Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-09
vERGENNES

M L., Tor several weeks.
VERGENNES
The prudential committee has REL en-
gagged w. H. Carter as principal of the
VergeHnes high school for another
year, with Miss Merle Byington as
first nssistane principal. Miss Evelyn
Wright assistant high school teacher.
The Following teachers In the grades
Will be retained: Miss Ada Crosby, Miss
Edith McGovern. Miss Doris Sturtevant.
Miss Edna Ball and Miss Brant The
ungraded room Mrs. Coulter teacher
viii be discontinued. Miss Marcellette
johnson has resigned to take a position
as teacher in her homo town Brandon.
ROBERT staples. instructor in agricul-
ture and Miss NJ l.. Hanson, teacher
In the domestic science course for tho
past year. will finish their work here
at the end of the school year.
News has been received Of the death
OF Wesley Kenyon at Leomnster, Mass,
April q from an attack Of acute indiges-
tion. aged 63 Mr.. Kenyon was widely
known throughout this section. He was
born in Hinesburg, the son of Samuel and
Polly iHatch) Kenyon, but came when
young man to West Ferrisburg. where
he resided for many years. Mr.. Kenyon
Martha Weeden of Windsor and by three
daughters and two sons, and by a for
mer wife. The younger son, Samuel is
with an engineering corps in France.
Other near relatives are two brothers,
y. f. Kenyon Of Vergennes and E. C.
Kenyon OF Canaan. N. H., and two sis.
ters, Mrs. j. A. Tappan Of Tarrytown,
N. Y. and Mrs. f. b. Francis Of Girls
void, Mass, all well known in this vicin-
ity. The burial was made at Windsor.
The 45th annual convention of the
Addison county w. c. r. u, which was
held in the Vergennes Methodist Epis-
copal Church closed yesterday noon.
The meeting has been success and the
reports from the different unions
showed the society to be in prosper
Gus condition and that large amount
of the work had been done during the
past year. Yesterday morning the con-
vention was opened by morning devo-
tion led by Miss Lena Hawkins of ver-
gennes. followed by reading minutes OF
executive meeting and convention
Miss Emma Fuller of Middlebury Coun-
ty Home Demonstration agent gave an
address on home economics. At 10
o'clock election of officers was held
which resulted as follows: President
Mrs. Nellie Nahum Of Bristol; honor.
airy secretary, Miss Ella Dana of Bris.
tol; first vice-president. Mrs. Charles
M. Grandy Vergennes; second vice.
president Mrs. Ira Vancelette, Monk.
ton; treasurer. Miss Helen Weller OF
Bristol; auditor. Miss Alice Norton OF
Lincoln.
! News has been received here of the
serious illness at Holyoke. Mass. OF
Mrs. Alfred Gonnyea, a former resident
from paralyatic shock No hopes arc
entertained of her recovery.-Miss
Emma Bean. who has been caring fol
patient in Addison has returned tc
her rooms at Miss Fannie Brecken.
rfdges.-Mrs. Carpenter, who has beer
living at the home Of her son,Trumar
Carpenter, is spending few days a,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]
Thompson, before going to Addison tc
make her home with her son, Ernest
Carpenter.-Mrs. Thomas Agan has re-
turned from attending the commence
ment exercises of the University o.
Vermont-R. T. Mcintyre and Harold
Daigneault made a business trip t.
Monkton Ridge yesterday-The Rev
Arthur V. Allen has returned from ;
preaching tour through the southern
end of the State.-Judge Charles A
chapman has purchased registered
Guernsey bull calf of the Sailor Raider
stock from an imported dam from tn,
Oakes Farm, Cohasset Mass.-Mis
Catherine o. Pierce has taken the posi-
tion in the central office of the New
England Telephone company. made va
cant by the resignation of Miss Edit
Rinaud.-Mrs. Frank Larrow an,
daughter Mrs. Joseph Shortsleeyes
have returned from Chicopee, Mass
where they have been spending tn
winter.-Rex Adams has entere,
the employ of the Standard Oil com
pany.-Mrs. Anna French of Rutlan,
visited her brother, John ]. Barnard
yesterday.-Miss Ruth Clark, who ha
been week with her parents. Mr.. an
Mrs. Walter Clark of East Ferrisbure
returned yesterday and resumed he
duties at the Bixby Memorial Ere
library.-Maurice Lee student O
Middlebury college is spending the sum
mer at the home OF his parents, MI
and Mrs T., A. Lee.-Mrs. Georg
Bora and Mrs. Julia Geror left yester
day for Fitchburg, Mass. where the
will reside.-A daughter was born Sun
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Ryder
, l.. j. Mcmahon and l.. d. Sullivan @
Burlington called on friends her
, yesterday.