Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28
WEST BOLTON.

WEST BOLTON.
Mrs. G.. W. Streeter has returned from
Shelburne.-Stanley Tomlinson of Minne-
apolis. Mimi, recently visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Tomlinson.-Mrs. |
Harriet Hall. who fell six weeks ago and |
was unable to walk. is now gaining.-Mr. |
and Mrs. Edgar Ellsworth. Mrs. Martha |
Reynolds of Burlington and Mrs. Sarah |
Ellsworth Of Underhill visited at Fred |
Sheridan's Sunday.-Mrs. Melinda Pease,
who has been caring for Mrs. Hall. has
returned to Jericho Center.-G. w. Wood
worth was in Cadys Falls over Sunday to
see his mother, Mrs. Amelia Worden, who
is ill.-Nrr. and Mrs. F.. B. York and fam
lily were at Fort Ethan Allen Sunday
Miss Irene York is ill.-Owen Locke of
Waterbury visited his brother, P. c.
Locke. over sunday.-Miss Lorey Gle Of
Waterbury Is a guest Of Mrs. A. N.
Tomlinson.-George Gordon and ]. Bohon-
WINOOSKI.
The graduating exercises Of the winoo-
ski high school took place in the assembly
hall Thursday and were largely attend
ed. The rostrum was trimmed with palms
and the national colors were in evidence.
On the rostrum besides the graduates
were Prin. George r. Stackpole; district
superintendent Miss Minnie Hays. and
the speaker Of the evening, Judge Henry
Conlin, who delivered an inspiring and
scholarly address to the departing class
The graduates are: Latin scientific course.
Esther Mary Dunning. Annie Hanson.
| Chrysaphes John Xaphes; English course.
Harry Charles Homeister and Hector
Felix Parizo. The class colors were rose
Date raAS1
the 500 scholarship at the University of
Vermont. Mr. xaphes. a Greek, receives
one Of the 500 scholarships and also
a two-year State scholarship. giving him
| about three years at the University of
Vermont. He will take up medicine. Miss
| Dunning received the other two-year State
scholarship and she will take up home
| economics. Annie Hanson received the
| other 800 scholarship to the university.
She will probably make study of the
languages. Mr.. Homeister will possibly
take up something along technical lines.
Mr.. Parizo is still undecided. The saluta-
tory honors fell to Miss Esther Mary
Dunning and Miss Annie Hanson was
valedictorian. Lees orchestra played. The
program was as follows; Overture, Poet
and Peasant" Frans Won suppe: chorus.
Columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean," D. T.
Shaw; essay. Home Economics as a
Vocation for Girls" Miss Esther Mary
Dunning. salutatory honors; violin solo.
!"Ave Maria" Gounod. Miss Corinne
Devino; Grafton. THE Development and
Activities Of the Submarine Hector
Felix Parizo: orchestra, american Ma
tional Airs" Theo Moses; GRAFTON. THE
Effect Of the War on Greece" Chrysaphes
John xaphes: piano solo. "Polka DCon-
CERT Bartlett. Miss Annie Hanson:
grafton. 1.-THE Conquest Of the Air." Harry
Charles Homeister; orchestra, AFTER
Glow Reverie." Lincoln; essay. vermont
Industries" Miss Annie Hanson, valedic-
tory honors; presentation of diplomas.
Miss Minnie Hays. district supern-
tendent: address. Judge Henry Conlin
awarding Of honor scholarships, Prin.
George r. stackpole.
Mrs. Adelia Ann Wentworth of North
Union street Burlington. but residen;
of this village for many years, died
Thursday night at six o'clock at the
Chaplin farm in Essex Center. aged Z!
!, years. She was born in Greenfield
Center. N. Y. and was married tc
Dwight B. Wentworth, who was one OF
the superintendents at the wooden mil
at the time. His death occurred 81
: years ago. Mrs. Wentworth was the
oldest member Of the Methodist Church
, here and was for many years promi
nent in church work in the village
, She is survived by one son, Charles
Wentworth of st. Paul. MINI. The III
neral was held at 2:30 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at the Methodist Church
= with burial in Green Mount cemetery
;. The Red Cross benefit party at thu
high school grounds. and in the build
), ing. Monday evening, was a big success
. | There were over 1000 persons present
- | There wero rofresh ~, ants md da pciu0 n.
q brief musical program. Chaplain Pau
!, D. Moody of the First Vermont Regimen
y delivered an address. The grounds wer
prettily decorated. Coored eectri
. lights. Japanese lanterns and the nationa
. emblem found prominent places all abou
- the grounds and the interior of the build
:, ing. The First Vermont band furnishes
. music for those who stayed outside
where there were many attractive booths
~ Over 1000 people were tagged. In tn
. assembly hall there was dancing wit
a music by an orchestra, and the corridor
a on both floors were also given over t
\ dancing at five cents a figure Mrs
= James Greaney played piano on the lowe
a floor Preceding the dancing. shor
q musical program was rendered when Mis-
Hattie Stevens and Miss Minerva Kidde
a sang and Miss Annie Hanson played
4 Mrs Greaney was piano accompanies
d Prin. George r. Stackpole introduced tn
). numbers. Chaplain Moody was intro
l.. duced by the Rev. c. f. Hayward TIL
party was one Of the biggest events c
q it's kind undertaken and to the member
O. of the executive committee and the var
"a Gus subcommittee belong much cred
|. for their untiring work to make the al
- fair such a great success. The collet
r tons for the national Red Cross wa
= fund in this village amounted before tn
d party to about $500. This figure of cours
is not exact. The sum to be raised. a
=, allotted to this town, was $500. and where
as the committees were not inclined I
think that they would reach the allo
ment they kept right on working and
the mark is not hit. it will lack but yer
little. The band was brought dow
:. from the State grounds in a special ca
80 Captain Stanley of Company G. l,
70 Vermont, is receiving applicants dali
~ for his company. He Is recruiting o,
70 fcer for Chittenden county outside
~ Burlington and has Hyde Park, EIDE
= and a few other places to look afte
II any in the county outside of Bul
lington wish to join the National Guar
t. up any evening.
H. The Champlain Trust company r,
10 ceived word yesterday from the FEEDER
t. Reserve bank of Boston that their sui
e. scription to the Liberty loan was a
s. loted in full. Some of the larger a
S lotments from some OF the banks ha,
w been cut down owing to the loan beir
- so much oversubscribed.