Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-17
Franklin County
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ST. Adams

oliver Naylor, aged 50 years, died Thurs /
day morning at the ST. Adams hos i
pital. where he was taken for treatment
last Tuesday. The funeral was hold
Saturday morning at nine o'clock Al
Holy Angels Church. the Rev. L. p
Desrochers officiating. Burial was in
Mount calvary cemetery. The body was
taken from the hospital to the under
taking parlors Of c. r. McAllistcr from
which place it was taken to the home of
his son, Marshall Naylor. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Ada Naylor; five sons.
Marshall, Fred and Irving Of this city,
Clinton of Waterbury and George of
Winslow. Ark; five daughters Mrs. Mary
MCGOWAN. with from he had been maxi
ing his home for the past eight years
Miss Anna Naylor of this city, Mrs.
George Beauregard of Hudson Mass,
Mrs. Frank Naylor Of Cambridge. Mrs
Albert st. Pierre of Colebrook. y. H.:
one brother, Edward Naylor of Essex
Junction: and two sisters Mrs. Edward
raradec Of Milton and Mrs. Louise Char
bonneau Of Essex Junction. Mr. Naylor
up to the time of his death was an en-
poyc of tho freight department Of the
Central Vermont railroad.
News has been received of the death
on June of Mrs. G. s. Nutter. at her
| homo in Brooklne. Mass. Of cerebral
! hemorrhage. Mrs. Nutter is survived by
her husband, tho Rev. Charles S. Nutter.
n. D., who was, for many years. pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this
city and also served for six years as su-
permit endent Of tho ST. Adams district Of
| the Vermont Methodist Conference.
! Cards we're received yesterday announc-
ing the betrothal Of Miss Elizabeth Crit
fen, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Il. Grffen
| and Harold p Fisher.
News has been received Of the death of
Frank Chesley. son of Mr. and Mrs. w.
| II. Chesley of Pawtucket. r. l.. which &C
CURED Memorial Day The young man,
who was only q years old lost his life by
drowning when A canoe capsized. The de-
| ceased was a graduate of Brown Tniver-
sity in class of Il? He took as post grad
uate work this year and was to become
an instructor at Brown next year. His
parents formerly resided in this city. His
mother. before her marriage was Miss
Lillian Pelkey Of this town. His grand
parents reside in Waterbury.
Henry Hobart Blrss. aged IS years.
died at the St Adams House at s:25
! Friday evening from the effects
of a stroke of paralysis suffered on
Tuesday June S. He was born in Sheldon
| March ~. 1a7, and went to
Swanton with his family, where as a
boy he lived several years. He returned
| to St. Adams in 1884 He was deputy
sheriff under Capt. r. r. Kennedy for
four years and was sheriff un Ter r.
p. Marvin two years. He entered the
employ of Owen Marion of the ca pacity
Of clerk at the St. Adams House,
wheer he continued until his death.
He is survived by three brothers. a
twin, Herman A. of winchester. Mass.
Bart B.. of Lyndon, and S. W. Bliss of
Swanton: one granddaughter, Miss
Alma Vosburg of Clarenceville. P @.
The Junior prize speaking contest OF
the St Adams high school for the
, Smith prizes was held at the City Hall
Monday, before a large and appre-
ciative audience. The first prize was
ava rded to Miss Helen Storms; second
, to Wesley Sanborn; and the third tc
Miss Nina Baker. During the evening
t the Highland orchestra rendered sew.
eral selections. The program was as
. follows: The Gusher (Charles Loomis)
Miss Margaret Rradish; Bargain
= Day" (Jessie Alexander). Miss Kath
S crime Maginn; "Locum Tenens," Oar
$ Hay). Robert Burns; Soaring" (Bootf
g TarkinEton) Miss Laura Calling; The
. Dinner" elizabeth Stewart Cutting)
Miss Nina Barker; The Little Schoo
= Ma'am," Miss Helen Storms; Scene from
= Henry V, william Shakespeare) Miss
II Bernadette Mayo: The American Boy,
Theodore Roosevelt, N. Wesley San
born; The Wedding" (Jennie Harris
wick), Miss Hilda Hicks; Sketch -
Pair of Lunatics,' Miss Dorothy Hef
. flon.
The graduating class of the st. AL
= bans high school went to st. Luke
u Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon a
four o'clock where the baccalaureat
e sermon was preached by the rector
q the Rev. Richard F. Armstrong. Nj
n Armstrong; text was, 80 Run Tina
r. We May Obtain" from ST. Pauls Epistl
n to the Corinthians, ninth chapter, cat
49, verse.
&c A committal service for the body @
:. Mrs a A. Skeels, who died last winter
2, was held at the family lot in Green
= wood cemetery Saturday morning a
y ten o'clock. The Rev. Richard E. Arm,
strong. rector OF ST. Lukes Episcops
I'd Church officiated.
nj Miss Mildred A. Brooks underwear
IL an operation Saturday morning at tn
re Marvin sanitarium for the removal {
al her tonsils Her condition is improve,
he News has been received Of the deaf
he Friday of Mrs. Paul Rover of Lowell
lg The deceased was we'll known in tn
or city. Besides her husband she is SUI
IL vved by two sons, Paul and Clemen
IT, she was the sister of Mrs. Marsha
H. Hope of this city.
y News has been received that Mis-
IS Teresa f, Nevins, daughter of Mrs.
- H. Nevins of 81 Lincoln avenue VII
e' has been employed in the governmey
C. service at Washington, D. c.. for tw
NJ years left that place June 10 for Ye
h, lowstone Park, wyoming. where 81
Nv has secured a position.
ST. The third event of the commencement
ST. week of the st, Adams high school toe
vi place at the City Hall Tuesday wit
IN the annual junior-senior ball. The ha
H. was attractivey decorated with the scho
at coiors and the stage was banked wi,
u flowers The pretty gowns Of the IA
IN dancers blending tremendously with Il
es decora tions made tho gay scene of me
III rmcnt compete. Fe,ton's orchestra fur
!" ished music.
ISIS The dance at Edgewater Pavilion at
II Adams Bay last evening was largely a
he tended Bostwick's orchestra furnish,
u" music.
ev' DIR. w. j. Howard, district health of
al. Ger reports that the number of cont
iel glous diseases during tire month of Ma
~ were as follows: measles %: whoopii
lily cough ;; mumps 10; scarlet fever .; t
o, phoid fever .; chicken pox l.
'ur Ruth Hilliller of this city was arrest
ME nv Sheriff George F. Catlin Monday al
in ernoon at the Central Vermont railro
station charged with taking 500 fro
let Roy Sheets Of West Swanton, deaf al
ci- dumb person.