Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
VERGENNES

FREDERICK NJ. Alden fanl'iarly l-uour
as Arfle' Alden. Nergennes boy. b as re-
Gently been appointed head mastar of |
Columbus Grammar School New York
Toe appointment carries with it the tres-
surership of the half-milliou dollar cor.
poration which controls tho school The
New York Times says he is the youngest
. headmaSter in the United States OF a. !
school of the reputation and importanca
of the Columbia Grammar School II is a
preparatory school for Columbia College
and Is the oldest non -sectarian school in
, Now York city. II has one of the Ia rgest !
alumni in the country. among them many
men who have become prominent figure : 4
in the national life. "Arlc" is a graduate
Of the Vergenues High School where no
was star catcher Of the baseball team :
and also a. graduate Of Dartmouth College.
where he was a first string catcher on the ,
college team After his graduation from,
co'tegc, he was for awhile a member of
the Boston League team. Since leaving
VcrGennes his rise has been rapid. due
to his energy and ability and his bovhood
friends hero Will be glad to know OF his
latest success.
Albert p. Annis died Saturday ar the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Ray Hurl burt.
from blood poisoning which set in after.
the amputation of his left leg some time
! ago. He was born in Swanton 60 years
| ago. He moved from New York State here
| about one year ago. He was a member
| of the Methodist Episcopal Church Be-
sides his wife. he leaves four sons, VIII
liam of Essex, y. Y, Alfred of West
port. N. Y, James Of Ferrisburg and
Frank OF Waltham two daughters, Mrs.
Ray Hurlburt of Vergennes and Miss Lucy
Annis of Ferrisburg, The body was taken =.
Monday to Lewis, n. Y. where the
fun nnrI1 ha1I
Mr., and Mrs. Ray Allen of
San Antonio. Texas. have arrived
at the Winsow house on Maple street
for the summer.-Miss Alice Carroll of
casteton is visiting her uncle and Iunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudson.--rhe con-
dition Of T.. Lloyd Dana, who while
operating horse rake Friday was thrown
off and badly bruised about the head and
shoulders, resulting from the horse run
ming away, is some what inproved.-Mf
Marjorie Phelps. teacher of French in
the high school at Newport. is visiting
her father, DR.. r. c. Phelps-David f..
Ryan and family made an auto trip to
Orwell Sunday and visited his parents, ,
Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan.-Niss EDNA
Woicott has returned from visit TO her
aunt, Mrs Horton Bostwick. of Addison.
Over 1Do from the Vergenpes Congraga-9 1
tional Church aftended the Sunday morn
ing service at-the New Haven Congrega-
tional Church Wyman A. Bristol who (
has returned from his Y. NJ. c. a. work !
in Turkey gave an interesting address
The Misses Edith Bristol and Elzaheth .
Warner left Monday morning for Camp
Hochelaga, Grand Isle.
William c. Bradbury, a former we'll.
known resident of VerGennes. died Tues ,
day at West Andover, y. H. after a. (
long Illness. aged about 70 years. Mr..
Bradbury was bonn in Nergennes, his ,
parents being among the early settlers, /
and for a number of years was employed I
as clerk in some of the stores in the town. .
Later, he was mail clerk on the Rutland ;
railroad He was member of Dorchester
Lodge. No. l, A. F. & A NJ, and Jerusalem
Chapter, r. A. M, No. q of Vergennes
and vas past commander Of the Mount
Calvary Commandery of Middlebury and
past grand recorder OF the Grand Conn
mandery Of Vermont; a member of Ner- :
mont Consistory S2nd degree, and a ch H.
ter member of Mt. Sinai Temple, No.s 3. &
A. A. o. n. Nj. S., of Montpelier. His
funeral will be held to-day at West
Andover, y. H.. and the Masonic burial
service will he In charge of the New
London n. r.. Lodge. Burial Will be at
West Andover. Judge and Mrs. Frank L. I
Fish and daughter. Prudence, have le-
turned from Ocean Park Me. where thsy
went TO attend the wedding of Mrs, Fish's I
niece. Miss Pauline Lyon. of Burlington.
During their absence they visited their
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Knight OF west
Haven, Conn, and their son, Frederick L.
fish, of Springfield, Mass.-samuel Allen
has gone to Cleveland, Ohio. TO visit Mr..
and Mrs. Timothy McCathy.-B
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