Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-25
VERGENNES.

Vt the close of the graduating cXer-
cises of the Ncrgennes high school, Prin
cipal j. G. Walker announced that the
winners in the prize speaking contest
We're as follows: For the girls, Miss Elsie
l.. Foote first, Miss Nesta Putnam sec
ond; boys, Donald Halloct first, Roy
Dawson second. The prizes for the best
answers to 30 questions on local history
offered BY the Offers were awarded to
Howard Gyandoy first, Stanley Hawkins
second
Company +, 9Th L. 5. infantry, from
Plattsbursh, y. Y. and officers Capt.
J. X. Partillo and Lieutenants Rutherford
and Bartolf, were in camp here Saturday
and Sunday, The company consisted ot
- men. They were marching to keone, y.
II. From Keenc they went by train to
an instruction camp at Lakevillc. Mass,
and before their return to PattshurEh
in September will visit various instruc-
ton camps in New England and will dur
ing the summer complete march of
about 300 miles.-In the market saturday
butter brought from - 10 y cents per
pound and eggs 20 cents per dozcn.-C. l..
Holden, president of the Bennington
Scale company returned Saturday in
his automobile to Bennington accom-
panied by Irving Hare, hookkeeper of the
branch plant hero.-At the business meet
ing of the Nergennes high school officers
were elected as follows: President, Miss
Halle fia wiley; presidents, Russell
Smith. Mrs. c, D. Thomas. Miss Rather
inc Fish; secretary and treasurer, cecil
A. Bristol; executive committee. Miss
Mary r, Alden. Mrs. w. Dayymple. r..
". McCuen, Miss Elsie Foote, Miss Mar
celline Laushway. A committee AS fol-
| lows was appointed to see what could he
| done for an athletic field for the athletic
association of the school; Arthur w.
| Norton, chairman, +. w McCuen. prinCi-
! pal j. c. Waller, A. s. Haven and Thomas
| BARLEY, Mr.. and Mrs Martin Barrows
and Mr.. and Mrs Edward Barrows went
| last week to Worcester, Mass, 10 visit
Mr. and Mrs John Lee Boeuf Mr.. and
| Mrs. j, s. Allen of Burlington visited
| Prof NJ. VI. Morrison Friday. Mr. Allen
! is a member Of the graduating class of
Vermont medical department .-Arlie AL
den, who has been coaching and teaching
at Mount Pleasant Military school at
| Ossinng, y. Y, the past year, is making
a 10 days visit TO his parents, Nh and
| Mrs. John NJ Alden Mrs. James Casey
and daughter had Joined her husband at
| Bristol after a visit to her mother. Mrs
Cyrus Jarvls.-prof. NJ. NJ Morrison left
Saturday for Canton, y. v. where he will
spend his vacation with his parcnts.-Mrs
! Maurice Sullivan of New York has joined
| her husband here.-Mr. and Mrs. sullivan
! viii occupy the residence of Mr. and Mrs
| T. f.. Dillon tor the summer while Mr.
and Mrs. Dillon are al their summer
hotel, The Glenwood, at Thompson
Point. and Mrs James Laushway
who have been spending their honeymoon
with Mr., and Mrs Thomas Agan, nave
returned to wtucket. II. Mrs S
Walk OF Burlington is visiting her daugh'
ter, Mrs Max Fishman.-Miss Lena
Hawkins has returned from visit to her
nephew. Asa Hawkins, OF Windsor and
to an uncle in Duxhury.-W. w. LanGdor
of North Ferrisburg called on friends II
town SHturday.-Miss Jane Dalton re
turned Saturday to Bristol after visitns
Mrs. John Donovan.-Mr. and Mrs Pratt
Y, Tyrell Of New Haven visited the
son, Norton, Saturday,-Mrs. Eliza Col
Inns has returned to Burlington after
visit to former neighbors and friends il
town-Mr, and Mrs. Hugh Philips an,
daughter, Elizabeth, were week end visit
ors TO her mother. Mrs. r. T. Field.-Mr
daughter, Miss Mary, went Saturday t
: Burlington to witness the Vermont-Dart
: mouth baseball game.-Joseph Dempe
visited in Burlington Sunday.-Louis or
has gone to upper Saranac Lake, \, Y
where he has position as night clerk
Peter Roro has returned from Montpelier
Howard Grandey has gone ia Thomp
| sons Point, where he will he employed "A
| clerk A. the summer hotel of MIR and Mrs
Y. T.. Dillon,-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur RoG
ers returned Saturday to Alburg after
visit to his parents, Mr., and Mrs, Josep
Rogers.-Mr. and Mrs Thomas n Snyde
and son, Bernard, spent Sunday I'm Char
lotte with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. |
l.. Desautes George Gillette O
Bristol visited her parents, Mr., and Mrs
John J. Barnard, Saturday. John +
BARLEY WAS in Burlington Saturday
Mrs. Myron 7. Bristol went Saturday t