Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

The home or Mrs. Noble j. SANFORD OF
Court street was the scene of pretty
shower" party Friday afternoon for
Miss Evelyn Muldoon. a teacher in the
local High School. in honor of her ap-
preaching marriage to Walter ii. CAL
houn of Middlebury. The shower was
held on the porch which was attrac-
lively decorated with flowers and ferns.
Master Robert Cushman and Miss Helen
Watt drew to the bride-to-be a white
daisy-covered cart. filled with many mis-
cellaneous gifts and packages for the
pantry shelf. An elaborate luncheon
was served to the IS guests.-Mrs. o. r.
Houghton has returned to Wallingford
after few days with her daughter. Miss
Evelyn Houghton, who accompanied her
home.-Lieutenant McCreery and some of
his assistants connected with the United
States Morgan Horse Farm at Wey-
bridge have gone to Rutland county on a
hunt for Morgan horses for the United
States Cavalry.-Miss Carmin Walker of
Ludlow in here for a week.-Mr. and
Mrs Frank c. Johnson and two young
daughters of Manchester are in town for
several Week.-Mrs. Sophia Wilson and
Mrs. James Thurber have returned to
Bethlehem, Pa. after six weeks in Mid
dlebury and vicinity.-Mrs. Horace Bell
and daughter, Miss Margaret Bell. of
Washington, D. c., are in town for two
weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. James T. Flana =
gan have returned to Willsboro, n. Y,
after passing two months in this section.
The old Tupper mill on Mills street,
recently rented to Wilson Brothers for
factory to manufacture bobbins. is
being repaired and it is expected that
the plant will be put in operation in the
early part of the fall. The mill is in a
bad condition and will require a large
amount of repairs to put it in good shape
for the factory.-John Hammond and
family have moved from the Howard
house on Seminary street to the Bentley
house on Pleasant street.-Mr and Mrs.
Charles Grandey are in Shoreham to visit
their daughter. Mrs. Richard Heitman-
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Eddy and children
who have been here for few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ceylon Eddy
have returned to Wallingford.-Miss
Kathern Calhoun of Lester, Pa, is in
town to visit her parents, Mr.. and-Mrs
Robert Calhoun.-Miss Emma Fuller has
returned from Barre, where she went to
| attend the graduation exercises of God
dard Seminary. Her brother. Henry Full
Ter, was a member of the graduating
class.-It is understood plans are under
way for the laying of a cement walk or
the. easterly side of Woodbridge street
from the College street corner the en-.
tire length.-Mrs. George r. Richardson
of Springfield. Mass, is in town to visit
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cal.
houn.-Miss Florence Huestis. a nurse a,
! the Proctor hospital in Proctor, who has
been spending a week in town at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs E. l.
Huestis, has returned to her duties again
The annual meeting of the East Mid
dlebury Ladies' Aid society will be held
in the Community club rooms of thai
hamlet Friday afternoon. Supper will bs
served as usual.Mrs. Winnie Peck, who
spent the last winter in Orange, ~ j.
has returned-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Page
have gone to Elizabethtown, N. Y.-NIr
and Mrs. George Herrick Of Springfield
are in town.-Dustin Russell of Glouces-
ter, Mass, is in town to visit his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Russell
Mr.. Henry F. Hodges of Middlebury
VT. formerly chief clerk of the Wood.
ruff Hotel, Watertown, n. Y, and room
clerk at the Lafayette Hotel. Buffalo, n
Y, has been appointed room clerk at the
Harrington Hotel, Washington, D. c.
During the World War Mr.. Hodges served
at Camp Gordon. Ga, and when released
from the army he entered the service
of the Knights of Columbus as transport
secretary. making several trips to Eu-
rope on the U. S. Mongolia" to which
he was attached.
The graduating exercises of the class
Of 1890 of Middlebury High School took
place in the town hall Friday night with a
large attendance, in spite of the rain.
The stage was elaborately trimmed with
purple and gold. colors Of the class, and
their class motto, "Esse Guam Videri' ~
was posted aloft. There were ferns and
potted plants in great profusion, with
evergreen boughs for background. Prin
Archie S. Hartman presided and the
exercises were in accordance with the
program already printed. The following
are the names of the class graduating
English course, Lloyd Arthur Bingham
Grace Geneva Burns, Ruth Gertrude Del
phia. Mary Gladys Duffany. Stanley Kel-
losg james, Ralph Ransom OBrien, Wal
lace Lamos Payne. Willis Hathorn
Waite: commercial course, Mary Eliza
beth Condor, Pearl Kathleen Cotter, Mil
dred Hattie Delphia. Ralph Leslie Smith
Latin course, Cecile Mary Burns, Gladys
Emma Dyer. Ruth Eddy. Margaret Brad
ley Hartman, Stanton Avery Harris
Beatrice Annette Mills. Florence Eileen
Noble, Russell James Pratt. Michael
George Tulley, Geraldine Catherine VIM
NETT. Mildred Cathryn Williamson
teacher-training course. Evelyn May
Adams Agnes Mae Boardman, Ethel May
Brown, Edna May Kirby, Ruth Emogene
Preston and Eugenia Hayward Tyrrell.
The high honors for the course were
awarded to Miss Ruth Eddy, Miss Flor
ence Noble, James Pratt and Lloyd Bing-
ham; and secondary honors to Miss
Gladys Dyer, Miss Margaret Hartman,
Miss Beatrice Mills. Miss Pearl Cotter,
Miss Evelyn Adams and Wallace Payne.
The graduation prizes of s25 offered by
Judge and Mrs. Weeks divided into two
firsts of $500 and two seconds of $3.50
were won as follows: Boys first, STAN
ton Avery Harris; second, Michael
George Tully; girls, first by Gladys Emma
Dyer; second. Evelyn May Adams. Ruth
Eddy won honorable mention. The Judges
were Leroy c. Russell. Robert Hope, the
Rev. f.. NJ. Gould. The diplomas were
presented by Prof. f. d. Collins of the
college.
reports from the surrounding country
towns particularly Weybridge and Corn
wall go to show that this part of the
State is going to he inundated right away
with grasshoppers and tho grasshopper
pest. Large numbers of them are already
here and 1t is feared these are only an
advance guard.-Lieutenant McCreery and
assistants, who have been in this Sec
ton for some time buying Morgan horses
for the United States government for
cavalry purposes. have shipped five head
of Morgans to Norwich University and II
head to Fort Royal. Virginia. The gov
ernment stock farm has shipped for
Tacoma. Wash. the stallion DonlYn with