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

will return for the graduation. The
following program has been arranged:
Class march. orchestra: prayer; overture,
orchestral salutatory and essay. THE
Value of Latin" Elizabeth Harriet
Hamilton: essay. woman in War"
Elizabeth Marguerite Conlon; music. or
chestra; "Dance OF the Hours" Pom
chielli; Grafton, Aircraft in War" Paul
Atwood Whitney; essay, Opportunities
for Teaching in n Rural Community"
Mae Irene Kirby; Grafton, Kitchener of
Khartoum." Kenneth Morgan Preston;
Grafton, Life at Annapolis" George
Lucius Russell; essay and valedictorY,
Experiences OF an Immigrant" Eliza
beth Dorothy Novak; intermezzo. orohes-
ira. from Malta" Delibes; presentation
of diplomas; music, orchestra, "a Garden
Dance" Vargas; awarding OF prizes;
benedicton; march.=Prof. Raymond Nc
Farland has sent cards to many residents
of Middlebury not of the military age and
who were not obliged to register, asking
them to volunteer and help form a home
guard. The age limit is from 81 to 80
and anybody between those ages who has
not received a request to join can do 80
by making the fact known to Mr.. Nc
Farland. Several have done 40 and it is
hoped that others will.-Miss Carmen
W alkeF OF LUDLOW lS mere 1Of Il IeW days.
News has been received of the deat tn of
Mrs. Julia r. clay at Lebanon. n. H.,
after brief illness with pneumonia. Mrs.
Clay was a native of Bristol, where she
was born in 1913. In 1871 she was married
to Harrison s. Langdon of New Haven,
who died in 1883 In 1890 she became the
second wife of Edwin r. Clay of Middle
bury, at that time a prominent merchant
of this village. Since his death 10 years
ago, Mrs. Clay had lived at Lebanon with
a sister Mrs. Frances Hoffman, by whom
she is survived, and also one niece, Mrs
George Hayes of Boston. Burial was in
New Haven
Addison county court came in at ten
o'clock Tuesday morning after recess
since Friday and as there were no cases
ready the jury was excused until two
o'clock in the afternoon. when the case
of DR.. Walter j. White vs. Helen r..
| Campbell estate was begun This case
was appealed from the commissioners
| of the estate in which DR.. white is en-
| deavoring to recover for professional
| services rendered. A jury was secured
and testimony was begun. The
| Middlebury branch Of the Red
Cross has secured for Thursday evening
| the well-known lecturer, A. l.. Suuier of
| Boston. to speak on the war conditions
| and Red Cross work. There will be
| shown official war pictures Fighting in
| France. Warner Fletcher, a student at
| Phillips Andover Academy, is AT home for
| his summer vacation with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fletcher.Miss Theo-
| dora Crane. a teacher at gainesville,
| Ohio, is in town to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Crane.-Dr. and Mrs. f. r.
! Cliff of Fair Haven are in town on n
! visit at the home of her mother. Mrs.
| Lucy Edgerton.-Mr and Mrs. Charles
| Hoffman of Lebanon. y. J., who have
been guests at the home of Mr. and
! Mrs. Allon Calhoun, Sr.. of South street
| for a week, have returned to their home
! Leon Baldwin who has been in the en-
Nloy Of the Mddlebury branch of the
! Vermont Marble company for a year has
resigned and gone to Worcester Mass
where he has permanent position.-
Il. :. Huntley left yesterday for New Lon
don, Conn. to spend the summer with
his parents.-Prof. Raymond Mcfarland
left yesterday for Bratteboro where
he will spend few days.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas w Carrigan, who have
been here during the commencement week
of Middlebury College. returned to Pitts
ford Tuesday, accompanied by theii
| daughter, Miss Isabelle Carrigan, who
was A graduate of this years class
Charles f. Mclaughlin. who has beer
visiting in town for several days. ha.
returned to Florence.-Miss Ruth Sawyer
| "A former resident, and now Of Sudbury
is in town.-I;Xaminations are being helt
at the graded and high schools this weel
and the summer term and school veal
will close Friday.-Mr and Mrs. Franz
r. Champagne returned to Fitchburg
Mass, Tuesday after spending wcel
in town in order to attend the commence
ment exercises of the college. thei
daughter. Miss Marie l.. Champagne
having been member of the graduating
class.-Master of the State Grange vii
lis y. Cady and County Agricultural
Agent j. r.. Carrigan will make addresses
at the picnic of the Sudbury Grange a
Lake Dunmore in Salisbury .Iune %.
A pretty wedding took place at tn,
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Forbe,
Saturday evening at $50 o'clock whel
their oldest daughter. Miss Reta Lorair
Forbes, was united in marriage to Roya
; Mansfield Crane of McIndoes, the cere
mony being performed by the Rev. G. NJ
Moody. They were unattended and onl,
immediate members of the family wer,
present. The bride was gowned in whit,
crepe de chine. The house was an
propriately trimmed for the occasion an,
refreshments were served. Mr.. and Mrs
Crane left by automobile on a honeymoon
trip, after which they will make the
home in McIndoes. where he is a prom
inent business man. The young coupl
received many presents.
Addison county court came in at min
O'Clock Friday morning and the argu
ments in the case of Benjamin T. Rock
wood against Elmer j. Wolcott to re
cover 5000 for the alienation of his wife
affections were begun, taking up the en-
tire time of the morning session. At
o'clock a recess was taken until l:3C
when Judge II. l.. Waterman gave tn
case to the jury in a half-hour charge
At 2:20 they returned with n verdict tha
the respondent was not guilty of tn
, alienation of Mrs. Rockwood's affec
r tions.--Mr. and Mrs. Il. C. NewcI
of Three Rivers, Mass, are. spending
, few days with their son, the Rev. II. q
} Newell.-Aliss Helen Stanley, who ha
= been employed at the local tclephon
office for n year, has been transferre
to the Brandon ofiicc.-A pretty hom
wedding took place at the nome of NJ
and Mrs. Noble c. Fem on Case stree
Thursday evening, when their daughter
; Miss Florence. was united in marriage
I Clayton Ellis, son of Mr.. and Mrs job
E Ellis of Salisbury. The Rev. II. {
+ Newell performed the ceremony. The
4 were unattended. The bride WAS gownc
= in castor chiffon taffeta and carried
e bouquet of pink roses. Mr. and Mr.
t Ellis loft for wedding tour, after whic
S they will reside in Middlcbury. whei
! Mr. Ellis Is In the employ OF T..
Evans.-Ninton Mitchell, student !
r MiddleburN College, in an attempt