Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-06

hail. TO see IL the voters VIII autnOr1z0
the school directors TO build an addition
to the graded school buidingD II. Farr
OF Albany, n. Y. was an over-Sunday
guest of his mother. Mrs Sophia Farr.
Mr.. Farr is connected with the office of
the encouragement of New York.-Miss
Rosina Parmlee is visiting Miss Gertrude
parmlee In Springfield.--S. NJ. Golf re-
ports the morning temperature for May
as follows: highest GO degrees. lowest IS
degrees, morning average 45.23 degrees;
last year, 81 degrees; noon average, 60.24
degrees: last year. 72.5 degrees; rainfall,
ITO Inches; last year, 1lS inches; clear
days Z. part clear IL: cloudy ~; north
wind days; south IL; variable B; great
est change in temperature, drop of 81
degrees in 10 minutes on the 18th; great
est wind velocity. As miles an hour;
highest point reached So degrees; thunder
six times during the month.
The program for the observance. of
Memorial day was carried out as far as
possible, the rain that prevailed the most
OF the day hindering in some respects.
The procession headed by the Bristol
Military band. old veterans I'm carriages
and on foot school children and teachers
marched to Greenwood cemetery, where
the ritual service of tho q. A. r. was
given and the graves decorated. The COL
umn returned to the village. At one
o'clock the Hon. W. 4. Lawrence gave
dinner to % old soldiers. the speaker OF
the day and invited guests at the Bristol
House. The afternoon exercises in I!ol-
ley hall opened at two o'clock. w. A.
Lawrence was president of the day. Pray
err was by the Rev. +. K. Stone. singing
by male quartette. reading of Lincoln's
gettysburg address by f, r. Palmer
singing by the quartette. The speaker
the Rev. George +. Harvey of Vergennes
was introduced by President Lawrence
Mr. Harvey came as a substitute for j.
n. Barss. who was unable to he present
on account Of Illness. MIR. Harvey deliv-
cred an interesting address. The bened!c
tlon was by the Rev. j. r. Hill-iIolley
hall was tastefully decorated with flags
and bunting Memorial day. The bank,
| hotel. postofficc. many places OF business
| and private residences observed the day
| by displaying Old Glory-The village trus-
| tees have received a consignment Of oil
| and will oil the street between the blocks
| on Main street. They will experiment
1
over 1oo books have been returned from
the book bindery and been replaced on
the shelves of the Memorial l!brary.--The
program for Bristols July consists of
a parade races. ball game and concert
and fireworks in the evening
| Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Sumner are spend
ing a week with their children In Corn
wall--H. c. Gleason went to Westforl
Thursday. While there one of his horses
was taken sick and died. His mother,
who has spent the past winter here. went
wills him.-Dr. w. L. Morgan has
A mud turtle on exhibition that weighs
q pounds. 1t was caught at Bristol
| pond.---J. F. Demers of Ludlow is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Gaudette.-
Mrs. II. =. Sherwin received word Mon
day that her aunt. Mrs. Martin Pres
ton, was dead in Mlddlebury.
Sunday evening the churches omitted
their separate services and held "a union
service in Holley hall. the occasion being
| the annual sermon to the graduating
| class of the high school. The Rev Mr.
Stone OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
| preached. The Rev. MIR. Shaw Of the Ad-
vent Church read the scripture and the
| Rev. Mr.. Holman Of the Baptist Church
| offered the prayer The sermon. on 1.-The
| Backbone of Character" was preached
by the Rev. T.. Judson <lock. 1t was ar
able effort and listened TO with interes,
by an audience that filled the hall. The
music was BY the combined choirs OF the
churches assisted by Mrs Landon. plan.
LIST. Mr. Landon, cornet. Mr.. Varney
melophone. and Howard Hasseltine
| nf ba Rrs ri hap
Jacobs played the entrance march for
the class.-Mrs. Mary Smith, wife of NJ
V. 3. Preston, who died in Middlehury
Sunday. was aunt to \. T. Grow and Mrs
H. r. Sherwin of this town. Miss Jennie
| Grow of Somerville. ~ j.. r.. =. Grow
| Of New Haven and Gustavus Smith OF
| Middlebury. She was also survived by
her husband. one son, Frank Preston OF
Middlebury; and ono daughter, Mrs
Frank PIERCE OF Springfield. Mass
Edwin J. Bush the wneclbarrow
man. arrived Tuesday. He starte
from Portland, Me, April 90 on hi,
way TO Portland !. Ore, where he ex.
poets TO arrive January l. 1915. III,
route from here is through Middle
bury. Salisbury. Brandon and Rttland
He pays his way by the sale of pos
carls-Mr. and Mrs Truman Nichol,
OF Bellows Falls are visiting Mr. an
Mrs. F. 8. Ladue, -Forest worms have
made their appearance on the shad,
trees here.--Mr. and Mrs A. +. Grow
Mrs. IT. p. Sherwjn AMI Mrs T., L
Sherwin attended tn. funeral OF ticil
aunt, Mrs Martin Preston. in Middle
bury yesterday.-Thc Bristol Militar,
snnl has been engaged to furnish
music morning. afternoon and even
ing Of the Fourth Mrs. Fred Negus
who has been visiting acre and II
Lincoln. has returned W Proctor. -
z. II. Boynton is in Charlotte thi.
week-The democratic voters of Bris
tol will meet in Hollcy Hall Tues la,
evening. June ~. 10 elect delegates
TO the State and district conventions
Mrs. Warren Elliott has been visit
ing in I.incoln.-The condition of Mrs
f. r. Dickerman remains about tn
same.@G. W. Sneden is more comfort
nble---The graduating class of Ia
Bristol high school numbers Ia
There will be no graduating exercises
the class taking the Washington ex
cursion instead.
MONKTON.
nesday. May %, consisted of dialogues