Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
ESSEX JUNCTION

Special Christmas exercises will be
held at the high school building Friday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Christmas
carols will be sung by the students.
There will be several features, one being
the rendering of that old Christmas
hymn "Adeste Fideles" in Latin by the
Latin students of the high school. All
parents and others interested are invited
! to attend these exercises.
The members Of the senior class will
| hold a dance in the high school building
| on Friday evening
William Allen and family of Cambridge
have moved into w. r. Roscoe's tene
| ment.
| w. y. johnson. ST. who has been i'll
| for some time. was able to walk out
! M onday.
S. A. Brownell left Tuesday TO
spend the holidays with his children in
New York, Glen Ridge. n. j., and
| Philadelphia. He was accompanied
| by his daughter Miss Mary. who will
spend the winter in these places. They
alos were accompanied by Mrs w. r.
Whitney, who goes TO Princeton. n. j..
to spend the winter with her daughter.
Mrs. George Whitney.
| Mrs. F,lvira Bell. formerly of this place,
now at the Home for Aged Women in
| Burlington passed her Dist birthday re-
Gently. Several friends called during
the day and she was the recipient OF
| flowers. postcards and also a sum OF
| money. all of which made a pleasant re-
membrance
At meeting of r. s. Sherman Post.
! No. So. Department Of Vermont, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for 1920:
Commander. n. NJ. Dodge; senior vice.
| commander, Frank Forbes: adjutant.
]. A. Woodward; quartermaster. F. B.
Warner; sergeant. DR.. c. NJ. Ferrin;
| o. D., c. NJ. Ferrin chaplain, 3. F.
| Brown: guard. Lewis Tatro.
! The school banking system which has
not been carried on during the war peri
cd will be resumed the first of January.
| Miss Frances Hays. who teaches in
| Youngstown, Ohio. will arrive home next
| Saturday for the holidays.
Miss Gertrude Hays is improving slow
| ~
Judge Fred w. Hall is at the Mary Flet-
cher hospital, where he expects to under
go an operation.
Word has been received from Principal
Norris D. Blake telling of the safe ar
rival OF himself and Mrs. Blake in st.
Petersburg, Fla. or as he calls 1t Fairy
land or the Garden Of Eden. Mrs. Blake
stood the journey well.
/ The minstrel show was attended by
about AIS people in the two nights. About
SIS was Melted for the band
The play. Aunt Jerusha's Quilting
Party" will be given in the parish house
Friday evening under the auspices of the
Home Circle of the Methodist Church
Following Is the cast of characters:
Jerusha Dow. Mrs. o. f. Cox; Hepjiah
Spooner, deaf. Mrs. f. P. Smith
Hannah Pike, old maid. Mrs. Charles
Farnsworth; Johanna Hives. widow, Mrs.
| w. A. Thompson; Rachel Guy. Quakeress.
Mrs. Charles Matherson: Patience Pea
body, old maid. Mrs. B. A. Mills; Mrs
Simeon Stubs, gossip. Mrs. Conroy
Levens; Druscilla Tompkins. lecturer
Miss Katherine Aldrich; Charity Cooper,
old maid, Mildred Winship; Mrs. Deacon
Simpkins. Mrs. r. A. Perry; Mrs. Aaron
Pride. Mrs. Vina Peck; Phoebe Miranda
Pride. Geneva Mcbride; John Dow. B. A.
Mills; Deacon Simpkins, r. A. West:
| Squire Pride. o. r. Cox. and Preacher
Lovejoy. William Winshp. Music will be
furnished by the village orchestra.
! The recital given Thursday night by
the Junior class of Mrs. Alexander T.
Arkley was attended by large number
of the friends and relatives OF the young
people who spent a most enjoyable eve
ming. The program was OF unusual in
terest. The participants were equally
happy in their renditions and II is difficult
! TO speak of anyone separately as they all
showed the effect Of careful training. A
part of the program consisted of scenes
/ from Alice in Wonderland" which
were charmingly read by Mrs. Jerome F.
Downing. The music by Lynes was played
I ',,, tic
dancing by little Miss Theodore Wake
field Of Burlington, a pupil Of Miss Kings
land In her performance of the Wild Bird
dance she was as graceful as the name
implies and won the hearts of all with her
sweet charm. At the close of the program
a pretty march was done by the class led
| by Miss Bernice Tyler, who had drilled
them. The evening closed with dancing
for which Mrs. o. G. Burnell played.
! Mr. and Mrs. Louis Florence and little
son, william, of Detroit, Mich. arrived
here yesterday and visited their brother
Joseph. They went to Winooski last
night. but will return here Friday night
and remain until Saturday night. when
4 they will go to Holyoke. Mass. to visit
Mr.. Florence's parents.
| The ladies' OF the G. A. r. will hold
their regular meeting Friday evening in
! me Ii. A. II. nall.
/ Mrs. Henry Teachout and daughter,
! Miss Mildred. will go to-day to st. Adams
! to visit her sister, Mrs. j. A. Coleman
| From there they will go to Plattsburgh.
where Mrs. Teachout will spend the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs George Stack
/ pole. Miss Teachout will return here
after Christmas and then will return to
| her school in Youngstown Ohio
Mrs. NJ. w. Chapman is quite ill.,
| Claude Wallace left last night for Terre
| Haul, Ind. to visit at his home.
! A. f. Parsons will have a gang of men
begin cutting ice to-day, Yesterday the
/ ice measured eight inches.
Miss Annis Barney. who has "A govern
ment position in Washington, came yes
terday to spend two weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Barney
She was accompanied by Miss Emma
Flint, who will go 20 her home in RAN
dolph
Judge Fred w Hall. who underwent
an operation at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital Tuesday, was resting quite well yes
terday.
The general science class of the high
school accompanied by it's teacher. Miss
Paddock. visited the electric light and
power plant yesterday afternoon, where
they were shown about by Electrician
Sheehey.
RICHMOND
The funeral OF b, e. Douglas who died
at tho Mary Fletcher hospital, was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs James
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