Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-24
ADDISON COUNTY.
NyIdllcl,ury

son, Ills luillly HuNt ottn uC't uullHH 'bp
past two months.
A match foot race for So Il side will he run
here next Saturday night, between James
Douohuc, Jr., and Simon Madgan two fleet
footed local celebrities. The distance will
be $50 yards.
George II. Rcmelc, ESQ.,, of Boston, is
spending a brief vacation in town with his
parents Mr.. Rcmelc was graduated from
Middlebury College in the class of 1872,
studied law in Mlddlebury and settled down
TO practice in Boston. lie has already Sc
cured good practice for a young man and
has also become quite prominent in the mu-
steal circles of the club"
1t is expected that several young ladies will
enter Mddlebury College the coming year in
accordance with the regulations made by the
corporation at the last commencement. The
fail term of the college will commence on
September 18Th.
East Mddlcburv is getting bad rcputa-
ton for drunkenness, disorder and qnaiiciUg.
Somebody seems to be drunk and on the spree
about all the time, and the intervals of quiet
are growing more brief and less frequent.
Saturday night there was another orgic in the
place. Decent people are getting sick of the
way that things are gong, and IT is probable
that some strenuous Efforts will be made to
put an end to the whole business.
Mrs. c. T. Bliss of Stamford, Conn, has
been stopping at the Addison House here for
couple of weeks past and has not been in
very good health. She has ridden out once
since coming to town, and that is all. Sun
day she was feeling good deal better and
Monday morning went down to breakfast
| Not more than half an hour after returning
| to her room, she grew rapidly worse and
died. Mrs. Bliss and her late husband spent
many seasons in town and were much es-
teemed.
| The funeral services of the late Milton
| Brooks were held at the church in Brooks
vile Sunday afternoon, the Rev George Il.
Hubbard, who is temporarily supplying the
pulpit of the Nliddlcbury Episcopalian
church officiating. The church was close
| ly packed with the old neighbors and
friends of the deceased, many people
being present from Addlebury and New
Haven. The funeral discourse by Rev. Mr.
Hubbard was very appropriate and impress
sive. The remains Of the diseased were talk
en- to the cemetery at New Haven street for
burial, the parents of Mr. Brooks having
been inferred here. The procession from the
church to the cemetery was estimated to be
not less than mile long.
Miss Matte Mead will teach in school
near Boston during the coming year.
The Fall term of the Middebury graded
schools will commence on Monday, August
l27 The corps of teachers will be the same
us last year except that in the second primary
department Miss Laura Mead takes the place
of Miss Addic Braincrd, resigned.
Milton Brooks died at Brooksville at foul
o'clock Friday morning. 1t had been known
TO. several days that he could not live, sc
that the end was not unexpected. A post
: mortem examination showed that his death
was caused by liver complications, and coult
, not have been averted. Mr.. Brooks was thu
last of the three Brooks brothers who abou
40 wears ago began the manufacture OF axe!
in Brooksville. lie leaves behind him two
q brothers, wife and son and daughter
: His age was VI years. The funeral services
were held at the church in Brooksville a
G $50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and the re
e mains were buried in New Haven.
$ The carrenters on Saturday finished the
q part of the work on the new college boarding
8 hall, and the building is now completed will
the exception of small part of the painting
q which vet remains to be done. The dmen
sions of tho building are GlA25 feet, th,
dining room proper being only one story il
, height, while the dwelling house part Of TN
building is two stories high. Under TIN
whole extent OF the building is large
roomy and well lighted basement, which i
d | TO be used Ua a bowling alley, for the use o
G ,hc hoarders exclusively. Although it i
II hoped aud believed that most, if not ali, o
? .le stuuou.2 WI u,N. NY, w.. W. an :"
no cH,puI''n roou. II a'lu eacn , saIeu' ud
sun l,us ST., , S ,po' y, '''o r"iS ~ fo'
pc onif '',o oo;. VI Imo aW m W. ioo
cooking, table service etc.
Il n,o ~ H., ivt,, have lDrn NVoJnpcJ,
u ono o. inc WI o'gS n,"n c mGu,''s s,a
i,Sn. W ~ "'' M ",,, '',',',
healthy child. and is moi cynec,ed 10 live.
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+ llenty iiier oi iaS' M'I tl u.',
l. i.i's w, "'ns III J"', WV a''s' ~,
amulHSe Theio m1 UIu,, ,,, A aii nU
10 on d"M Mis S,i on Wesley Fnrlish ol.n =
l. East Mddlebury. English, TO escape prost
cution himself, probably, agreed to t.
N where he got the liquor and made STATE
lc mcnt involving Il restaurant keeper in Mid
" dlcbury village named Phelps Coolihau. .
If warrant was served on the latter, who stou
K ly maintained his Innocence, and trial wa
W , on Fr;dav rnaIi s ' or ~. 't, s
IS he hougbt n mint Of alcohol On Monday ,fte,
ir 1ro rppnli,on b,, ,rea sn aJ,a "i'. !,
IH 'a n., nna,,,;,,n,;n 40, a., iunneu u
,e ~ n,1 Of neghhrrs Of Fn%ish Ly,;oyo v1
re l;oa arJ ooop;,iod Co,lihan who ;,,,sa =
G. sw u au tIot Fpglishs whole story was a liz
IN ,ho iur Wa" and Gooibsn are not mis,aLen ,
IN all oil ;bn c;rcumstanccs indicate That thev a,
10 on 'A' EnnIish con,n,,ted snnare ,,,,uny a.
rs inry TSare ia n law ogainst cnmn, r T.,
r jm3;. os we,i os on oga;nst soilinm n,ox
pot,;juJ ; ar and Tho on,hnr;,;es in da;so
anS ,prU S.vn an onnor,mni,v 70 nnt !,
~ to.on nv" Nfi'''''''' W p"' ~
The water in Otter Creek here Is oonslt
10 erahlv lower than il has been before th
. year
n I'M, at. =. NJ, n u pu,, ,.,,,
Inc iels snddo ~ OF ,ho Addison ss m
n ieu iu,'v Sry yoro tolIen to hor I ia
9. nonoi ny E,omfnrd Conn on tho last ,r al