Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

Laura Brickcy and Kenneth Stephens:
Wilder Earl Ellis All prizes were the
gift of Superintendent N. J. Whitehil
and were awarded by NJ. p. Osgood,
teacher in the high school, and c. +.
Cooper. principal of the Wilder schools.
who acted as inspectors. Rev. j. f.
Buttery. rector of the Episcopal Church
In Norwich was the pulpit supply in st.
Paul's Episcopal Church Sunday-The
Windsor County Farm Bureau News for
February has on the title page a half
tone portrait of Lieut.. Clarence ]. Frink,
head of the recently formed farmers CO.
operative exchange dnc) of the farm
bureau. Another feature Of the paper Is
a letter, "How | Raised My Pig" writ
ten by Gladys Paul, n school girl in
Wilder village.-Thc item, the first ap-
pearance of which was in the Free Press
regarding C. j. Williams, the Central
Vermont crossing tender, and his care
and feeding of n flock of A wild doves or
pigeons, has not only been reprinted in
papers throughout New England, but
some two weeks ago it was seen in a
Adams of the union station telegraph
office is in receipt of n Kansas City, Mo,
paper with the original Free Press item
reprinted in full. To-day the flock con-
tains 43 doves, one having been killed by
an automobile. Another sustained n
broken leg and comes to the crossing rest
room door and when Mr. Williams opens
it the dove will walk into the room and
get behind the stove with the expecta-
ton that Mr.. Williams will feed it and
in this expectation 1t is never disappont-
ed.
The Hartford high school speaking con-
test in It's assembly hall on Tuesday eve
ming was of exceptional interest in the
educational life of the community The
audience filed the hall to its capacity.
The music was by the high school orches-
ira, with NJ. b. Osgood, teacher of mathe-
matics as leader. The judges of the con-
/ tests were George Il. Mann of Dewey
Mills, Dartmouth College, 1894; Miss Kath.
| leen Starr Of White River Junction and
, Prof. Arthur Il. Mesewey OF Dartmouth
College. There were IA contestants and
the winner of the first prize, $50 in gold,
| was Alice II, Rix of the freshman class.
| Her selection was THE Day of Judg-
ment," by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps The
second prize, $500 in gold, was won by
John A. Coyle of the senior class, with
his selection THE Stage Drivers Story"
| anon Robert NJ. Stephens, a sophomore,
won the third prize, $3.50 in gold. with his
| selection Of THE Murderer's Secret" by
| Daniel Webster. The fourth prize, d 81. 0C
bill. was awarded Miss Sarah NJ Hunt
| junior class, with her selection of "The
Fiddle Told" The contest opened at eight
o'clock and closed at II. The prizes were
all the gifts of Alfred L. Watson, chair.
man of the school board and he made the
| formal presentations.
| DIR. Rolin j. Goss of Wilder and the
army medical corps, spoke before the
Mems Discussion club of Hartford vii
lage Monday evening at the office of tn,
White River Water company. He wa.
introduced by President F.. L. Davis and
spoke upon the camps of America. Hi.
lecture was one of unusual interest. II,
spoke from a large personal experience
in Camp Meade, Maryland. ImmediatelN
after the lecture came the social part o.
the meeting. Mrs. II. c. Pease served
light refreshments, then came tn,
Questioning of the major until 1910
O'Clock when adjournment was made
Those present We're, F. L. Davis, ALFRED
70. Watson, Horace C. pease, A. d. Child
the Rev. f. G.. Alger, W. l.. Bugbee
Frank Lacoss, Edward Hughes, F.. +
Campbell, Louis S. Newton. William NJ
Jeffreys, B. c. Briggs, Z. A. Mitchell L
NJ. Dutton. Hugh D. Ray, c. +. Case, w
c. Morse and o. NJ. Paine. The club ac
cepted the invitation Of Alfred T.. Wat
son to meet at his residence Monda,
evening, February oath when the subjec
of immigration will be taken up, tn
opening paper to be given by warren J.
Bugbee.-Charles l.. LeBourneau, cashie
of the First National bank, is i'll at hi
home with cold.-The women's churcl
society of the Universalist Church, viii
meet February q at the home of Mrs
Irving Johnson.-George +. Nichols o
the White River Paper Co., is i'll at hi
Church street residence from bronchia
ailments.-The annual report of the OF
ficers of the town of Hartford is in dis
tribution and n leading feature of its con
tents is the statement that the town
indebtedness was reduced in the pas
year by the sum of $40, 1920 At tn
!, coming town meeting, the offices to b
filled. include one selectman, three au
, ditors to fill the vacancy caused by tn
resignation of d. A. Elliott and tn
vacancy not filled the past year. Tw
listers, instead of one, will be chosen thi
year because of the resignation, Febr,l
AIRY IL of G. Harper Savage, who ha
been In the position for near to 80 con
secutive years. He retires because of
recent severe Illness. Inc articles In TIL
, town warrant call for the construction @
new school house in Quechee villag
, and another in the Russtown section
MIR. and Mrs. A. p. Gilbert passed tn
weekend at the homes of friends i
Keene. y. H-Frank l.. Fellows il ser,
ing as substitute manager of the juno
ton House cafe during the absence O
Harry Whaen in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fred l.. Davis Of the Vermont state fai
association, has in partial completion
list of sports and pastlmes to be given i
front of the grand stands at the comm
State Fair September 9-12. The list wi
, be the largest and best yet presented q
a State fair.-Deane Rowland a Junctio
soldier, home from the war, has assume
his pre-war position as n test man in tn
cloal telephone office.-,James A. STAGE
has sold his track horse. Red Morton
2.l31a. to one of the Cavanaugh brothe,
in Manchester n. II.
SOUTH ROYALTON