Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-19
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

The goth anniversary of the Hartford
high school, class of 1919 graduation eX-
ercises, was on Thursday evening in
Gates's opera house. The house was dec
Grated with the class coiors, purple and
silver and the stage was respondent in
its decoration of green intermXed with
white blossoms and a border OF the
French iris. The music was by the high
school orchestra assisted by Miss Barbara
NJ. Cleveland and =. l.. Clailin. The pro-
gram opened with selection by the or
chestra succeeding which was the invoca-
ton by the Rev Robert Hasetine. prn.
C. f. Joy presided and the class roll was
by George II. White, one of the II class
graduates all of whom We're seated on
the stage. The salutatory was by Ella
1tal Robinson and the title of her essay
was why Teach Elsie J. Darrell had
an essay on "A Perfect Day" and sue
ceedng was a high school chorus entitled
Honey" The class history was by Flor
ence r. Walshe, the class will by Doris
L. Green, and the class prophecy by AL
fred E. Lyman A class grafton, en-
| titled THE American Newspaper was
by John A. Coyle, and the valedictory by
Grosvenor c, Huse, and its topic was
THE Friendly Stars" The presentation
Miss Virginia Miller and Charles lie
Bourveau. The class motto was "Climh
Though the Rocks Be Rugged &C f.
Jay, principal of the high school, and
Mrs. Jay will pass July and August at
Camp Billings, West Fairlee. He is as
sistant to Secretary Hurd, of the Wind
sor County Y. NJ. c. A.
Miss Laura Fl. Williams for u years
I N no "a n
community welfare life of the town. died
at her Maple street home early Monday
morning following a protracted illness
| from cancer. She was 81 years of age
and came to White River Junction from
Easthampton, l.. l., but was born ant
reared in Hartland. where is buried hel
| father, L. d. Williams. Her mother
now 80 years of age, came to White Rive
! junction with her daughter and to-day
is survived by one son, W. S. Williams
of Bay Shore, l.. l. For 10 years pas
Miss Williams had been the head book
keeper in the Office of the Miller Auto
mobile company. During her fatal i'll
ness she was cared for by niece, Mis-
Ruth Williams. The funeral was helC
at the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
yesterday at two O'Clock with service b!
the Rev. Seymour II. Smith. Il forme
pastor, now of Bellows Falls. The in
terment will be in the Hartland GENE
tery.-Mrs. Walter l.. Bugbee is in Yves
Hartford, Conn, the guest of her son
Lloyd II. Bugbee, the principal of it
high school.-Charles f. Going, for .
years clerk in the junction House, is
with his family, soon TO leave town 70
Massa chuse It's. Miss Edna Farnsworth
a one-time resident, now music tcachc
in the Lancaster, Mass, Academy, is tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G. Gilbert, o
Prospect street-Gillette Stephens, sol
of DR.. and Mrs George Stephens, an
n member of the sophomore class of tn
local high school, is vacation seaso
clerk in the Hartford Savings Bank 1
Trust company.-B. l.. Boyle journeye
to Burlington by auto Monday, wher
Tuesday he attended the annual meet
ing of the Vermont State Retail Jewel
ers assocation.-Miss Dorothy Hesel
tine, "a Chelsea public school teacher
is at the home of her parents, the Rev
and Mrs. Robert Heseltine. She plans t
attend the teachers summer school i
Rurlington.-Joseph Daley and niece
Miss Nellie Daley, of Wiliamstown. wer
Weekend guests of their relatives, MI
and Mrs. f. C. Gilbert.-There will be
holy communion service in St. Paul
Episcopal Church the coming Sunda
morning, beginning at 1890 a. m. an
, conducted by the Rev f. j. Buttery @
, Norwich