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

was carried out.-Mr. and Mrs Henry
Brothers of North williston visited Mrs.
Brothers parents Sunday.--Miss Cornle
Kent of the University Of Vermont Is
| expected home this week for the summer
vacation. Miss Della Rogers, who has
been teaching In Alburg, is at the home
Of her parents-The school on Lake
street, Miss Helen Spaulding teacher,
closed last week. The school at the
Corners, Miss Mary Conant teacher.
closes this week.
BRISTOL
The community was saddened by
the news of the death at the Mary
Fletcher hospital Thursday night at 10
o'clock of Mrs. Agnes Peake, wife of
William H. Ridley. Mrs. Ridley had been
in poor health for some time, but her
condition was not known to have been
serious so her death came as a great
shock to her many friends. Mrs Ridley
is survived by her husband, a brother,
Royal Willis Peake. and an aunt, Mrs.
Anne Rider. She was an adherent of the
First Congregational Church. The re-
mains were brought from Burlington Fri
day for the funeral and burial.-Mrs. Ben
jamin Comstock has been attending COM
mencement at r. c. A.. Poultney-The
second and fourth grades enjoyed a pic
mic on Gains hill Thursday.-Miss NJ. A.
Bosworth. Mrs. A. N. Green, Mrs. e. e.
Dyer. Miss Helen Weller and Mrs. H.
0. Nahum attended the W. c. T. u.
convention In Monkton.-Dr Emma Moore
OF Chicago, and Miss Nellie Mccarthy, of
Woburn, Mass. are guests Of Mrs. Car
rie Kellogg In South Bristol-Mrs. Jo-
seph Lirnone was called to Providence,
r. l., June 10 by the illness Of her sis
ter.-Kenneth Earle, Of Norwich Univer-
sity, Mortified, is visiting his sister,
Mrs Clement Varney.
Mrs. A. w. Cove, Of Middlebury, Is
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Sophia Shcrwin.-Duane O. Sprague
and Charles Lamb, of the University Of
Vermont. were In town for commencement.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Streeter, of Ber-
lin, N. H., were guests of Mrs. Daisy
c. Mulings, last woek. Their nephew.
Hugh Mullings, returned with them Sum-
day to Berlin. where he has a position
for the summer.-Lawrence McShane ar
rived at his home here Friday, having
been honorably discharged from the SER
vice.-Mr. and Mrs. John d. Martin start
ed for Kentucky Saturday to see Mr..
Martins father, who is in very poor
health.-The business meeting Of the B.
H. s. Alumni association was held Fri
day morning at the school house. These
officers were elected President, Mrs. L.
M. r. DEMO; first vice-president, Mrs.
Margaret Nicklaw; second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Alice e. Sherwin; secretary,
Mrs. Vida Richardson: treasurer, Miss
Ella NJ. Norton; executive committee, A.
r. Bristol, Miss Rosena Parmelee, Mrs.
Tel In
Sumner. 1t was voted to give $40 to the
high school to be used as the principal
saw fit.
Leland Smith Of the U. v. NJ. and Rid
ley Norton of Middlebury College were at
home for commemorative graduating
exercises Of the Bristol high school were
held in Holley hall Friday evening, the
program being: Professional, Clifford
Kent, marshal; music. high school orches-
ira; presidents address, Wllva A. Atkins;
salutatory and essay 1.-The Rural School
as Social Center" Lottie NJ. Phillips;
class history. Florence Sprague; essay.
Educational Value of Play" Mildred
r. Norton: music, orchestra; essay,
american Ideals" Hugh c. Mullings;
class prophecy Frances E. Mayhem; es-
say, Home Economics and the War"
Margaret E. Smith; class will, Blanche
E. Carney: class song, valedictory and
essay, Understanding ana Socializing of
Our Community" Gladys Hill, award Of
prizes and presentation Of diplomas, Mr..
e. w. Varney. In behalf Of the class Miss
Sprague presented the school with sum
Of money to be used for books. Recess
sional. The class roll: Wilva A. Atkins,
Kenneth s. Bicknell, Dorothy J. Dubuke,
Blanche E. Garvey Gladys F. Hill, Ruth
Hulett. Dorothy F. Hunt, Wright L.
Layne, Frances E, Mayhem, Hugh A. Null
lings Mildred f. Norton, Phyllis r. Nor
ton, Lottie NJ. Phillips, Florence NJ. Rich
ardson, Ilene l.. Sargent, Margaret T..
Smith. Florence f. Sprague, Ellen G.
Stanton. Following the graduation exer-
cises an informal reception was given by
the Alumni association In Colonial theatre
to the school board faculty. graduating
class and alumni. Mrs. Margaret Nick
law assisted by Miss Gertrude Parmelee
and Miss Caro- Wilson, presided over the
punch bowl The pleasant affair was
made possible by efforts Of the commit
tee composed Of James Cardell. Ralph Pal
mer. Mrs. Nioklaw Miss Parmlee and
Miss Wilson.-Gladys and Gertrude Mar
tin have gone to Moores. N. Y. to visit
relatives.-Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Edmunds
for the summer reunion Of the 1919 Leg
islature. Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Of New Ha-
ven accompanied them.
The funeral Of Mrs. Agnes CPeake)
Ridley. one Of Bristol's most prominent
women. was held from the Peake family
home on North street Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock and was largely attended.
The Rev. Emmett w. Gould, pastor Of the
Federated Church. offlciated. The bearers
were: Dr. A. NJ. Norton. c. A. Burnham,
F. r. Dickerman, II. s. Dunshee, D. r.
Bosworth and Carroll Ross Stearns. The
profuson of floral offering attested to the
love and esteem of Mrs. Ridley's many
friends The burial was in Greenwood
cemetery Among those from out of town
TO attend the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs.
John Ridley of Plainfield, N. j., Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Flint and DR.. Charles A.
Averill of Burlngton.-R. j. Norton is
very Ill with rheumatism.-Fred Nc
GLENN and his mothers family have
moved into c. C. Curriers' house on
Church street.-Mrs Sargent Is In very
poor health.-Edmund Ladue, who has
been in a sanitarium at Burlington for
several weeks. has returned home. Mr..
Ladue Is very weak but Is gradually re-
covering from the recent serious Illness
Miss Adde Bisbee Of Ferrisburg was the
guest of Mrs. Lucy Palmer Sunday
David Bosworth and Miss Dorothy Hunt
of the u v. M. spent Sunday at their
homes here.-Ransome Purinton was in
Huntington over sunday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Negus Of Proctor were guests of
Fred p. Smith and family Sunday.-Miss
Helen Newman Of Poultney Is the guest