Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
W1LLISTON

Wednesday evening at Mrs. Belle
Clark's. the first steps we're taken toward
staging the pageant. America Yesterday
and To-day" which is to be presented
some time in July. Necessary committees
were appointed and some of the group
leaders chosen. The proceeds from the
pageant are to 20 toward wiring the
Community Church and the affair will
necessarily be a community affair as
some 50 people are required on the stage
at one time. Walter Cartier of Burling-
ton has charge of the pageant. Mr. Cartier
Is member of the Community Service
committee of Burlington and had charge
of the physical bctterment classes there
last winter. He has had experience in
training and staging such productions and
is enthusiastic over the natural advan-
tages offered by Chittendcn Park, where
the pageant will probably be staged. Any
one who attended Williston's one hundred
! fiftieth anniversary viii remember the
pa geant staged In the park at that time.
Mr.. Cartier will meet the group leaders
next Wednesday for the first instructions
and drill.
| The schools closed in the village June
! IS. The teachers Miss Slapp and Miss
| Wolcott went to their homes.-Mr and
Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs
Riron Johnson are entertaining compan,
from Caifornia--Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Isham were guests of the Rev. II. G.
Banks and Mrs. Banks IN JonesviIle n
H. last week.-Mrs.. l.. n. Warren Is Wis
iting friends in Mortified. Montpelier anc
other places returning home sometim,
this Week.-Mrs. Grace White from Wake
field, Mass, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs
w. II. Metcalf.-Henry l.. Barnes, Mis-
Bertha Barnes Miss Malora Barnes anc
Elmer West of ESSEX Junction called oil
Mr. Barnes sister, Mrs. James Bryant
last Thursday.-Joseph lombard from
Burlington was here at his place thre-
days of last week doing his haying. Mr.
and Mrs. Dayton Webster and daughter
Margaret from the mountains are stop
ming a few days with Mrs. Webster
mother Mrs. Carrie Morrill, II is under
stood that Miss Margaret will remain will
her grandmother through the summer
Mrs. Eddie Rose of Orange. Mass, is tn
guest of her father. Mrs. Fred I.eclair-
: Mrs. Nattamore and daughter who hav
fheen guests of her daughter. Mrs Archi
Casey, have returned TO their home 4
Essex .Junction.-Mr. and Mrs John Jud
and son, Floyd on Hiram and Milfor
Preston OF Thetford called on friends /
town recently.-Miss Bornico Bradley. VIII
was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Waite
Cassidy in Burlington few days Of las
week has returned. William Browne
from Woodstock is stopping with his sis
, ter Mrs. Carrie Morrill, "A few days of thi
week.-Raiph Prior has returned to hi
: work in Brookfield. Mass.-The followin
!, nuni,s I'm the town of Wiliston have com
n,etsd the course of instruction for els
: mentary schools: Robert Edward KrupI
y Muddy Brook SCHOOL, Clayton Eugen
: brown. North Wills'on; Robert Cochra
: Eu,ler. Gladys Margaret Fuller, Fried
c Eurenie Prior, James Grin Prior, Bert
r Phelps, Reginald Arthur Wilton, wi
t. Iiston. Grammar school Any pupils
g the town of Wlliston wishing to compel
(, 80 a smelling contest OF Chittenden cour
-, echools at Essex Center Fair this ia
may obtain word lists by writing to Mi.
s NJinne f.. Hays Essex Junction. Furth,
It instructions will be published later. II
n toIIowing pupils Of the Williston Gran
, ,,ar school have had perfect attendan,
= for the entire year, Carl Lamson, Regina
n..S4->.> and EriAdAs Prinr.