Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-19

members of the new eighth grade had a
picnic Saturday. Miss Ruth Hanks was
with them.-The Bethel baseball team de-
feated Rochester in a well played game
Saturday on Graham's field. 4 to 2, Weare
for Bethel and Putnam for Rochester
we're both effective in the box.-John Me-
lendy, aged q years, who had been Ill
several months Will tuberculosis, died
Saturday morning at G.. #. Claims,
where he had lived since his illness be-
gan. He had worked Mt the Woodbury.
Granite company's sheds n year or more.
lie came here from Concord, n. H.,
where his mother lives.-Miss Blanche
Shepard Is at home after completing q
special course in high school commercial
subjects.-Mrs. ]. n. Atchison and Miss
Blanche Atchison of Morrisvilie are at A.
n. Washburn's.-Mrs. Addie Rand re-
turned Saturday to Somerville, Mass,
after a few days at d. NJ. ~Strong's.-
Mrs. Helen Woods went Saturday TO Con-
cord, n. H, where she will spend the
summer.-Mrs. r. l.. Martin went Satur-
day to Boston for a v1sit.-Miss Mabel
Miller is at home from teaching at North
Hnverhill, N. 1.-The following young
people received diplomas Friday evening
at the Whitcomb high school graduating
exercises: Latin scientific course. Harold
Rodolphus Bundy. George Edward Davis,
Grace Mabelle Rowe, Robert Carroll
Paine. Willamay Toland; English scien-
tlfc course. Clark Edwin Davis, Josephine
Martha Arnold, Bernice Laura Rogers.
Charles Morse Beckwith. Tho program
was as follows: Invocation, the Rev. ].
Wesley Miller; salutatory. International
Cancellation George Edward Davies;
essay, Friday the 18TH" Grace Mabelle
Rowe; valedictory. Electricity and its
Possibilities Robert Carroll Paine; adj
dress, 1.-THE Goal of Education IN Yer
mont" DR.. Samuel Franklin Emerson;
presentation of diplomas. The music was
by Glson's orchestra.-The Rev. e. w.
Sharp held the first quarterly conference
of Bethel Cilen6 Methodist Church at
j.. II. Chamberlain Saturday afternoon.
Misses Minnie Church and Mary Tenn
pie of White River Junction have been
visiting here.-James II. Wilson. principa
of Hyde Park high school, is hero for the
summer.-Howard Walker is at home
from Montpelier.-Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Kimball are Visiting in Massachusetts
He will attend the Gettysburg reunion.
william L. Markham, aged 20 years. died
Monday morning at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Markham.
He had been Ill many months with heart
disease. He was a graduate of the Whit
comb high school and attended Norwich
University for a time. For several years
he had a good commercial position in
Newark, y. J. The funeral was held
Wednesday.-Mrs. II. II. Angel of Dor
J leicester. Mass, is spending two weeks
here and IN Barnard.-Representative
Carl II. Eaton OF Hardwfck was here
Monday.-Miss Jessie Parker Is at home
from Montpelier. where she teaches in
the public schools.-A. J.. Morse will move
his steam mill this week from the creek
neighborhood in Barnard. where he has
sawn out 10000 feet of lumber for A. y.
Washburn, to the Chateaugay district
five miles away.
Wallace Avery of Randolph pleaded
guilty in Windsor county court Saturday
to a charge of assault upon Theodore
Clifford. the four-year-old son Of w. c,
Clifford Of this place four weeks ago
He was sentenced to serve not less thar
two years nor more thar three years ir
the house Of correction Charles Valdane
of Randolph. who. with D. c. Wilnot OF
this place, was taken to Woodstock jail q
few days ago in default of bail. charged
with breaking into S. *. Stanton's sum.
mer residence, was later released on bal
furnished by his Observation-Disclosures
man c. H. Joyce went Tuesday to Pitts,
field. where he will spend part of tn.
summer.-Mrs. y. NJ. Lord and daughter
Katherine, of Honolulu arrived Sunda!
for a visit at r. w. Morse's.-The funera
Of John Melandei was held Tuesday
morning at G. E. Claims. the Rev. L
l.. Halfacre officiating. The committe,
from the Bethel branch. q. c. l. A, IL
charge of the funeral consisted of vii
liam Enright, president of the branch
John A. O'Malley. Samuel Wheeler, Dan
tel McAteer. John Murtagh and PhiliI
Lavery. Interment was In Cherry Hi
cemetery.-George f. Brown, a fireman
at the steam plant of the Gaysville Elec
trio Light and Power COMPANY, marie,
in Bethel june is Miss Margaret Barne
OF Jamaica Plain. Mass, the Rev. NJ. S
O'Donnell officiating.
Miss Florence Bellows of Burke, \
y, started on her return journey Wed
nesday after visiting Miss Willama.
Toland, who accompanied her as IA
: as stowe. where they will both visit
Z One of the finest strings of trou
seen TINS season was taken by l-eOi
u Barnes in the branch Tuesday even
ing, the largest fish weighing tw,
i pounds.-Laur Douglass, the 12-year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w
Douglass, was operated on for a seri
Gus case of appendicitis at the Ran
: dolph sanatorium Tuesday afternoon
= Miss Evelyn Morse is at home from
| her work in Keene, n. H.-The funer
al OF the late William f. Markham wa
largely attended Wednesday after
=. noon at the nome Of his parents, tn
' Rev. Edgar /. Halfacre officiating.