Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-27
Lamoile County
STOWE.


home Friday after an alb
sence of year and nine months COM
Ing from Quantico. Virginia. where he
has been in the officers training school
since January. and where he has re,
ceived an honorable discharge from serv-
ice. Before coming to Virginia Private
Riley saw 10 months service in Santo
Domingo and Porto Rico. This Is young
Riley's second honorable discharge from
United States service. as he was among
the men from Norwich University who
enlisted In the army at the time of the
Mexican war, serving at Fort Ethan
Allen from June 10 to September, 1916.
thus making him veteran of two
wars, while still under 23.-The Tor
rent Hose company held its annual
meeting and banquet at the Akeley Me-
mortal building Thursday evening. Fol-
lowing are the officers elected: Chief,
Silas A. Stebbins first assistant, John
r. Wells; second assistant. Stephen A.
Polaski: hose cart foreman, Ward T..
Chafee assistant, Frederic Ploof; hool,
and ladder foreman. o. n. Smith; as
sistant. Arthur G. Morrill,; fire ex-
foreman, Dennis Kaiser: as
sistant. Nat Godfrey; secretary, Harold
c. McMahon treasurer, w. A. knight.
Seven members were elected and two,
Frank e. Stafford and Fred p. Billings.
resigned. 1t was voted to put on the an
nual dance In May.
Gale II. Shaw returned home Friday
from Newport r.. l.. having received an
honorable discharge from Service. Private
Shaw enlisted in the United States
marine corps in June. 1918. and has been
in Newport ever since for the last sew
eral months In the naval training corps.
Robert Webb of Fort Covington, n. Y,
is a visitor for sugaring at the home of
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. l. A.
Foster.-vMrs. Thomas Foster, who has
passed several weeks with her nephew,
I. A. Foster. and son. A, w. Foster. re-
turned Saturday to Mortified.
The Rev. e. NJ. Bacon preached at the
Congregational Church Sunday morning
as pastor of the United Church service.
There was an attendance of $50. Mrs II.
W. Barrows sang "a solo. After the serv-
ice a united Sunday school was organized
with F. S. Austin superintendent; Miss
Clara Barrows, first assistant; Mrs. Lola
Billings Douglass. second assistant; Miss
Ruby Shaw, secretary and treasurer. Mrs.
Sarah Mayo Gilman chorister; Miss Mar
jorie Watts, organist; primary depart
ment. Mrs. NJ. f. Bacon, superintendent
Miss Susan A. B!gelow, assistant; Miss
Ruth Mcmahon, chorister; Miss Dorothy
Barrows, organist; committee on supplies,
Mrs. a. r. Straw, Miss Marjorie Watts,
Miss Susan A. Bigelow. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
E. Bacon are at the head of the commit
tee on canvassing the town for scholars
Mrs Elliott G. Stafford submitted to an
operation for goitre at the Mary Fletcher
hospital In Burlington Monday morning
and Is doing well.-The condition of l.. S.
Macutchan is improving. He is able to be
dressed and sit up part of the time.-The
condition of the son of Mr.. and Mrs Per-
ley Adams. who is very Ill, with menin-
gifts. remains about the same.-The in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Bennett was improved Monday-Mrs. E.
s. Wilkins of Moscow entertained a few
friends Saturday evening in honor of Mr.
wilkins 10Th birthday. Mr.. Wilkins car
ries on his farm with only occasional
help, and does not appear to be over TO-
Miss Addie A. Bigelow. a teacher at the
Orphans Home at Franklin Falls. n. H.,
Is at home for a weeks vacation.-Miss
Myra Campbell, who is at home from her
school in Tunbridge for two weeks and
Private Frank Medlar of Burlington, who
Is visiting Miss Campbell were visitors
over Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. c. Perry on the Barrows road.-Pri-
vate Medlar. who has been honorably
discharged from service. has not fully
recovered from being passed while ir
service in France.-Joseph Moran. who
finished work for the c. E. & F. o. Burr
Co. for the season at the Ranch" Sat.
urday, went Monday to Concord, N. H.
where an aunt Of Mr.. Morans has died
leaving him small legacy.-Mr ant
Mrs. Alton Wheeler have returned from
Elmore and have rented a tenement al
the George Wade place Of N. c. Styles
Mrs Clayton Peet of East Corinth /!
visiting her mother, Mrs. Clara Peck
Mrs. Peck is recovering from an Illness
The teachers Of the high school have
issued the following statement amen
the recent trouble at the school: There
still seems to be some doubt and misun
Outstanding In the minds Of many towns
people concerning the o-called strike
Of the high school teachers last Febru
airy. Following are the actual facts al
to what happened and the reasons there
for: The two resident members Of thu
school board encouraged pupils OF thu
school to disobey certain instructions o
the principal and teachers. The teacher
felt that unless the pupils were mad
to realize that their disobedience ant
its encouragement were wrong. the dis
cipline and efficiency of the school woult
be seriously impaired. In order to brinl
about that realization the teachers de
manded that the offending members o
the board appear before the school ant
there admit their mistake by apologize
tn 10 tbn 20 ha ra
fused to do what was right in the mat
ter and it seemed probable that tn
school would remain closed the rest o
the year. number Of leading citizen
petitioned the teachers to return Thi
the teachers were willing to do. provided
that the pupils were given to under
stand that they and the school boar
were entirely wrong. This was agree
to. and when the school was reopene
F. e. Stafford, Dr. Barrows and Super
intendent Howe spoke to the pupils VIII
were present, assuring them in no un
certain language that the board and tn
children had done wrong, and that tn
teachers were right. The same assur
ance had already been given the teach
ers by DIR. Hillegas. State commissions
Of education. Mr.. Riley, the absen
member OF the board, sent to the teach
ers personal message assuring theT
of his support in their attitude VIVA
the teachers did was done because the
felt it their duty to the school and com
munity to do SO, and 1t was not don
from any feeling of personal spite. TIL
teachers felt that only by such actio
as they took, could the people Of tn
community be brought to realize some
thing of the difficulties and annoyance
under which they have had to worl
owing to the general attitude Of tn