Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-11
HAPPENINGS IN w.;
NEWS BY COUNTIES

nave 10 De replaced Dy uo" o''S'
wifi be a month or more before the rail-
| road can resume traffic over the bridge.
The sugar house belonging to the Mid
| dlebury College at the Bread Loar Inn
Hotel In Ripton was burned 10 the
ground with It's contents
The prudential committee OF the high
| and graded schools, composed OF Allen
Calhoun, Charles r. Pinney, Ira H.
LaFleur the Rev. Thomas j. Leonard
and Howard l.. Averill. has decided to
raise the salaries of the teachers In the
| high school who may choose to remain
for another year and offered all the pres
| ent teachers renewed contracts: Prin.
| Archie s. Hartman OF the high school
is to have an increase from $500 to $1,000;
| Miss Evelyn A. Muldoon, head Of the
| commercial department, Is to receive an
increase from $1,000 to $1,000. ana the
| salaries of all the other teachers In both
| the high and graded schools are to be
raised $50 each per year. The commit
tee is go we'll pleased with the success
| full work of all the teachers that they
are strongly in hope that there Will be
no designations from the staff this year.
Miss Anna Abbey has returned to Bur-
lington after few days visit to her
father, George T.. Abbey.-George T. Kid
der has gone to Worcester, Mass. to
Join his wife for a few days. She has
been visiting her parents for few weeks.
Miss Ruth j. Brown Of Littlefalls,
Ark, is in town to spend several weeks
with relatives and friends.-Mr. and Mrs.
James l.. Henderson, with their three
young children, of Newburg N. Y. are
| in town for a brief visit.-Noble Brooks,
who had been visiting his family for a
few days. returned Monday to Camp
| Devens.-Eugene Boyce, ammunition in
spector at Parln, N. j., who has been
in town for few days with his father.
Prof. Thomas E. Boyce, has returned to
his duties again.-Miss Nellie Meehan
has returned from Ogdensburg, N. Y,
where she has been to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
John ID. Ryan, former residents of Mid
dlebury.-The Middlebury Suffrage Study
club will hold its regular monthly meet
ing Friday at $3.50 p. m. at the home of
Mrs. Il. M. Saunders.-J. r. Renfrew, a
former we'll known veterinary Of this
village, who recently enlisted in the
veterinary reserve corps. and stationed
at Camp Greenleaf. Fort Oglethorp. Ca.
has received a commission as second
lieutenant-Mr. and Mrs. L. @. Hunt,
who spent the fall and winter in town.
have moved back to New Haven for the
spring and summer.-Searl Nash and
family, who have spent a few years in
Panama, have returned and will make
this village their home. They are stop
ping for the present with Mr.. and Mrs
]. NJ. Nash.-Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Kavanaugh and daughter of Ballstor
Spa, N. Y, are in town to visit Mrs
Kavanaugh's parenets. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Farrell, Sr.-Mrs. L. A. Skiff, who
} has spent the winter in South Royalton
: has returned to town and opened hel
, home.-The Auxiliary and Aid society
of st. Stephens Episcopal Church helt
an all-day sewing meeting at Mrs
} E. f. Rich's Tuesday.-The Altar Guilt
: at their regular meeting elected the fol,
lowing officers: President, Miss Vittum
; vice president Miss Katherine Hammand
! treasurer. Miss Gladys Cartmell; secre
, tary Mrs. MacGilton.-Mrs. Albert Shaw
who has been i'll for some time. has beer
) taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital TO
7 treatment-The drive for books for tn
soldiers and sailors at the public librar,
/ resulted in obtaining 70 books Of non
fiction and 1856 of fiction, total Of 2fa
This does not include those sent from
t the college.-The circulation Of books a
d the public library for March. 1918, ha
II been 1.76O. of magazines 95, making tots
Of 1885, a daily average of II. OF tn
: circulation Of books. "a per cent. wa
|. fiction. Is per cent. non-fiction. 81 pc
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, street. has commenced some extensiv
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: Charles Smith of Springfield are in tow,
h to visit their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B
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