Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-13


several weeks ago, Is gradually i'm
proving.
vER0ENNEs.
George Ingham Of saybrook, Conn, Is
visiting his sister. Mrs. II. A. 1ngham--
Miss Eva Meigs has closed her school at
| Colchester and is passing her vacation
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
| Meigs.-Mrs. l.. A. Shepard of Fair Haven
| is visiting her daughter. Mrs. George De-
void.-Miss Alice Merrill has returned
| from Albany, N. Y. where she spent the
| winter.--Miss Jennie Bristol of Middle
! bury visited her mother. Mrs. Myron r.
| Bristol. Sunday.--Mr. and Mrs. f. L. De-
void have gone to Holden, Mass -Milward
! il. Taft Is assisting in the store Of j. A.
| Harrington IL Co. during Mr.. Harrington's
| absence on his trip West--Mrs. Nash Is
| teaching a large number Of young ladies'
the Danish folk dance, which will be one
of the attractions on the fair ground dur
ing the Fourth of July celebration here
Mr. and Mrs. Orvile Mckinney have re-
| turned to North Bangor, n. y, after "A
visit to their uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Joseph Rushlow George r.
ters home on Maple street.--A rummage
sale will be held this week under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist Church.--The various commit
tees on the coming Fourth Of July cele-
bration are buslly engaged in securing
attractions Mildred Gaunyea Is re-
covering from an operation for appendi-
cius at the Fanny Allen hospital, Winoo-
Ska son was born Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Noonan Mrs. Noonan was
formerly Miss Fannie Sears-Miss Agnes
Woodbridge has returned from New York
city. where she has been visiting
| The Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge
preached the baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class of the Vergennes
high school. There was large attendance
and the church was prettlly trimmed
with running vines and ferns. on either
side OF the organ being the II diplomas.
Tho subject of the sermon was The
Principal Thing" the text being Wisdom
Is the Principal Thing, Therefore Get
Wisdom" Miss Ruth Clark presided a the
| organ and the singing was by Mrs F.
| L. Fish. Mrs. A. w. Norton, Miss Mildred
| Taber. Mrs. W. J. Strong, Mrs. G. T..
o. Kimball. Mrs. W. n. Wheeler. Or.
C. n. Cole J. G. Walker. n. w. Day.
Royal Slack. f. W. Graves and Frederick
| f'ish.-Postmaster and Mrs. Thomas Mack
left Monday for Schenectady, y. y,
| to be present at the graduating OF their
son Edward. from Union College.--A
meeting of the carnival committee was
| held Monday at the office Of Attorney
George W. Stone, about 20 members being
present. Several more features were added
TO the program, the nature of which the
committee refused to devulse. It was
learned. however. that company OF
clowns both male and female is being
organized to make things merry during
the evening Of the July celebration.-A
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. n.
{. johnson Sunday.-Seth Warner Chap
| ter. Daughters OF tho American Revolu-
ton. Will meet Friday afternoon with
Miss Grace r. Kingsland. Mrs John
! Rivers and son has returned TO Burlington
after visit to her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
d. j. Barnard.-Mrs. John NJ Caisse of
Burlington visited her husb band Sunday.
Thomas H. BARLEY has returned from
Washington. d. c.. where he went 10 at
tend the unwilling Of the knights of
Columbus monument.-Mrs. c. T.. NJ.
Caisse Is recovering from an attack Of
pneumonia.-M NJ. T. Bristol left Mon
day for Boston to visit her daughter.
Miss Ada Bristol
The prize speaking contest OF tho Yer
gennes graded school was held at the
opera house Monday evening. .he pro-
gram being as follows: Overture. high
school orchestra; invocation. the Rev.
George r. Brush; Sovereignty Follows
the Flag" Peck, Charles William Bar
rows. IA; Lest We Forget" Jordan,
Douglas George Garneau. ~; From q
Far Country" selected. Mary GLADYS
Munett. IA; music. orchestra; "rhe
Night Run OF the Overland" selected.
Blanche Marjorie Smith. ~: The Dcath
Bed OF Benedict Arnold" leopard, Ken
meth Loyal Cobb. Is: 1.-THE Selectman's
Speech" Foss, William Ezra Woodman,
'l2 "Margery Grey" Julia Dorne. Bea-
trice Agnes Devoid. rs: music. orchestra
How We Saved St. Michael's," Mary
stanhope. Marguerite Agnes Daniels.
"a Adams and Jefferson" Webster,
Ralph j. Deyoe. 10: "1scariot," Mather,
Marcelene Elizabeth Laushway. Is;
music. orchestra. Tho judges were Prof.
a. Z. Lambert. dean of Mddlebury Col
lego, Superintendent c. H. Wiley of Br,s.
toll and the Rev. c. c. Wilson of st.
PauPs Church. burlington. The decision
OF tho judges was announced at the
graduation exercises last evening.
urday Leslie Duprey fell from his b-
cycle. breaking one arm between the
wrist and elbow.--Miss Blanche IIoff-
magic has returned from Boston, whore
she has been passing the winter with
her sister Mrs. Frank Townsend.-Mrs.
H. a. Booth has purchased a Ford auto
mobilize. w. Sprague of Bristol was In
town terday.-Frequent rehearsals of
the chorus which will participate in the
Fourth OF July celebration are being
held under the direction of the Rev. L.
A. Vezina-Donald Townsend Of Boston
Is visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles 4. Hoffnagle.
The seventh annual reunion OF the YER
gennes high school Alumni association
was hold at city hall Tuesday evening and
the following took part: Master Of cerc.
| monies. William II. Botsford, 80: A. &
| Haven. 'Cs. Harold Crane. 'lo. L. Richard
Dean. '05. Miss Beatrice NJ Daniels. a.
| H. Harold Stone '0G, Fred Flagg o. Row
NJ Spooner, o. Principal James G. Walk.
| or. Refreshments were served. Al
the annual meeting officers were elect.