Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30

George F.. Fortier of Rutland preached
rendered by the choir in charge Of Miss
Edith Greene. Several other congrega-
tons Joined in attendance upon this
service.
The full list of teachers of the village
schools for the coming year is given out
as follows by the prudential committee
High school. Edward j. Lockwood Of
'raudon. principal; Misses Ethel Chap
man OF West Burke and May Campbell
OF Lyndonville, assistants grammar
grades. Miss Gladys Black of Castne.
Me; intermediate grades, Miss Ellen NJ.
Preston OF Bethel; grades three and four,
Miss Jessie NJ Spalding of Bethel; grade
two. Miss Ruth Leonard Of Stockhridge;
grade one, Miss Helen Brooks of Bethel;
teacher of music, Miss Edith Greene of
Bethel The new teachers. Misses Black.
. Preston and Leonard have all had the
advantage of normal school training.
The large blacksmith shop at the cut
ting plant of the Woodbury. Granite COM
pany was burned In few minutes Mon
day after working hours. The fire COM
panv saved the sheds, which were only
20 feet distant. TWO large tool sharpen
ing machines were dana yed. Tuesday
| morning about - mon were at work in the
old shed, but the rest of the force, 100
men or more, will be laid off a few days
| The plant Is utterly without fire protec-
tive apparatus and the firemen worked
with buckets and hemicals.-Ernest II.
l<ittredge began Tuesday morning a COM
| plete overhauling and renovation of his
Z y nv
ball a grocery store. 1t IS expected
| that Mr.. Kittredre and George A Marsh
will form copartnership and do a gro
Gerry business IN the store when II is ready.
Miss Maude Durham began her return
| journey Monday to her homo In Ashe-
vile, n. c., after visiting Dr. Elizabeth
! freeman and other friends here.-Mrs
| Anna Chase died Sunday at the home Of
! q niece in Saratoga. ~ Y. She was born
/ in Bethel. the seventh child OF the late
/ Ezra Putnam. Jr., and his wife, Mary
| Townsend She married Scion s Chase Of
Bethel. who has been dead many years.
! She was a member of Christ Episcopal
| Church and gave generously few years
! go for the preservation of the old church
/ on the Randolph road. which is the orig
! inal ed,fice of Christ Church parish. Mrs.
! d
! Putnam. aged % years. and a sister, Mrs
| Harriet |. Chase, aged So years. both of
this town. She was a frequent visitor
! here and In fact was a resident during
most of her life The funeral was held
! Tuesday afternoon at Christ Church. the
Rev. w. benjamin Reynolds officiating.
and the interment was In the old church
cemeterY.-The grand list of Bethel for
! 1872 is Sl0,S6i0S. Taxes amount 10 s2l,-
63s 3l.-Bentamin NJ Washburn. son Of
Mr. and Mrs Seth VI. Washburn. gradu-
ates this week o. the General Theological
Seminary. New York. He was an honor
graduate of the Whltcomb high school
and Of Dartmouth College and has main
tained high rank AT the sem,nary.-The
new subway was used Tuesday for the
first time by the White River railroad
Mrs. Marie p. Burger Of Boston.
who has been visiting Miss May Bios
som, left Wednesi day afternoon for
Chicago and Denver. she plans to
speni the summer in Colorado-Pre-
Memorial exercises were neld In the
various schools. Forenoon exercises
were held at the era led school.
George II. Kimball and Wallace Batch
elder were the speakers They also
smoke in the afternoon at the Lympus
Church. where four of the rural
schools united and held exercises.
Henry y. Davenport was also at Lynn
pus and gave some exhibitions of
drumming, in which he Is an expert
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached next Sunday evening at the
J'niversalist Church by the Rev w.
BENJAMIN Rcynolds.--Mrs. Josephine
French, who spent the winter in New
York is at her farm on Royalton Hill
for the season.-Mrs Mahala Cram
returned Tuesday to Lawrence after
a four weeks visit a Austin Havey's.
The Dartmouth Independents will
play the Bethel town team on Graham
fald Thurs lay afternoon The Rev.
C. II. Merrill of st. Johnsbury will
preach Sunday morning at the Con-
cregational Churc h.-Edson j. Cham
berlin, lately elected president of the
Grand Trunk Railway company OF Can
a la is a cousin of Miss Abhie +. Clark
of Bethel After his fathers death in
the SOS he lived in the home of
Nathaniel f. Clark in this village AMI
went to school here, His mother and
sister lived here until about 20 years
ago lie is relative OF many of the
Rethcl Chamhcrlins