Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-18

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ton county grammar school Saturday
| Dr. j. Edward Wright. who has been
president for a number of years, was
reelected; secretary, J. II. Lucia. treas
urer, Judge Hiram Carleton; agent Of the
library. II. c. Shurtleff; auditor. T.. NJ
Harvey; prudential committee, Fred
Blanchard. f. A. Rowland and II. H.
Farwell. In the absence of the Rev. h.
T. Reed. who resigned. l.. p. Gleason
and the Rev A. n. Lewis deceased, Dr.
H. A. Flint, DR.. G. T.. Chandler and A.
j. Siblcy were elected trustees.
National bank of Montpelier and presi-
dent OF the Barre and Montpelier Trac-
Frank NJ. Cory. president of tho First
tion Il Power company, announced Mon
day his candidacy for state senator
from Washington county on tho republic
can county ticket. Mr. CORY was mayor
of Montpelier for three years and gave
tho city an excellent business admins
TRITON. Mr.. Cory is also at the head
of the Wetmore e. Morse Granite com
pany and director of the American
Fidelity company of this city. BY com
mon consent Montpelier is entitled to one
senator this fall and Mr. Cory has
strong following for the place. 1t is also
understood that the friends of George
W Wing will urge his nomination for
senator at the county convention to be
held July :. T.. NJ. Harvey, II. W. Kemp.
G.. O. Stratton and J. NJ Boutwell, are
also mentioned.
The first meeting Of tho creditors Of
John f. Rodney Of Roxbury was held
Monday in bankruptcy court before
Referee W. y. Theriault. The liabilities
are $l.796 and as there arc no Visible
cd
:. Coffrn of Barre filed Monday
voluntary petition in bankruptcy ilc
has no assets and has liabilities of 81.
GA.
Tho annual prize speaking at Mont
pei"r seminary. always one of the at
tractive features Of the commencement
week program, occurred Tuesday evening
in chapel and as usual drew crowded
house although it is the one event Of
tho week to which an admission is
charged Five young women and five
Young men competed for first and soc
ond priz" for Indies ana first and SOC
ond prize for mcn.Thc decision of the
judges will he announced at the grad
uating exercises this morning. The
program follows: "A Perfect Tribute"
Harold T.. Bishop; "A Ride against
Time. Grace l. Bulkoloy; "Toussaint's
Last Struggle for HaYti," Otis 5. smith
ers; "A story Of Lie" Agnes NJ War
ron; "llonor the Woods" II. Ray Hall.
"Thrush." Barbara Erwin; "A Shaker
Romance" Burnham A. Colby; what
tho Fiddle Told" Florence Strong. "The
Last Word. Donald :. Fairchild; THE
lthristmas substitute Martha L. Bal
: Icy.
TEE base ball team at Montpelier Sem
| VA ,slnG la fixy1 90
last Saturday. or 13 games played nine
W'r" lost ana four were won. OF II
games played ~ the Goddard Seminary
, '"'hl' 10 were won ana three lost thus
, claiming the state championship among
I "''H S''o'iH. ""''ic'''! "'s
Schoo' team paved J" games losing olel'
"a nv. "''i'''"S nv ,..
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- nuxh,,rv uo,ld ho ,ho orly candtd,tf
. from, that mart ~ tho county I'm, ves.
. " Avoriv of Poxburv announced hi.
q candidacy for sen,tor and h,s friends
q claim, that Mr. Averill will have n strong
= following. one of the other senators will
% come from the naSterlV nOrtnorlV side
y OF the county and the third from Mont.
$ polier The candidacy Of George W Wins
!. for senator from Washington county wa.
II formally announced Tuesday Judge
> f. NJ Harvey Announces that h'
= mas no present aspirations Tor the once
y and is IN no sense candidat''
= WhiIe driving monday AFTERNOON Oh
. '"e lod" 1" ho'''""" IT, d. d. ar'e' y
. '"IS Guy came acr"SS loA ch"S'"s
- young laWh' Inc ION was III cl"S'
pursuit ana eNldehtlN had once mac
hoId OF the fawn as It's ears ana neci
were badly bitten. Mr.. Farrell res
cuod the frightened little thing, tool
5 it into Ia. buggy and brought it hom'
l. and has since had IL in his barn. whcr,
= 1t has been admired by many. II il
Is quite tame and takes milk with rel
81 ish. Inasmuch as Mr.. Farrell save,
= the fawn from death, he has asked
i H. q. Thomas state fish and gam
Ii commissioner. for permission to keel
l. the animal If this is granted he vii
II build an enclosure for II at the rcs
l. Of his barn. The fawn is now abou
( four weeks old.
The NTH annual meeting and han
t. ouct of tho Nontnoler High Schoo
n Alumni association will he hold Fri
y day evening at the Pavilion uoto
n The Hon. and Mrs Josenh A DO Roc
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