Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-09
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT:
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES


for few days at tho home of Mrs. Ponds [
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps j. Cooli.
han, have returned to Burlington.
James Mullin Of Boston, Mass, who left |
here forty years ago is in town with Mrs.
Mullm and they are accompanied by
their daughter and son n-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Stax, who are on their we'd
ding trip. The party will spend sono
time with relatives in Nergcnncs Mrs.
Frank J. Donahue and her son, Francis,
have returned home after a two weeks
stay with relatives in Barre.-Nr and
Mrs. Albert ". Ward, managers Of tho
Kurn Hattn Home at Westminis ,er af-
ter spending few days with their daugh-
ton, Mrs. Raymond c. Goss, have re-
turned home.-Messrs. William and Fred
erick SpoYer Of Ticonderoga, n. v, for
mer residents Of Middlebury are here vis-
iting their sister. Mrs. G. +. Abbey.-Mr.
and Mrs. William p. Mc1Iugh and his
daughter Rhea, started Friday on their
return to Detroit, Mich, after a visit of
two weeks In town with relativoe.-Nr,
and Mrs. Clark Potter have returned home
to Ira after spending the week in town
accompanied by 4 company of fr'cnds.-.
DR.. NJ. u. Smith Of New York city, who
80 years go was a prominent pra itioner
of medicine here is making a short visit
in town. DR.. Smith and Mrs. Smith are
spending the summer at his ancestral
home in Addison.-Nr. and Mrs William
c. Foote of Vorgennea are in town for a
few days, the guests Of relatives.-DanieI
Donnelly has returned TO Springfield af-
ter spending a few days with his sister,
Mrs. Charles A. Collins.--,John Durkee and
John Pollard have returned to Fair
Haven after a few days visit In town.
! Miss Catherine Boylan has returned from
Rutland where she has been for some
time on visit to Mrs. Alice IIos;an.--
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom s. Benedict have
returned after spending a Few days in
! town.-The fall term Of the village grad
ed and high schools opened on Tues
| day. Sept 6 skipping Monday on account
of the legal hodaY.-Nrr. and Mrs. Il. II.
/ Burns and their daughter. Miss Millis
Burns have returned to Fair Havea af-
ter spending n few days in town. Mr..
| and Mrs Robert Dav'nc have ed TO
Rutland after a short visit in this viii
lage.
The fail term Of the village schools be.
| gan Tuesday. There are several new
teachers IN the high school and some in
the grades. The high school staff is COM
posed as follows: Archie S. Hartman Of
Mddlebury, principal Miss Francis
! Warner of Middlebury. science: Miss Hell
len Carriean of Middlebury, Latin; Miss
f. w. Gould of Middlebury. English;
Miss Gertrude Perkins of Hardwick,
mathematics; Miss Marie Smith Of Mid
dlebury French; William McMastcr OF
! Thetford. history; Miss HELEN VI. Kill
bride of Waterbury. Conn. Spanish Miss
| Genevieve NJ. Maney Of Chester. b. id Of
the commercial department; Miss N. J..
Kingsbury of Spencer, Mass, assistant;
Miss Mary c. Dean of Ludlow. teacher
training course. The teachers in the
,eso 6 Il
dlebury, Miss Julia A. Barry. Miss Rena
NJ. Mack, Miss Hazel r. Pease, Miss
Lena G. Woods, Miss Ethel I. Billings. all
Of Mddlehury; Miss Esther NJ. Riplsy OF
Poultney. Miss Mildred V. I1verts of Sail
sbury, Mrs. Charlotte Shactett of New
Haven.-Henry Conley. W no has
been In town for week to visit relatives
has returned TO Burlington.-Mr. and
Mrs Henry Grub and son Of New York
city in town to visit at the horne OF
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hoighter.--Miss
Letitie Calhoun has gone to Bradford
where she has position as teacher in the
high school.-n1rs Jennie Hopkins has res
turned to Oneonta, y. Y, after two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G.,
Brookns-Mr and Mrs. NJ. E. Hoolser OF
Snohomsh, Wash, for many years res-
ident of Middlebury, are in town.
Miss Jennie Bristol, registrar at the
college, has returned from Vergennes,
where she spent the summer with her
sister. Mrs H c. Herrick.-The meets
ing OF the Niddlebury Grange No. 315
will be held Friday evening after the
business session, the following progra m
will be carried out: Music, "Nourishing e
Supper Dishes" by three women;
Grange Record" Mrs. Erwin Crane,
Mrs r. A Elliott; reading, Mrs. Mary
Bessett: music; discussion, How Much
: Work Shall the Children Do out Of
: SCHOOL," Mrs. Adrain Thompson, Mrs.
W. II. Dow. Mrs. NJ. G. Grady Mrs. A.
l.. Austin.--The board of civil authority
: has arranged matters so that the wom-
on of Middlebury who are eligible to
! vote can go to the town clerks office
r and register and take the fro eeman' s
oath at any time they please during
J this week without waiting for he rs.
. gular meeting of the board saturday
h. night Town Clerk Joseph NJ. Burke
will be at the office at all times nd will
: take charge Of the registration and the
= Administered tion of the oath--The Miss es
= Mahle HoWley. Julia Provost, Nellie
$ McGuirk and Martha Campbell have re-
= turned to Rutland after several days
in town,--Mrs Billings and daughters
have removed from the Prof ?erkins 8
{ house on Franklin street to the Ross
= house on the same street.-The MISSES
0 Margaret and Helen Munger have re =
turned home to Orwell after several
l days in town with their aunt Mrs.
{ Charles Needham-Walter white OF
. Panton candidate for senator in tho
4 north end district of the county was
I in town Tuesday greeting friends
Charles Eouvier has returned after a
l five weeks visit at Turner's Falls,
$ Greenfield and SprinEfeld. Mass.-Dr.
Howard l.. Averill, who has be on talS-
ing a five weeks vacation in tho Maine
woods. and Mrs .ANerill have returned
to town.-Miss Alice Patch has returned
5 to Rutland after week in tovn.--Afr.
l and Mrs. William McHugh and little
. daughter, Rhea, have returned to De-
troit, Mich, after two weeks here.
The tax bills for 1920 have been sent out
] by the treasurer TO the individual tax
Q payers. The poll tax in the town including
the state, county, town, village and
Il school district taxes amounts to $3.50
cents on the dollar, making tha tax in
I, the village $50 for the year. with four
per cent off If paid before the middle OF
Z October,--Prof. and Mrs. Llewollyn r.
4 Perkins and children, who have been
!, passing the summer at Ferrisburg and
4 West Farlee. have returned 20 town.
: The Misses Pearl Ashley and Ada Bing-
! ham of Tarrytown, y. Y, are in town.
: The Rev. Rufus c. Flagg d, D., who has
a been spending the summer here with his
! son, DR.. Robert c, Flasg, and incidentally
G supplying the pulpit OF the Congregational