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

The Randolph Relief Corps anc
several members of the u. S. Gran
Post left in the rain about nine O'Clock
Thursday morning to attend the exercise.
to be held at East Randolph. They were
accompanied by the Green Mountain banC
to furnish music and the Rev. Fraser
Metzger to deliver the address. A dinner
was served on their arrival there by the
resident people.
The Junior prize speaking exercises were
held In Music hall Wednesday even.
ing. June s. with the following program
Music. by the Randolph orchestra; invo.
cation. the Rev j. Wallace Chesbro
music; cigarettes Ride and Death,
Ouida- Jessie Gladys Ffske, "A Violent
Remedy" Wood. Edward James Ed.
redge; music; The Famine from Hia.
watha. Longfellow. Fleda Harriet Mar
tin; Gentlemen, the King" Barr, Fred
Phillips Goodwin: THE Soul of the Nio-
lin." Merrill, Fannie Meseley flarrng-
ton; music I'm the Tolls OF the Enemy,
Wood, Roy Luther johnson; Bobby
Shaftoe," Greene, Bessie Elizabeth
Wheatley; The New SOUTH Grady. Er.
nest Alonzo Sprague; music; award OF
prizes: music. The Judges for this contest
are the Rev. j. Wesley Miller of Bethel
Earle Z. Wilson, South Royalton. and
Principal c. Leland Green of Randolph
Center-The program for the graduating
exercises June Is as follows: Music;
invocation, the Rev. Fraser Metzger
music: salutatory. Mildred G. Hutchins
essay, Vermont an Independent Repub-
l!c," Lettie f. Richmond; class history
Katherine E. Dudley; music; essay. The
New Vermont in Education" Lena A.
West; class Grafton, Leslie II. Ball: mu.
sic; Grafton, Our Neighbor to the North.
Lester B. Badger; essay. The Old and
the New" Ruth L. Howard: music; class
prophecy. Robert E. Bruce presentation
OF the class gift, Leslie II. Ball. presi.
dent of the class of 1912; response Ray.
mond A. Briggs. president of the class OF
1918; valedictory. Pearle A. Tewksbury
music: presentation Of diplomas; music
by Music hail orchestra; class motto. TO
night we launch; where shall We an.
Choir" The class roll follows: Latin
course. Katherine Emma Dudley, Ruth
Lucinda Howard, Mildred Grace Hutchns
rearlc Amy Tewksbury. Elmina White
Enalish course. Clifford Edison Averill
lie ter Bean Badger. Leslie Hatfield Ball
Robert Ernest Bruce, Miron HAL Call
*orton Thayer Gleason, Donovan Sila.
Jones. Jasper Hazen Lovett: teacher
training course, Nellie Cordelia Blake
Mildred Mary Goodwin, Ruth Lucinda
Howard. Ruthela Loan. Florence Celis
Richardson, Lettie Estelle Richmond, Ma
dine lrma Scribner, Ruth Edith Wardner
Laura Katherine Wcdgewood, Lena Amy
West Diplomas in both Latin and teach.
er training course have been awarded &c
Ruth Lucinda Howard: honorable men.
ton for excellence in scholarship is
awarded to Lester Bean Badger and Ruth
Lucinda Howard. The commencement,
ball will follow the graduating exercises
and will be held in the Dubois d. GAY
hall. Friday night the r. H. s. alumni
will have their banquet at the Randolph
Inn at eight o'clock Mrs. Edward Maun.
former resident here, died May Is at
the home Of her son, j. f. Maun, in St,
Adams, where the funeral was held
Thursday morning at nine o'clock She
was native of Ireland, and had reached
the age Of 80 years. The family lived here
on the Powers place and later on the Ed
ward Smith farm in Braintree but re.
moved to St. Albans about 20 years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur G. Putnam announce
the marriage engagement of their second
daughter, Maud Inez. to John Waite
Lamson, both Of this vilage.-The di.
rectors OF the graded school have decided
to have eight grades with eight teachers
as follows: Miss Jennie a. Stewart, Miss
Bertha NJ. Manney, Miss May *. Howe
Miss Gladys NJ. Jones. Miss Marguerite
z. Merrifield. Miss Beth Heath and Miss
Lena West. leaving one vacancy TO fill
Principal f. G. Ham will be assisted In
his work by Sub-master S. 3. Genther of
New Castle. Me-. and Miss Helen A.
Brown OF Adams. Mass. A third assist
ant to succeed Miss Olive Moulton, re-
signed will be Miss Josephine Dana OF
Pomfret. who taught last year In the
Whitcomb high school. Mrs Henry r
johnson will be the teacher In drawing
Miss Minnie Barbour, who has had charge
of the music in the schools for the las,
six years. has been engaged by the schoc,
board in Montpelier with double the sal.
sry she had here
Miss Mabel Perkins went to her home
IN Rochester Tuesday-Mrs Emma Hol.
brook, who has been in Bethel two
weeks. has returned-U. S. Grant Post
in tho person of its committee. ]. D
Laport. placed In Southview cemeter,
Memorial day tablet In memory o.
Ben Robinson, whose home was in thi,
village for many years. The tablet is o.
italian marble, and the inscription
which is the work of our local dealer IL
monumental business reads as follows
Ben Robinson, of African Descent
Born Slave in North Carolina Els
capped to Freedom by the Aid of CO. G
Ninth Vermont Regiment, in 1863: ano
Brought to Vermont by Lieut. William
T. holman in 1863. Died in Randolph
May 81 1910, aged 60 years. Under God
and the Strong Arm of the American
Republic, the Negro Slave Is Free
Mrs. Ralph Thomas of Portland. ore.
who has been with her father, BENJAMIN
Sargent. went to Tilton, ~ H., Tuesday
Mrs. W. f. Edison and Miss Maud,
johnston gave miscellaneous shower
Monday night for Miss Mabel Perliln.
In anticipation of her approaching mar
rage to Clarence Saut of this place
The decorations were of pink and whit,
crepe paper Miss Perkins was tn,
recipient OF many beautiful presents In
silver, glass. linen, etc-The Mems bar
nca class of the Federated Church rav,
bahquet al the Nestry Of the Baptis
'h"rch attended by about 20 The elias!
NUMBERS - ana Inc rest were invite,
guests. In the absence of DR.. +. G. An
sell II, W. Lewis prcsided.-O. j. Mar
colt IS about the street with a crutcl