Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

BRANDON.
The annual prize-speaking of the
Brandon high school was held at the
town hall Monday evening. There were
four prizes, two for the girls and two
for the boys. The first prize for girls,
IS, was won by Lucy Bartholomew; sec
ond prize. SO, by Mary Tennien. First
prize for boys, SIS, was won by William
Shambo and second. SO, by NJ Rowe
The judges were Mrs. c. NJ. Winslow
of Brandon DR.. Il. D. Colby of Sud-
bury, and ]. A. Caldwell of Florence.
Music was furnished by Earl Braman,
at the piano. and by the high school
mixed chorus.
The baccalaureate sermon at st. Thorn
ass Sunday evening opened the COM
mencement week program. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. w. II. Weston,
rector of the church. Music was fur
nshed by vested choir of 81 voices. the
local choir being assisted by the choir Of
| Trinity church, Shelbuine. A
quiet wedding took place Saturday
morning at 1890 O'Clock at the home of
Mrs Alice Thomas, when her daughter,
Grace, was married to James Hilton of
Schenectady, n. Y, the Rev. Walter
Thorpe officiating. The maid of honor was
Miss Eugenia Thomas, Il sister of the
prlue EDWARD LANSING Oh SCneHectauN, Il
nephew of the groom, was best man. The
bride was married in IL dark blue travel
ing suit. with hat to match. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hilton left on an automobile trip to Bos-
ton and New York city. After August l
they will reside in Schenectady, n. "
Alfred James Donnelly, l6-year-old
.son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Donnelly, died at the home of his parents
on Maple street early Monday morning
after Il short illness with pneumonia. The
funeral was held at nine o'clock We'd
tuesday morning at st. Mary's Church, the
Rev. +. L. Cray officiating. Burial was
in Pine Hin cemetery.-Mrs. Helen
Buckingham and son. Ripley, of Wash
ington. ID. c.. are visiting her mother, Mrs
Il. S. March. for several weeks.-Mark
Howe, Burt Rowland, Miss Vera Evans
and Miss Spinney have returned from an
automobile trip to Providence, r. l., and
Boston. where they visited Miss Spinney's
parents-Brandon Lodge, l. Q. O. F..
and Unity Rebekah lodge observed Sun
day as memorial day for the order. The
Rev. William II. Weston, rector of st
Thomass Church, preached sermon Il
the lodge room Sunday afternoon, after
which delegation from both lodges
decorated graves of deceased MEMBERS
Miss Rose Duclaw, who underwent ar
operation at the Mary Fletcher hospita
last week, is doing nicely.
A very mild case of smallpox made
it's appearance in Brandon, Mrs. A. Il
Baird. who lives in the tenement hous,
of George Leonard on Conant hill. be
| ing sick with the disease. Mrs Bair'
| has just recovered from an attack 0
| the measles and was able to be about
| DR.. c. S. Caverly of Rutland was calle'
| here Friday and pronounced the cas-
L | Pa rI "a q
| ed the disease is not known as sh
| has not been away from home any t
| speak of and not out of Brandon 70
/ several months. The house is undo
| strict quarantine,-The total amour
| ,subscribed in Brandon for the Libert
4 Bond was $4,000, $4,000 at the Bran
| don National bank and $4,000 at tn
| First National Bank.
| At the annual meeting of Lake Dunmor
Chapter. d. A. r., June 49, the fol
\ lowing officers We're elected: Regen
n Mrs. c. c. Vail; vice-regent, Mrs. c. "
\ Peck secretary. Miss Susan Talbo
4 treasurer. Mrs. ELAN French; regstra
Y Mrs. w. c. Fletcher: historian, Mrs.
1 j. Braley; chaplain, Mrs. T.. G.. Spoone
| chairman program committee, Mrs.
| w. Briggs; chairman social committe
! Mrs. J. G. l.. Woodruff: delegates
/ state convention to be held in BrandC
| in October. Mrs. ELAN French, Mrs
/ Breed, Mrs. c. w. Peck: regents alte
| nate, Mrs. w. c. Fletcher first alternat
| Mrs. C. j. Braley; second alternate, Mi
| Susan Tabot.-The new headquarters f
| the Red Cross in the Button block on Ce
/ ter street were opened Thursday afte
noon for the first time. There was
large attendance. The Misses Smith
Rutland gave instructive talks regardiI
| Red Cross work.-Miss Mary Grimm
| has returned to st. Andrews, N. b., aft
| being the guest of Miss Susan Talbot
l. Miss Anna Goldstein has returned to Blu
l. lington.-The annual meeting of I
I Parent-Teacher association was he
| Wednesday June - at the free libra
and the following officers We're electe
President, Mrs. Morris j. Graves; vic
presidents, Mrs. j. $. Eastwood. NJ
Leon Shambo: secretary, Mrs. James
Whelden; treasurer. Mrs. +, Il. <ngslt
Miss Lena G. Ross of Rutland gave
interesting report of the annual meeti
&c the National Congress of Mothers IA
| Parent Teachers recently held in Was
irgton, ID. C.-Miss Jennie IIoughton
Brattleboro is the guest OF Mrs. &C
| Gpson for few days.
Members of the Brandon high sch
| and the alumni held a reception a
dance in the Armory hall Tuesday e.
ming Musical selections were rendered
Miss Louise Harris. harpist. Mrs Fra
h Ketcham. violinst, Miss Rachel Polla
, X vocalist, Miss Alice Briggs and II
Braman pianists. After the musical p
! II gram an alumni association was
, ganized with officers AS follows: Pre-
dent. Harry Morse; vice-president. NJ
III Alice Riseing; secretary and treasul
, Mrs. Carroll Bush; executive commit
/ Judge Charles l. Button chairman. n
Henry Leonard and Miss Mae Thorp
The annual class day exercises of
/ Brandon high school were held Wedr
/ | day afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock on the sch
campus. with this program The cl
/ / poem, Miss Pearl Churchill class histt
Miss Laura Cool; class will, Miss Ne
Johnson; address to Embarrassment.
/ Lucy Bartholomew; response. Leon
lard; class prophecy. Miss Marion kee
training class prophecy, Miss Inez Az
the senior farewell. Miss Alberta Ro
class song