Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts Of the Green Noun.
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
The winooski valley, villages up North
From the island In the Lake 70 the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
ana BY the shores Of waite
River Covered ~ spe.
cial CorfesDop lents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNEs.

| W i''tillS III W mona Ittbrkan j.ruEc
No. 49, J. .. q. T.. officers were clcctcd
as follows: Noble grand. Mrs. w. II.
Adams; vicc-noblc grand. Miss Ida Moul-
ton; secretary, Mrs. NJ l.. Barton treas
urcr, e. l.. ingalls,; delegate to assembly,
Mrs. i. l.. ingalls,: alternate Mrs f.. B.
Pratt
Frank Fusha ana Miss Lucy Miller were
married Monday evening at ST. Paul's
church. the Roy. NJ. l.. Woolsey porfcrn-
ing the ceremony.
The mid winter meeting of tho Office rs
land executive committee Of the Addison
i ounty Teachers association WAS hcll
| in the Hotel Lemon in this city Tuesday
afternoon. Luncheon WAS served to the
members of the association. together with
the school officers OF N"rgenncs and a few
invited gucsts. \ business meeting fol-
lowed and the hon Mason :. stone. State
supc pcrintcndent Of education. made an ad-
dress in which ne spoke Of 'ia deficiencies
ard possible improvements of the school
system of tho state. PRINCIPAL T.. c.
Rodgers of tho Ncrgenncs graded school
spoke upon the subject of making the en-
trance examinations to tho four high
schools of the county uniform. which was
heartily endorsed by tho other principals
present. and it was left in Mr.. Rodgers s
hands tn assign subjects to Principals
Eotsf"rd of Bristol. Eddy of New Haven
Iand Hartman of MilI!ebury These gen
tlei1,n Will prepare examinations in their
SUBJECTS and will report as to tho charac-
ter OF tho examinations and also when and
how they shall he conducted. Supcrin-
tendcnt stone said that the state would
print these examinations and that candi-
dates successfully passing the same would
receive e tiicate admitting them TO any
high school in the county. 1t is PROPOSED
to give these examinations in the district
schools In May or June and also in the
various high schools at tho beginning of
the fail term OF 1906
The funeral Of Mrs. Edgar Roburds
who died suddenly last Monday. was held
at the mono yesterday afternoon AT one
clock. Tho ReVs. &. -. IIazelton and
H. a. Wood otficiatcd aud the bearers
were Noble D.lano, Ezra Balh g. T.. -.
Nmball and Herbert I>insslund. In,c,-
ment WAS made in Prospect cemetery.
Among thos" present from away were
Miss Laura Roburds of Port land, Me, ,'and
Charles ID. Ward Of New York city.
AT the annual melting of Vergenues
Lodge. No. 1lS. y. T.. O. T.. the following
officers were elected for tho coming year.
Mrs. y. T.. W. Pierce, warden: Charles
+. Fisher. vice warden: G. T. $. Pierce.
secretary; Dr. T.. g. Phelps. treasurer; G..
/. :. Fierce, financial secretary: Mrs NJ
T.. Whitcsidc, chaplain: j. ". Donnclly.
guide: H. l.. Avery. sentinel: w. u. .d-
ans, delegate. \. w. Norton, alternate.
Tho lodge is ia "A prosperous, condition.
with II membership of 46, and is steadily
growing
Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Rider have returned
from their wedding trip to Cohoes. y. Y,
and Rutland and will make their home
for the present with her brother. Willard
Hill of Basin Harbor.
Miss Ruth Fisher, a teacher in The
State Normal school OF johnson and Miss
Helen Fisher of the l.. V. NJ at Bur
Iington arc passing the holidays with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. =. Fisher.
Miss Lois Taylor. a student of Mount
ilolohc College. South Hadlcy, Mass. IS
visiting her aunt. Mrs. II. u. Slack
Tie boys of tho high school gave a sub
scrpiou dance at the city hall Tuesday
evening.
a surprise party WAS given tho Rev. II
\. Wood n the Methodist parsonage
Tuesday evening by members OF his con-
grogatlon. tcfrcshncnts Of coffee. sand
Wichcs. cake and ice cream were served
During the evening c. II. :. Pierce. on b,
half OF the donors. presented Mr. Wood
with Il purse of over so.