Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-10
VERGENNES

VERGENNES
The annual meeting of the Vergennes
graded school was held Monday June 30.
In the absence of the moderator, George
w. Stone. c. T. S. Pierce presided. The
officers elected follow: Moderator, G. w.
Stone; clerk S. D. Miner; treasurer. Tim
othy Neville; auditor, Thomas Mack; pru-
dental committee for three years. DR..
Frank NJ. Rogers. A tax Of 80 cents to
pay current indebtedness was voted and a
tax of 10 cents to provide sinking fund
to pay indebtedness; voted that the taxes
be paid to the city treasurer F. l..
Grandey was elected collector to collect
delinquent taxes. Mr.. Miner has held the
office of clerk for over 20 years.
The harvesting of hay has been COM
menced in this section and the crop
promises to be a record-breaker. Grain
and corn are looking well, but the condi-
ton of the potato crop thus far Is not
favorable, some cases being reported
of uneven growth. Laborers are scarce
and prices high. $500 and $500 being de-
manded for work in the hay field
Thomas Brooks Fletcher of Marion.
Ohio. newspaper editor, delivered an
address Friday forenoon before the boys
and girls Of the State Industrial school
and In the evening gave a lecture on
'Martydom of Fools" at the Chautauqua
community entertainment.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Child, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r.
Brecht and John Dayton OF New York
| city are passing their vacation at the
summer home OF Mrs. C. S. Crysler OF
Kansas City. Me-, Ravensnest, Lake
| Champlain.-Mis Jennie Grow OF Bris-
toll is at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Peck of East Ferrisburg for the
summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest j. Bris-
tol Of Burnt HIS, N. Y. are passing
the summer at the home of their son,
Milo.-Mrs. L. A. Collins OF Burlington
is spending two weeks at Mrs Reuben
/ Bisbee's at East Ferrisburg.-Nelson
Duba, who was graduated last week
from Montpelier Seminary, is visiting
his sister Mrs. George Lawrence. Mr..
Duba won the University of Vermont
scholarship.-Mrs. Charles T. Fairfield.
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Benjamin w. Fisher. has returned
to Rutland.The Misses Mary, Elizabeth
and Claire Tiernon of Rutland spent the
weekend with Miss Eileen Ryan at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hudson
Miss Gertrude Head of Buffalo, N. Y,
a former teacher In the Vergennes high
school, is passing two months at the
l.. F. Benton College at Mile Point Lake
Champlain Miss Head has been TAX
ing a postgraduate course at Harvard
College and will return to her duties
as a teacher at Buffalo Seminary In the
fall. Miss Head was accompanied from
Buffalo by Mrs James Hubbell and lit
tie daughter Frances, and will speno
the season with Miss Head at the lake
Milford Bristol. who has been II
service with the A. f. F. ir
France, has received his discharge and II
visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs, f. }
Bristol-Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Adams
have returned to South Weymouth, MASS
after a visit to the Adams homestead OF
East street.-Edwin Washburn OF New
York city, a former resident Is passing
n few days at the Stevens House.-Mis'
. Ruth Clarke In spending a few days witt
, Miss Eleanor Folsom of North Ferrisburg
Beginning Monday, July IA. the barbe
shops will close Monday, Tuesday. Thurs
day and Friday evenings at eight o'clock
Wednesday evenings at six O'CLOCK ant
l Saturday evenings at eleven o'clock
Q Mrs. j. C. Watt received news yesterda.
that her son. Capt. w. q. Watt who ha
3 been with the A. +. F. In France 70
9 about a year. arrived Saturday In Ho
1 boken, N j., on the steamer Leviathan
t Captain Watt has gone TO Camp Dis
= where he will be mustered out.-David 4
e Ryan went Sunday to Hampton, n. " t
. attend the funeral of his cousin, Mis-
. Margaret Hogan.-Mrs. John Plankey an
$ brother, William Miner, who were Gale
, there by the death of their mother, Mr.
t Maglina Miner, have returned to Spring