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

Albert Larrow has purchased the
G. p. Catlin farm in South Burlington
containing 400 acres. together with 81 head
of cattle and horses. all the farming
tools, hogs. poultry. hay and grain. Mr.
Larrow has taken possession and his
sons, Allen and Leon, have moved TO
the farm and will assist their father in
carrying 1t on.
The Vergennes subscription to the Lib
erty bonds was Si9,95O. The allotment
was $4,000.
The prudential committee of the Ver-
gennes schools have engaged teachers
for the coming year follows: High
school. principal. w. n. Carter. former
principal of the Proctor high school
teachers, Miss Merle Byington Of Char
lotte. Miss Katherine Fish of Vergennes;
instructor in the agricultural depart
ment. ". B. Little. graduate of New
Hampshire State College, graded schools,
seventh and eighth, Miss Marcellette
Johnson of Brandon: fifth and sixth, Miss
Doris Sturtevant of Rutland; ungraded
room, Mrs. Harriet Coulter of Ferris.
burg; fourth. Miss Edith McGovern
third. Miss Edna Ball of Ferrisburk; sec
ond Miss Ada Crosby of Vergennes; first
and supervisor of music, Miss Ruth
Brant of Loweville. y. Y.-Dr. Frank NJ.
Rogers has erected a crib eight feet
long, six feet wide and six feet high In
which he will experiment on raising pota :
toes on the California system OF plant
ing in layers, as told in an article in the
Free Press recently DR.. Rogers will
plant u layers. His experiment is ex-
citing much interest and if successful
will prove a boon to those with a small
plot of ground who under the present
method of cultivation are unable to raise
their supply.-Mayor and Mrs. Walter
w. Bristol and children made an auto
trip to Wadhams. y. Y, and visited
friends there Monday.-Mrs. NJ. T. Bris-
tol is visiting her daughters, the Misses
Ada and Jennie Bristol of Middlebury
The sixth annual prize speaking con.
test of the Nergennes high school was
held last evening at the opera house
with program as follows: Invocation
the Rev. W. n. Mulholland; music
piano solo. Miss Ruth Harrington; THE
Keeper of the Light" Van Dyke, Heller
Day Andrus: "A Soldier Of the Empire,
Page. Richard Napoleon Goodhue
"rhe Kings Pardon" Goodwin. Marion
Agnes Norton; THE Advocates FRS
Plea" McCutcheon. Richard Gage
Crane: 1.-The Boy" Fernald. Mary Eliza
beth Barrows; The Death of Arbaces,
! Lytton, BERTHE Wade Adams; "Som,
Birds Are Taught to Fly" Wiggin
Katherine Eugene Ramsay; music
duet, Swing Song" Lohr; The Maj
with Talent" Davis. Robert Kingmar
| Russell; THE Counsel Assigned" An
drews, Prudence Hopkins Fish; "Th,
Lance of Kansas" French, William Tel
! Brooke Kent. The graduates of thu
/ class of 1917 are: Latin course. Luells
s. Ball, Mary f. Carpenter, William F
Clark, Albert Il. Cole, tied for 3rc
honors, Richard J. Cole, Ruth p. Har
rington tfrst honors). Maurice +. Lee
Eva r. Merrill. Flora NJ. Moody Johi
~ Norton, Richard G.. Smith, Ruth y
Stehbins. Helen B. Thorne (second hon
ors), Bessie Whalley. Ruth T. wyeth
Mildred J. Wyman tied for 3rd hon
ors). English course. Ida NJ. Austin
William II. Connors, Ralph r. Roscoe
Mildred S. Woodruff. Agriculture
course, Arthur S, Piper (tied for 3r,
honors) Capt. Charles T.. Park er. Tim
othy Neville and N. J, McCuen, dele
gates from St. Paurs Church. wen
, Tuesday to Burlington To attend annua
convention of the Episcopal diocese
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Godette hav
gone to Hyde Park to visit their son
Edward, The senior class of the Yer
gennes high school has purchased
Liberty bond.-The receipts of Tues
days sale at the Atlantic and Pacin
stores Tuesday amounted to $l74.sO AN,
the local manager, r. Benedict. ha
given 10 per cent. of the sales, $l7.4C
TO the Nergennes branch of the Re,
Cross,--A strawberry social will h
held Friday evening, June 90, at tn
Congregational Church, Ferrsburg.
Miss Elsie Davies of Cleveland arrive
Tuesday, to open hor cottage at tn
lake.-Mrs. r. w. McCuen, Mrs T.. N
Warner, Mrs, Jennie White and Mis-
Irene Grinnell made a motor trip t
Burlington neutrality-suspicious. Plan
key OF Worcester, Mass. is visiting hi
brother, Emile Plankey. Alderman |
II. Brown has returned from busines
trip to Malone, n. Y.--John RYAN q
orwell is visiting his sons. ]. w. an
D. L. Ryan-Miss Marjorie Lee,
teacher in the Bristol high school. is n
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mr.,
r.. A. Lec.-Miss Julia Carter, a teacho
in the public schools at Barre.
spending the vacation with her mother
Mrs, Joseph Carter.
BRISTOL.
| Commencement week closed Friday wit
the graduation exercises held in Holle
hall. The program was; Music hg
school orchestra; invocation, the Rev. I