Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-28
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

The st. Adams District Association
lof the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety held its annual meeting here
| Thursday. The officers elected are:
President. Mrs. w. 3. Dukeshire of st.
Adams; first vice president. Miss Hat
tie G. Ricard of Swanton second vice.
president. Mrs. II. o. Ward OF More
town, third vice president, Mrs. o. r.
Aiken of Swanton; recording secretary,
Mrs. o. Corliss Of Swanton; cor
responding secretary, Miss Mary Ran
kin of Georgia; superintendent Of
young peoples work. Mrs. f. w. Wal
lace of Enosburg Falls; superintendent
of children's work. Miss Laura b.
/ Towle of EnosburE Falls; conference
secretary. Mrs. James NJ. Jeffords of
| Enosburg Falls. A number of inter-
esting papers and reports were read
The feature Of the closing service was
an address by Miss NJ. Helen Russell
a recently returned missionary from
Japan.
The Franklin and Grand Isle county
section of the annual health officers
school will be held in this city We'd
nesday and Thursday, June 3 and 4,
the sessions beginning Wednesday aft
ernoon. The principal speaker will be
DR.. Gardner T. Swarts, secretary of the
Rhode Island board of health. The
program as arranged is both interest
| ing and instructive and all town Of
ficials in particular and the public
generally are invited to attend the
meetings.
The hearings on the foreclosure pro-
| ceedings, in which the future Of the
Colonial Inn is involved, which had been
| held before the Hon. Fred L. Laird of
! Montpelier for two days, We're
Friday continued until June .. The
case is that of b. r. Corliss as trustee.
representing the interests of creditors,
including Bostwick Brothers. the Yer
mont Power and Manufacturing company,
the st. Adams Plumbing and Heating
company, c. II. Hale and the Hon. Full
Ter c, Smith, against Dr. G.. c. Berkeley
and Mrs, lila c. Berkeley. The creditors
hold mortgages against the property Of
I some 1920 and are trying to get their
money or possession OF the property.
The wedding of Miss Mae II. Corrigan
of Stowell street and Howard e. Hig-
gins took place at the Baptist parsonage
! Wednesday May 90 the Rev. George -.
Gould performing the ceremony.
| Commencement week of the st, Alba MS
| high school will be observed the week
| beginning Sunday, June "A, when the
! graduating class will go to the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at 400 p. M, when
the baccalaureate sermon will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. DIR. +, A. Lendrum.
| On Monday evening the junior prize
speaking contest VIII he held in the city
| hall, and on Tuesday evening tho Junior
senior dance Will be given at the same
! place; class day exercises will he held
in the high school assembly hall on We'd
nesday afternoon, and the graduation
exercises Will be held at the city hall
| Thursday evening. The senior class ride
and banquet at Hotel Champlain. Ma
guam on Friday evening will bring the
weeks festivities TO a close
Pre-memorial services held at the First
Congregational Church Sunday after
noon drew a large and patriotic audience.
The members OF A. r. Hurlburt Post,
No. CO. G. A. r., attended in a body,
under command OF Major s. II. Wood.
while representations Of the Sons OF Vet
Grams and Spanish War veterans also at
tended, The Rev s, w. Anthony, pastor
Of the church delivered an eloquent ad-
dress. and was assisted In the services
by the Rev. H. l.. Thornton, the Rev
George d. Gould and the Rev r. A. Len
| drum.
The Misses Ellen and Anna Smith Of
North Main street have returned from
the South and West where they spent
the winter,
Mr., and Mrs. Charles II. Hale have re-
turned from Los Angeles, Cal, where
they passed the winter
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage reception of Miss Ethel Flor
ence Bailey daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Charles w Bailey. and Frank Russell
spear whose wedding viii take place on
IThursday, June II, at $3.50 O'Clock The
reception will be held at the homo OF