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

Mrs. F.. X Shattuck went to Boston
last week where she will visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. NJ. j. Lynch
Mrs. NJ. w. Rounds is visiting in Georgia.
Mrs Raymond G. HawleY and two
children, Of Billings, Mont. arrived Fri
day for q two months visit here where
they formerly resided.-Miss Marjorie FL
kins of Newport has accepted position as
bookkeeper in the office of the Richford
Garment company \. K. Brown
has resigned her position as librarian in
the public library and accepted position
in the Richford Phonograph Shop. The
library trustees have appointed Mrs. Lucy
Hamilton to succeed Mrs. Brown.-Mrs.
George Rublee has gone to Berkshire to
reside with her daughter, Mrs. d. II.
Stanhope. The Rev j. T. sherman of st.
Adams preached in the Baptist Church
Sunday morning, the pastor. the Rev.
George Pomfrey. being called to Middle
bury to preach in the Baptist Memorial
Church.-Mrs. II. A. Puffer has returned
from a visit at the home of her daughter
Mrs. n. W. McClelland, in Remington.
and from attending a meeting of the Yer
mont Federation of Women's club recent
~ held in Windsor,
l.. r. Parker. a prominent citizen OF
Hichford. died of paralysis at his home
10 work since the winter of 1905, hut had
been able to be about until few months.
Mr. Parker was born in Canada Novem-
her Is, 1895. and came to Richford to re-
| side in March. 1863 There are many
! houses in town to prove his ability as a
. carpenter and builder. He was public
/ spirited man and leading member of the
/ Methodist Church. He enlisted December
/ !, 1863, when but Is years old and served
! about ~ months. until the close OF the
war He was assigned to Company F.
| 10Th Vermont Volunteers Infantry. and
was mustered out June 90. 1865. He was
the present commander of Frontier Post.
( No. 70. g. A. r., and has been quarter
master for a number of years. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Kirah Parker: and
! one brother, Frank Parker of Rutland.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at two o'clock at the Methodist
/ Church. the Rev G. Leon Wells officiat-
ling Burial was in the Hillside GENE
| terry
! The funeral service of l.. 3. Parker.
who died Monday was held in the Metho-
! DIST Episcopal Church Tuesday afternoon
! at TWO o'clock. The bearers were: Robert
McElroy. Stewart simmons. Ernest
/ ThaNcr, Weslev Bliss. Charles Austin and
/ nr G. sherman Clark. The Rev G. Leon
! Wells, pastor of the church officiatod A
! quartet, Mrs. G. sherman Clark, Mrs.
| Laura Mandgo. Barnard Marvin and F.. J.
corliss, sang abide With Me" and will
/ hero BE Any Stars in My Crown" Mem
| hers of the G. \. r. attended in body.
! The burial was in the family lot in Hill
! side cemetery. Mr. Parker was born in
| Clarendon November Il. 1915, and came
| to Rchford to reside in March. 1885,
Percy Shangraw, VINO has been attend
| ing Albany. y. Y, Law school. is visit
ing at the homo Of his parents. Mr.. and
I Mrs. Il. j. Shangra w.-Kenneth Freer.
| who has been attedng an art school in
! Boston. is passing few days at the
| home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Freer,-The class day exercises of the
Richford Junior-Senor High School was
held in Colonial theatre, Wednesday eve
ming, with program as follows: Music.
! orchestra history. Winifred Patton and
stephen Marvin; statistics, Blanche Par
sons poem Bernice Rounds; prophecy,
Dazel Shangraw and Donlon Berry; will.
| Bertha kittell; address to undergraduates
| Dorothy Stanhope and Fred Kaufman
music, orchestra. The hall was filled to
its doors with people from town and ad-
joining towns showing the interest that
is being taken in the work of the pupils
and the teachers. The play, THE Teeth
of the Gift Horse a one-act COMEDY,
given by some of the graduates of the
school was very well given and much en-
ioyed by all The cast of characters were
as follows: Richard Butler young bust
ness man, Leland Stanley; Florence But
Ter, his wife, Anna Bashaw; Marietta
williams, his aunt. Hazel Drew; Anne
Fisher and Dcvlin Blake, friends OF But
lers, Dorothy Stanhope and Francis clark
| Katie. the mAid. PansX Ruiter