Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
Addison County
MIDDLLBIrRY

| to the president and fellows Of Middle
bury College for q term of three years
beginning on the first of the coming
June. The building Is TO be used for the
housing and feeding Of mombers Of the
French school of the college and extern
sive alterations and repairs will he begun
on the interior of the building Immediate
IL.
q Some changes are being made In consc-
quence Of designations and for other
reasons n the teaching staff Of the Mid
dlebury high and graded schools. Miss
Esther NJ. Ripley of Pcultney has been
engaged in grade number five In place OF
Miss Mildred NcrSor OF Bristol, who has
resigned. Miss Carrie T.. Scott. the preG-
ent teache" of grade number thrce has
o. also resigned and her successor has not
been chosen. Only four members of Tie
high school staff have been engaged for
the coming year. These are Prin. Archie
S. Hartman, Miss .1elen Scott Of the
English department Miss Frances II.
Warner of the science department and
Miss Helen Carrigan supervisor of tho
courses in domestic science. The pruden-
tiar eomm't' 90 evrec: to have all vacan-
cies filled between now and the end of
the school year.--Th" case of joel
Blaisc, who was arrested across the lake
week ago on a charge Of burglary at
the Middlebury Inn some time during the
past winter, was UP for hearing before
Judge A. w. Dicters Saturday forenoon.
Th. case for the state was put in by
States Attorney Allen +. Sturtcvant and
upon the completion of tae testimony for
the State an adjournment was taken un-
I'll Wednesday, May 4. at 1870 p. m. B.
Donoway and Leroy c. Russell of Mid
dlebury appeared as counsel for the de-
fense.--Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Freeguard
and daughter Miss Dora. of St Johns
bury are in town for few days.-Robert
Steele, the veteran truckman, whose col
larbone was broken in an accident three
weeks ago, has SO far recovered as to be
able to resume his ordinary occupations.
The Misses Grace and Fanny Holbrook
of Brattleboro are in town for a few
weeks.-The Rev. Ebert b. Holmes has
been secured to deliver the Memorial day
address in East Middebury benjamin
, Duprey and family have moved to town
from New Haven-Mrs Oscar H. Cush-
man is in Ticonderoga n. Y, to visit
her daughter Mrs. Mortimer V. Drake
Miss Marjorie Smith has returned to her
school duties at Charlotte after few
days in town at the home of her moth
err Mrs. G.. p. Sm't h.-At the meeting of
e American Legion Thursday evening
a vote was taken with large majority
in favor of a government bonus.-The
|
odist Church met with Mrs. F.. I.
, Terry Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock.
DR. Robert NJ. Prentiss the victim
of a quite serious accident while In Sails
bury Thursday. Just after leaving the
house. where he had called professionally,
one foot was caught on the running board
of HE automobile when the woman Of the
house called to him and he turned his
head The chauffeur thinking that he had
cod thrnxt trioty he
doctor to the ground, where he struck
upon his forehead and also twisted his
right ank g severely. His forehead was
{ badly cut and the injury to his ankle was
also severe.-Mrs. r. T. Boardman vii
i entertain the Ladies' Aid society of East
r Midd ebury in the Community club rooms
c in that hamlet Friday afternoon.-Mrs
& Amira Russell, who spent the winter al
c the home of her son at South Hadley
d Falls. Mass, has arrived and will spenc
the summer with her sister, Mrs. a. II
Sumner-Solon Sumner. who has beer
spending the winter with his mother. has
gone to Aburg. where he will spend the
= summer at the club house.-Mr. and Mrs
J. Allen Warner. who have been in towr
to visit relatives have returned to Albany
n. Y-The Rev. and Mrs. Henry c. New
ell have gone to Clifton Springs. n. Y.
- where they will spend two weeks
kalpn W lcoS sOn Oh MT. anu NlTs
Henry Wilcox, met with an accident Will
splitting wood at his home Monday after
| noon. The young man was using
double bladed axe and was working nea
a clothes line, which he came in con
! tact with The blade bounded back an,
= young Wilcox received a cash in the to-
a Of his head about three inches long
= DR.. Jacob j. Ross was called and it re
= quired two stitches to close the wound
Attorney Leroy c. Russell has an
a nounced his intention of becoming "A can
didatc for town representative at tn
., primaries next fall-A large party o
20 friends made up mostly from member
~, of William p. Russell Post, G., A. r
and William F. Russell Circle, Ladie
;. of the G. a. r., invaded the home o
- Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Z. Jones on Wate
20 street Monday evening and gave MI
- Jones a genuine old-fashoned surpris
= party the occasion being the sSrd an
niversary of his birthday. The visitor
brought along a generous supply OF goo
things to eat.--Chares Leonard has gon
to Pouitney for few days at the hom
OF his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Leonard
r. Ladies of the Labaree society will hold
cafeteria supper in the vestry of the Con
, gregational Church Saturday evenln
"A from Ave until seven o'clock.-Charles Fl
"a | AmSdcn or Boston Is IN town on vis
at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Dean
!, The village authorities have set gan
=, of men at work repairing a long stretc
!, of roadway on College street, from tn
~ foot OF the high school building to tn
~ watering tank, A good piece of ston
road was laid here some years ago. bu
1t has become pretty well worn out an
will be covered over with several layer
of crushed stone and top dressing. Thi
n piece of road is at present closed to team
ing and automobiling and danger sign
g have been erected at both ends of tn
4 work.-Mr and Mrs Arthur c. Tabo
~ have returned from Vergennes. wher
,d they have been at the home of M
IN Tabor's parents. Mr., and Mrs. A.
10 Tabor.--Dr. Lewis Hope has returned I
Or Ludlow after a week with his parents
I'd Mr.. and Mrs. Damos d. Hope.-Mis
Id Madeline Fletcher has gone to Procto
e. to visit her mother, Mrs, Agnes Fletche
Mrs. Malcolm Brown of Boston is vsi
ing her sister, Mrs. Phelps Sweet
Mr. and Mrs. c. l., Parish have move
from the Brown house on North Pleasar
:" street to the Tyrel house on the sam
~ street. which they recently purchased
w The music department of the Woman.
club will meet with Mrs. l.. c. Russo
May u; subject. Folk Songs" The o
hce of the Register company started II
new summer schedule Monday. to exten
IL until October 2, The working day wi
Mt begin at seven O'Clock in the mornin
n and end at five in the afternoon. On Sa