Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
IN VERMONT:
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

Mrs. George McHugh, for two weeks.
has returned to Hartford, Conn,--Mrs.
James r. Blake and her daughters. the
Misses Sylvia and Florence Blake, Of
Tarrytown, N. y. are in town for the
summer Miss Gladys Shackett, an oper-
ator at the New England Telephone office,
who has been confined to the
house for month by illness,
has SO far recovered as to be able to
resume her duties again at the office
Prof. Williamson DE Visme, head of tho
department of French for the summer
session at Middlebury College, sailed from
France about ten days ago and Is ex-
pected In this country soon. 1t 10 pro-
posed to have him speak In the park this
summer Of the situation in France. He
was former Middlebury boy and has a
lot OF friends here who will be more
man pleased to hear him.--Mr. and Mrs.
-. .. Murray, who have been visiting
Mr.. Murray's brother, P. S. Murray, for
week. have returned to Burlington
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Graves, who have
spent some time in Rutland, have re-
moved TO town and Mr. Graves has taken
position in the II. p. Warren garage
on Court street.-The Hon. Ira H. La
Fleur will go Thursday to Lincoln, where
he will speak at a mass meeting on the
war Savings Stamp campaign that eve
ming and on Friday will speak at Starks-
boro; Saturday evening, he will address
another meeting at New Haven.-Dr.
p. r. Mellen is on his annual vacation
and his dental Office in the Battell block
will be closed for The month.
The annual school meeting Of district
No. comprising Middlebury village will
be held Saturday night this week and the
reports of tho officers are now in tho
hands of the voters. And 1t will be seen
from the report of Treasurer Pinney that
the total receipts for the year were SO,
20070, including a balance at the begin
ring of the year Of $24O.7s. The largest
Items In the receipts we're $12. .64O.7p and
the receipts from tuitions sA,565.15. The
disbursements for the year amounted to
s1s.364.59 of which the largest amounts
were salaries of teachers. 1887 so paid on
orders from the prudential committee, IS,
1855 interest OH bonds; and old orders,
s1.55o.53: leaving In the treasury a bal
ance of ss3s.12. There was paid out for
wood and coal for this year and next
s2.4H.45; for books and stationery. 81, oS3;
hardware and plumbing $349. 9.70;' the total
ot classified expenditures being 5000. a.
There are outstanding general orders
amounting to s7.45s97 and unpaid school
salary orders of $29s5, making a total
" unpaid orders 10.443.e7. There are $50.
600 of outstanding new high school bonds
making the total amount of unpaid bonds
and orders $40,443.97. Auditor Wells rec
ommends that while tax of 100 cents or
the dollar will be necessary this year a
sinking fund should be established with
a tax Of two or three cents on dollar
for the gradual retirement Of the bonds
and orders. Principal Hartman in his
report deplores the resignation of Miss
Anna F. Kingman and states that the
arrangement with the department Of peda.
gogy of Middlebury College. under which
lege seniors has been maintained .througf
the year. He adds that for three years
only one student has made request fol
instruction in German and he suggests
than an instructor in Spanish shoould be
procured. He further insists on economy
In every way that economy can be brought
into play without real injury to the
school.
The enrolment in the high school for the
year has been ISL, of whom SO were boys
and 122 girls. OF this number, "a students
were from the Middlebury districts out
side of the village and the remainder from
the following towns In the county: Ad
Olson, Bridport, Cornwall, Ferrisburg, Or.
well. Ripton. Salisbury. Shoreham. Wey'
bridge and whiting, with one each from
Castleton and Charlotte. The estimated
assets for the coming year are from sales
of books $500, from tuition Si500, from
State funds S700; from grammar schoo
fund $l32, total Of s5.932, leaving the
amount to be raised by tax sl7,67S.3o. 1t is
expected that the school meeting Satur
day night will furnish scme rather in
,,va ~ ha a
voters of the district are determined II
possible to make one of their number s
member Of the prudential committee ant
the candidate whom they are pushing for
ward is Mrs. Eben c. Ryder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Brown, who have
been visiting at the home Of Mrs. Brown!
mother, Mrs. Pierce, for, week. hav'
returned to Glens Falls. N. i.-Mrs
f. r. Yates has returned from ST. Johns
bury. where she has spent n week.-Mr
and Mrs. Archie J. Cooke went Wednes
day for brief visit in Minevillc, N. Y
Mrs. John Doody has returned from I
visit of several days with Mrs. Henr!
Walker and family in Proctor and othe
relatives In Walllngford and Rutland
Prof. A. w. EDDY and daughter. Ruth
have gone to Eddy, N. Y, to visit at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. z. PERCY
william .. DTdChctI 6oho W +>S'
Brunswick, N. j., and expects to renal,
there until time for the college to re
open in the middle of September.-Mrs
Jane Kelley and Miss Cecilia Wilco!
are in Brandon as guests of Mrs. NJ. E
Breed.-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph r. Seider
and two children of Potsville, Pa, VIII
; have been visiting here and touring IL
other parts Of the State, have returned
to their home by automobile.
WienkowsN of North Andover. Mass
has purchased fine mare from the estat
Of the late Gustavus Smith.-Mr. an
Mrs. Charles NJ. Bradshaw, with thei
daughter. Dora, and their son. Talcoti
of Littleton, N. H., arc in town for
stay of several weeks.
VERGENNES
Some time in May Abraham Cohen sol
a quantity of hides to the American Hid