Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mlddlebury.

ADDISON COUNTY.
Niddiebury.
Miss May Powers has gone to Boston to
put finishing touch on her musical cdGci-
ton. MISS Powers Is already orr NJ The
two or three best piano!ore players In MIDI
dlebuiy, and it is pretty well Sn0wn that We
have many fine ones.
Stree the beginning of the ial. term OF
college, last week Tnursdav when four lady
students entered three more young Ia lies
have Joined the cla-s. OF the whole seven
now here, three are regular members OF the
Freshman class, aud four are special stu
dents.
The ninety third birthday of Mrs. Gather
inc L. Mcleod, rclict Of the late William 5.
Mcleod, was celebrated by quiet little fam
lily dinner at the residence of her son, i. ii.
Mcleod, Esq on Friday. Mrs. Mcleod is
now the oldest lady, and, with only one pos
sble except H. the oldest person in Middle
bury. Her husband, who has been dead for
many years, was II sou OF Captain David Me-
LeDd of Boston. Her father, the late Cap
tain Eben,z.r Markham, was a prominent
| figure among the early settlers of the town,
aud her grandfather, leniamin Kellogg, Jr.,
was the first of the pioneer English settlers
| of Addison county. Isaac +. Markham, her
| brother, was the inventor OF the present
method Of saving marble, SO that 1t is thus
| sbcn thgt Mrs Mcleod has been closely al
| lied with people VINO took part IN stirring
and important events. Capt. Ms'kham, hpr
| father, settled IN town in 1896, siuco
which time Mddlobuiy has always been
Mrs. McLeod's home, and she las been u
part Of the town. She has grown with its
growth and lived with its life, and under her
L M,IIl,Ipr. Ia, Al Ia, 80
proceeded from infancy to manhood. For Q
wom.n CT ninety ,..roe, h,rs. MCLEOD is UNI
usually hale and hearty and hOr memory of
past events is remarkably tenacious. She
has been the mother of ten children, all of
wncm nave passed away S,.5rc ler win the
exception of one son, Thomas II. Mcleod,
| Esq, who has long bceL 4 wCl-nnoWn law
yer in 1llddlebury
| Mr. L, W. Flint who was for long time
clerk with 7. NJ. Chapman & Co., has gone
into the boot and sloe department of Shel.
don & Co.'S. tom" is n well liked young
fellow and the inventor and patentee of :
| Grc escape tor passenger cas-, which may
vet prove very valuable to him.
| 0ne OF the engineers Of the late big BICYCLE
tournament at Springfield was Edwin Oiivcr
| who w.s SONS si- or scveu years ago !. stu
| uCul III u
which he was for some time student a
Beeman academy, New Haven. "Ned" is
son of the well-known soprano, MIS- W. N
Oliver, formerly OF Rutland. lie was Away!
an able but wildcat sort Of a fellow, hut
seams q heve got up high among the bicy
cllsts Of the country, beng row The Dusines
manager OF their organ, Tie Wheel, published
at Springfield.
f.. l.. James, The .tsrksborG liquor seller
who several weeks ago, Yhen arrested, bun
dcred into pleading guilty to $50 fist offence.
While lie was hlmself in a sllle of at leas
partial intuxiG illOn, Is slili lan;lishing II
Jail here being unable tn procure all jane
had not been running the i'm ut Starksbort
any great length Of time.
The suit of Owen Rourkc against Elwat,
McCue Tor damages sustained in IN Assault
recently, ami Tor winch AlcCue las beer
already prosecuted and convicted by tn
State, was settled Saturday, McCu, pay ing
portion OF the damages claimed. The Grim
inal prosecution will not be pushed.
Relic Gully, a young CIR, of about seven
teen years OF age, died Somewhat SUDDEN,
Friday, of some kind Of u fever, it is said
She had been 10 Burlington working in tn
i'Middlehury Hair ali through the Stat
fair, and began TO complain while there, bu
was rot taken down sick until after her re-
turn to Middlebury. A younger sister o
Bellies died in similar way only few
weeks ago.
Several Western men are sprca out owe
the county looking for sheep TO take hom
with them. Ihv prospects Tor the Fall
sheep trade look very promising, and III
uade this Fall will probably he large enougI
to make up or the Summers duness.
The brick work on the new county cou r
house is nearly tp.snei. sud ii is now prcit.
| certain that at least the court room portion
OF the building wi be far enough on 81 tina
tho next term Of court may be held in it il
i,ccemuer
There were services at the Baptist church
Sunday, and afterwards baptism by INNER
sion in Otter Greek, Rev. Charles UIbOurt
officiating. Mr.. HibDard looks looks il
much better health than he did when he &c
signed the pastolete of the church.
Monday, market day, was quite dull fal
this time Of year, very few country pcopl,
being in town. Prices did not vary mater
iaily from those of the preceding week.
Miss Francis T. Willard of Peoria, Ill.
president of the National Wumans Chrlsliai
Temperance Union, delivered her temper
aLce address according TO announcement al
the Congregational church Sunday evening.
Early in the evening people logan to conn
in from the Ieighburng country towns il
large numbers, Cornwall, Bridport, Wey
bridge and other towns beng well represent
I'd. The church was crowded, floor ant
galleries with an audience that was evidently
intensely interested in Miss Willard and hcl
work. The address itself, which lasted on,
hour, was well, conceived and eloquentll
delivered one from whatever point Of view
the listener occupied. Miss Willard is tin'
speaker, her delivery is very easy and grace
fnl, and at times she rises TO a high pitch O
pathetic eloquence. 1t is evident 10 til,
most casual heanr that there is no hunbu.
about the lady, that she is not in the TEN
perance movement as a money maker, bu
that both her brains and heart are in III,
work. Miss Willard advocates no half WAY
measures but goes in strongly for "G1spe
Temperance" advocating total abstinence
and total prohibition, and her opponent,
must acknowledge that she works for thos,
ends with great ability and untiring presis
tencc.
Since the last previous report of shipments
of sheep the following shipments have beer
made from this station: James lddngs o
Jackson, Mich, shipped home 20 head, Mr.
lddiugs accompanying them. e. w. Mason
of New Haven shipped one carload to rope
ka, Kansas Messrs. Wood and Kennedy o
Michigan, shipped one carload, part # then
going to Somerset, Mich. and the rest t
Saline, Mich Oliver Severance of Middle
bury shipped to his son, Frank o. Severance
at San Antonio, Texas one carload of II:
head +. G. Mason Of New Haven shppet
one carload to Denver, Col. Orchard and
Hamilton Of Shoreham and Bridport shipped
40 head to G. 7. Bircbard, Nicksburgh
Mich. and Harry L. Sanford of West Corn
wall shipped Az head to w. 4. Wallace
Decatur, Mich.
The walls of the Franklin memorial porch
arc nearly built, and the work is already fa
enough along to make it plain that the porch
will be handsome addition to the veslry o
the Episcopal church. The porch Is no
| D., ha n vary Ia rua affair lint will bp "a larp,