Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20
HAPPENINGS IN
VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From AL
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
:aE 'E'l BY COUNTIES
rA. w'noo.s' s Icy. village. uDsor,.
From the i. = in the Lake to tho
Pnssumps long otter Geek
'.' by 1: Shores of White
River & cred sy spe-
cinI Corre.por dents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
M1DDLEBURY.

mlODLE6O III
The graduating exercises OF the Mid
dlebury high school were held in the
opera house Friday night and were at
tended by a full house. The stage was
decorated with the class colors, green
The graduates: Classical course, John
Milton Avery. Kathleen Maria Foote;
Latin scientific course. Albert Forsythe
Burt. May Ellen Calhoun. Elizabeth
raswcll. stephen Allen Doody. Emma
jbbs Easton, Dane Dutton Jackson,
.ouise johnson, Vina Henrietta King
fairy William Mack. Mabel Martin.
Rernice Pauline Twitchol English
curse Clifford Henry Nlis. John
Iopkins Calhoun. Gladys Ella Ham
lin Helen Hurd, Warren Ernest Hold
ridge, Sarah Marguerite Lane. After
the exercises a dance was held in tine
hail which was we'll attended. Tho
patronesscs were Mrs j. II. Stewart
Mrs. Hartman, Miss Chase and Miss
Mary Hagar of this village and Mrs
c. H Lane of Cornwall.
col. Walter r. Chester, a former resi-
dent of M1dlehury but recently Of
Hartford, Conn, died in the city hospi
tai at Boston Saturday. He was on his
way homo when taken ill., having visited
mere about 70 DAYS ago He had an en-
viable civil War record advancing from
private to colonel in the oath New York
Sunday was Chidron's day a the Con-
Eregational Church and the annual sun
day school concert was given in the even
ing to an audience which filled the churcn.
The Sunday school. and ALL members Of
the church who wish to join, will have a
picnic at Lake Drnmore to-day II the
weather is T avorahle--Miss Adcline
Myrick, who has been with relatives at
Cream hill. Shoreham, for year and
more. has returned and will soon reopen
her house on Franklin street.-Frank
ShackctN former resident and now
proprietor of the Goddard House at LId-
low, has returned to that burg after a
brief visit In Middlchury and Bridport.-
Among visitors here are Norman s
johnson Of Tallahassee Fla. and Mr. and
Mrs Robert s Wheeler Of Portland, Me.
Robert T. Morse went Sunday To Pitts
FORD, where he expects to work the rest
Of the season in the contraction Of the
State tuberculosis hospital Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Il. Tabor Of Vergenncs have been
visiting their son. Arthur G. Tabor
There are unclaimed letters at the post
office for A. r.. Bryant and Miss NJ f.
LaTourette.-Wiliam Sullivan Of Spring
field, Mass. has returned to that city
after a visit to relatives here some of
be present who interested in the
veterans. Mrs. Pierce of Springfield,
Mass, one of the national officers, is here
looking after the organizing of the
society.
The latest addition 10 the large number
of rast horses at the fair grounds Is Sid.
r.. a very fine and gamey looking gray
gelding who has a low mark of 2.l0A
made at the Readville track and In the
fifth heat AT that. Sid r. Is 10 years old,
stands 15i2 hands and weighs l.5oo pounds.
He is owned by Erwin G.. Piper and Is
handled by Frank Bently, the we'll
known trainer. Work is being pushed
but the track is hardly fit as vet for
fast work and the best works outs have
only been 2.32. One Improvement will he
double-decked judges stand SO the
starter will hold forth above the judges.
Miss Genevieve McMahon, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Patrick Mcmahon, has returned TO Rut-
land.-The spring term of school in
center district closed Friday with a
picnic at Noosalamoo park. Lake Dun
more. lhitlS HdNlng no abSHnt or tArdY
marks during the term are: Walter
Wimm"tte, Orl4 Bump ana Rollin Whit
ney. Those showing greatest progress
and attaining highest averages In daily
subjects are: Orle Bump, highest avera ge
Rollin whitney second; Herman Vim
cent, third, Christine Plew, fourth, and
Gladys Maheu. hfth.-Joscph Lawrence
and Miss May Sullivan were married
June II, 1896 and a number Of their
friends assailed them at the Hotel Logan
on the II anniversary Monday evening
and gave them great send off.-JudRe
r. NJ, Foote went Tuesday 10 North
Hero for few davs with his nephews.
william II, and Fred Button of New
York city, former well known residents S
and members of the local BARN u.
Spencer and Ralph w, Spear of Rutland
are staying in town for a week or two
Col, and Mrs. s. A. Ilsey have re-
turned from a month in Canada-The
Sunday school OF the Congregational
Church held n largely attended picnic at
Lake Dunmore Tuosday.--Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Bssett go to Lake Dunmore this
week where they have positions for the
summer.-Miss Jcnie IaPan has returned