Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11

Winslow, Mrs. G. r. :. Pierce, Miss
Grace Gordon; secretary, Miss Julia
carter; treasurer, Arthur Harris. Re-
freshmcnts were served at the close of
the scrvicc.-Thc ROY. j. Hall Long
was in Middcbury STANDARDIZATION
Sanborn of CRANKY, L. a., who has
been visiting his cousin. NJ. l.. Barton
left Saturday to visit his son In Lynn
Mass.--Miss Florence Fisher of Ans
terdam. n. Y, is spending the sum-
mcr with her parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. J. G. Fishcc.---'rhc funeral of an
infant son of Mr., and Mrs. Ira Heber
was held Thursday at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Rollin Merrill of West
Addison. The Rev. j. Hall Long
officiated and intcrment was made in
The 18th annual session of the Addi-
son Association of the Baptist Churches
opened at the local church in this city
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock with
devotional exercises led by the Rev. T.
A. Howard Of Whiting. after which the
Rev. q. ". Rcnnctt gave an address OF
welcome. The following pastors were
present The Rovs II. II. White of Ad
olson, r. Z. Usher Of Bristol, George r.
Stair Of Middebury. Thomas Dawson Of
Charlotte, II, r. Slocum of Panton and T.
A. Howard of Whiting. The annual ser
mon was preached by the Rev. II. II.
White in the morning The Rev, W A.
Dawson, D. D. of Burlington gave an
address in tile afternoon on state con-
vention work and the Rev. u. f. F.stce,
-. D., of Colgate Theological Seminary,
d former pastor of the local church, gave
an address in the evening on Some
Present Day Problems. Monday even
ing Miss Ethel Chandler and Miss Ethel
Anthony were given a surprise party at
the home of Mrs. f. T.. McCovcrn by the
st.dents Of the Ncrgonncs high school.
pleasant evening was passed In play
ing games and light refreshments were
served Miss Anthony and Miss Chand
| Ter were each presented with Il set of two
books. Cards have been received in town
announcing the marriage of ). Harry
burroughs, son of Scion Burroughs Of
Waltham and Anna Mae. daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Mason Mills, of West
Woodstock Saturday. June d.jnclaimcd
letters at the postofiice are for Paul Cur
rior 90. DIR. Gardner y. Cobb Frank
Miller, Irwin Perkins. Miss Dina Price.
! John Reynolds. Dr II. White Sahin. J.
| w. Y Miss Fannie Curtis of Boston
is visiting Mrs. Charles Bradbury Noble
Smith of Crown Point, y. y is visiting
| his sister. Mrs. John Donovau.-Thc Rev.
]. g. Fisher went Monday to WiuooSki
| to attend the Burlington district Minis
tors institute of the Methodist church.
Miss G. W. Joslin has purchased of Miss
| y T.. Benton. the Rollin Benton place
on Maple street and will take possession
| July l.
| The graduating exercises of NerConnes
| high school will be held in the opera
| hous" Wednesday evening, June II. The
members Of the class OF 1905 are fol-
lows: Classical course. Kenneth Hunt
| ineton Goss. William Thcophlus Middle
brook: I>atn-sCiontihc, Frederick Arling-
ton Alden. Cecil Ashael Bristol, Julia
| clifford carter, Beatrice Marie Daniels
Jennie Maudo Gormain. Arthur Webster
| Harris. Archie Staulcup Haven, Edward
| Lawrence Mack, Edith Faith Spooner.
| William Godfrey Watt George Nedder
Willard. Lucy Amelia Willard. Perry
Lambert Willis, Julia caroline Yott The
program follows: Overture. orchestra; in
vocation. tho Rev. Or Il. r. Davies;
salutatory. with original essay "A
Study of Schillcr's Wilhelm Tell" Julia
IC. Carter; commencement address "The
Ministry Of Education," Prof Craven
1.aycock of Dartmouth College; class
prophecy. Kcnncth II. Cioss: original es-
say "'rhe Political Heritage of Edmund
/ Burke" and valedictory William r,
Middlebrook; presentation of diplomas
Supt Frank l.. Fish announcement of
honors, Principal b. c. Rodgers: music,
orchestra. At the close Of the exercises
tho commencement dance will be held in
tho city hall. Nittums orchestra furnish
ing music. The alumni banquet will be
held Tuesday evening at the stevens
House. Mr.. and Mrs. William French
and her brother, Arthur Cohurn of
Miucville, y. Y. who are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. r J. Simpson. visited Mount
Philo with Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson Tues
ldav.-Tho independent Reading circle
will meet Wednesday afternoon with
MIS-, Bert Parkor.-Mrs. II c. Herrick
is visiting in Miton.-G. +. O Kimhall,
G. T. :. Pierce and r. + O'Brvan were
IN burlington Tuesday and attended tho
6sth annual conclave of the Grand Com
mandery of Vermont knights Templar.-
Mrs, G. II. Orvis, who was murdered
May 20 in the vestibule of the Methodist
Church at Oak6eld wis. was tho
daughter Of Abel Bristol, a former resi-
dent of Panton and a brother of the late
Russell T. and Philo Bristol-W. r.
Warner was called to Crown Point. \.
Y, yesterday by the illness Of his moth
err. Mrs. H. II. Wilcox. The Junior class
Of the Nergenncs high school gave n
boat ride down the river and on the
lake Tuesday evening to the senior ella SIS
and teachers. Mrs. Elizabeth b. Bootl
of Philadelphia, Pa. is visiting Mrs. j
y Harrington.
BRISTOL.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs, L, y
Lawrence iS recovering from AN opera
ton for appeudicitis,-M Mrs. Charles La