Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04
FRA NKLIN COUNTY.
ST. ALBANS,

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. ALBANs.
Invitations have been received to the
wedding of Miss Adellza Brainord and
Mr.. Albert Howard Chaffce in Worcester,
Mass, June 10th. Miss Brainerd, a ma
! tive OF st. Adams. is a daughter of the
late Lawrence Robbins Brainerd, esq,
and sister of Or. John H. Braincrd of
Boston and President Ezra Brainerd of
Middlebury college
| The prudential committee Of school dis
trict number have made the following
appointments of teachers for the coming
year: Academy building, Miss Alberta
l.. Bceman, Miss Josephine u. Fletcher.
Miss Sara NJ. Weeks, Mrs Harriet S.
Lewis and Miss Louise d. Wardwcll;
grammar school, Miss Mary A. Lascllc,
Miss Gertrude w. Beeman. Miss Elsie L..
Champion and Miss Cecilia r. Thornc;
kindergarten department. Miss Frances II.
Driscoll and Miss Sarah S. Ford; Elm
street school, Miss Helen a. Story Miss
Mabelle l.. Hopkins. Miss Clara Bliss,
Miss Ella NJ. Foster and Miss Cora A.
Moore Messenger street school. Miss
Mary S. Moore Miss Hattie l.. Mcies,
Miss Juliette ~ Childs and Miss May II.
Rogers; Barlow street school, Miss Ellen
Dee, Miss Persis c.. butcher, Miss Bessie
l.. Brainerd and Miss Mary f. White.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
ick Nash Morton on Thursday evening.
The next meeting of the State board OF
pharmacy will he held at the Weldon
l'ouse on Thursday. June %. when the
board will meet applicants for regstra-
ton and examination.
The annual meeting OF the Warner Home
association was held Friday afternoon
ut tho Home The same board of manaG-
ers was elected with the addition Of Miss
ST. l.
stitution to be in a fourishing condition
financially. Thirty children are now being
cared for; 35s children have been received
since the founding of the institution "A
years ago. A pleasant feature of tho NEE T.
Ing was the preson tation of a handsome
silver dish to Miss Frances A. Wood, the
matroA by Mrs. J. G. Smith for the boa I'd
of msoagers. the gift being in grateful
recognition OF her excelent work at the
Home during the recent epidemics which
prevailed.
ENOSBURGH FALLS.
The graduating exercises OF the class
Of &c, will be held at Opera Hall on Tues
day evening, June g. at 7:30 o'clock.-Our
citizens were well pleased with the music
furnished by the band on Memorial day
Memorial day was observed as usual. The
grafton by Hon. f.. o. Proctor was very
interesting and was listened to by n large
audience. Singing was furnished by a
male sextette and was very good.--The
annual baccalaurcate sermon was deliver
ed before the graduating class on Sunday
3lst ult., by Rev. f. Mclaughlin of St.
Adams and was both interesting and in
structive.-C. II. Allen died on Sunday
last after a long Illness Mr.. Allen has
suffered from n spinal trouble for some
time. Tho funeral was held on Tuesday.
]. A. Gibson has purchased building lot
T 4.
intends building in the near future..-On
Sunday next the morning service at St
Matthews church will be at Q a. m, fol-
lowed by SSunday-school at TO-
swANToN.
7 The band boys are going to run an ex-
cursior to burlington Monday to give all
n chance to hear the world-famous Sousa 5
band, which gives n concert there at the
opera house at p. m. The train will
leave Swanton station at 7;l5 a. m, and
the steamer Maquam will leave her dock
at 1850 a. m
Rev. w. p. Stanley delivered the bac-
calnureate sermon before the gradual ting
class OF the High school at the new
Methodist church Sunday evening The
church was prettiy decorated in the class
colors. Mr.. Stanley gave an excellent scr.
mon. The music of the Methodist church
choir was very good indeed and the sole
by Miss May Webster was fine.
Commencement exercises OF the Union
High school take place Friday evening a,
o'clock. and are as follows:
Music--Orchestra.
Roadng of Scripture and prayer, Rev. F
NJ. Garland.
Music--Drchestra
Introductory remarks. with resume and
outlook and announcements for 1861
Principal George Ripley Pnkham.
Az 4
Prof Frederick Topper, jr,, of the L
V. NJ.
Music-Orchestra.
; Presenting diplomas by the principal.
: Closing prayer and bcncdiction, Rev e. ]
Ranslow.
Prof. George Ripley Pinkham has re.
= signed as principal of the Swanton graded
; schools from the close of this term. He
has accepted a position as superintendent
70 or schools for Princeton, Sterling and
/ Westminster Mass a quite an advanced
salary. Prof, Pinkham Is a fine scholar
and was at one time professor of English
, literature in Gambia University. He has
written several works on education. The
! committee think they are fortunate ir
, securing the service of Mr.. Parsons fol
! next year. Mr.. Parsons has been teach
ing In Hardwick and Is highly spoken of
The Canadian Jubilee Singers gave goot
concerts here Wednesday and Thursda,
| evenings
The commencement exercises OF tn
> Union High school will not be held in thu
town hall. as stated by mistake, in tn
Swanton Courier, but they will be held II
/ Billiards. hall, Friday evening. June 9Th
/ commencing at p. m. The programme
will be as stated in the Free Press. =
The last weeks Courier also erroneousl!
stated on transformation that tho PRO
motion exercises" would be held at tow
= hall, Friday evening at s p. m, while II
g fact they will be held In the forenoon a
= the town hall. In the evening, the ad
l dress before the graduating class ant
r alumni by Prof, Topper Of the u. V. NJ
z will be given at Billiards. hall-The indi
4 cations are that there will be a fair crow,
t on the excursion run by the band boy
. next Monday to Burlington, to hear tn
y famous Sousa's band at their concer
. there at 2 p. M, that day.
\ The Memorial day exercises were car
, ried out according to the programme, wit
@ some additions, in an excellent manner
d There were a great many people in town
= The different organizations taking part Il
!. the procession and exercises were: Tn
r Post Jewett, G. A, r.. and other old sol
d ders, the Womans Relief Corps, Sons o
n Veterans the Union schools, Roman Cath
!, Ole convent schools, district No. 10 school
: officers of the day. and all headed by tn
i Swanton brass band In their bright new
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