachers on A.. continent, has sci
ed for homo and viii i,.v. j. -,ew Yor
Saturday. He will DO a..- ...ra by hi
Z father, Mr.. Lee Tracy.
K CHARLOTTE.
IS Mr.. ID. T. Irish and family of Montrea
. are spending tho summer at their residenc
l. on East street. Miss celia Osgood closed
r very successful term OF school in distric
No s last Friday.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Joseph Stebbins {
% Shclburne was held at the Catholic church
Q East Charlotte, Sunday. MIR. Briggs
h Alabama is hero for a short visit, tho que,
3 Of his father in-law, q. Willoughby,-Se,