Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-11
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY.

The annual prize-speaking contest OF the
high school was held Monday evening In
the presence Of a large gathering. The
prizes, 81. IS and SO, were won as follows:
First, Stella Marion Smith; second. Lena
Marie Shaw; and third, Wade Albert
Walker. The judges were Allen r. Sturte-
want. Peter j. Hincks. and Professor
Davidson. The program was as follows:
Overture, italians in Algeria" Rossini,
orchestra; "Gordon's Redemption" Anon,
Elizabeth Wooster Wells Sunshine
Johnson" Anon, Janet Reach; michael
Otrogon, Courier to the Gar" Verne,
Herbert John Dudley; sextette. Lucia
Di Lammermoor," Donizetti. orchestra
IAN Eve in Mining Camp" Paine. Stella
Marion Smith; 1.-THE Death Disk" Twain,
Christine Catherine Plue; 1.-THE Ruggles'
Dinner Party" wiggin, Lena Marie
Shaw; 1.-THE Honor of the Woods. "
Murray, Wade Albert Walker; polish
National Dance" Wieniawski. orchestra;
''The Ride Against Time" Tourgee.
isabelle Anna Tulley; 1.-THE Stranded
Ship" Davis. Guy Aiken st. George;;
ellis Fathers Son." Hackett. Beatrice
Florence Dumas; march. midsummer
Nights Dream. "Mendelssohn, orchestra.
Vittums orchestra played.
MISS Anna ADDey, VIII oeeu III
town for a few days to visit her father,
George E. Abbey. has returned to Bur-
lington.-Lorrin Shaw has gone to Bur-
lington to visit his mother, Mrs. Albert
Shaw, who was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital Saturday to undergo
treatment.-Miss Anna Peterson OF
Proctor is visiting here for few
weeks-Miss Hazel Cummings and
Hazel leighton have returned to Taun-
ton, Mass, after spending several weeks
here and in neighboring TOWNSVILLE
liam F. LAUDER. Jr, who is with the
United States Signal Corps at New
port, r. l., has returned to duty after
q fur1ough visit here at the home OF
his parents.-Alfred Cavendish and
daughter, Miss Dora Cavendish, who
have spent a month lin this vicinity
returned Mondey to Salem, N. Y.-Miss
Alice Warren, who has been visiting
at the home Of her cousin, Mrs
Charles I. Button, has returned to Or
well-James Dumas has returned from
the Fanny Allen hospital at Winooski
where he went Saturday, accompanied
home by his wife, who went to that
institution several weeks ago and where
she underwent an operation. She l:
greatly improved.-Gilbert Dumas ha:
returned from Rutland, where he ha:
been for a few days to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Loomis.-Jame:
f. Hodges Of Ripton was in town Mon
day having injured his right hand Fri
day when saving wood with a gasoline
engine. His thumb and first finger o.
his hand were cut off and the middle
finger badly cut.-Word has been re-
ceived from the Mary Fletcher hospi
tai that Mrs. Frank Shackett, ST., wht
was operated upon Saturday morning
is doing as we'll as can be expected
Market day eggs brought "a to S6'
and butter 4Oc.-Ira H. LaFleur ha.
gone to Montreal for a few days sta!
on legal business.-T6ussaint Kidde
is in Sherbrook, Can. visiting relative
and friends.-Ressella Gotta is seriousl!
Ill.
The Rutland Railroad company has I
force Of men at work on the Fort Ticon
deroga drawbridge which sunk Wednes
day night, March 20. The men have no
a. yet raised the float to the surface an
therefore 1t IL not known whether 1t wi