Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-13
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

In these present days former Gov
ernor Samuel e. Pngree now in his
S7th year, is seen upon the street in the
best of health, and as was the case last
winter without an overcoat. He, enjoys
his cigar in the open as ever. His stature
is as erect and as natural as when he
was an officer in the Civil war His cor
diality and fellowship feeling toward all
are as manifest to-day as ever. Recently
Mr.. Pingree entertained his old time
army Comrade, Capt. Horace French of
the Third Vermont regiment. and now in
his SD year; Elias II. Cheney. the live
and active editor of the Granite State
Free Press Lebanon. n. H., in his SSth
year; and Clarence Il. Carr of Andover,
N. H.. twice democratic candidate for
governor of that State, at a dinner in
Hotel Rogers, Lebanon. Mr.. Carr is rs
and thus the united ages of the quartet
was 331 years.
In response to a cnaIlenge by the BIZ
State Educational club the high schools
of Bethel, Bradford South Royalton
! Hartford. Windsor and Woodstock in
Vermont, and the Charlestown, Hanover,
West Lebanon. Kimball Union Academy
of Merden, Lebanon and Claremont high
| schools of New Hampshire, there will be
held in Gates opera house Friday eve
ming the 2lst Vermont and New Hamp-
shire inter- scholastic public speaking
| contest. There will be music by "a large
orchestra under the direction of ID. d.
Ladd. teacher Of music in the public
schools Of Lebanon. Already there is a
| lively interest in the coming event
| Secretary Fred l.. Davis of the YER
| mont State fair. assisted by the fair
| commission and superintendent of de-
q at h1ati he.
| elaborate program for the coming annual
| fair, September to p. An especially
| interesting new feature of the coming
| fair will be a spelling match by a class
composed of the champion girls and
| boys of the contests in the State cities
and towns, that it is planned to hold in
| this present school year. On two eve
| nings of the fair it is proposed to hold
| a grand midway carnival.
The Rey DIR. George II. Sisson re-
sumed the pastorate of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church Sunday after three
months leave Of absence as field secre-
tary of the Near East relief work in
| New Hampshire.-Mrs. Laura Washburn
Of Crawford, n. j.. is at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
c. r. Cooper, in Wilder village. Mrs.
| Washburn was a one-time resident of
| Woodstock.-Hd!ry SanDOrn Is another
Junction soldier discharged from the
army.-Mrs. j. f. ullery left town Sat
urday night for Newport News. Va,
where her husband, the recently re-
signed rector of St. Paurs EPISCOPAL
Church, Is instructor in regular army
camp.--Mrs. Leonard d. Wheeler is pass
ing the week in Montpelier, where her
husband is representative from Hart
| ford town.--Carl Allen who has been
severely Ill at his Maple street home,
| Is reported at date as convalescent.-
Next Tuesday evening, the 18th, there
will be prize speaking contest of Hart
ford high school pupils in the school
auditorium opening at eight o'clock The
prizes offered are the gift of Alfred Il.
Watson. chairman of the town school
board. The contestants are from the
four classes and include John A. Coyle,
Florence r. Walsh and Elizabeth d.
Annis, seniors: Evelyn II. Blanchard.
Sarah NJ. Hunt and Margaret II. Welsh
juniors; Louise C. Mann, Robert NJ. Ste
vens. II. Irene Smith and Elizabeth NJ.
Allen. sophomores; Paul f. Mcdonald,
Stanley l.. Garlpay. Elise T. Stanley and
Alice H. Rix, freshmen. The coach of
the students is Miss Mabel Hamilton.
graduate of the Emerson school of Ora
| tory, Boston, a new resident in White
River Junction. coming here from st.
Johnsbury some three months ago. Mu-
sic for the occasion will be furnished by
the high school orchestra-Mrs Nelson
Terry. mother of Mrs. Fred A. Cass.
died at her daughteE's home Saturday
noon, following a protracted Illness. Mrs.
Terry was 81 years of age and came TO
her daughters home last October from
West Fairlee. The funeral was held
at the family home Monday, with the
Rev. DR.. George II. Sisson and the Rev.
II. l.. Thornton attending. The body was
taken to Montpelier the one-time home
of the deceased, for interment The
bearers at the funeral were relatives Of
the deceased.-The residence of Josepb
LaRoe at the South End was totally
destroyed by fire early Tuesday morn
ing. portion of the household fur
niture was saved. Mr.. LaRoe had lived
in the house for nearly Is years-The
ice houses of the Central Vermont rail
way are being filled with ice Skinned
from Alburg and points above ST. Adams
Arthur V. Woodrow, driver of silver