Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-12
MONTPELIER.

The graduating exercises of grade nine
in the Union school which is the highest
grade before the high school. were held
Thursday evening in Blanchard Opera
House. This is the first time the exercises
have been held there but the house was
crowded. Essays were read by Bertha
Bowman on "F. r. Stockton" by Eva
Dana on THE Craze for Cures" and
by Frances Drenan on The Tombs Of Our
Presidents" Orations were delivered by
Herman More on THE American Indian"
and by Harold p. Jackson on Aerial Nav
igation." REGULATIONS and music filled out
the programme which was very creditabe
to those who took part. The certificates
we're presented by Principal T.. G. Ham
with a few well chosen remarks. The
graduates are Blanche May Andrews.
Laura Elizabeth Bancroft. Leslie Park
Barrett Charles Harrison Bingham, Ber-
tina Alice Bowman, Mildred Brooks, Will
liam Willard Brown. Josephine Sophia
Cameron, Carroll Clyde Cass, Fred Albert
Church, William Francis Long, Eva May
Dana. Eva Mac Dawley, Elizabeth Irene
DeCollaines, Don William DeCollaines,
Maurice William Dewey, Frances Annette
Drcnan. Kate Gordon Field, Leroy Clay
ton Flint Florence Josephine Fiske. Lynn
Edwin Hill, Harold Pineo jackson, Harold
William Lamb, Carl Fremont Slbley.
Grace May Luke, Charles Earl Iull, Philip
Trumbull Maker, Lloyd Addison Minott,
Herman Dubois More, Sarah Annabel
Nokes Lois Winona Pine, Mary Almon
Pitkin, Mildred Kimball Puffer, Edith Lii
liam Roberts, Edith Elizabeth Schultz
Edith Florence Sloane, George Frederick
Smith, Helen May Sumner. Harold Rob-
erts Taylor, Bernie julius Waterman,
Minnie May Woodward, Lena Matilda
Waiter.
At the caucus to elect delegates to the
county convention which was held Thurs
day evening in Fayston, A. D. Bragg OF
that town was unanimously voted Fays-
tons candidate for senator. Woodbury. Is
putting forward r. F. brennan for the
same office and it Is expected that Barre
will present N. d. Phelps.
j. A. Goodwin & Co. are fitting up the
store just vacated by Roakes & Driscoll
for a boot and shoe store. The store In
the Colby block on Barre street, which
will be vacated by Goodwin & Co., Is to
be occupied by c. Z. Silver.
Miss Blanche D. Bemis will return to this
city from Plainfield soon. She is con-
valescing from five weeks run Of scarlet
fever which she underwent in Rutland.
The dry goods store of f. S. Brophy &,
Co., was Tuesday sold to Mather &
Temple, new business firm which will
continue the business at the same stand.
Thomas j. Short, proprietor of the night
lunch cart. was married Monday evening
in Barre to Miss Theresa Cormie by the
Rev. T. W. McKenna at the parochial resi-
dence. They will reside in this city.
Frank Doucett of the granite firm of
Doucett Brothers was married Monday to
Miss Blanche, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Brunnell at St Augustines Churc h
by the Rev. Joseph Couchett of Swanton.
They left for Boston for a trip Of about ten
days, when they will return to take up
their residence on River street.
A telegram was received in this city yes.
terday announcing the death of Mrs.
Grannis. widow of the late w. c. D. Gran
mis-, a one time resident here and brother
of Mrs. T. p. Redfield.