Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
BRISTOL

bhISlOL
a very we'll attended business meeting
or the Parent-Teacher association was
held FRIDAY evening at assembly hall.
MRS. w. M. Farr was appointed treasurer
IN place OF Mrs. A. Il. Bristol. resigned.
FOLLOWING the business meeting recep-
lion for the teachers was held. Mrs. b. Z.
Varney, president of the Parent-Teacher
association, Principal Selden and the
teachers of the high and graded schools
were In the receiving line. The senior
class girls ushered Music was furnished
by Shewls orchestra. Refreshments were
served in the laboratory. Mrs. George
Jacobs presided at the punch bowl as
sisted by Mrs w. NJ. Farr. A short pro-
gram consisting of music by the orchestra
and solos by Miss Dorothy Lawrence and
Mrs. DEMO proved very pleasing. Mrs.
Varney made some very appropriate re-
marks in which she welcomed the new
teachers to the community and cxhorted
parents and teachers to corporate IN
making better schools thus making a pet
ter community and better state Inc
meetings of the association are TO DO
held other month some FRIDAY AFTERNOON
at $3.50 O'Clock at the school building and
1t is earnestly hoped that many more peo-
pie will become interested in this worthy
movement and show their interest by
being present at these meetings'-Mrs'
Rose NJ. Ives cntertertained the teachers
Of the high and graded schools at 'Hoiley
Hut Saturday afternoon-Mr. ana MIS-.
A. w. Stevens and daughter. Cornelius. of
Cornwall and Mrs. Emily A. Bennett of
Yonkers. n. v. spent Sunday at A. G.
Sumner's-Mrs. T.. l.. Sherwin, j. 3.
Sherwin and Roy j. Clark visited Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Cove in Middlebury Satur-
day and Sunday
The Bristol high school cow testing team
has been awarded fire. trip TO Spring
field. Mass, tho last of this month to
attend the farmers meeting.-Alian
Grant is acting rs substitute teacher IN
the high school this week.. G. Norton
returned from Poultney Sunday with Mrs.
Norton and Betty Jane.-The Misses
VIVA Atkins, Ilene Sargent and Gertrude
Palmer left Monday morning for the
Skidmore Art school at Saratoga.-Dr.
and Mrs. w. II. Danforth left Sunday
night for their home in Gettysburg. Pa
Mrs Ella Worth Pendergast gave the
first of the series of fine travel talks on
a Mediterranean cruise in the Baptist
Church Monday evening; subject
MADEIRA and Southern Spain" Miss
Dorothy Laurence sang solo.-Miss Ida
she has a position as teacher in the
graded school.-A pretty affair occurred
Friday, September 10, Mt the home of Miss
Nesta Nahum when about fourteen young
lady friends rendered Miss Florence
Sprague miscellaneous shower in honor
of her approaching marriage to Clarence
Hawley of Panton The shower was a
complete surprise to Miss Sprague, who
upon her entrance to the house, was given
a spool and thread with instructions to
wind the thread upon the spool. The
thread led lust to a roomful of her friends,
waiting to wish her happiness. then into
another room. prettly decorated in pink
and green. where the gifts were hidden in
various places. Games were played and a
ouffet lunch was served. Miss Sprague
received gifts of silver, linen, china and
tinware.
One hundred and thirty-two women
qualified to vote at Tuesdays election
Mrs Martha Roscoe is visiting in Addi-
son.--Miss Ruth Newman Of Poultney is
visiting her sister. Mrs. j. G. Norton
DR.. w. f. Morgan, who recently under
went an operation at the Mary Fletcher
Hospital is convaescing.-Mr and Mrs.
Schoonmaker OF Albany. n. Y. have been
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. s.
Mathewson. While here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathewson took them on a motor trip to
Montreal.
r. W. Peake was elected town repre-
sentative at the primaries Tuesday,
The Rev. +. NJ. HaEadorn was called to
Ferrisburg Wednesday to attend a
funeral.-Prof y. H. Hill, director of
the American school at Athens, who
has been spending the summer at the
homo of his brother, =. p. Hill and
family, has sailed for Athens. Greece.
Mrs. ]. l.. Pezoldt and two sons of
Denver Col, are guests Of f. D. Lamb
and family.-Miss Bernice Garrow has
gone to Whiting where she has n posi-
ton as teacher in the VILLAGE school.