Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30
HAPPENINGS in AunAv..
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every town in the county-H. .. HopertS
Of Wolfsboro, n. H.. foriser principal OF
the high school here was a weekend WIS.,
itor to his son, David-Mrs. Louisa Nor
ton Is visiting relatives In Mlddlebury-
Christopher Yattaw is suffering from the
effects of fall\ from staging while
painting the outside OF the house Of Joel
Gewett on Comfort hill-Superintenden
j. N. Barss Of the industrial school Is re-
covering from severe attack OF rheu-
matte fever.-Mr and Mrs. Ara Ball of
Montpelier passed the weekend With his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra M. Ball.
Mrs w. L. Larrcw and Mrs. j. j. Burritt
of ST Adams visited the formers par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. G. F. Young, Sunday
A meeting Of the school directors of Ver-
gennes, Addison and Ferrsburg was held
| Monday afternoon at the Stevens
House The meeting was called to order
BY Temporary Chairman r. W. McCuen.
a motion was made and carried to form
such a unisn and A. w. Norton elected
permanent chairman and ". f. Beach
secretary. The secretary was instructed
to purchase a book for records and the
secretary was also instructed to invite
the towns of Panton and Waltham TO join
the union.-A picked nine of this city de-
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old fair grounds Thursday afternoon by
a score of 5 to 2. Batteries, Vergennes,
G.. Holcomb and T. Holcomb and w. Ad-
ans, Ferrisburg, Booth and Evarts; UNI
pire. j Blair.-The young men in town
have leased five acres of land on the
west side for one year and will make Il.
into playground to be known as Riverside
Park Foster Young and Fred Labeau
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a baseball diamond there will also be two
croquet grounds and a tennis court.
The following program will be OBJ
served under the auspices OF Ethan AL
len Post. No 5. department OF Vermont,
G. A r.. on Memorial day The post in
vites all comrades and veterans and sons
of veterans. also all members of the
Spanish American War TO assemble at
the office Of c. \. S. Pierce in the Booth
block a. ten o'clock Thursday to par
tcipate in the exercises. The procession
will form on the north and east sides
Of the park The line Of march will be
to Green street, then via School. Water
and Main streets to the opera house
where the order of exercises will he as
follows: Music. Vergennes city band:
prayer, the Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge:
reading. Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
Capt C. f., Parker: music male quar-
tette address. the Rev w. e. Baker of
Morrisvile: music. Nergennes City band
announcement of committees for dec
Grating graves: singing. America bene-
diction, the Rev. =. S. Cobb. At the close
OF the exercises at the hall. the usual
decoration exercises of the Grand
Army will be observed at the old ccme-
terry, where class of school children
will decorate the graves. Order OF par
AIDE: Vergennes City band. A. D. Vittum,
leader; Ethan Allen Post. G. A. r., c.
r. S. Pierce. leader, Vergennes fire de-
partment, j. NJ. Alden, chief engineer;
Vermont Industrial school. j. n. Barss,
superintendent: carriages with orator of
the day. clergy. city officials and in
vited guests All organizations are in
vited TO be in line by / 80 o'clock. G. f.
O. Nimhall. marshal by order OF c. T.
IS Pierce-R Holcomb of Addison has
completed an artesian well for +. II
Beach at his summer resort, The
Lodge" at Basin Ilarbor The we'll is 70
, feet deep and the final test showed a
capacity of $50 gallons per hour.-Mrs
David Ryan and son. Thomas. Wis
itnG her parents-Mrs II. Lewis and
Mrs George Thorne are in Burlington
Or. and Mrs. George Russell of Airing
ton are visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. y. Graves.-The Eliza beth base
ball team plays the VerEennes nine on
tho old fair ground Thursday afternoon
There are unclaimed letters at the
postoffice for William COLON. Fred
Roch, David Muir. Fred Morris, Charley
Dodge. Miss Josephine Quinn Mrs w.
II. Ryan Mrs J. " Oraer Mr. and
Mrs Carl Brownel were in Burlin ston
yesterday.-H NJ. and ". J Lee OF Mid
dlebury were Visitors in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Dustin Barrows was called Tues
day 10 Montreal by the rious Illness
of her sister, Mrs Bushey.
| The annual convention of tho Woman's
lChristian Temperance Union was held
AT the Congregations! Church Tuesday.
The convention was presided over by
the president. Mrs Nellie g. Nahum OF
Bristol. and there were about Is delegates
present An interesting address vas de-
livered by the president Miss Elsa Pease
of Swanton gave an interesting and help
full talk on Scientific Temperance In
struction." The feature Of the afternoon
session wa= the discussion OF tho oues-
ton Are tho Women of Vermont Ready
for the Ballot" participated in by the
Rev Richard G. WOODBRIDGE, the Rev
George II. Harvey. the Rev. ). S. Cobb
c. r. S. Pierce and George ". Stone. Tho
speaker Of the evening was Miss Eliza.
beth Gordon of Portland. Me, who gave
an able address on The Bright Side OF
the Temperance Reform" At the bust.
ness meeting officers were elected as fol.