Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
SOUTH ROYALTON.

lamp sometime last SATURDAY night Sne
accidentally set fire to her night gown
and received very severe burns about tho
body and face before the fire could be
extinguished. Although apparently doing
well she is still in a dangerous condition.
Leon Skinner and family, also his moth
er, Mrs. Nellie r. Skinner, who have been
spending the winter in Florida, returned
to town last Sunday.-Next Sunday the
Rev. J. Wesley Miller Of Bethel will preach
at the Methodist Episcopal Church In
exchange with tho pastor.-The Delta AL
pha class met for a social at the Metho-
dist parsonage on Tuesday evening.-The
following honors in the senior class Of
the high school were announced this week:
Salutatorian. Lucy Stearns: valedictorian,
Harold Barker-Murray Ellis Of the Uni
versity of Vermont is spending the Easter
vacation with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ellis.-Charies Clapp went to
Lowell last week with a car Of stock
Roger and Catherine Clapp accompanied
their parents to their home in Lowell,
Mass. last Sunday afternoon.-M. w.
Kicker is building a show window on the
front of his shop for the display OF auto
mobile supplies
BETHEL.
Miss Nellie Norton of Enosburg Falls
died at the Bethel Inn March q
She had been visiting Mrs. l.. G. Hamil-
ton several months She was 20 years Of
age and since early girlhood had suffered
from form Of paralysis which forced her
to use crutches She was of an amiable
disposition. never murmuring at her mis-
fortunes. a native of New York State,
about half of her life had been spent In
Vermont. The remains were taken to
Enosburgh Falls for interment beside
those Of her mother. Her father and sis
ter were with her during the last few days.
when her illness was much more acute
G. II. Howe of Northficld is employed at
the Brooks e. Wasffburn store in place OF
Arthur Brault. who went the first of last
week to open IA haberdashery business OF
his own at Quincy, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Alba Dart had been
married so years March "A and the ami
versary was recognized first by their
daughter Mrs. Rose Aldrich, who invited
them to supper. and then by a group of
about 30 neighbors who Joined the family
party for the evening in order to con-
graduate the happy pair. The DARTS
have lived here during nearly the whole
of their married life, coming from
Weathersfeld. Mr.. DARTS native town.
where they were married by the Rev
Moses Kimball "A Congregational minis
ter. Mrs Dart was Hattie l. Howe. a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Howe
of Wardsboro. They have three children
living, George A. Dart of Springfield,
No. Rose Aldrich and Miss Kate Dartt
of this town. Mr.. Dart was born in
1874 and his wife in lsl7. At the age of u
Mr. Dart enlisted in Company *. 18th
Vermont regiment. and after being mus
tered out was delayed al home by hard
attack of typhoid fever. but in 1884 Joined
Company II. 10th regiment, and served
through the remainder of the war. He
was charter member OF Daniel Lille
Post. 40. q. G. A. r., attends its meet
ings when possible. and. with his wife,
is member of the Lympus Methodist
Church. There are five grandchildren, the
sons and daughters OF Mrs. Aldrich. and
one little great grandson, Ernest Aldrich.
Of Barnard.
daughter was born March rs TO Mr..
and Mrs. c. N. Arnold.-A marQuise pro-
tecting the steps at the side entrance of
the National White River bank building
was fixed in place last week by men
from the w. A. Snow Iron Works COM
pany OF Boston.-Ten members of the
senior class OF Whitoomb high school,
With Prin. II. w. Haskins. and Mrs John
D. Wheeler as chaperon left last Satur-
day for Washington. D. c.. and arc ex-
pected home next Saturday morning. The
Bethel Dramatic club presented an inter-
esting play. "A Daughter OF the Desert -
last Friday before a large audience
Miss Mildred Shaw is at home for a yscs-
ton from the Boston Art school. George
Il. Davies and Kenneth r. spauIding are
here from the University OF Vermont.