Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
RICHFORD.


Glass day exercises of the Richford
| high school were held in Colonial the
| atre Wednesday night June I. Ten were in
the senior class and eight graduates
| from the teacher training course The
program was as folows Class history,
Eta G. Stanhope and Arthur w.
Weeks; piano solo, THE Florence
| Waltz Liebing. Dorothea |. Shepard
| 'Esmeralda," comedy drama in four
acts. Music in intermissions was by
, Dorothea l. Shepard, H. The play was
| one Of the best ever given in this place
by local talent, the members taking part
being from the graduating class. Miss
Ada b. Taylor, preceptress. has shown
great talent in training the members and
each one has applied himself we'll. The
cast was as follows: Ebert Rogers, a
North Carolina farmer Wayne w.
| Woodwork; Mrs. lydia Ann Rogers,
his wife, Abbe ". Marcy; Miss Esmer-
aida Rogers, his daughter. Marjorie L.
Marvin; Dave Hardy, a young North
Itarollnian, PerciVal l.. Shangraw Mr..
| Estabrook, man of leisure, George F.
Brewer: Jack Desmond, an American
artist in Paris, d. Philip Lockin; Miss
Nora Desmond, his sister, Nina S. Col
Yer; Miss Kate Desmond. his sister,
Laura NJ. Hare; "Marquis' De Mon
tessin, a French adventurer. Percival l..
Shangraw; George Drew, an American
SPECTATOR Arnold II. Coan; Sopie, a
maid, Eta G.. Stanhope.
The school building committee has pu,-
chased the Corliss W. Goff property on
Eastern avenue and as soon as the ten
ders have been received and acted upon
the work of grading the grounds will
be begun preparatory to putting in the
foundation.
The graduating exercises of the Rich
FORD high school We're held in Colonial
theatre Friday evening Miss Dorathea
shepherd was pianist, and to the strains
of march the graduates and post
graduates and graduates of the teacher
training class and teachers marched in
Seated on the stage We're s. Carl Car
penter. chairman of the board of school
directors, w. b. Lockln, the Rev
d. G. Guest, f. f. Greene, superintend-
ent OF schools. d. w. McClelland prin-
cipal, and Arthur W. Hewitt, member
of the state board of education The
program was as follows: Honor pupils
first, Eta G. Stanhope; second, Nina s.
Colver; third, y. Philip Locxln; L. V.
NJ honor scholarship, D. Philip Lock-
lin; prayer. the Rev d. G. Guest; In
Old Madrid" II. Trotere. boys chorus;
address, Arthur W. Hewitt, State board
of education; Morning Invitation, p"
Vaezei, high school chorus: presentation
Of diplomas and certificates. S. Carl
Carpenter, Arthur w. Hewitt; benedic-
ton. At the close of the exercises II
sa1
house, at which &C covers We're laid
Mrs. Martha Laplant. aged 50. died at
the home of granddaughter, Mrs. Gilman
Deyette, Sunday evening Mrs. Laplan:
suffered a shock last Thursday and died
from the effects of the shock and old
age.-Mrs G. Best of Holland is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs O. A.
Hagen.-Mrs. W. H. Manning Of Swanton.
who has been visiting at the home of
her daughter Mrs. f NJ Barnes, re-
turned to her home last week.-Thc
Ladies Benevolent society of the Baptist
'hurch served their regular monthly
supper in the church dining-rooms We'd
nesday evening from $50 until all are
serVed'-Mr and Mrs. d. c. Sanborn
nave returned from visit in Rutland
, and Ludlow.-Several people from this
. place attended patriotic service held
IN All Saints Church. Ahercorn, Que
sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock. The
Melba Quartette from this place sana
FOR the serVice.-Mrs, William Lafleur
was n visitor in Enosburg Falls Satur-
, day.-Mr and Mrs. H. A Bowling and
children, of st Adams visited at the
nome of Mrs. Dowlmg's mother, Mrs.
T. NJ Flanagan, on Sunday.-Mrs Alb