Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-20
ADDISON COUNTY.
Middlebury.

I
The last of our Summer visitors have de.
parted, some OF them having staid pretty
| late in the season and yet the number o.
strangers in town does not seem to have dc.
creased greatly. In fact, there seems TO be
more strangers here than ever before, and
the town must be growing quite rapidly IN
| population. Houses to rent are hard to find,
and as consequence rents are rather high
| in the village.
Not for long time have there been so
many sick people in town at once. Among
those who have been most sorcly afflicted is
Mrs. A. ID. Topper, who was taken with II
severe illness last spring, from which her re
covcry has not been SO rapid AS was hoped
for. DIR. Peck of New York city aud Dr.
Grinncll of Burlington have been called in
for consultation in her case.
There has been good deal of speculation
and talk as to which is the better mare,
Clara NJ, owned by Darwin Rider of Mid
dlcbury, or Fannie Russell, owned by Kent
Wright OF Bridport, each mare being strong
" supported for the honor. AT last 1t seems
likely that the disputed point will soon he
settled. A match has been made between
tie two horses, Mr. Riders mare being back
ed for $500 to beat Fannie Russell for $3.50
The race will be ,rotted in two weeks, at
iSI"hu ulh, AIDdly, ~. i
The sheep business continues on the boom
in Addison county. The Western markets,
from Texas in the South to Minnesota in the
North are necessarily calling for the best pro-
ducts of our best hocksand are always CRYING
for more. Hundreds Of carloads OF sheep
leave Mddlebury for the West every wear,
and 1t is matter of wonder how the sheep
ilocks of the county can stand the continuous
drain that is made upon tncm.
Potatoes have taken sudden fall in price
in Boston, the market having become Chok-
ed up with the over-supply, and some Mid
dlcbury Spectators have been pretty severe
ly bitten. One man is reported to have pur-
chased 2UOO bushels ut sxty-iive cents per
bushel and is unable now to dispose of them
Tor more than forty cents per blishcl
Apples OF good quality for eating are
prcl y scarce throughout the county this
year. a large part oi the crop, such as i, is,
will he made into cider.
A. b. Hepburn, who has recently tossed
away the Republican nomination for Con-
gresham at-arge in New York, was about
ten years ago student in Mi,ldcbury Col.
lege. lie left college without completing the
course, and almost Immediately attained to
prominence in the local politics of st. Law
renee county.
The mail carrier between Middlebury and
Cornwall now IL n woman. She makes the
second female mail carrier in Addison coun.
| ", the other one carrying the mails between
Nergcnnes and Addison.
In 1880 marble quarry was opened on the
line between Middebury and New Haven,
and it has been worked by different parties
more or less ever since. 1t is row owned
and operated by the Gutter Marble company
who have been for several years at work M.
on il in an effort to find paying marble Part
OF This time they inexperienced marble from
the Rutland quarries, brought it here and
had 1t sawed and finished in their mill, for
the sole purpose Oi keeping their men en-.
| ployed until such time as they should find
good marble in their own quarry. That time
has at last arrived and the company is now
getting out large blocks of marble Of an ex-
cellant quality. They now employ abou,
fifty hands aud will probably increase their
force largely next season.
yergenne,.
Tie venerable Samuel Wilson was
thought TO be dying Sunday He is still liy.
ing, though very low. He is in his ninety
second year.
The month of Octobcr has leen So charm
ing that rides and drives for the cJnvnlecscn,
and the robust are the rule for town and
country. Nothing can surpass the beauty Of
the scenery on every hand.
Mr.. and Mis-. f. H. Haven have returned
from their drive through the Atirondacks
Mrs Havens health is decidedly Improved
by the jaunt.
Rev, Mr.. Spear of Mi,Idebury, exchanged
pulpts with Rev. George F.. Hall las, sun
day. Mr., Spear is u strong man in til,
desk.
New cider, cheap, has put in an appear.
ancc greatly to the delight of the thirsty
temperate dtinkcr.
The new whistle attached TO the shadt
Roller Company engine has very much tn,
sound of the Port Henry whistle