Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-11

MisS Grace Bedell went to Burning
ton Tuesday night for a brief stay
Mrs. r. Il. Wheeler is confined to the
house by illness-Mr. and Mrs Michael
Shea of Boston are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Weafer-Miss Rhuamah
Smith, who has been teaching during
the past year in Aurora, ILL.,. Is spend
ing her vacation with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Clement f. Smith.-Nlrs. w.
H. Howard and granddaughter, Madge.
are visiting the formers sister. Mrs.
Dean Holt, of Calais.--Mrs. c. f. Tay-
lor and son, Harold, have gone to
Graniteville to spend some time with
Mr. Taylor, who is employed there.
STOWE.
There was a large attendance at Unity
Church Sunday evening when the Rev.
Lemuel Davis of the Congregational
Church preached the annual sermon to
the graduating class of stowe high school.
The services opened with a march by
Mrs A. n. Camp of Morrisvlle, who pre-
sided at the organ during the evening.
The pupils of the high school entered in a
procession led by the class marshal, little
Donald Hamel followed by the pupils of
the grammar school. Special music was
rendered by Mrs. II. w. Barrows, Mrs.
t. A. Douglass. II. w. Burnham and G.
A. Riley, assisted by a chorus led by G..
A. Burnham. The Rev. +. T. Crane of
Unity Church and the Rev. William Hen
dry of the Methodist Episcopal Church
assisted in the service. Mr. Davis SER
mon was from the text Thou Hast Set
My Feet in a Large Place" Monday
evening the musical comedy, THE Cap
tain of Plymouth" given so successfully
IN the winter by the senior class was re-
peated for the benefit of the junior class.
Music was by Young's orchestra of St.
Johnsbury. Otis I. Holden formerly of
I,andgrove, died at the home
of his son, Fred j. Holden, early
Monday morning. Mr.. Holden was born
in Weston. November 3, 1886 and passed
most of his life in Weston and Land
grove, coming to Stowe last November
He leaves a wife; two sons, Fred j. of
Stowe and Harley of Arlington; two
daughters, Mrs. Nancy Walker of Morgan
Hill, Cal, and Mrs Nettie Tarbell of Wat
bury sister, Mrs. Lucy Hill of Rut
land; and six grandchildren. Funeral
services We're held at the home of his
son on School street at ten O'Clock We'd
lnesdaY.-The members of Mansfield Camp,
VI. w. A., observed Sunday as memorial
day, attending the morning service at
Unity Church. The Rev +. 7. Crane
preached the sermon-Mr. and Mrs. J. s.
Snyder and two children. who have visit
ed Mr.. Snyder's mother, Mrs. l.. b. Tom
linson, and family left Tuesday on
their way to their home in Watsfield
Mass.-Miss Florence Howe of Waitsfield
who is teaching at Kneeland Flats, visited
Mrs. G. a. Douglass Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Fred FogE of Enfield, n. H., We're
| In Stowe Sunday, accompanied by their
aunt, Mrs f. G.. Burnham, who will re-
| main with his sister, Mrs. L. S. Wilkins,
| who is ill., Mr.. and Mrs. Fogg returned
| to Enfield Monday. Miss Maude Ray
mond of Enfield. N H., is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Alice A. Raymond.-E. L..
| Bigeow spent Saturday night with his
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs E. r. Bigelow, re-
| turning to Bellows Falls Sunday.-Mr.
| and Mrs. A. p Bigelow and children of
Mlddlesex were in Stowe Sunday, bringing
| home their sister, Mrs Abbie Warren,
| who spent Saturday with them on her
| way home from Burlington, where she
| attended the meeting of the grand chap
ter, o. Z. S.-4Mrs Howard Thomas and
daughter Miss Rachel Thomas of West
Superior, Wis, are guests at the Green
Mountain Inn.--Winford Heath of John
son Is passing commencement week in
| Stowe.-Mrs. d. ]. Tarbell of Waterbury
| is here on account of the death of her
father, o. j. Tarbell.-Mrs Ernest Wright
| of Hyde Park is with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. Straw.-Mrs. e. F. Brink,
who has been III, Is recovering.
Miss Ella Sargent's pupils Of the fifth
| and sixth grades have collected during
| the spring term 115 varieties of wild flow
ers Evelyn Parsons collected the largest
number, &C. and Clark Fuller the second
largest, Is. These flowers have been
| mounted and will be on exhibition or the
walls Of Miss Sargent's room during COM
mencement week.-Mrs.. Lucy Thayer of
Morrisvllle Is visiting her daughter, Mrs,
| G. A. Sanborn.-A. H. Slayton, who is
past IS years and who has been quite i'll
during the spring, Is now able TO be about
his farm ana superintend the work.-Arba
A Pike who is Ill with pneumonia, is
doing Week.-Mrs. Flora Blodgctt, who has
passed several days with Mrs. Cora Nor
rison in Waterbury Center, went Saturday
| to Mlddlescx to visit her brother Arthur
! 7. Bigclow. and family.-Miss Ruth Nc
Mahon went Wednesday to visit in Bos-
ton and attend commencement at Welles-
ley College. Miss Rebecca Burt OF Stowe
will be one OF the graduates. Miss Burts
sisters, Misses Barbara and Marjorie Burt
who are now in Swampscott, will attend
the CONFERENCE.-The Helen Morgan
| ts assisting in the Central telephone office.
The following program Of class day
exercises was carried out at the school
grounds Tuesday afternoon. with John
Hosmer as master of ceremonies Mu
sic Youngs orchestra: presidents ad-
dress, Elton Forbes; reply, Cornell
Riley, Is; music. orchestra; class his
tory, Give Demerritt; music, orchestral
class prophecy. Elizabeth Fuller; pres
lentation and address to faculty, Annie
| McAllister: music, violin. cello and
piano; class viii, Jessie Adams There
was a large attendance. Following Is
the program for the grammar school
ing at two o'clock Wednesday after
noon: Music, orchestral: invocation, the
Rev. f.. r. Cram; salutatory, Rebecca
Morgan; class poem, Dorothy Adams
class history, Winifred Peterson; music
orchestra; recitation, Florence Can
ming; girls prophecy, Marion Board
man; music. Rebecca Morgan, Mildred
Holden, Daisy Bailey; Boys" Helen NJ
Houston; class grafton, Lester Oakcs
music, orchestra; class will, Amy
Adams: valedictory. Charlotte Lang
address of welcome. Mildred Gale
presentation of diplomas: music. The