Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-29

Another guest of the Slack family was
C. d. Taylor of Albany, n. Y.-Mrs.
Joseph Duprey and sor.. willard, have
gone to join her husband at Rochester,
N. Y, where he has been employed for
some time. Mrs. Duprey's father. Andrew
Trcdo, accompanied her and will remain
with her for some time.-Professor Har-
rington of Middlebury College occupied
the pulpit of the Vergennes Congrega-
tional Church Sunday.-Vergennes Grange
worked the third and fourth degrees on
a class of % candidates Friday evening
Refreshments were served and n pro-
gram as follows carried out: Discussion
How Much Work Should the Average
Boy Do outside School Hours for His
Best Development" w. II. Carter; Uses
of Dynamite" =. S. Merrill; Grange
Budget" C. Hawley; character, the Rev
w. r. Frazer.-Mrs. May Gale has gone
to New Haven to care for Miss Alice
Doud.-George C. Ross of st. Albans
spent the weekend with his famly.-Mrs
w. r. Warner attended meeting OF the
state Parent-Teacher association hello
Saturday at the home of Judge Swinnertof
in Rutland.-The Rev. Hugh David
Jones, a former rector of ST. Paui
Church. was a visitor in town saturday
Miss Crane of Burlington was a gues'
over Sunday of Miss Edith McGovern.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Smith have gone
to Alameda Calf, to reside. On tneii
way they visited Mr. Smiths sister. Mrs
Hobart Potter of Newark. n. j.
Mrs. Julia Saunders and Mrs
Fannie Smith left Saturday for Brattle-
boro, where they have positions IN
store -Benjamin G. Clifton of WATERFOWL
frin har Monday
Miss Hattie Cormia and brother, VIII
liam visited in Burlington Saturday.
A son was born Sunday night
to MIR. and Mrs. Asa w. flaw-
kns.--NTrs. Adeline Daigneault is
seriously ill.--Dr. j. Shaw Webb, wife
and son of Burlington visited here
Mon iay.--Thomas Largeway. who has
been for sometime in Bristol. Conn.
is making n brief visit to his home
here, after which he will go to Spring
field Mass, where he has employ
ment.--Thc firm of DaiGneault * Bar
rows has been dissolved by mutua
consent Mr. Daigneault has bousht
out Mr.. Barrow's interest and vii
carry on the business Mr.. Barrow'
will devote his whole time to his life
insurance busincss.-Public ServiC,
Commissioner W. r. Warner was II
Barre Tuesday to attend hearing
before the commssion.-Mr. and Mrs
George r. stone have returned from
Mddlebury. where they were called by
the illness of Mr.. Harold Stone
Cccile Daniels. student at st. Louis
Convent. Winooski and oolma te
Miss May CAME of Toronto. can,
were week END visitors at the home o
| Miss Daniels parents, Capt. and Mrs
NJ. II. Daniels.
An organization to he known as thu
Nergennes First Cemetery association ha,
been formed with officers as follows
! President, Mayor Wayland S. Bristol; frs
vice president. cx-Mayor Charles f.. Steb
bins: second vice. Mrs, A. S. Haven; sec
rotary, Mrs. w. r. Warner; treasurer, DIR
c. II. Cole. The object of the association
| is the preservation. care and beautifyint
| of the old cemetery. which for SOM
| years has been closed and is in a rathe
neg ected condition. This has been mad
| possible by the generosity of Miss Ara
| bella Woodbridge Lawrence, forme
resident. whose ancestors were amon
I he early and prominent settlers of Yer
gennes and whose bodies lie in the GENE
| terry. Miss Lawrence made Eenerou
contribution To the fund herself and ha
| also Influenced others to become interest
ed in the movement to provide fund no
only to put the cemetery in good shape
! but also that it may he pcrpetually care
for. The cemetery is a landmark in TIL
history of Nergennes and many of tn
early settlers who We're prominent, no
only in local affairs, but of the State a
well. We're buried in it, Major Genera
Samuel b. Strong. who commanded tn
Vermont Volunteers at the battle q
| Plattsburgh, and Enoch Woodbridge jus
! tiCe of Vermont are the most noted fig
ures in this city Of the dead. He was a
ancestor of Miss Lawrence and grand
| father of the late f. f.. Woodbridge a
one time representative in Congress fror
| this district.
| A quiet, but pretty wedding took plac
/ Tuesday evening at the home Of Roy Vat
| taw on School street when his brother
| Walter Mckinley Yattaw, son of Mr.. an
| Mrs. John Yattaw. was married to Gel
trude Irene Pierce. daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Fay Pierce, all Of West Ferrshurt
The Rev w. s. Mulholland performed tn
ceremony. Only the immediate relative
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Yattaw recei>
cd many gifts consisting of silverwar'
linen, etc. Refreshments were served a
ter which the newly welded couple lei
on the 1920 south-bound train on the
wedding trip. The bride was gowned
a travelling suit of blue. Mr.. and Mr.
Yattaw will return about May | and wi
reside with Mrs. YattaWS parents.-Tf
basket dance given Tuesday evening /
the Boy Scouts in Grange hall was larg'
ly attended, and was an enjoyable ar
successful occasion Music was furnish
led by Morgan's orchestra.-Mrt. Hart
Cross is at the Mary Fletcher hospita
recovering from a serious operation.
Mrs. Jerome Brazelton has gone to VIII
thrOp, \. Y, to visit relatives.-Mr. al
Mrs. William II. Lawrence are visitir
relatives in Bennington.-The Nergenn
Sewing club will meet this afternoon
the home of Mrs. levi II. Brown. Coun
Home Demonstration Miss Emma Full
+. of Middlehury Will he present and give u
. istructions in dress CuttinG.-Mrs. Mo-
roe Winch of Nortontown Is caring f
her daughter, who is i'll with scarlet feve
, "A telephone has been installed in Il
home of Richard MacDougal, call 43-5
Mrs. Margaret Gardner is caring for Mr.
Emma .Iackman of Waltham-Mrs.
, II. Wheeler has returned from a visit
, her daughter, Miss Francis in Bost'
and to relatives in her old home in w
terbury, Conn.
BRISTOL
Those of the senior class who receiv
!, honors are Minnie Cushman 977; Dorot
a Wright 1885, Abel Wyman 1856; Weir
, Grant $3.50; Charles circuit a.5 Hont
able mention is made Of Carrie Pier
, who received an average of S6.s, b