Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-18
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A summer conference of young people
under the direction of the Burlington
district Epworth League. has been ar
ranged to be held al the Spring Grove
Camp meeting grounds in New Haycn
August 10 to 49, Courses IN home and
foreign missions and Bible study will be
given under the leadership of competent
instructors. The afternoons will be de-
voted to recreation. Each evening de-
votional service will be held. Following
the prayer service, addresses will he
given by the best speakers that can be
obtained. Friday. August a. will be con-
vcnton day. This Will be in place of the
annual convention which in other years
has been held in October. Reports Of
WORK by local chapters will be given by
the delegates and officers elected.-The
Vorgennes high school base ball team
will play a nine composed of the Yer
gonnes high school alumni on tho old
fair grounds Tuesday afternoon at $40
r. w. McCuen left Saturday evening
for Chicago. where ne will attend the
republican convention as an alternate
dolegate.-Dr. George Foster of Putney
Mr. and Mrs r. W. McCuen returned
Friday from Haverhill. Mass. when Mrs
McCuen several weeks ago underwent
successful operation for appendicitis. -
Mr.. and Mrs. O. s. Bishop returned Fri
day from Pasadena. CAL where they
have made their home for five years
They will occupy the Luna Spencer
house on tho west side Of the river
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gave the members Of the graduating
class of Vcrgenucs high school a boat
ride down the rver-The school in the
Porterboro district Miss Edna Wedcn-
becker teacher. closed Friday with
picnic in Hawkins's grove at the lake
Arthur Hawkins gave the children a
ride IN his gasolene launch.-Herbert
Dawson and Douglas Garno. who have
been seriously i'll. are recovering" Big
Tim" Sullivan of New York city. known
as silver Dollar Sullivan" took dinner
at the stevens House Friday
Lightning struck barn on Holden
Beach's farm Sunday evening tearing off
shingles hut fortunately not setting it on
fire Goodsell Clark, who was milking.
was knocked over and the COW lamed by
the shock.-Rober. seple Of Norwich Uni
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Seiple. Harold Stone of Atlantic City, N
j.. Is passing a two weeks vacation with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George +.
S,one.-Mrs. H. b. Slack has returned
from a visit to relatives in Boston,
Mass. and vicnity.-Foster Young. Fred
real Sunday.--N1ss Rosanna Devoid, Ray
williams and Allie Bishop attended the
~air u a.,
Tuesday willis James of South Nor
walk Conn. Is visiting his father. John
Jamcs.-Frank Lapistol of Rutland has
taken the position Of head clerk In G. r..
S,cbhlns' meat market.-Mrs. Dustin Bar-
rows and Mrs. Linda Gage passed sun
day In Burlington with Mrs. Cages SIS
ter, Mrs. Henry Morrison.
The prudential committee have engaged
Y. y SAWYER Of Newark \. j., as prin.
cipal Of the Nergcnnes graded school.
Mr. Sawyer is twin brother OF the
Rev. +. NJ. Sawyer. pastor Of the Panton
and Addison Methodist Churches.-L. L..
Flagg and Wilfred Daignault were among
those who took in the excursion to Mont
Liberty left yesterday for Pittstcld.
Mass whore he will open his summer
studio at Pontoosue lake.-Dr. Horace r.
Bristol wife and child of Brattleboro are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard r. Bristol-Leo Pratt of Portland.
Me a graduate of NerGennes high
school Is visiting in town,--Capt. G. +.
Parker. n. j. McCuen and +. H. Ross
attended the diocesan convention at
Burlington as delegates from st. Pauls
Church-Mrs Elizabeth Booth has gone
to Plattsburgh to visit Judge John
| Booth and family.-Mi! Julia Carter has
as her guest this week her cousin, Miss
Hattie Grandy of Rutland. Miss Heath,
| trained nurse, who has been caring for
Douglass Garno, who has been III with
| typhoid fever, returned to RIchford
Tuesday Miss Ada Zottman accompan-
| led her home for a short Visit.-Miss
| Ethel Anthony and Miss Ethel Chandler
| have resigned as teachers in the Yer
| scnnes high school. Warren Miner and
| his daughter. Mrs James Donahuc, at
reuded the Mayhuc-Lyon wedding at
Fair Haven Tuesday. Winnifred
q Knowles left Monday for her home
| in Potsdam, y. y, after a three weeks
| visit to her cousin, r. L. Kingsland and
| ia nlilv. Walter Middlehrook Of Albany,
| n y, Business College is making a
weeks visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r G Middlebrook The Rev. p. l.. Dow
| of Rutland superintendent Of Burlington
district, will hold the first quarterly con-
| ference of the Methodist Churches of
Nergcnnes and Ferrishurgh in the vestry
| of the church here Friday evening. Mrs.
| f. NJ. Crosby is visiting her sister. Mrs.
| y u. Bissonette Of Bristol-George Da-
| ves of Dartmouth College is at home
| for the summer vacation.
A pretty June Wedding took place at
ST. Peters Church yesterday morning
when Emma Edith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Rondo Of this city and AL
bert Larrow of Ferrsburgh were mar
| ried, the Rev l.. A. Nezina performing
| the ceremony Royal and Edward Rondo,
| young brothers of the bride, served at
| the altar Foster Daignaut acted as best
| man and tho bridesmaid was Miss Mamie
| Rondo, sister of the bride. After the
| served a the home of the brides parents.
| After a short wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Iarrow will reside In Ferrisburgh,
The third annual banquet of tho Yer
gennes High School Alumni association
was held Tuesday evening at the Stevens
House One hundred covers were laid
| and at the post prandial exercises Frank
X. Goss of Montpelier. class Of '95, was
| toast master "Our Alumni" was responded
to by william H. Botsford. 30. Rutland;
"Weicome." II. Harold Stone, '08 Allan
tic City, N. j.. Nineteen Fight" Archie
3. Haven. 'os; reading. Miss Fannie e