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

The 65th annual commencement 81 ST.
Johnsbury Academy will 60 upon record
as ono OF the best In the history OF that
institution. The class day exercises
Thursday afternoon were attended by a
large number and the weather for the
out door exercises was all that could
he desired. In the evening, the class en-
tertained at the Fairbanks Museum. and
the annual alumni dance was enjoyed
by 80 couples In Pythian Hall. Yesterday
morning the graduation exercises were
given in New Music hail and diplomas
were presented to the 81 graduates by
Principal p. Rowland. Friday evenin &
the largest gathering of the alumni since
the semi-centennial in 1892 was held.
Every class since 1873, when tho first
class was graduated, with exercises was
represented
Guy Shaw of East Peacham got himself
into lot of trouble last week. First he
was arrested at Barnet for intoxication
and fined slJ by Justice Gilchrist of NJ
1ndocs, which fine he has been unable
TO pay 10 the present time Friday he
entered the house of Miss Josephine
Brock at West Barnet and with an iron
maui knocked the hinges and combina-
ton knob off the safe. Monday State
Attorney Hin issued a warrant for his
arrest. charging him with malicious in
jury to personal property Miss Brock was
at work In her garden when he entered
the house. Some neighbours children who
went into the house frightened him away.
He was suspected and followed and has
confessed his guilt. He was partially in
toxiCated when he committed tle deed.
The following of this years graduating
class of st. Johnsbury Academy expect
to attend college IN the fall: Dora Will
son and Edna Wells. Middlcbury College
Clara Whitaker and Mary Simpson, Mt.
Holyoke: James Anderson. Wallace Far
man. Eleazer Dole and William Walker.
University of Vermont, Haroll Bennett,
dartmouth College: Earl Richardson.
Worcester Institute OF Technology, John
Woods Brown University; Eugene La
chance, the medical department of Bos-
ton tniversity.-Charles j. Peterson and
Andrew Rapp sailed from New York
Yesterday afternoon on the l.usitanla for
Liverpool bound for Stockholm. Sweden,
where they will spend month. Mr..
Peterson visited his native country nearly
forty years ago and has not been there
since. Mr. Rapp is called there by i'll
ness IN his family.-The Congregations
Church at Barnet have extended a call
to the Rev c. O. Day of Andover Theo-
logical Seminary. Andover. Mass. to be-
come It's pastor, and 1t Is expected he
will accept-Mr. and Mrs. I. j. Bowker
Of T.unenburgh have presented the
Methodist Sunday School with six chairs
and the day school with a similar gift
10 be used by the kindergarten depart
ments. in memory of their little daught-
er, Marion.-Miss Alice Hutchinson OF
Lyndonvlle, who has been teaching
music at Stanstead. p. O., will be mar
ried on June "A to Eldon Irvine OF Stan
stead. They will spend July and August
with his relatives in Ontario. going in
September to Sherbrooke where his is &c
he principal of the high school.-The
| marriage of Clarence j. Forrest, clerk
| in the Office of the ST. Johnsbury Electric
Light office. and Mrs. Clara L. Walker
| was solmenized at her home Monday
| night. William s Boynton Is attending
| commencement at Cornell University 80
Mrs Arthur r. Stone attended Tuesda ,
| the 10Th reunion Of her class at Smith
College. Northa mpton, Mass.