Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

and Mrs. c. f. Moulton at "Stoneleign-
Frank Woodland. who underwent serl-
Gus operation at the sanatorium Friday
Is making good improv ement. Mrs. Luz
cinda Cleveland returned to resume teach
ing at Randolph Center Monday morning
after having been at home over Sunday.
Mrs. Il. Il. Nickerson returned from
Boston Tuesday.--The four teachers in
the high school have announced the fol-
lowing speakers to take part in the prize
speaking contest: The Misses Bessie
Wheatley, Sadie Boyce. Jessie Fisk
Sannie Hutchinson. Edward Eidredge
Fred Goodwin, Ernest Sprague and Roy
Johnson.-Mr and Mrs K. s. Whitcomb
left here Wednesday for Newport, N. H.,
where Mr.. Whitcomb VIII enter the dry
goods store of Chandler a. Co-Miss
Hazel Slack, while driving from her
home Wednesday morning to her work
in the Stockwel & Hatch store, met with
an accident in which she received a
broken arm. The colt she was driving
became frightened when nearly opposite
the steam laundry by the steam blowing
off, and ran up on to the bank throwing
her out and a young man riding with
her to his work in the Salisbury mill.
She was found nearly under the horse
and the young man under the wagon.
The young man was not injured, save by
a few bruises, but Miss Slack's left arm
was broken just below the clbow.-The
mems class of the Federated Church met
Tuesday evening following the meeting
Sunday, and elected the officers and cors-
mittees for the next six months as fol-
lows: President r. H. Slack; vice-presi-
dent, c. ]. Stockwcll; secretary and
treasurer Ernest Hatch; hustlers, j. j.
Stimets, George Linton, r. H. Slack
social, Herbert l.. Patch, c. o. Spaulding,
Ernest Hatch: literary, II. w. Lewis,
DR. +. c. Angell C. ]. Stockwell; athletic,
Cyril Angel. Ernest Austin, the Rev,
j. w. Chesbro; membership, w. A.
Jones, f. f.. Common. George Rogers. c.
+. l.azole; musical. Glenn Bailey. Ernest
Hatch, j. C. Harlow.--rhe final arrange
ments FOR the May ball to be given by
the Sanitarium Aid society have finally
been made, and the 18th has been de-
cided for the date The Randolph music
hail orchestra Is to furnish music and
the following attractions have been se-
cured for the concert preceding: The
ladies quartette, the Grange male quar-
tette, Mrs. f. Carrie Haufler O'Brien
There Will be Is young ladies who vii
give the May pole dance, the queen and
her escort appearing with them. The
proceeds are to be devoted to the support
of the free bed at the santarium.-Th
annual village meeting was held Tues
day evening in the high school building
with l.. b. Johnson for moderator anc
L. +. Briggs for clerk. The following
trustees were elected: j. b. Adams, DR.
G.. w. Scott II. =. Sanford, n. n. Morse
and Orlin Greene; A. NJ. Hubbard, col
lector and treasurer; a. L. Bass, watel
commissioner for five years. A tax o
80 cents on a dollar was voted to pay
band concerts to be given in June, July
and August and s1,500 voted for electric
street lights. The same board of fire of
ficers was elected. but the village voted
, to purchase fire extinguishers at the dis
erection of the officers of the fire com
pany and the trustees. The trustees wer,
also to look after sprinkling the streets
The sum OF $500 was voted for sewers
, in different parts of the village 1t wa
estimated that to extend the sewer sys
tenn to the Rowell addition alone woult
cost sl,5OO.-Phillp Salisbury. a studen
, in the University of Vermont, is her
for a few days with his father, Herber
Salisbury.