Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-06

OF oiling the principal streets of the VII
lage has proved so satisfactory that an
effort is being made to raise funds to
provide for second treatment this fall.
WATERBURY.
Miss NJ. Irene Paris Of Rutland
has been secured to teach in the new
commercial department of the high
school for the coming year. The
other high school assistant has not
been secured Principal +. w Rem
miner returns. Miss Lena Wallace has
charge of the music and art. The
grade teachers are as follows: Eighth
grade, Miss Carpenter; seventh grade.
Mrs. II. j. Kemp; sixth grade, Miss
Julia Hayes; fifth grade, Miss Ethel
Colby; fourth grade, Miss Ollie May:
third grade, Miss Bertha Joslyn; Soc
and grade, Miss Kate Mehuron: first
grade, Mrs. L. T. Houston; sub -pri-
mary, Miss Ella Wcstover. For the
Waterbury rural schools the follow
ing names are given, Center, Mrs
! Kathie Dillingham; Brow and Miss
Bacon: Kneeland Flat, Miss Burke;
Gregg Hill, Miss Maud Decell LOOMS
! Hill. Mrs. e. A. Newcomb Blush Hill
| Miss Mary NJ. Gordon. For the Dux-
bury schools: Crossett Hill. Miss Nell
lie Woodruff Phillips district, Miss
Ruth Phillips; Dowsville Miss Gladys
Palmer, South Duxbury, Miss Anna
Hanley; Duxbury Corners, Miss Matte
Holt; Scrabble Hill, Miss Bowen; Rid
ley's, Miss Lena MCGEE. and the
Graves district, Miss Edith Kennedy.
Miss Mabel Spaulding, one Of the
Crown Point teachers, is visiting Mrs.
| william Ferris, Jr. william Ferris is
in Claremont N. II.
| e. Huntley Palmer is visiting his
uncle, A. C. Huntley, in Bolton,-Phillip
Shonlo received news Saturday of the
death of his uncle. George Shonio, in
| Frederick, S. D. Mr.. Shonio was here
last year and was former resident OF
Duxbury, going West soon after the war,
MIR and Mrs. f. ]. Long of Fayston
were guests of j. f. Crossett Sunday
Miss Avis Abbott entertained some of her
young friends Saturday in honor of hei
first blrthday.-H A. Ladd, NJ. D., inspec-
tor for the State board of health, in com
pany with f. f. Foss chairman Of the
school board, and Health Officer Huntley
visited the Duxbury schoolhouses last
week. Most of the buildings were found
in good condition. Recommendations for
changes in the building and grounds for
the South Duxbury school were made
Miss Annie Dorothy Palmer left Tues
day for Arundel, Can, to be the guest
| of Miss Elsie Y. Morse.-Chester SimOns
who has been quite i'll with pleurisy is
more comfortable.--Miss Alice Fulsom is
spending her vacation from her work al
+. c. Lambs at her home in Waitsield.
During the thunderstorm Sunday night
about 1870 o'clock, lightning struck the
barn belonging to f. j. Grout, situated
about three miles south of this village
BY some strange freak, the barn was not
set on fire the lightning splintering a
venti,ator. and, entering the barn. killed
an OK There were IA head of cattle. fun
horses and 30 tons Of hay in the barn al
the time
Judge e. w Huntlev Of this town ant
NJ. II. McAllister of Barre have been ap
pointed commissioners and appraisers OF
Clinton II. Wards estate. Clair Ward is
the administrator r. Demeritt was il
Burlington Monday and accompanied by
his son, Roy, went to Mortified Tues
day to bring his father here. Yesterday
Mr.. Demeritt's father was taken to the
Mary Fletcher hospital for a slight opera.
ton. making the trip in the Demeritt car
Mr. and Mrs. Philo Towle went to Bur.
lington Tuesday to he guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ezra Clark They are 81 and s;
years of age, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w. =
Dillingham; has returned to Washington
after spending sometime at the billing
ham summer home.-The school grounds
at Duxbury Corner are being graded. Tn,
work is in charge of School Director f, E
Frost.-The Misses Amy Griffith, Evelnf
Coffrin and Alice Douglass have returned
from Mansfield mountain. where they
spent two days.-Charles Warren, Jr.
who has been at the home of his parent!
while doing business in this vicinity. hai
returned to New York-Miss Juna Hind
of Huntington Is the guest of Miss Amy
Griffith at Case Grande.-George Pease
Mrs Ermini Griffith, Albert Hills anC
Ella Hills are visiting In Massachusetts
where they motored in Mr., Pease's car
Richard Demeritt, president, was in Mont
pelier last week and filed papers In tn
office of the secretary of state for tn
! changing OF the firm name of the Demer
! lit & Palmer Pkg. company to the De
merritt Pkg. company. Although Mr.. Pal
mer sold his interests over two years ago
and soon after ]. II, Palmer and f. "
Huntley their stock, the name has re
manned until now. The stock Is nov
owned by the Demertt family. The com
pany began yesterday the canning o
string beans.-Mr. and Mrs. Richard Da
Wis. who have been at the inn. have gon'
to keeping house over +. j. Lambs store
The Congregational athletic social Tues
day at the fair grounds was attended b!
$50 people and was very successful II
every way. Supper was served.-Mrs
Sarah Davis and mother, Mrs. Brigham
have returned from a visit to Mr.. ant
Mrs. NJ. T.. Davis in Arundel, Province o
Quebec They report Miss Elsie Mors
very much improved In health
FAYSTON.
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