Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
ESSEX JUNCTION

ESSEX J(JNCI1ON
Richard. the seven year-old. and only |
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Drew. who
reside on Pearl street, died Wednesday
April q of peritonitis following an i'll
ness with scarlet fever. Besides his par
cnts, there survive him two sisters, Pris-
ella and Lisbia. The remains were taken
to Burlington Thursday for burial.
About 800 people attended the prize
speaking contest and the Glee club re-
cital held at tho high school building
Friday evening. The students spoke well
and it was hard for the judges to decide
and agree upon the winners. The first
prize for the girls (s5 gold piece) was
awarded to Lois Wright %. who gave
Darius Green and His Flying Machine"
The second prize for the girls $3.50 gold
piece) was awarded to Inez Head. 20
who spoke 1.-THE Legend Of Bregenz."
The two prizes for the boys s. and $3.50
in gold) were awarded to Claude John
son. q and Loomis Slater. 81 who spoke
| respectively 1.-THE Indian" and shall
America Lose Her Soul?'' The judges
were Principal George Stackpoe of WI
nooski, chairman. and Prof Aker and
Prof. Sprowls Of the University Of Ver-
mont. After the contest refreshments
were sold by members of the senior class
| to help defray the few incidental ex-
penses connected with the contest. The
balance of the money made will be used
| by the class toward the fund they are
! raising for their commencement invita-
| lions for graduation this June. There
was also dancing after the contest was
over. The prizes for the girls were con-
tributed by the Woman's club of this viii
lage. The prizes for the boys were con-
| tributed by two citizens. The principal
called a meeting OF all girls interested in
the older girls conference to be held in
Burlington. May 7. s. .. The girls select
| ed the following as delegates from the
school senior class: Inez Head. Dorothy
Sibley, Junior class, Margaret Teachout,
Melba Abbott sophomore class: Chris
| tina Flynn. Arlene Kenyon, freshman
class, Elizabeth Slater, Miss Paddock
was chosen as chaperon. The seniors will
hold another dance at the parish house
this Friday evening. The proceeds will
go toward their invitation funds The
senior class honor students will he an
nounced in few days. No conditions in
back work will be allowed to be made up
after May 21st except by special permits
sion of the principal. Students, who took
out school garden contracts. may secure
their seeds to-day as they have arrived.
The teachers for the new junior-senior
high school which will take the place of
the present registered high have been
engaged for the coming year and are as
! follows Principal. Gilbert c. Mann;
assistants in high school. Miss Ina Pad
dock Miss Stanhope. Miss Inez Northrop.
The teachers in the household economic
department and the commercial depart
ment have not yet been engaged. Junior
work, Miss Jeanette Slapp; A interme-
date, Miss Margaret Brown; r inter-
mediate Miss Mildred Mcbride: inter
mediate Miss Lillian Wolcott; A primary,
Miss Adell Holley; B primary. Miss
Katherine Aldrich; c primary Miss
Mabel Stevens.
Miss Jane French aged so years, died
Sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock at the
home of f. w. Drury, where she had been
for two years She had been i'll several
weeks. The funeral was held at the
house Wednesday afternoon at one
O'Clock. with burial in West Milton
Miss Virginia Bolduc, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs A. Bolduc, and Louis Phrodon
Of Chicago. who is employed at Fort
Ethan Allen. were married at the Church
of the Holy Family Tuesday morning at
$3.50 o'clock by the Rev. J. 3. f. Pouliot
Mrs. Wallace c. Stevens has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
she underwent an operation for append
citis. Her many friends will be glad &c
know she is doing well.
Mrs. J. T.. Curt. who was called here
some time, ago by the illness of hel
mother, Mrs ] f. Hunt has returned &c
her home in Omaha. Mrs. Hunt is able
, to be about the house little.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollia Perry have moved
from the former II. w. Rice place or
East street to the house on Lower Pear
, street. which they recently purchased o.
Mr. Woodward S. II. Wright and famil,
of Essex, who bought the Rice house
, are moving in.
Mrs. Harry Simonds and daughter
Susie, who have spent the winter will
Mrs. Fred Simonds have returned to the
4 home in, Syracuse, N. Y.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allen. who hav,
. spent the winter in ST. Petersburg. Fla.
arrived home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs
: Tominson, who have occupied their house
. lhave returned to their home in Jericho
:, Friday afternoon. April 80, the teacher
p; training class visited the creamery an'
e watched with interest the use of the Bah
Y cock tester. Kathryn Howard and Sad
y Barter have been chosen as delegate
i from the teacher training class to tn
= conference of the older girls of Vernon
h: at Burlington.
t The honor students for the senior elias
n were announced yesterday as follows
D.: Vaedictorian. Dorothy Sibley, average
d for the four years 9i6l per cent, saluta
= torian, Chester Button. average 92,Sl
s third honor. Bernice Tyler. average S9,52
n fourth honor, Pauline Davenport, aver
= age sos: fifth honor. Dorothy Norton
II average s7.34 Sadie Barter had an aver
age of 80 per cent and is entitled TO honor
e able mention. This is Miss Barters frs
IS year in the Essex Junction high school
S The other five students have had thei
e entire course here
@ Miss Bessie Crosby. the health super
l. visory nurse Of this district, was at tn
IS building yesterday to follow up the ba
,, cases of eye nose and throat defect
n which she found in the students at thei
n physical examination last January. Mis-
y Crosby's office is at the Howard Relic
y building, Burlington, and parents ma
IL reach here there by telephone at an
10 time
Al Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rousseau of Holy
r oke Mass, who were married yesterda
It arrived here last night TO visit his aun
l. Mrs C. p. Grow and his cousin, Mrs. {
J. G. Burnell.
" I w O'Connell OF ST. Adams has sue