Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-25
RICNFORD.

The annual report Of the superintendent
and directors of the Richford schools for
the year ending July /. 1912, is published
and distributed The total cost of town
and village schools for the year. includ-
ing State taxes paid. was $1l,603.2S. The
enrolment OF the several schools, was
Fall term, 59S; winter term. 55i; spring
term. SID. II. James of Sutton Noun
tain. Que. has bought of Mrs. l.. II.
Smith about % or 30 acres OF land on
Providence and Cemetery streets. In
Guiding the house now occupied by j.
c. Ford for $500. 1t also includes a sugar
bush of 4OO to 500 trees. Mr.. James has
taken possession. but Mr.. Ford retains
the house until September /.
Clayton Jacobs and his wife. Nellie
Jacobs, pleaded guilty to a breach of the
peace in justice court July Is. and
Jacobs was fined s. and costs and his
wife s. and costs. the aggregate OF the
two being $23.3s. This was the result of
a Sunday brawl The parties reside in
East Richford. The case against another
praty was conducted until this week d.
W. Carpenter. town grand juror, prose-
cuted.-Mr and Mis-. c.. A. Powell and
Mrs. C. II. Aiken and daughter, Lucille,
have gone to their summer cottage near
st. Adams Bay for two wceks.-Mrs. W.
b. Comings and Miss Jennie GoY Of
Pueblo, Colo, are visiting relatives here
MI. Conings Will arrive here about Sep
TENDER | to visit here where they for
| merely resided.
Arthur Lucas. aged Is. employed by
John Patten on the old Powell farm in
Berkshire. who stole $40 in money and
creamery check for $50 from his en-
ployer, July u.s. 1t Is alleged. came 10
Richford and took the train for st.
Adams. 1t is reported that he forged Mr..
Patterns name in endor,ing the check.
but probably failed to get II cashed, as
he mailed 1t back to Mr.. Patten Officers
are looking for the lad.-Clarence Wing
and Milo Wilson. both giving their resi-
dence as Richford. each pleaded guilty
to first offense Of intoxication when
brought to justice court Saturday fore
noon and each was fined s. and costs,
amounting to sl139 d. w Carpenter
town grand juror, prosecuted.-Amos
Kingsbury of Xenia. Ohio. arrived last
week and on Saturday went with c. II.
Aiken to c. A. Powells summer cottage
near st. Adams Bay. Mr.. kingsbury Is
a brother OF Mrs. Powell.-The funeral
OF Mrs, Delisle of Berkshire, who died
Thursday. was held At All Saints Catholic
Church Saturday morning at nine o'clock
Mrs. Delisle was the mother OF Mrs
Gaspard Tecteau-Hobart N Stanhope
arrived from New Haven, Conn, Satur-
DAY morning accompanied by his son
Hannibal II. Stanhope. who has beer
critically Ill. The condition OF Mr. Stan.
nope Is better, but he is yet In poor
health and Is suffering with valvulal
heart trouble.-Mr. and Mrs Frank w
Corliss OF Omaha, Neb.. are guests OF
MISS Tilda Corliss-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
lC Bliss OF Omaha, Neb,, are visiting hi,
sister, Mrs. e. Fay Hopkins, and othel
relatives here.-Mr. and Mrs L. f
Greene OF this place and Mr.. and Mrs
j. N. Greene OF Kansas City, Mo-, who
are visiting In the East are passing
week In Quebec and he Saguenay coun
try.-William Impey and Harry Impey
were In East Hatley, Que. last week t,
attend the funeral OF Thomas Impey.-
The Royal English hand bell ringers
under the auspices OF the Calumet club
save an enjoyable entertainment In Aye
opera hall Friday evening, which wa
well attended-The uniform rank of Rich
ford Lodge OF knights OF Pythias is bcin,
reorean'zed and will take part in a gran,
parade at the meeting OF the Grand lodg
IN burlington August 20,-Dr. and Mrs
Tanner. DR.. end Mrs. c. g. scoheld an,
Dr. ana Mrs R. Willis Adsmo ere pass
Ing their vacation at Silver lake. franklin
'I-Geraloine MCGOWAN. who has been llv
l'ng with her grandparents, Mr. an