Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27


TO the graduates. At the close Of the
by Miss Carolyn NJ. Ryan
an action song, 1.-The Cleaners" was given
by the intermediate class. A farce. Moth
Ing Doing" was presented by cast COM
pose II John Fitzgerald. John Davidson.
Herbert Brean. Gerald Sweeney. Thomas
Leahy, Robert Mcleod, William Sullivan,
James Murtagh. Francis McGreggs. Ed
ward McGinn. Leo Kennedy and Raymond
Stein. The program concluded with a
comic operetta, 1.-THE Rivals" with a cast
composed of Ella Mary Bushey, Catherine
Corners Hackett, Grace Eileen Twohey,
Rose Monica Sullivan. Elizabeth Irwin
keenan,. Meryl Ina Bordo. Hazel Virginia
Ingall. Dorothy Irene Hogan and Leila
Mary Trudeau. The graduates are: Grace
Eileen Twohey, Ellen Mary Bushey,
Persis Helena Duffy. Catherine Corners
Hackett. Winifred Agnes O'Heare, Caro-
Ign Marion Ryan and Rose Monica Sulli-
van.
Joseph n. Warner aged IS years, died
Thursday morning at 6:45 o'clock at the
home Of his brother, l.. r. Warner, on
South Main street after about a weeks
illness. The funeral services were held
at the house Saturday afternoon at 2:so
The burial was made In Greenwood ceme-
terry. Mr. Warner was born in swanton
May 10. 1888. He married Miss Carrie
White Of Fairfax In 1850 and they went TO
live on a farm IN Swanton about mile
from the place wnere Mr.. Warner was
born and there they made their home
until Mrs. Warmers death last November.
Mr. Warner continued to live on the farm
until the latter part Of May when he came
to this city to make his home with his
brother. Besides the brother named Mr..
Warner Is survived by another brother,
r. H.. Of South Main street; a sister, Mrs.
Sarah A. Brown of Fairfax; three
nieces. He had served his town as select
man. For many years Mr.. Warner was a
well known butter buyer In ST. Adams,
first with D. r. Walker and later being
associated with Mr.. Kennison.
Mrs. John Hurley has received word
that her son. j. Gregory Hurley who
went to Camp Devens May 20. where he
was assigned to non commissioned Of
ficers' school. has been promoted to the
rank OF sergeant and transferred to divi-
sional headquarters at that camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Wood have received
word that their son, Henry l.. Wood. has
been commissioned a second iieutenan mt
and has been transferred to the quarter
masters corps at Newport News. Va.
Lieutenant Wood was stationed as a ser.
geant first at Camp Devens. Camp John
son, and then at Jacksonville. Fla.
The conference of Franklin county
food workers and dealers in foodstuffs,
held at the high school assembly hall
Saturday morning and afternoon. was
attended by representatives from nearly
every town in the county. the attendance
from outside the city being much better
than from this city. The Hon. Frank
II. Brooks of st. Johnsbury. the new
FEDERAL food administrator for the State,
was present and spoke. Roswell NJ. Aus
tin Of this city, county administrator, pre-
sided and short addresses were given by
the executive members of Mr.. Brooks
staff. including Prof. Bertha NJ. Terrill
OF the University of Vermont director
OF home economics: James p. Taylor of
burlington, campaign director; william
a. Woods of Waterbury. bakery inspec-
tor, and John T. Gushing of this city,
director OF education. A new office created
as result Of the expansion Of the pub
'icity work. In the afternoon group con-
ferences were held in which bakers,
grocers and other divisions participated.
At the conference it was brought to atten-
ton that there was a penalty for people
abusing the privilege of the sugar card.
which allows each customer to buy %
pounds Of sugar for canning purposes
1t was brought out that there was a
penalty OF two years Imprisonment or a
fine not to exceed 5000 for the abuse
Of this privilege and that it was possible
that later in the summer housekeepers
might be called upon to show the pre-
serves for which they had used the sugar
purchased. The wheat pledge probably
will be circulated in this county soon.
This has been adopted in several States.
but no systematic canvass has been made
here yet. BY it housewives pledge them
selves not to use any wheat until after
the next harvest, sometime In September
Word has been received of the safe
arrival in France Of Worthington C.
Smith. son of Mr.. and Mrs w. Tracy
Smith of Winnipeg. Man. formerly of
this city. Mr.. Smith is serving as color
sergeant in the 3lst Engineers. regular
army.
Word has been received here Of tn.
| safe arrival in France of Harold Fl
Chadwick of this city.
! Miss Sarah S. Ford. teacher in a mi.
vate school in Worcester. Mass, who
makes her home in this city. is spending
few days with her sister, Mrs. NJ n
Buck. She expects to leaves Saturda,
morning for Halifax, y. s.. where for two
months she will do reconstruction work
for the Halifax Playground Commission
In the devastated area. Miss Ford was ir
Halifax several years ago and at thai
time started the playground movement
for Nova Scotia. Her present position
came to her unsolicited. Miss Ford ex
pected to do Young Womans Christian
| association cantonn1Ant hostess hons,
work during the coming summer hut sh'
her to so to Halifax
| Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Eliza
beth tOstlund, Waller aged % years
wife of Ira II. Waller. were held at he
late home In North Fairfax Tuesda.
afternoon az 1880 o'clock. the Rev c
o. Durham, pastor OF the Baptist Churcl
at Georgia Plains Of which Mrs. walle
was a member. officiating The bearer
were Ira II. Waller, q. A. Webster o
Essex Junction, r. D. Wood George II
Dunsmore. r. A. Curtis and II. T. Col
Inns and the burial took place In tn
Georgia plains cemetery. Besides thos
already mentioned, the following out-of
town relatives and friends were presen
at the funeral: Mrs. o. F. Bevlns o
Montreal. Mrs Charles Bennett of Prov!
dence, r. l. Mrs. l.. A. Larson Of Ney
York and Mrs. Georgianna Waller @
Essex junction. Mrs. Waller was born (,
Sweden March 4. 1873. She is survive
by her husband, her parents and severs
brothers and sisters. Her parents an
several brothers and sisters live in Us
kilstuna, Sweden. She has two sister
in this country, one. Mrs. Bennett.
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