Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

Duxbury. Mrs. Carroll was the daugh-
ter OF Jacob and Eunice Farr Boyce OF
tayston, sister of the late Hiram Boyce.--
Mrs. Greta Perkins Evans is at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. l.. Per-
khs, Tor "A weeks recess from teaching.
She returns next week to Warren for the
winter term.-Much practical work is be-
Ing done by Professor Aldrich of the ag1-
cultural department Of the high school.
Those who are in that class have been
taken to different farms where they have
picked out II g good and the best points
OF the farm. They also select the best
stock and tell why and have assisted in
judging cattle. Last week among other
places they visited the Duxbury farm
owned by the state and went through the
large piggery Some of the boys are also
getting Interested in poultry and are to
make the try for themselves.--A meeting
OF the Maccabees was held at Lady Hills
Monday.-Edmund Webster has gone to
Fitchburg, Mass, where he has secured
position in a machine shop and will learn
the machnist trade.-Large numbers of
deer continue to be shot, Game Warden
Parcher alone having had over 80 report
ed to him. In addition to these are large
numbers to the other game wardens Of
the town clerk.-At the annual meeting of
Dillingham; Grange, held in the knights
of Pythias hall Saturday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Master,
Philip Shonio; overseer. Fred L. Ravlin;
lecturer, Mrs. Lena Goodheart; steward,
Mark Eastman; assistant steward. Willis
Breene; chaplain, Mrs. Deavitt; secre-
tary, Miss Daisy Hassetine; treasurer,
Mrs. Emma West; lady assistant steward.
Miss Gertrude Miller; Ceres, Mrs. Tenie
Shonio; Pomona, Mrs. Ethel Davis; Flora,
Miss Elsie Deavitt. This grange now
numbers 1o4 members and has held its
meetings in the Knights Of Pythias hall
since the burning of the Duxbury town
hall.-Friday evening In the social room
of the Congregational Church in the scout
play, THE Strenuous Afternoon" one Of
the prominent parts will be taken by w.
J. LeBaron. Scout Master w. l.. Boil
court Is also in the work. Beside the
play there will be exhibits of scout work
and it is expected that the picture taken
at the Congregational camp will bd
thrown upon the screen.
| L. A. Babcock, who has been the care
taker on Cancels Hump this year. gives
some interesting figures regarding those
who have visited the mountain. There
have been In all 929. ga Of whom have re-
manned one or more nights on the
Hump" States have been represented
as follows: oklahoma, one; California.
two; Connecticut. 10; Florida one; Illinois.
four Iowa one; Maine. one; Aiassachu-
sets, So; Michigan, five; Minnesota, three;
! New Hampshire, five; New Jersey, seven:
New York, 80; Ohio, two: Oregon. one;
! Pennsy lvania. four; Rhode Island five:
/ Vermont, 722 Wyoming, one; District
/ Columbia, 10 From Quebec there were
two, from New Brunswick two, from
Rhodesia in South Africa one. from Spain
one and Alaska one. OF those who went
from this State 70 towns were represented.
4 towns of Massachusetts. The season
has been very good and accommodations
good for mountain lifc-Richard Demeritt
has returned from a few days visit with
his son and wife Mr.. and Mrs Homer
| Demeritt. in burlington w. B. Clark
! was successfully operated upon at the
Mary Fletcher hospital Monday-Among
the students who are home for the
Thanksgiving recess are: The Misses
Barbara Brown. Norma Perkins and Paul
Swasey, Loren Watts and W. Roy
LeRaron from the University or Vermont:
Miss Marion wilkins from the johnson
Normal school Miss Margaret Keefe from
the Castleton Normal school: Miss Annie
! Dorothy Palmer from Lyndon Institute;
Sergeant Campbell from Norwich Uni
versity; Miss Eunice Eastman and Floyd
Arkeley from Montpelier Seminary
Forest Harvey, who has n position in the
| Windsor Machine shop arrived last
night for Thanksgiving with his parents.
Harold Harvey has been off duty at the
granite sheds for two or three days be-
cause Of illness.-Howard Harvey. the Is
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Harvey, shot a nice buck near his fathers
home. Another lucky hunter Tuesday
was Phillip Shono who shot a 2Jo-pound
doe, being gone from home about two
hours.-Mrs. Lee Morgan and sons,
Wheeler and Homer, have returned to
Burlington after being guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Douglass, The musical en-
tertainment given at ST. Andrews hall
Monday evening was well attended Miss
Lillian Magner of Burlington pleased
with her violin selections Mrs. Melville
Of st. Adams, who came as supply for
DR.. Melville. also gave pleasure with her
rendering of the Irish story and a Drum
mond selection. People were disappointed
not to hear Senator Dillingham;. who was
detained in Montpelier by illness. he
! local talent. Moses l.. Thibault. Miss
Terr!ce Foss and the Glee club. AS well
as those from away. were heartily encored
Miss Flora Boyce was the accompanist
Miss Hazel Cook playing for the Glee
| club
The Hypatia club meets tomorrow aft
ernoon with Mrs. Perkins. There will be
cooking contest by the high school girls.
| Expansion" by Mrs. Julia Perry. There
will be reading from Longfellow by Miss
Booker, The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe
Mrs. Whitehill; sketch and poem, John G.
SAKE, Miss Carpenter; sketch and poem
John Greouleaf Whittier. Mrs. Stanley,
and sketch, Washington Irving. Mrs
| Fowler-Attorney Charles p. Adams is in
| Randolph. where he will spend Thanks
giving with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Adams. Besides their son, Sergeant
Campbell Of Northheld. Mr.. and Mrs L.
r. Campbell will have for their guest TO-
day Mrs. Camphell's mother, Mrs Homer
Denny OF Nor:hied. Guests of Mr.. and
Mrs T.. +. Foss at their new home on
stowe street will include Mrs. Catherine
Maloncy, Mrs. Caroline Foss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Carr, Mr.. and Mrs Michael
Maloney, Mrs +. f. Palmero of Union street
VIII be with the family of her son in Dux-
bury. Guests OF Mr.. and Mrs, Nelson
Nassar will be Mrs Vassar's father, Ma
than harrington, her aunt. Miss Ardelia