Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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MARY Worthen of Barre, is IS years
Did. Three weeks ago she was mar
lied to MIR. Yeartaw, who Is 40 years
her Junior, and when the bride. as 1t
Is alleged, begun to furnish money to
her husband to purchase fast horses
tho granddaughter took hand and
applied through her attorney for a
guardian. The hearing on the petit
ton has been twice continued and Fri
day the parties came together and
agreed to drop all legal proceedings.
Col John X. Wilson of Worcester, sec
retary OF the Washington County Vet
erans' association, announced that tho
annual reunion this year will be held
ut Dewey park near this city during
the week of August Is, exact date to
be later fixed. The campfire on tho
evening of the first day Will be in
charge of the Associates of Brooks
Post. Or. Il. j. Foster of Waterbury
Center, the newly elected department
commander, is president of the vet
Grams association.
Miss Winona A. Miller and Harry s.
Rosster of Rochester. n. V, were married
Thursday evening at Christ Church by
the Rev. Homer \. mint They left
Friday morning for their new home In
Rochester.
At meeting Of the creditors Of Charles
4. Scott q Co. Of Barre, held Friday
before Referee w. y. Theriault in bank
ruptcy court Miss Mary Dram of Hudson,
y. y. one of tho creditors testified that
she lost 5000 in tho granite business
formerly conducted by Mr.. Scott. Miss
Dram was the only creditor examined.
Miss Emily Glover. Il teacher at Mont
polier Seminary, Is TO spend the present
summer In Germany studying the Ger
man language. She sailed Saturday from
New York.
The Ilainfeld express team, owned and
driven By H. Il. Tucker, figured in n sensa-
tional runaway Saturday noon and shat
tered the large plate glass window in the
A. ID. Fnrwel store, beside damaging one
of the doors somewhat. The team was
standing in the alley across the street
from the store, eating out of their feed
bags when they became frightened and
ran across the street Chief John Durkee
tried to divert them into the side street
but failed and they crashed into the store
front.
w. j. Royce has sold the old Field res
taurant on Langdon street to NJ. II. Drew
Of Berlin. Mr.. and Mrs. Royce are NOV
Ing to the Stic<ney farm in Berlin.
r. 7. Cullen Of the graduating class of
TIE high school has entered the Montpel-
l. r National bank to work TIL the opening
of the college year, when he will enter
" ini'ton Seminary, as will also Edmund
smith, Warren Berry, Louis Tommassi
and Harold Keegan.
The teachers OF the ptrblrc schools will
spend their summers at the following
places: superintendent +. J. Browns
combe in New York. Mr. Abbott in Bur-
lington and Boston. Robert Blanpied IN
Newton. Mass, Miss c. NJ. Griswold in
q Johnshury, Miss Delta Collins In Nor
risviue, Miss Bessie p. Bowers IN this city
ma Middlehury, Miss Howe in Waitsiield,
Miss Rockwell In Alburr, Miss Lewis in
Westminster. Miss Agnes Doheny in
Mortified, Hiss Chamberlain in Burning
ton and Miss Williams In Newport.
The graduating class Of Montpelier
seminary attended Trinity Methodist
Church Sunday and listened to bacca-
lurcate sermon delivered by the Rev. A
Bishop, u. D., principal of the school
The auditorium was decorated with wilt
flowers and the class motto was affixet
over the chanccl. The members of the
Junior class acted as escort and pupils
was the opening event Of commencement
at tho seminary, the week being filled
with the various affairs incident 20 the
closing of school. The graduating exer
cises will be held this morning a
$50 in the chapel.
Mr. and Mrs w. F. Poole have gon
to Boston, where Mrs. Poole Will spen
the summer with relatives Mr. Poole is t
go to Vancouver and Seattle on
prospecting tour. He recently sold hi
drug store in this city to l.. G. Rivers.
Mrs. Nancy Richardson. who reside
with Judge L r. Wells was serious
bruised and shaken up Sunday by fallin
down stairs at the home Of Judge Well
in Middesex. DR.. VI. l.. Mcclure OF tn!
city was called lie found no broke
bones, but a pair of glasses Mrs. Richard
son was wearing cut cash over he
right eye that took several stitches I
close. Mrs richardson is 10 years oil
and quite Feeble.
Although thc annual prize speak
ing contest AT montpelier seminary ]
the only event OF commencement wee
at that institution Tor which an al
mission Zee Is charged the chapC
TUESDAY was f1lIed and the long pro
gram was loi'o"ed with uhliaSSln
interest Inc decision or the judge
VIII be made known after the grad
uating exercises TINS mornin
when the prizes all In cash, VIII b
Toung women VINO competed to
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