Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY,.

WASh|NGIU M CUUMII
WATERBURY.
The membership of the local Red
Cross has passed the 500 mark and the
committee in charge of the fund re-
Gently raised are reporting success.
| The committee in charge Of the tea
| room, Mrs W. H. O'Brien, Mrs. B. r.
Demeritt and Mrs E. E. Campbell. thank
all who have given Of assistance or food
and especially the Bailey Music rooms.
who sent victrola from Burlington by
auto for use in the tea room.-Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Irish. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Irish and Miss Ruth Tatro were at Fort
Ethan Allen Tuesday to see Private
Harry Irish.-Carlyle Childs. who has
been at home for a week. returns this
noon to Hartford. Conn.,, where he has
employment with the Colt Patent Fire
Arms company.-Mrs. Robert Burnham
and children. George and Mary. are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Durfee. in Bel
lows Falls-Supt. W. H. Darrow is
spending a few days In Bellows Falls
Mrs. G. J. Burnham. who has been i'll
with pleurisy, is much improved.-Miss
Edith Bell Of Warner. N. H.. a grad
uate of Lyndon Institute. 1915. is a
|
Mrs. Martin Spellacy Of Montpelier was
recently at the Healey home. Mr.. Hea-
ley has returned from Burlington much
Iimproved.-Melvin Lewis, telegrapher
at the local station, has been off duty
with an injured knee.-Mrs. F. z. At
kins recently attended the State meet
ing Of chiropodists in Burlington-Miss
Mary Culley is visiting in Bellows Falls
before going to her home in Fair Haven,
Miss Culley Is to attend the Castleton
normal school.-Miss Maude De Cell.
who has returned from her school at
Northheld. is to attend the Castleton
summer school-F. Holz of Newark. N.
Y. was in town Monday.-Lawrence
Towne. who is having a vacation from
his duties in the local telephone office,
spent Tuesday in Stowe.-Miss Ethel
Colby has gone to her home in Plain
field for the summer.-Mr. and Mrs. D.
F. Fogg and Charles E. Mould are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. B. Perry.
Mr.. Fogg is marine gunner from the
u. s. marine corps in Brooklyn.-There
will be regular meeting Of Emerald
Rebekah Lodge. No. SO. Friday evening
Arthur Graves Is one Of the lucky
fishermen and Is reported to have
caught in the Fayston brooks the finest
string of trout seen by many this year
Mrs. Ida McGrath and daughter Flor.
ence Of Dannemora, N. Y, are at the
Crossett farm. guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Shonio-Ernest orion Of Walden
Is a guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ravlin
Miss Julia Hayes left Sunday fol
Providence. r. l., to be present at the
marriage Of her brother. e. T. Hayes. &c
, Miss Sylvia Siple. The marriage took
/ place Monday morning at the Cathe
dral in Providence.-Martin II. Fiske OF
the Center. who graduated from the Aus
tin Institution at Brattleboro last week
was the first to complete the course there
Mr.. Fiske's scholarship ranked high
Lyle Webster has been sent to Ports
: mouth. N. H.. where he is caring for &
, jguard who is i'll with scarlet fever.
The Methodist Church was beautifully
decorated In green and gold. the elias!
colors Of the class Of 1917. Waterbur,
q Grammar school. when their graduating
exercises were held Thursday evening
. Buttercups. ferns and evergreen formed
' the most OF the material while the
. motto. press Onward" was done in gil
r letters on green background. while tw'
n American flags were draped above. Tn
n program was as previously printed. Thos
=. taking part in the "Courtship Of Mile
h Standish" not before mentioned were: E
Il Huntley Palmer as Miles Standish
q rinna Somerville as Priscilla; Will
= Greene as the Indian guide: while tn
= soldiers were: Fred Lavelle, Leander Bas
|. settle, Reed Prescott and Curtis Cough
r. the Puritan maidens, Abigail; Child. Rut
n Stanley. Carrie Pierce and Helen Townt
l. The entire program was on Longfello,
n and his poems. Miss Clara Carpenter, tn
"A successful teacher In the grammar grade
,. is to be congratulated upon the success
"a Of the years work and the program
l. Thursday evening. The chorus under tn
d direction Of Miss Wallace and the oil
'. chestra and Mandolin club with Mr.
"A Bruce added much to the pleasure of tn
evening. The accompanies were Mis-
"a Inez Carroll and Mrs. D. w. Cooley.-Th
= last day Of school of the Duxbury Corne
10 school was httingly observed with
4. picnic in John Preston's sugar grove.
ID being present. Those not having an
d. marks for the term were: Hazel Glove
q. Ionic Morse, Dayton Irish, Raymon
~ Irish and Clinton Irish.
a The graduating exercises Of the clas
IL Of 1917. Waterbury high school. were hel
D. in the Methodist Episcopal Church FIR
n. day evening. The arrangement of eve
n, green. bridal wreath and red crepe pap,
y. brought out the class colors, while tt
~ grcon and red setting for the old Englis
10 | teItcTo III WHitc Oh INC GLASS; InOttO NC
~ Nobis Solum'' mot for ourselves alon
10 finished the artistic decorations. tt
IN music by the high school orchestra ar
% the Glee club added much and refectt
ys again great credit upon the teachers Mr.
As Edward Bruce and Miss Lena Wallac
st 1.-THE Possibilities OF a National Park
's Vermont" was the subject OF the esss
g.. by Robert Luce. who also gave the salut,
tory. The class history was given by Mi
Bidwell. Miss Terrice Foss's essay was
1.-THE Good Old Times" Chemistry
n. tho Home" was Miss Townes subjec
m The class prophecy was given by Mi
rn Griffith. ut Makes Difference" was Il
Va subject of the essay by Miss Hazel Cook
"a. Don j. Grout In Memorabilia" present,
ia to each member Of the class gifts viii,
ny were by his descriptions made fitting. I'll
OF Glass Motto" was handled IN a dignifi,
RI. manner by Ray mond Haseltine. who al
he gave the valedictory. Principal Reimh
no In a short address presented diplomas
er the following: Lestina Darling Bidwe
ny Inez Pauline Carroll, Hazel Louise Cook
ed Terrice Annie Foss. Stella Mae Grifrit
'ss Don jackson circuit, Raymond Hold
in Haseltine. Robert Fleetwood Luce. Ma
". ion Edith Marden. Bethany Ellen Power
- Eythel Mae Rogers, katharine Emmali
nd Towne. Certificates were also given
lr- those graduating in the teacher-trainiI
sts course which beside the regular membe
IL. OF the class. included the Misses Margar
ut Pike. Gladys Gilmore. Ruth Phillips a