Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-30
ADDISON COUNTY.


lives in Starksboro, celebrated his seventy
fifth birthday, last week, by walking from
that town down to Middlebury, distance OF
about twenty miles. He does not much mind
n tramp of that length, and on Thursday he
footed IL back to Saiksboro again.
The Green Mountain Pulp company will
do n very large business as soon as they get
to running NJ their mills full capacity and it
Is understood that they will cnploy between
forty and fifty bands IN the pulp mill alone.
There is report that the Middlebury
board OF examining physicians, appointed
last year by the commissioner OF pensions,
has been suspended, and Mt any rate there is
some trouble about the board, rs they did not
receive any orders 10 examine the last batch
Of applicants for pensions who came here
on one of the three days on which they had
been orGered to appear.
There will be in the new boarding hall
connected with the college, which is to he
pushed rapidly to completion as soon as tho
weather will allow, gymnasium which will he
| for the use Of all of the students and bowl
ing alley, which will be exclusively for the
use Of those who may board at the hall. The
boardcrs ut the institution will pay only for
the raw materials to lie used in cooking, while
all the other expenses Of running the hull VIII
be borne by the college.
Two carloads of sheep were rhlpped
from this station Friday. One carload goes
to San Antonio, Texas, and the other to Sa-
line, Michigan.
ga large number of guests assembled on
Wednesday evening at the residence of Pro-
lcssOr anu Mrs. Ezra Branerd, to be present
at the marriage Of MIR. L. w. Peet Of Cali
torna o Mrs Beaumellc II. Sturtevant, nee
| Rockwell of Middlebury. The marriage GER
| h, L.
Spcarc, pastor of the Middlebury Congrcga-
tiunal church. A collation., furnished by q
Rutland caterer was served, and the wedding
party took the night train for New York
Tim Neville who used to be clerk at the
Addison House aud has been more recently II
commercial traveller, has retired from the
latter business and resumed his old position
at the Addison House.
Mr.. c. G. Peck has been in Boston for
several days on business connected with his
Improvements in electric lighting
The Easter collection Mt the Catholic
church amounted to something over $500
here will he some additions to this sum.
Foriy-two years ago Easter Sunday Mr.
John Roach landed in this country from Ire
land. lie came straight through 10 Middle
bury and has always lived here since Thcie
we've very few lrsh people in this section at
The time Of MIR. Rpach's arrival
As Mrs. Thomas Wilson was leaving tic
Catholic church Sunday she fell and Lurt
herself so seriously that she was unable to
walk home.
| Mr.. George Orcott Of the Richmond hotel
has been paying "A visit in town this week.
Mr. Orc).t is rs hi. AN rs genial a. eve r.
Mr.. Darwin Rider, proprietor of the Add
| sou House, has been under the weather this
we, k-sp much 81 that he Was confined TO
his bed.
The school meeting was held in the court
house Tuesday afternoon. From the audi
TO- S report it appears that the expense OF
| running the school the past year was s52O9.55
A lax TO iaise the sum of $4,000 was voted.
Hon. l.. ID. Eldr,dgc was chosgd mod rator
aud H. l.. Shclon clerk The following
gentlemen were elected to serve us Il pru-
dental committee, in the order named y.
j. Marshall. +. a. Bond, John c. Staplctun,
Dr. II. W. llascy and Hon. l.. l.. Knapp.
The committee was instructed to see what
coull be done towards increasing the iacili-
ties for escape from the school building in
case Of tire. and also to make such arrange
meats as may be necessary for lettering the
sanitary condition Of the bullding.
The Register establishment has concluded
the intention. They have secured additional
room and facilities where they are, and CON
seqnently the removal is unnecessary.
George II, Langworthy, Jr,, has gone to
Worcester, Mass, and will so from there 10
Washington, ID. &.
Byron Fleming has purchased fine pair
of colts in Canada. They are iivc-ycar olds,
nice large ones, and will make splendid
team.
| John Ii. Sergeant has bought from the
Moore estate the Moore house situated just
next to the Park House and he will move
! in AS sOCn as the present tenants 90 ont.
The price paid for the property was $1,000.
The New York Association for the Protec-
ton OF American Industry has reprinted
! from the Americdn Agricultural J0UFHdl,
President Cyrus lIamlins article entitled,
"The Effect OF Free Trade on the Laborers
of England, Turkey and Egypt" A large
number Of copies have been distributed.
The commissioners to settle the estate of
the late John Ring held their first meeting,
| Tuesday. The amount of the claims against
the estate is S2550 and the amount of assets
reported Is about 5000. The latter amount
will be increased by whatever sum may be
got out Of the sale of the trotting horse
Dexter.
Joseph Calhoun, who is well known in
Burlington, cut two of his fingers nearly off
Tuesday evening with his squaring machlue
in the tin shop.
Some of Joseph Battells horses were sold
for coed prices in New York. Two or three
of them brought 500 or $500 apiece.
The other day Middlebury man found
one of his neighbors engaged in the eccupa-
ton OF carrying away lumber and shingles
from his house The man claimed to have
bought the stuff from former owner, but he
took the properly back without much hesita-
ton when detected. The appropriation of
his neighbours lumber is church member in
good standing.
| Quite a large number of the young friends
of George Dickinson, son of Officer Clay n.
Dickinson, paid him visit last Friday ev-
ening 1t was q surprise party in honor OF
his thirteenth birthday, and the visitors
brought several valuable presents with them.
The presentation speech was made, by re-
quest, by w. w. Swiney.
They are taking an inventory of stock at
| r. NJ. CHAPMAN Il Co.'S store this week, pre-.
viou3 to Mr.. Chapman's retirement from the
business. When Mr.. Chapmans partner,
Mr.. f. w. Bird goes into business into his
new place he will have for partner Mr..
Ford Nash of New Haven.
The services at the Episcopal church on
| Easter Sunday were unusually interesting
and were attended by large numbers of peo-
| Pile of all denominations. The church was
handsomely decorated with natural flowers.
MIR. lillcy's farewell sermon in the evening
was an able and affecting pulpit effort. Bran
don will gain by Mddlebury's loss.
The thaw which commenced Saturday has
ended the slcshing in the village. We had
altogether III days of it this year.
Miss Libbie Laird OF Middlebury was mar
ned Tuesday evening to Mr.. Seuaca Sumner
of South b islol. The bride was the recipi-
cnt of several valuable and elegant pres