Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-22
SHELBURNE.

SHELBURNE.
Saturday son, Russell Lyman Perry,
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w
Perry.-Ward Lewis of New York city
is visiting c. l.. Tracy-NIr. and Mrs.
Henry Harrington and Mr. and Mrs.
George Parker spent Sunday at Sun
set cottage" Malletts Bay.-Roy NJ. Peck
of Springfield is visiting DR.. r. r. Stod-
dard.-Miss Cathryne Courtney is Wis.
iting her grandfather, John Il. Dubuc-
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimbal have moved to
the second floor of +. w Bissonette's
house. Mr.. Kimball is foreman at Carl
c. Fletchers farm, "Graystone."--
Charles Elliott of New Hampshire ia WIS.,
ting his brother. I. G. Elliott. and sister,
MIS-. Arthur Benedict
The third annual reunion of the Elliott
and Orvis families were held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Elliott on Thursday.
There were Co present. Dinner was served
on the lawn at 1890. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, L. w Me
der; first ice-president. b. NJ. Orvis; sec
ond vice-presdent, G. NJ. Elliott; secre-
tary. Miss Josie Morgan; treasurer.
Charles Orvis. A program followed with
| recitatons by Mrs. f. w. Meder. |. G.
| Elliott and Miss Evadna Meder; speeches
| by DR.. F. NJ. Rogers and C. NJ. Russell
Among those present were DR.. and Mrs
| l.. NJ. Rogers of Vergennes. Mr.. and Mrs
| Philander Orvis. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Orvs of Starksboro. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
| Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Elliott, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Elliott Of Warren who
came in their automobile. Mrs. Jannett
! Barnum and daughter of Monkton, Mrs.
Gertrude Elliott and son of Bristol. Edgar
Meder of Monkton, +. i. Upper of Fer
risburg. Mrs. +. NJ. Lee OF Ferr!sburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Russell, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. f. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Thcmp-
son and Miss Jane Thompson of Shell
| burnc. \ committee was appointed to AZ.
range place of meeting one year from
August II.
The picnic and field day of the Method
list Episcopal Sunday school was held
| Tuesday at George Blair's beach There
were over 80 present in the forenoon
when there was baseball game captained
by Lewis Van Vliet and b. II. Mack
Van Vliets nine won. score 10 to S. I'm.
pire. Henry Harrington. After a bounti.
full dinner the first sport was ladies' mai
drive. won by Mrs. Will Partch. prize
w. II. Ranks prize, whip; third. loo-yart
race for boys under Is. first prize, Alder
Abare, pocketknife: second prize. fob
G.. Taylor; fifth. egg and spoon race. frs
prize, Albert Abare. box Of soap; SECOND
prize. Mark Thompson. box of soap: sixth
1Oo-yard race for boys over 10, first prize
James Mitchell, cuff links; second prize
, e. Fortune stick pin. The seventh even
was a basketball contest. captained b,
the Rev. w. F. Weeks and the Rev.
W. Goodman. The game was won by tn
, Rev. w. f.. Weeks's eleven. The eight
, event was the loo-yard race for girls un
= der IL. First prize went to Margare
: White; second, Helen Spear. beauty pins
. | ninth, lOo-yard race for girls over !;
r first prize, Elizabeth Weeks, hatpin: sec
r ond. Elizabeth Thorpe, brooch; swim
;. ming races, won by Ellis Truax, tie hold
a er; 5O-yard race for boys under 10, frs
I prize won by Kenneth Knight; sec
6 ond prize, Gordon Sanders; race for girl
J. | under 10 years. first. Alice Minall; sec
- ond, Gladys Abare: fat mems race, frs
a Fred Roberts; second. s. Van Vliet
r three-leg race won by Dan Parker and .
Mitchell peanut race won by Jane
Mitchell; tug OF war, captains, f. G. Pee
II. Harrington, won by f. G. Peet; sid
q starters. G. NJ. Russell. C. S. Tracy
: judges. the Rev. W. b. Goodman. DR..
- X. Stoddard. \ vote of thanks was ter
% dered to Mr.. Blair for the use Of his beac
II and cottage. Everybody had fine tim
a Miss Ruth Fraser of Burlington hs
N been engaged to teach the Sutton schoo
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