Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18


Professor Sheldon and the Rev. +. B.
Hyde gave a resume of Shakespeare
Hamlet" 1t is expected to work O class
the first meeting In June and one name
was proposed for membership at this
meeting. Donald Hawley Is the four
minute speaker at the meeting April %
and Professor Sheldon has charge of the
which Is a meeting open
to the public. The program will be fol-
lowed by a promenade. Every one in
vited. --Madams Wilcox, Rousseau and
Waldo are making arrangements for
ladies' night. which comes at the meet
ing May Is.
WATERVILLE.
In a letter from Thomas Bennett to
one Of his numerous friends in town the
was written: II wish to thank
the Red Cross for their kindness to me
and the outfit they gave me. 1t certainly
comes in handy and I use some part Of
1t every day and 1 am taking the best Of
care Of 1t and shall try to bring some
of them back with me IL have the good
luck to come back" Shall we make 1t
possible for all the boys to say the same
IL SO. come and help. The members Of
the Red Cross met with Mrs. Jennie
Maurice Tuesday afternoon to sew.
A business meeting Of the Red Cross was
called at the town hall April IL to which
II responded. The meetings are to be
held every Tuesday afternoon instead of
Friday until further notice. 1t Is hoped
that more will be In attendance as 1t is
necessary to keep busy. Any who may
be called are requested to give their
names to Mrs. Smile, chairman Of the
a,,n ,v,,ift Thfc Of
phys to the boys Of Belvidere as we'll as
Waterville. Everyone Is asked to save
their old rubbers for the benefit of the
Red Cross.-Waterville Is responding
nobly to the call for the third Liberty
Loan, having already passed the 200 per-
cent mark of its quota.-Mrs. A. L. Lar
away and Mrs. Best were visitors in Bur-
lington last Monday.-It looks very much
as though sugaring is over with this
spring. 1t certainly has been about the
poorest season ever. as less than two
pounds per bucket was made in this To-
cality.-Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bragg re-
turned to their home in Charlotte Mon
day.-Mrs. Guy Locke was taken to the
Fanny Allen hospital, Winooski Mon
day. for treatment.-Dr. G. B. Maurice
was in Burlington on business the frs,
of the week.-Mrs.. Leila Trombly accom-
panied Mrs. Guy Locke to the hospital
Monday.-Miss lila Hutchinson has re.
turned from Hyde Park.-Floyd Fair
banks was at home the first of the week
Next Sunday being Humane Sunday
the pastor. Mr.. Harris. will give the chill
dren a 10-minute talk on what Would
the Horse Say If He Could Talk" 1t is
hoped there will be a good attendance az
it's the last Sunday before conference.
MORRISVILLE
Mrs. Mary Boynton. who had been il
for several years, was found in an un.
conscious condition Saturday noon. fol
lowing a convulson. and passed away
that night at $50 o'clock. Mrs. Boynton
who was a native Of Wolcott was nearly
70 years Of age. and had spent all Of he
life in the town Of her birth until cominf
here to reside with her daughter, Mrs
Edith Wallace, about 20 years ago. Sht
was the only child of John and Saral
Taylor Kelley, and on December %, 1867
was united in marriage to Charles w
Boynton, who died many years ago. Mrs
Boynton has been confined to the bee
| most of the time for the past sil
years. Besides the daughter, the de
ceased is survived by one son, Fern ]
Boynton. of Biddeford, Me. Funeral ser
d
one o'clock from Mrs. Boynton's lat,
home on Brooklyn street. The Rev. F. A
| Stockwell OBLIGATED and interment wa
made in the village cemetery at Wolcott
The deceased was a member Of James NJ
Warner, w. X. C.-Mrs. Kate Winter O
| Boston came Monday, called by the con
| dition of her mother Mrs. William Won
bell, who remains quite Ill of brOnchia
neumonia.-Edward Crowell and famil,
| have returned from St. Johnsbury t,
Morrisville to reside and have rented tn,
| upstairs tenement in the w. b. Twis
house on Court street.-Mrs. Nellie Rus
| sell has sold her farm on the Stowe roa,
] to Il. s. Edison, who will take possession
| right away.-Mrs. j. L. Archambault o
East Fairfield was the guest of her moth
er. Mrs. Mary Towne Monday.
The senior class of Peoples Academ
numbers 80 this year, which is one o
the largest ever graduated from the in
| stitution. Miss Merle Smalley is tn
valedictorian. having an average of 92.2
| while Miss Hazel Hoyt Of Wolcott re
| ceived the honor Of salutatorian with al
| average of 9O.6. Miss Barbara Small
| ranked 1913 as an average for the fou
years and Miss Doris Stone SOL Mis-
Helen Gates, who entered from Wichita
l Ahoiit iaol ItAis Tic nIBneSI dEeTdR
for the class for the present year. TIL
| general average of the pupils who ar
| about to graduate Is S49.-Miss Len,
Wilder. who has passed several-weeks
vacation with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Wilder. returned to her position
as teacher in the graded school at Guild
hall Saturday.-Mrs. Lola Alden. who ha
| made her homo with her sister, Mrs
f. a. Clark. the last year, returned t
\ her former homo In Montpelier Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Taylor have va
| Gated rooms in Centennial block an,
rented the main store and upstairs tene
ment In the f. G. Wilson block, wher
they will conduct a restaurant and lodg
| ing place. Their daughter. Mrs. Allel
| Phillips. and family will remain witt
them until moving to Bath. Me-, in
few weeks. where Mr.. Phillips has em
ployment
The remains of Mrs. Irene s. Cleveland
who died at her home in Manchester
N. H., April II. arrived on the morning
train Saturday, accompanied by he
daughter, Mrs. II. II. Thompson and Mrs
Frank Prescott. Mrs. Cleveland was bor
In Johnson April 8. 1871. and spen
practically all Of her life in Hyde Par
and Morrisville until going to Manchester
| N. H., to reside with her daurhters ahO,,