Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-08
VERGENNES.

At the annual meeting of the Yer
gennes school district Wednesday,
Jun 30, officers as follows were re-
elected Moderator. g. F. @. kimhall:
clerk. S. n. Miner, treasurer. T.. Ne
Vile: auditor. Thomas Mack; collector.
y, j. McCuen; member Of prudential
committee for three years. j. T.. Bart
Icy. \ tax Of 20 cents was voted to
he paid september IL. The commit
tee was authorized il necessary to
borrow money for current expenses ,
Mrs. y. J.. Renaud died Thursday
evening at her home on Greene street
after a lingering illness with a COM
plication Of diseases. aged 81 wears. She
was the daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sloan Of this city and was
born in Sherrington. +. O. She came
here with her parents while quite Young
and had resided here ever since. Resides
a husband. she leaves two sons. Fred
Remand Of this place and Elliott Renaud
Of ST. Alhans, two daughters. Miss Edith
and Marguerite Remand; four sisters,
Mrs. Desire enaud and Mrs. Louis
Reuaud Of this city. Mrs. Charles Meilleur
Of San Juan. Cal. and Miss Eva Sloan
Of Bristol: and one brother. 'lenry Sloan
Of Worcester, Mass, The funeral was
held Monday morning az ten O'Clock at
ST. Peters Church.
Robert Ketcham has returned from a
trip to California, where he visited his
uncle in Pasadena and attended the eX-
positions at san Diego and san Fran
cisco. ON his return he visited friends in
San Antonio. Texas. and New orleans.
La Mrs. T.. \. Hogan of Boston is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. MarN Courcev and
her sister. Mrs. olivcrTatro.-Mrs. Norhtre
Hobart and children of East Dorset are
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Bartley.-Byron a. Beal and son. Arthur,
OF New York are spending a few daNs Al
Mr.. Beal's summer home at Fort cassin
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Middlebrook Of
Mortified are visiting his mother, Mrs
lT. G. Middlehrook.-Miss Marian Rreck,
enridge Of Groton, Mass, on her way tc
visit friends at her former home in Yer
montville, y. V. was the guest Of hel
aunt. Mrs. r.. r. kingsland. Friday night
John Demper, night Waterman at the
Vermont shade roller plant. left Saturda ,
on a three weeks vacation. After visit
ing friends in Burlington and Plattsburgt
h. will go TO Boston to visit his sister
u -. u amy SU'N. 'TPoTge l.dJbN is tHh
ing his place. Miss Marie Norton ha
closed her school in Addison and is as,
~sistinE in the central telephone Office
Irving II. Hare Went Saturday to Nortf
Hero where he will spend a few days a
Camp Abnaki,-Miss Effe Stewart o.
New York Is spending the summer At thu
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.. A. Iee.-.\ sor
was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. G
Reese George Benoit and family hav'
moved from Morristown. y. Y. to thii
place and are at the home of his brother
William Bcnoit.
A religious and patriotic service wa
held sunday afternoon on the park in ob
%servance Of the national holiday, MAYO
Charles r.. Stebbins presided and intro
duced the speakers. who spoke from tn
bandstand, which was appropriately deco
rated with flags and bunting, The servic
was preceded by selections by the Stat
Industrial School band, which playe
throughout the services. The program wa
opened by the reading OF the iolst psalr
by the Rev Richard c.. Woodbridge fol
owed by prayer by the Rev. II. ". White
Aftcr singing by a choir Of male singers
consisting Of Messrs. Walker. Cole
Watt, Barton, G. w. Stone, W. D., ID. +
William and stanton Woodman An
Pnlsifer, the Declaration Of independents
was read by William Woodman. Thi
r was followed by short addresses by Post
{ master Thomas Mack. the Rev. Thoma
stevenson and city Representative GeorR
z w. stone. y very pleasing feature OF III
services was the singing OF the Sta
I Spangled Banner" by Miss Ehie Stewai
Of New York accompanied on the corn,
K by Mr.. Carey Of the State school, III
r choir joining in the chorus. The service
= were interspersed by the singing of al
o propriate hymns by the choir. the closin
4 one being the national anthem.-,Mr. an
I Mrs. A.. f.. simpson Of S%outhbridg
Mass, are visiting her parents. Mr.. an
Mrs, Charles NJ. Grandey.-Mr. Al
+ Mrs. Darwin Adams and daughte
d Doris, Of South Weymouth. Mas,
e are spending two weeks
the Paul Adams homestead. Howa'
Il Grandey, who recently was gradual,
n from the Albany, y. Y, business Colles
a is at the home Of his parents. Mr.. al
e Mrs. Charles NJ. Grandey Mr.. and Mr.
Lawrence BARLEY and the Misses MAJ
and katherine Forcier OF Burlingto
were guests Of Postmaster and Nh
Thomas Mack SUNDAY. Harry william
It Of Springfield, Mass, is visiting his wife
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.. j. Vanderhoof
Ia Mrs. Bertha Brooks of Comstock Ian
ing y. Y. Is visiting her sister. Mrs.