Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
Washington County
MONTPELIER

Reports from Mddlesex show that the
hog cholera which has prevailed on four
farms in that town is on the wane. 1t was
traced back to a slaughter house from
which butchering had taken place and to
some pigs that came to that town from
Massachusetts,.
F. II. Tracy and II. G.. Lawson have
commenced the cutting of the lumber on
fheir farm. They are finding it difficult
to secure help to operate the saw mill.
They have some 100000 of logs on the roll
way.
The Barre Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany of Barre has brought suit against
Abe Jacobs of .Corinth to recover the face
of note and it has been entered in Coun-
ty Court here
Mrs. Elizabeth CKelty) Chamberlain Of
North street died Friday night after
long Illness of tuberculosis. The funeral
took place at nine o'clock Monday morn
ing at St Augustine's Cnurch. Mrs.
Chamberlain was native of Fayston.
born November 8. 1891. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Kelly. Later, with her
parents she went to Mo-etown to reside
and tncn for seven years taught school,
including Ryegate, Troy, and Moretown.
She was a very popular young woman.
She is survived by her husband, Harold
Chamberlain; a daughter a year old; ner
mother; and three brothers, Lawrence +.
Kelly of Montpelier, Edward of New Mex
leo and Fted of Calais.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Wheatey, aged 73 years.
died sunday morning at the home of
Mrs Carroll Stewart, her daughter with
whom she had lived for seven years. she
was native of Mortified and is sur
vived by three daughters Mrs Hayden
Ioffords and Mrs. Wayne Wright of Will
Jamestown and Mrs. Stewart; nine grand
children and four. at-pr D6o hildrpn
The funeral occurred Tuesday afternoon
The annual commencement concert of
Montpelier Seminary took place Monday
vening with large number Of the friends
of those taking parts present The grad
uating exercises of the teacher-tra
class have been held and the certificates
to teach issued to them by Miss Clara
Robinson, their teacher for the year. Miss
Robinson will not return to Montpelier
Seminary next fall. The program for these
exercises included the presentation of a
drama and tableaux. The list of graduates
IS: Eua Aldrich, Mortified; Grace Batch
elder, Plainfield; Ruth Crossman, Lon
donderry; Helen Duck, Montpelier; Alma
Talby, Huntington: Florence Harvey.
Marshfeld; Alice Holt. Calais; Myrtle Kin
ney, Grand Isle; Winona l.. Lamb, Pitts
field; Marjorie Moore, Painfield; Grace
Richardson. Franklin; Matte Richardson,
Norwich; Dorothy Towne. Waterbury
Cara Townsend Plainfield Josie Trask.
Warren; Floy Webster, Glover; Celia Will
bur, Montpelier.
Charles f. Putnam of Montpelier, was
among those young men of Amherst Col
lege. who has been awarded the golf in
sigma He is in the class of 1922 and has
played much golf.
Miss Florence Fiske of the charities Of
flee has gone to Saranac. n. Y. for a
stay Her place. as stenographer is being
filled by Miss Mildred Smith of Calais
George A. Reed. secretary of the Yer
mont Society Of Engineers, has returned
from trip to Washington. where the Fed
Grated American Association of Engineers
was formed. He was named a member
of the committee on resolutions.
T. r. Merrill of Montpelier has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate OF
charlotte Merrill late of Montpelier
Lynne l.. Hobart of Marshfield has been
similarly appointed in the estate of Jen-
ME Hobart. late of Marshfeld. and Har-
DID o. Chamberlain of the estate of Eliza
beth Chamberlain. late of Montpelier
Isaac StckolchiclS, who had for Is years
been furrier and tailor in Montpelier
,leid at his home on Main street about
1o;1j O'Clock Monday morning following
three days illness Of double pneumonia
Oxygen was secured Sunday in hopes to
carry him along until his lungs cleared
up, but he did not have the vitality tc
withstand the malady. He was a native OF
Russia and had lived in Montpelier for
many years. For over Is years he had beer
In business for himself. He is survived by
his wife and six children: Ida. Nathan
Maurice, Samuel, Coleman and Sidney
lie had a large circle of friends in the
city.
Gov. p. W. Clement has appointed a.
Justice of the peace Carl w. Clark o
Lyndon in place of Hollis B. WEIGH
deceased.
G. r. Rabdou Of Mortified has brough
a $500 suit sainst f. G. Cutting of North
field. The case has been filed in Count!
Court
Mrs. Elsina Richard aged 50 years. deC
at the home OF Mrs. Charles Jack. he
daughter. Tuesday morning following
short Illness, due to breaking down o
health. She was a native of Woodbury.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Aims
worth. She lived most of her life in tina
town. She is survived by two sons, L. w
Burnham of California and w F. Burn
ham of Woodbury.; five daughters Mrs
Jack Mrs. May Smith and Mrs Elme
Jacobs of Montpelier, Mrs Edward Ny
and Mrs. Leila Farr of Hardwck, TIL
funeral will take place at two o'cloc
this afternoon in Woodbury..
The annual class day exercises of Mont
pelier Seminary took place in the chape
of the institution Wednesday morning
with a hall well-filled with the relative
and friends of the students. The officer
the class are; President, Kenneth Ward
vice president, lola Lowry; secretary
Evelyn Covel; treasurer. Robert Billings
committee on gift to the school, c. c
Granai and Charles Titus The gift was
flag pole. Program committee FVely
Hill and Clarence St. Mary. Preceding tn
class day exercises, the scrub exercise
took place. These were of a humorou
nature when the faculty and seniors say
| themselves as they generally appear !
the administration building, chapel an
| about the grounds, causing a great des
IF laughter. The program of the class da
exercises follows: Piano solo, Voices G
Spring" Sinding. Miss Ruth NJ. Kennedy
prayer, Corioano q. Granai address E
welcome, Kenneth II. Ward; class histor,
Alma f. Falhy; class poem, Robert N
Billings; vocal solo, Deep River" Bul
leigh, Herbert Codlngs; class prophes,
Bertha NJ Carpenter and Alice f. Crellel
class Grafton, John r. Wilson Bancroft
piano solo. prelude, Op 3, NO 2. Racr
maninoff Miss Jessie Pearl Sweet; elias
will, Coriolano .. Grana; presentation Z
class key, Charles +. Titus: presentatio
of junior gifts to seniors. Katherine Bots
ford, Marjorie Fifield, John Bisbee an
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