Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
SWANTON.


Swanton band Saturday was a success.
there being a pretty general local at
tendance and all nearby towns were
we'll represented The parade started
from the west station at 1890 on the
arrival of the Boston &: Maine train.
Leo Loiselle was chief marshal and the
Franklin band headed the procession.
Then followed line of decorated auto
mobiles. then the Swanton band and
more automobiles. All the automobiles
were CAV with flags and some of them
artistically decorated. Some interest
ing field sports took place on Lashway
field at two o'clock. The greatest in
terest centcred in the game of ball
between the Swanton independents and
the Sheldon ependents, which was
won by the home team. to |. In the
evening there was an open-air concert
by the home hand, followed by n dance
in the town hall
The funeral of Emil Suter was Ia rgely
attended at the house Saturday after
noon. the Rev. +. $. Storie officiatng
The burial service was Masonic. nearly
30 members of IS Lodge attending, T..
T. Bradley reading the service. The
bearers were Henry Sutcr. George f.
Dunbar. George Suter and l.. G.. Irwin
Mrs. Donald Tobn returned from
New London Saturday evening after a
visit of week with her mother
J Lcno Lapcllc and family have return
| cd from motor boat trip to Whitehall
with +. II. I.apelle ON the llo-ilo.-Dor-
",nT Cambridge, formerly of this place
j. the guest of Miss Ethel Morrison
Frank il. Brown, better known as
, Bert" Brown, son of o. X. Brown, is
candidate for town representative on
| the republican ticket. This makes four
candidates in the field. \. J. Bcebc
A. B. Bellows, Roy Jocclyn and Mr.
Brown.-Henry Campbell of Knoxville,
Tenn, a native of Swanton. is here on
A visit after an absence of - years.
William +. Nolin. postmaster at
Claremont, \. H. is the guest Of Mrs
| Ellen NoleY. Nh Nolin came by auto
| mobile.-Thrce automobile parties, con-
sisting of William Castaw and family.
A. j. Davis and family and A. c. Skeols
and family started for a short tour in
Canada MondaY.-Curts Prouty and
wife. who have been with friends in
| Canada for several days. have returned
, home-A, Il. Scown and family of Bos-
ton motored to Swanton Saturday.
Emil Suter died Thursday morning of
| heart trouble after an illness of several
weeks He was the son of the late
Daniel Sutcr, was born in Differentiation.
Switzerland, in 1864 and came II this
! country with his parents when an in
FAINT. He was a jeweler and watch
maker, as was his father before him.
Mr.. Suter is survived by wife who
was Miss Maude Chamberlin, and by
| one daughter. Miss Nerena Suter. Mrs.
Walter Crockett of Burlington is a sis
ter of Mrs Emil Suter. A member of
Seventy-SiX Lodge, f. e. A. NJ, and
active for many years in the Congresa-
tonal Church. Mr. Suter was well known
outside business circles. The funeral was
from tic house Saturday afternoon, the
Rev. Z. s. Stone officiating. The village
schools this year will be under the new
principal, r, A. kmbal, formerly of the
Iighgate high school Miss Grace Hard,
ing has been re-engaged as preceptress
The teaching staff is as follows; Com
mevcal course, untitled supervisor IN
domestic science department, Miss Lucille
Cross; instructor in music, Miss Emily
seventh grade, Miss Mildred Cross; sixth
grade Miss Helen Hurley; fifth grade
Miss Pearl 3utterheld; fourth grade
Miss Pearl Ricard; third grade. Miss
Blake; first grade, Mrs Mary Hamilton