Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-25
EssEx JUNCTION.


EssEX JUNCTION.
At a special village meeting held in
the high school building Saturday after
noon II was voted to authorize the wnter
commissioners to develop the third spring
near those already in use and also voted
to authorize them to issue and sell the
balance Of the water bonds Of the sum
Of $500. II necessary. This work will
probably cost in the vicinity of $l.4O.
The last of the series of mothers meet
ings was held at the high school build
ing Saturday afternoon and was well at
tended. Interesting and instructive pa
pers were given by DR.. a. 7. Arklcy
on Sanitation Of Schools and Mrs. Dan
NJ. Johnson on 1.-The Cooperation OF the
Home and the School," A violin solo
was given by Miss Mary Parker and a
class OF school children sang.
Mrs. W. w. Graves and little son of
Stamford. Conn. came Saturday night
to visit her parents. DR.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Fcrrin.
lake Champlain creamery. William r..
johnson e. Co.. proprietors. paid &l.2O for
standard April milk.
The district meeting Of the Mount
Mansfield district of the knights OF
Phythias was held Tuesday evening II
the rooms Of the local lodge. The OK
ercises of the evening commenced al
eight o'clock with the opening ceremon!
by Mount Mansfield Lodge. No. IS. c. G..
| Ray A. Hard. Tho address Of welcome
was given by d. G. c., Guy ". Bailey
and responded to by G. g. NJ. W. Brown
OF Evansville. The rank OF esquire was
conferred on one candidate by Mount
Mansfield Lodge, No. rs. ard the rant
of knight was conferred by Minerva
| Lodge No. q. of Underhill. C. c.. G. II
| Hayden in full ceremonial form. Music
| was furnished by Il double u'artctt'
| composed of &. S. Fletcher l. r. Hunt
! ley, Frank Osborne. Walter Osborne, +
| II. Parker. Orvis Nichols. 5. \. Stevens
T. II. Stanley. The meeting was the iirs
meeting held by the district which 70
Gently formed. 1t WAS also one of thu
first in the renovated rooms ot the loca
lodge which are now one of the mos
beautiful and commodious in the district
The attendance was very large. exceed
ing 80 Among grand officers presen
wcrc G. C.. NJ w. Brown. Evansville
G. X. or r. s.. c. f. o. Tinker. ST. Johns
bury: G. NJ. of f.. r. w. Booth. Essc,
=
Shonyo. Lyndorville; also p. g. c.. p. ]
Cowles, St Johnsbury: Supreme Repre-
sentative c. X Tyler, Burlington, Th'
lodges at Milton. Cnderhill. Richmond
Wcstford. burlington and Cambridg,
were represented. Later in the evcnin,
n sumptuous banquet was served IN tn,
w. Il c. hall by the Ladies' Irion o
the Baptist Church. After the hanque
I n
muster Of the evening. called for orde
and fclicitously introduced the speakers
of the evening. G. II. Hayden, G. X
Tyler Allen Martin and grand officers
'rhe meeting was pronounce success
and Indicated a highly prosperous con
ditiDn of the order in this section Tn
grand officers and other visiting mem
hers declared themselves highly please,
with the work and prospects of the loca
lodge.
i The teachers convention. which Is L
he held in tho high school building to
day. will open at $50 o'clock this morn
ing and continue through the forenoon
and afternoon. The meeting is under tn
direction OF John +. Allen Of Westford
county examiner. Those who are ex
pccted to take part are H. O. Wheeler
Il superintendent of schools Of Burlington
Professor Jones of Burlington. Miss Saral
l r. Palmer, principal of the tranin
school department Of the Johnson norma
school; Miss Alice Jackson, si,perinten
dcrt of drawing in the BurIinsto
schools. G. ID. Howe, principal OF tn
Essex Junction high school, will give
talk on birds and papers will be give
by Mrs Julia Gardner of the gramma
department and Miss Winifred Wolcot
of tho primary school This is the thir
Of four meetings which have been or ar
to he held in the county and are tn
first of the kind that have been held 70
some ten years. a meeting was held 4
Milton Tuesday, one in Jericho yestcr
day and one in Shelburne tomorrow. A
the meeting In Jericho yesterday tn
programme opened with an organ vol
untnry followed by devotional exercise
: conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Campbell O
} that place. Papers were given by Misse
Adricn and Pease Mrs I.era Whtto
Pice and an address by Or. F.. ID. Col
Inns. principal of the johnson norma
} school, who spoke on School Manage
,pcut" n ftarnoon cosciou u,os o,nc