Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
NORTHFIELD.

W. A Shaw, meteorological in charge
of the local station of the United States
weather bureau, reports mean tenn
perature for May of 81 degrees, which
is about two degrees below the normal
May temperature in Northfiela The
highest was 70 degrees. on the Goth.
and the lowest was - degrees, on the
10th. The greatest daily range was rs
degrees, on the Sth, and the least daily
daily range was six degrees, on the
10th. The precipitation amounted to
3.S3 inches, the normal for the month
being $50 inches. The prevailing wind
was from the south. the total move
ment 6.071 miles, the average hourly
velocity So miles, and the maximum
velocity "a miles per hour. from the
southwest on the nth. The month
was made up of four clear, nine partly
cloudy and is cloudy days The per-
centage of sunshine was ~. Precipi-
tation in quantity sufficient to meas
ure occurred on II days. Auroras
were noted on the End and 2lst, solar
halos on the 5th, 6th, sth, 10Th, lith'
end and 18th, fog on the 29th thunder
storms on the eth, sth. 10th and 24th
/ light frosts on the 3rd and 9TH
heavy frost on the 18th and a kllIlns
frost on the 10th.
| Col Ira L. Reeves went TO Montpelier
! Sunday afternoon and spoke at tho
vesper service to the students ~ Montpel-
Ter Seminary From Montpelier he lett
that night for Washington, u. G., whcr'
I he goes on business regarding federal
LEGISLATION affecting Norwich University
! A special town meeting has been called
by the selectment for Thursday, June 10,
to consider the claims of James johnston
and Dynes Gilpin against the town ana
to take action thereon, as result OF
bridge accident I'm September 1913. Sew
eral other articles apear in the warning
relating to the town home and the Mos
ley" scales Nelson Brassaw received
word last week Of the death Of his BROTH
err. John. at the soldiers Home Mt Benz
ninEton
The Rev. George W. Bl'ke will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the gradu-
atinr class of the Mortified high school
at the Methodist Church sunday evening
at $50 o'clock -The funeral of Mrs. +. w.
<ittrcdgc. who met an Academia. death
SUNDAY morning. was held at her late
homo Tuesday afternoon at 80 O'clock.
the Rev James b. Sargent officiating
Burial was at Mortified Falls. The bear
ers were members of the familN.-Miss
Ruth shaw. who is attending the Moody
schools at Mortified, Mass, arrived in
town Wednesday and will spend the sum-
mer vacation with her parents, Prof. and
Mrs Ethan A. Shaw.-The Hon Frank
Plumley went to stowe Wednesday where
he delivered the address to the graluating
class of stowe high school,-Thc MEM
bers of Elijah Paine chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution. will meet
with Mrs Charles \. Plumley Friday
evening The first quarterly conference
of the year will he held at the Methodist
parsonage Friday evening. The Rev.
Nc w. Sharp, district superintendent will
he prescnt-Ahout 80 voters attended tho
special village meeting at village hall
Tuesday evening 1t was voted 10 con-
struCt a sidewalk on Commonwealth ave,
the cost not to exceed S2o0 Tho trustees
were authorized to raise the street and
sidewalk on Central street near the resi-
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