Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-12
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-List OF Birds
Seen By Ornithologists in Ver-
mont Towns.

Free Press Readers-bist OF Birds
Seen By Ornithologists in Ver-
mont Towns.
A party made up of W. r. Davis Mr..
and Mrs +. C. Wight. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
II. French, II. Il. Macintosh, Cheever
Newhall and Milton l.. Gushing. all of Bos
ton and vicinity, came to Vermont last
week Thursday. They are all more or less
interested in the study of bird and plant
life and spent one day at Tyson, one at
Ludlow, one at Cavendish Gorge and one
at Nit. Ascutncy investigating birds and
plants in this section. They returned 10
Boston Monday except Mr. and Mrs.
Wight, who remained a few days visiting
Mrs. Wight's parents. Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ
Spafford. Mrs. Davis kindly furnished the
Tribune with the following list of birds
which were seen and heard in this town and
in Plymouth Phoebe, Warbling Vireo,
Red Eyed Nireo, Yelow-throated Vireo,
Chestnut-sded Warbler, Yellow Warbler,
Black-throated Blue Warbler Black
throated Green Warbler, parula Warbler,
Canadian Warbler Magnolia Warbler.
Myrtle Warbler, Maryland Yellow-throat,
Redstart, Black Poll Warbler, Swift &C.
dar Bird. Robin. Purplelinch. Goldtnch,
Chickadee, Loon, Partridge, Crow, Indigo
Bird, Blue Bird, Junco Rcd-breasted Nut
hatch. Water Thrush, Cat Bird, Bobolink.
Night Hawk, Oriolc. Spotted Sandpiper,
Rose breasted Grosbeak Blue Jay Black
and white Creeper, Blackburnian Warbler,
oven Bird, Peabody Bird, Chippy Sparrow,
Long Sparrow, Nesper Sparrow, Field
Sparrow, Savanna Sparrow, House Wren,
Hermit Thrush, Nccry, Fave Swallow,
Barn Swallow, White-bellied swallow.
Brown Thrasher. Fliker, Ilummng Bird,
Grackle, Tanager. Quail, Red shouldered
Hawk, Oivc-sided F1ycatcher. Downy
lWoodpecker. Whippoorwil, Great Crested
Flycatcher. The following birds were
seen or heard on Mount Escutney: Red
Eyed Nireo. Hermit Thrush, Neery, Phoe-
be, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Downy Wood
peckcr, Great Crested Flycatcher, Rcd
breasted Nuthatch. Partridge, Tanager
quail, Junco, Winter Wren, oven Bird.
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black
throated Green Warbler, Parula Warbler
Nashville Warbler, Blackburnan Warbler.
Myrtle Warbler. Black and white Creeping
Warbler. Peabody Bird. Oive-back
Thrush should be on the upper levels.
COMMEN CEMENT AT MONTPELIER
SEMINARY.
| Following is the programme for the an
nual commencement at Montpelier Semi
nary: Tuesday. June 10, 500 p. M. Piano
recital for graduation Thursday, June T.,
500 p. M Vocal and Evolutionary recital;
Sunday. June To- 1920 a. m. Annual SER
day, June 1G and II, written examinations;
Monday June Is, 500 p m. Annual con-
cert by the Musical departments; Tuesday,
juno II, 500 p. m. Grafton before the
Aesthetic Society by the Rev. Frank l..
Goodspeed. Phi D.. of Springfield. Mass;
Wednesday, June Is, 1880 a. m. Class day
exercises; 1890 p. m. Commencement din
ner and Reunion of classes 2;30 p. m. An
Inual meeting of the Alumni association;
I2:30 p. m. Annual meeting of the trustees;
400 p. m. Military and Calisthenic drill;
500 p. m. Prize defamation and recitation
contest Thursday. June 10, $3.50 a. m. Com
mencement exercises; 1880. Exhibition in
!. the Art Studio.
COMMENCEMENT AT VERMONT AGA
DENY.
I Tho 26th anniversary of the Vermont
academy at Saxton's River will be
celebrated, beginning Saturday, June
H. The following is the programme
Saturday, June "A. 500 p. m. Recital
Sunday, June Is, 10:45 a. m. Sermon before
the graduating class. DIR. Sylvester Burn.
ham Hamilton. y. Y; Monday. June JIG
1l:00 a. m. Exhibition drill; 300 p m
Fuller prize elocution contest 500 p m.
! Public alumni meeting. Address by DR.
Horace NJ. Willard, Wollaston, Mass
Tuesday. June II, 8 p. m. Class day exer.
lcises; 1870 p. m. Meeting of the board OF
: trustees of the Vermont Baptist state con.
vcnton; 400 p. m. Art reception, in room
No 6, Fuller hall; p. m. Commencement
concert; Wednesday, June IS. 1890 a. m
Graduating exercises class Of 1902 AID
! dress, Dr. Il. L. Whitman. Philadelphia
! Pa; 1890 D. m. Annual base ball game
Vermont academy VS.. Alumni; 300 p. m
/ Meeting Of the board Of trustees 500 p
m. Principals reception.
DEATH OF MRS G. w. ROBINSON.
| The funeral of Mrs. George w. Robinson
who died Tuesday at her homo in Benning
) ton Centre was held at the house at thre
o'clock Saturday afternoon the Rev. War
. Ircn Morse officiating. The funeral wa
: deferred so that her son Heman, who re
= sides in San Francisco. could be present
2 Mrs Robinson, who was n daughter O
s Joseph liinsdll, who was one of the OLE
;. ana respected residents of the town. Sh
= was born in 1920 and was married IN 1916
: Her husband who died few years age
= was we'll known locally as a historian an,
, WAS a vOluminous writer on local history
o Mrs. Robinsons father was the first on
to build and operate a cotton mill in tn
Q town She is survived by three sons
= Davi l. Hieman and George A. and thre
+ daughters. Mis- Samuel B. Hall, CARR
G and Mrs. Charles r. Sears.
- THREE PROCrORs GOING ABROAD.
= Mrs. Rodfeld Proctor, Miss Emily I
q Proctor and Redfield Proctor. Jr, will sa
3 about the middle of this month by tn
:, North German Lloyd steamer Lain fror
d New York for Naples. Italy. says the Her
aid. They will remain in Italy for
short time will then cross the continer
in easy stages. going for a prolonged sta
to England, where they will remain durin
the greater part of the time during the
absence. They will probably return by tn
middle Of September.
HEN BROODING KITTENS.
= A venerable hen in the flock owned b
e Earl Wyatt of Taftsville, recently appear
II ed determined to set" and although sh
o had no eggs to care for had made herse
n a comfortable nest In the corner of an oil
II manager in the barn and here she was quit
e content to stay day after day, says II
l. Herald and News. At length Mrs. Tabb
II the cat, thinking too that this was a GOO
&c place in which to rear family, with h,
l. several small kittens took up her abode
le the other corner of the manager. 1t wa
ia then noticed that the old hen objected
- the presence of the intruders and tried
p drive Mrs. Tabby from the manager
N every opportunity. Wishing to see VIII;
~ really occurrt d. watch was kept. The C,
7s entered the manger to care for her famil
H. a night enSued, and the poor mother W;
~ driven away and Madame Hen RENAME
r in full possession of the manger. She the
ne also possessed herself of the little kitten
III and tucking them underneath her win
st she settled down In perfect contentmen
IN Whenever one of the kittens crept from b
a. meath her wing it was promptly tuck,
+ back and the happy mother sang N
n crooned to her queer charges just as