Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-11
STOWE.

G.. i. Eddy is having pines put in for
water from the village supply.-Miss
Grace Biselow of Peoples Academy,
Morrisville, came to stowe Thursday She
will spend the summer with her parents
at The Lodges.
The graduating exercises of the rra,n-
mar school occurred on Tuesday be-
ginning at p. m. The programme was
as follows: Music, The Greeting: rray-
er, by the Rev. ID. l.. Evans; salutatory.
Marjorie Louise Watts; class histories.
| Viola Lcrrina Russell; declaration.
IT )uHsant LOvcrturc," George Almon
Douglass, GRAFTON, Modern Improve
ments of Farming in the West" ingalls,
! wilkins Gcd,fcy; essay, THE Plants cf
Vermont NInnie Della Straw; recitation.
Changing Culor," Beulah Belle Bovce
| essay Influence of Music" Marie Ethel
| Wells; essay, our Fcathcred Neigh
bors Avis Hills: music, "Azela" waltz.
r. X. Webb; essay, Different Ways Of
Looking at Common Subjects" lisa bel
Nid1 Adams. defamation, FREQ
Schools" Julian Wilmot Alger; essay,
characteristics Of the People o. Different
->ttions,' Ellen Forada Stearrs; Grafton,
"A Hundred Years of the District Of
Colutobia.' Harold Leslie Cheney, essay,
Two Flower Gardens" Anna Laura
Fielders class poem, Louise Maud Chaplin;
! class prophecies, Julian Alger, Iiarol /
Cheney: Va eGictory, Etnei Marie Gibbs,
music, Good bye; ushers. Clyde Jenney
Marjorie I'urt Stafford Boardmar and
Archie Filings of the eighth grade. All
were cordially invited to inspect the school
work. which was on exhibition in the diff
fer"u. rooms While cutting :raes en- Mt
Mansfield Sunday Winfrod Houston re-
ceivcd a cash from his axe in the les be-
| tween the ankle and knee. The cut WAS
several inches long, requiring eight
stitches to- close it.-Mr. and Mrs j. H.
| Parlin of Littleton, ~ r., are in town.
called lprC. bI the ri %
Parlin's mother, Mrs S. S. Shcdd..-Perley
Hale. who has been attending 81 h. oil at
Brig ham Academy at Bakersfield is in
town for "A few days.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Drugg left Stowe on Monday for visit
of several weeks to friends in St Adams
and Montrcal.--Mrs. Clara Pfan and
daughter, Vera. and Mrs. Gertie Pfaff and
daughter. Emma, of Grand Haven, Mich,
are in stowe on account of the illness
of Mrs. II. E. Jenney.--Nr. and Mrs
Gilman Foster of West Branch visited
friends in Moretown recently.--The names
Of Judge and Mrs. Watts were uninten-
tionally omitted from the list Of members
of the Old Home reception committee
Rain began falling here about eight
o'cloCk on Monday morning, but only a
small amount felL-Miss Nellie Watts is
visiting friends in South Framngham
Mass.-Mrs H. w. Eddy of Johnson is
stopping with her son, c. F. Eddy Mrs
O. G. Harris has been visiting friends
in Stowe recently.-The baccalaureate ser
mon was preached before the GRADUATING,
class of the high school Sunday evening
June I. by the Rev. D. l.. Evans Tho
Rev William Excel assisted in conduct
ing the services. George E. Burnham
played the organ for opening and closing,
exercises. The singing was by male
Guartette composed of Harry Burnham,
Leo Moody, G. E. Burnham and c. l..
Cowles.
A diver from Pittsburgh, n. Y. was
at Lake Mansfield Thursday searching
for the leak in the dam.-An deliberately
carved Swiss cuckoo clock hangs in the
window of Pike and Benson's store,
intended for the new Bluff" cottage
at Lake Mansfield The clock is framed
in carved oak leaves while a grouse and
a rabbit adorn either side of the face
The clock presented to the owners
of the cottage by some friends in Burlng-
ton.-A bout 100 people attended the circle
given by Mrs. Eddy and Miss Douglass
Thursday afternoon.-A daughter was
born on June ., to Mr. and Mrs Melville
Marshall Of Moscow.-Twelve young peo-
pie of the village are preparing a play
to be given on the evening of June 70,
the proceeds to go toward the Old Home
fund. The play is military drama en-
titled Brother Against Brother."-Mr.
and Mrs. S. p. Fuller We're in Cambridge
last week to visit friendship. and Mrs.
"
for the seasonal daughter, Marion Mar
tina. was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Wright of Stowe Hollow
Mrs T.. b. Smith, who has been in poor
health for some Tins IS improving
Alvia Davis has purchased of +, l..
George his place In Stowe HollOw-The
Misses Jennie and Eliza Wells and Kate
Seaver are in Woodstock where they
have employment at the Woodstock Inn
for the summer.
The graduating exercises Of the gram
mar school on Tuesday afternoon at the
village school house were we'll attended
and We're very interesting. The entire
class of 10 graduated. The decorations
were very pretty The class motto was
DUTY Before Glory" In the evening
the closing exercises of the high school
ere held at Unity Church. The church
was fied with interested spectators Tho
decorations We're very effective. Music
was furnished by three pieces of Young )
orchestra Of St. Johnsbury, with G. l..
nurnham at the organ. The ushers were
the Misses Amber Smith and Mary Camp
bell, Wayne Burt and Harry Douner.
Miss Mary Gale read an interesting essay
on The Goal of To-day, the Starting
Point of Tomorrow, and Clyde Nelson
en- The Educational Value of Natural
Science" The address was by II. +.
Graham of Craftsbury and was listened
to with close attention, a reception was
Lovcioy's hall. Punch was served and
Miss Gale and Mr.. Nelson led A short
promenade Work has begun on the con-
crete sidewalk that is TO extend from
McMahou's corner to the tin shop. Prop
crty holders have agreed to put in ada
ment curhing for the whole distance
]. y. Ncarren has had an adam1nt plag-
form and steps for his drug store put in.
w. L. Howe, of the Free Press, was in
stowe Tuesday on his way to Lake Mans
hold.--The literary entertainment for thu
next meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange, saturday, June 49, will be fur
uished by a question box 10 which every
member is expected to COntribute.-Sto
Military band will give an open air con-
cert Friday evening, June l2.-The Misses
Annie and Susie Beelow are spending 4
few days in Burlington and Montpelier
Mr.. ard Mrs. NJ. u. l.. Thompson and
Mr. Stockwell of Fairfax were guests
at G. +. Eddy's over Sunday.-Mrs. 5. A.
Thayer arrived on Wednesday at c. +.
EddN's to spend the summer. She was
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Is. +.
ThaYer to spend a few days.-A party of
eight caught S pounds of trout in an
hour at Lake Mansfield, Tuesday.-Mrs.
Isaac Alser is i'll with pneumonia
MORRISVILLE.
At meeting of the supply committee
of the Congregational Church. held last
week, ii was unanimously voted to eX-
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