Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

Tidi SuUO..y eNcVClSeS mere. lnc eAeT"
cises Sunday. May q, will take place at
tie town hall at three o'clock and the
procession vii! form - line in front of
the post and circle rooms in the Dyer
block promptly at $50 o'clock. On Me-
mortal day proper the exercises will be-
gin in the town hall at two o'clock and
the procession will form in front Of the
Dyer block sharply at 1880 oclock.-John
Condor of Shoreham is here TO visit his
father, Patrick Condor, who 10 seriously
ILL., On account Of his advanced age. SO
years, he is considered to be in n precari-
Gus condition.--Dr. w. j. White has fin
ished his postgraduate work In New
York city and will reopen lis Office on
Main street May S.-The Labaree society
Of the Congregational Church held a we'll
attended meeting In the vestry of the
church Tuesday and at noon there was a
covered-dish dinner served.-Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Parish and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hurd have returned to Burlington after a
few day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ".
F. Clement on North Pleasant street.
Harry Rowe. a former resident Of this
village and at one time n business man
here, who has been visiting old time
friends for week. has returned to New
york.-Mrs. william H. Bentley has gone
to Moocrs Forks. n. y. called there by
the death of Miss Iva Hart. who was a
former resident.-Miss Ella Casey, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ryan a week. has returned to Vergennes
The Rev. Henry c. Newell OF the Mid
dlebury Congregational Church and Presi.
dent John NJ. Thomas of Middlebury Col
lege have gone to Brandon to attend the
Congregational conference. At the mid
week prayer meeting Thursday evening
at the local church, the delegates to this
conference and to the recent county con-
vention of Congregational Church and
ministers will make reports.-Miss Lucy
0rosvenor of Middletown Springs is in
town to visit her sister. Miss Hazel
Grosvenor.-At three o'clock Tuesday
morning the mercury in several places
in this village marked only g degrees
above Zero Farmers and gardeners are
wondering what is coming next
At a meeting Friday evening in the
Sigma Kappa hall the members Of the
Century, Essay, Village Improvement
and Fortnightly clubs organized a
Woman's club. with over 100 names
They will meet on Wednesday evening
when they will elect officers Several
addresses were made. A constitution
was presented and accepted and the
uctuOu sCOpt OI Tue organ
izatiOn explained. County Agent Car
rigan and Miss Graham spoke on
County Home Demonstration."-
The Joint committees OF the Mid
dlebury high ana Addison county
grammar schools have voted to retain
for another year the high school
teachers. from principal down. with the
possible exception Of curtailmeht in
one or two departments. The depart
ments in question are elocution. music
and manual training, in which the
teaching staff has been satisfactory.
At another meeting to he held on the
cath the committee will consider again
whether in the interests Of economy,
these departments can be combined or
curtailed for the year. In considering
the graded schools it was voted to re-
tain all the grade teachers at an in
creased salary of $50 each year. There
are eight of them. The same increase
was granted the janitor.-The firm OF
Needham & Cove. who bought the
jackson studio. has dissolved by mu-
tual agreement, Mr.. Needham having
sold his interest to Mr.. Cove. who will
continue the business. Mr.. Needham
has entered the employ Of the Direct
Importing company at their new store
III tnt DctpHid UtOCh OI otfSSt ahu
will have the management of their
business.-Miss Ida w. Turner is
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. w
Turner at East Middlebury. where
she will spend six weeks.--E NJ. Keen
an of New York city and Edward r.
Gilfeather of Arlington are in town.
In addition to other varieties OF wealth
er OF late the village was struck with
a heavy hailstorm Saturday afternoon
which lasted but a short time. Some OF
the crystals were as large as peas
The Middlebury outrage study club
met at the home of Mrs. f.. NJ SSun-
ders Saturday anG listened to an ad-
dress by Prof. p. c. Voter OF Middle
buxy College on Food Conservation
ana the Advisability OF Procuring 2
Demonstration Agent for the County
MIR. and Mrs. Rupert Field of Mum
Gcr street arc parents of a daughter
born Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs Clarence
Cole have returned from their wedding
trip and he will resume his duties al
the Sheldon drug stove to-day. a good
number of their friends gathered a,
the home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Felix Cole, Friday evening, where they
were given IA wedding party. They
received a large number OF presents
from their many friends.-Frank w
Bernhardt and II. W. Burmell Of AL
bany and Pouyhkeepsie. \. Y. have ar
rived in town with a large road ojlcr
and will oil the village roads as soon
as the roads are in condition.
A combined Mothers day and Das1-
otic service was held by the Sun
day school of the Memorial Baptist
Church Sunday from II to one o'clock.
The following program was carried out
under the direction OF Prof. Edwin y.
Holmes, superintendent of the school: Sa-
lutte to the flag. by the schocl song, ITO
Our Flag" school; recitation Raymond
Mcfarland; exercise. Young Flay ""'
My Flag" Mrs Foye's class Linz ''
Gettysburg address, Frank Bullock;
Webster Miller; recitation. Hats q"
School and the Flas," Prof Raymond
Mcfarland. Star Spanglcd Banner"
school: Thoughts for Mothers' Day" the
pastor. the Rev Roy +. Whittcu,ore:
America school. st the evening serv-
ices there was another good -srsed gather.
ing and an impressive sermon was preach
ed by the pastor At tho closv OF the serv.
ice baptism was administered d.--The fu'
neral Of Edgar NJ. Bisscll wos held at his
home in East Shoreham Sunday afternoon
at four O'Clock and there was large at
tendance of relatives and friends. The
Rev George C. Boorn ofIlciated. dele
cation from Mount Calvary Command
cry, No. l. *. T., attended and performed d
the ritualistic services and Sin,onds Lodge
OF Shoreham acted as escort. There was
an unusually large display Of flowers. The
bearers were Charles A. Chapman of Fer
risburg. carl o. Church Of Whiting, VIII
liam n. Brewster. Frank j. Hubbard aud
John T.. Weeks OF Middlebury and Rick-