Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24


week.
franklin COUNTY
ENOSBURG FALLS.
Mrs. Milton Farnham and two children
LOT Elizabeth. N. j.. have arrived in town
to pass the summer with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. 8. A. Davis-The sales and
store-rooms Of w. B Ladd near the rail-
road station, which have been rebuilt
outside and in. are approaching compile
ton. The improved exterior will add
much to that section Of the village. The
w. v. Phelps company have also made
a decided improvement in the same Sec
ton by moving their feed and sale stable
and grading about it.-Mrs. D. NJ Gard
ner returned Thursday evening from a
two weeks stay in Springfield. Mass.
following a stay Of nearly eight weeks
In sanitarium.-Mrs. Mary Grove has
gone to Franklin for an indefinite stay.
She passed the winter in the family Of
H. w. Towle.-State's Attorney and Mrs.
w. r. McFeeters and little daughter went
to st. Adams Friday morning. returning
that night in a new automobile.-The
teachers of the village schools will be the
same as last year. except the principal.
The list follows: J. A. Sinclair. principal
Of high school: Miss Helena Carpenter.
A. B.. assistant: Miss B. Almira Watts,
A B., assistant: Miss Eta Fairbanks.
grammar grades: Miss Ardell Libby. sixth
and seventh grades: Miss Lena A. Mar
cette. fourth and fifth grades: Miss Ida
NJ Sykes. second and third grades; Miss
Maria Brady. first grade: Miss Emily c.
CARPENTER. vocal music
| Owing to circumstances beyond their
control the G. A. r. are compelled
to pass by Decoration day without any
public exercises Memorial Sunday will
be appropriately observed by the churches
and at the Center Rev. E. s. Vradenburg
has arranged to observe in fitting man
ner Decoration day. The graves Of all
deceased soldiers will be decorated with
flags and flowers as usual.-Unity class
Of the Methodist Sunday school will hold
social with Mrs. c. NJ. Armstrong Of
South Main street Friday evening.-Mrs.
L. ]. Archambault Is passing few days
in the home Of her son. ]. L. Archam-
bault, In East Fairfield
There will be service In the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday suitable for
pre-Memorial Sunday.-Mrs Barber Of
Reading. Mass. who was to speak at a
meeting in Richford Tueday. was a guest
over Monday night Of Miss Belle c..
Stone Several from here attended the
meeting. which was a st. Adams district
meeting OF the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy society.-C. F. Rawson lie making sat
isfactory recovery from his operation for
appendicitis.-H. c. Pomeroy of st. AL
bans was visitor in town Saturday aft
ernoon.-W. 8. Judd and family motored
to Georgia Sunday afternoon to call on
his mother. who Is ill.-Mrs c. H. Rublee
and Mrs. F. 8. Hutchinson Of East Berk-
shire were in town Saturday.-Mrs. r. J.
Mears. Mrs. D. M. Gardner. Mrs. ]. o.
Kimball Mrs. l. L. Marsh. Mrs. j. r.
Cassidy and Mrs. e. F. Greenwood at
tended dinner at the homo Of 8. p.
Stevens at Fast Enosburg Saturday for
the benefit Of the Red Cross society.-J.
A. Harvey has moved his family to Mont
gomery Center. where he Is employed in
the office Of the Nelson Hall company
E. H. Sheldon Is going to move his fam
lily to Derby soon. Philo Stanley will
move his family into the house June L.
A. J. Orr has moved his family into rooms
in Miss Helen Porter's house-Mrs. Alex
ander Benoit. who has been on the
Warner Homes Shannon farm" since
the death Of Mr. Benoit about a year and
a half ago. has vacated the farm. Fred
Jacobs has moved to 1t from the tene-
ment Of Joseph Paquette or Condensary
street. Mrs. Benoit Is moving her family
, to the house vacated by Mr. Jacobs
Mrs. Lydia Stanhope Of Richford is Wis.
iting her son, Gideon Stanhope. in the
home Of her niece, Mrs. Laura Colpitts-
Miss Carrie Galbraith Of Springfield
Mass. who is visiting here. expects to &C
to Newport the last Of this week.-Clail
, Rublee has been excused from his studio.
In the university for the balance of th<
year and has entered the employ Of NJ
. p. Perley & Cow. A. Giddings of Phil
, adelphia has been guest of his cousin
NJ. p. Perley. going from here to Bakers
feld.-A NJ. Aseltne of Burlington l,
passing few days in town.
SWANTON.
- A big steel flag star for the communit,
flag which is to be unfurled Memorial da,
was set in cement near the soldiers
+ monument by Contractor Frank Green,
Tuesday. There will be double patriot
demonstration Memorial day. Post Jess
Jewett. G. A. r.. holding exercises a.
usual, but in the forenoon instead OF tn
afternoon. as heretofore. The Rev. F
Wilson Day Is to deliver the address, /,
the afternoon the flag ceremonies will
take place. with the old soldiers havin,
. the place Of honor and assisting. Justic
George M. Powers will deliver the ad
dress. The swanton band will be in at
tendance and In addition old-time MARTA
\. music Is to be furnished by the Con
). tinental Drum Corps. A parade about tn
z common Is expected of organized bodies
h and the pupils OF the public and parochia
r schools.-Mr. Morgan Of Washington CAV
I an interesting and Instructive talk a
L Library hall Monday afternoon relativ
/. to Red Cross work and method of or
Q charlottesville pike perch are beginning
8 to hatch at the government plant a
: West swanton. This Is a poor season Il
comparison with last year. but 10.0oo. oc
better than the year Of 1910. which was
poor year This is all owing to weathe
1 and water conditions--Red Cross instruc
d ton work commenced Monday afternoo
d at the Smith annex under the direction Q
y Miss Molly Smith.
y c. c. Gale of tho United States Gus
q toms. formerly OF Swanton. but statione
at Island Pond during the winter. was 4
- town Thursday calling on old friends
l. Mr.. Gale will be stationed at Quebec thi
i eeason.-The delegates to the county Con
: gresational convention to BE- held In 81