Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. AI.BANS.

Franklin county court which has been
in Session since March IL Judge Alfred
A. Hall presiding. was adjourned with
out day Thursday afternoon. The last
business WIS the filng of orders in tie
divorce case Of Mabel A. Wilson vs. Os-
car E Wilson. A hin was granted Tia
petitioner on the grounds of intolorahle
severity and neglect and refusal to sup
port The care and custody of the two
minor children was given Mrs. Wilson.
together with aimony at the rate OF $40
per week. In order to ensure Wilson'S
payment of alimony. his interest in lis
fathers estate was tied up that lie
can in no way dispose of or profit by
II.
The funeral OF Mrs. Walter Tobin. who
died April 20 in Beckmantown. y. y,
,;as held at the Bay Methodist Church
SATURDAY. afternoon at two o'clock. pre-
coded By a prayer service at the home OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Lugtis.
The Rev. G. S. Qulmby ottlciated and the
church choir sang. The bearers vera
Merton Bascomb. John Lugtig. George
Cleveland ard Cornelius Lustig and IN
,erment was in the Bay cemetery.
There was a sad nix-up Mt the meet
ing Of the board of school commissioners
Tuesday evening, when the re-
Communications Of the committee
on teachers covering the APP
pointment Of teachers for the COM
ing year. came up for action. The changes
recommended by the committee included
the dropping of MSS Lillian Bean ~
teacher of English and Miss Eta Jacobs
| In the high school and Miss l.. Edythe
Rhodes as principal Of the grammar
| school. These were to be replaced by
oa1... f.f lat IN a. Il
| Greek at a salary of 500 and Miss vivian
| Thran as teacher Of En~nsh at 500
J while Miss Gertrude Beeman was to be
! taken from the Barlow street school and
! succeed Miss Rhodes principal Of
The grammar school. A ballot was taken
! on each teacher and both the pro-
i posed new teachers, Miss Grant and
Miss Thrall. failed of appointment
the vote standing three to three.
Messrs Watkins. Barker and ReN-
nolds of the committee on teachers
backing their report with their votes
! while Messrs Finn, Tuscany and
Kennedy voted no. Miss Gertrude
Beeman also failed of appointment on
the same vote but as was explained
by Mr. Finn. not because there was
anything against her, simply on tie
change by committee.
The teachers who We're appointed fol-
low: High school. Miss Alberta l.. Bee
man. principal $500; Miss Harriet 5
butcher. modern languages, 500 stephen
S Gushing. department of sciences, 500
Latin and Greek, no appointment Eng
lish. no appointment.
Academy. principal no appointment:
Miss Marion T. Reade, $3.50 Miss kuth
Wood. $50 Miss Orpha NJ. Bannister
$50; Miss Alma y. Barnes, $50 Mrs
pella Waterman. 500; Miss Florence
Merritt. stc6. Miss Mabel A. Ellis s4-5.
Barlow street school. Miss Ella VI.
Foster. principal 500; Miss Ellen Dee,
$50: Miss Jessie Percival, $3.50.
Messenger street school. Miss Mary p.
White. principal, $500; Miss Anna N. To-
bin. $3.50. Miss Ruth Reynolds, $3.50
Elm street school. Miss Helen Story,
principal: Miss Marie sherhy, Mrs. Mol
" w. Soule Miss Clara Bliss Miss May
Ward
, During the meeting the resignation of
, Miss Rhodes was received and accepted.
, The wedding of Mrs, Charlotte W.
. Place of Burlington and Franklin IL
Dewart of St. Adams was solennized
I at Haverhill. y. H., Wednesday after
4 noon, April IS. Mr., and Mrs. Dewart
z (COnttnued on page 81