Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
ADDISON COUNTY.
Middlcbiiry,

IL
Mr. Willis J. Twitchell, native of this
town and graduate of Mddlebury College
in the class of 1877, has just been appointed
principal Of school IN Hartford, Conn.
only six miles from where he has been teach
ing and his salary in the new position will
be $1,000 per year.
The pulp mill has commenced work in full
blast, and two gangs of hands are employed,
as the mill runs night and day.
The amount received by the various de-
paltmenls of the Mdllebury Graded school
during the past year for buttons from schOl-
ars from outside districts was a little over
5000. by vote Of the school meeting those
| who pay their school tax before the first day
of August are TO have a reduction of four
per cent. NJ. A. Monroe, collector, will
have two per cent Of all sums paid in before
that date and three per cent OF all sums paid
after il.
The vcstrymcn elected nj the Easter meet
ing of the Epscopalian church on Monday,
March Goth, were Geo. &. Chapman, Edward
r. Russell, Albert Chapman, Henry L. Shell
don, f. W. Judd, f. w. lIascy, VIM.
Chadwick, Samuel Sheldon aud Fred Jack
son. The following officers were also elect
ed Henry l.. Sheldon, senior warden Al
bert Chapman, junior warden; VIM. ii.
Sheldon, treasurer Henry l.. Sheldon, sec
rotary; George c. Chapman aud Chas. A.
Chapman, auditors delegates, Geo. G.
Chapman. Albert Chapman and +. W. Hal
sey; substitutes L. =. Russell, William ii.
Sheldon and +. Jackson. A committee, con-
sisting of DR.. F. w. llalsey +. p. Russell
and Geo. G. Chapman, was appointed to ex-
press the feelings of the vestry to Rev. Mr..
lllley on the occasion of his resignation.
The amount of the Easter Offering was some
thing over $50.
Mr.. J. Ii. Sargent has changed his inten-
ton about going into business In the old
Beckwih u Co. shoe store, aud will occupy
instead rooms in the Columbus Smith block
| on Main street. The rooms are to be re-
pared for his occupancy as soon as possible.
William Ashley, who has recently return
ed from out West, has hired the farm Of
Will Nash in New Haven and will work it
| this season. Mr.. Nash will 90 to West Ran
dOlph and run the Cottage hotel, which he
owns and which he formerly ran jointly
with the late II. 5. Langion.
The approaching retirement from the mer-
camille business Of Mr.. T, Nj. Chal man, will
make an end for the time at least of the long
mercantile career of the Chapman family in
Middlcbury. The Chapma1s becGmcs mer-
chants in Middlebury in the early part of the
century, and there had scarcely been an H.
tcrval since when some of the family were
not in business in town. The father, grand
| father and great uncle OF the present mcr-
chant US well as himself aud two of his
brothers, have all been merchants here at one
time or another, and it will seem strange to
many people in this part of the county when
they can no longer speak of "Chapman's
store as an existing reality. The BeckwitlS
and Wainwrights, too, have long been mer-
chants mere, but the present representatives,
lsNf Nl.l.. ,prt. Of tt,tn
finally from business life, are Just drawing
to a conclusion the erection of the finest bus
ness block in the county and one of the
finest in the State. A long life of business
prosperity is undoubtedly before this house,
| and MIR Chapman has the best wishes of all
who know HIM, for the success of his new
business undertakings.
Some time in January last, Il Cornwall
man named George Sweet, borrowed horse
OF n Mr.. TulicY OF that town, and harness,
robe and cutter Of William Manchester, also
of Cornwall, with the understanding that he
was to have the Use of them for day or two
only. Sweet then cleared out and went some
where over the mountain and did not show
up again until recently. The horse was re-
covered, but he had left the other property
behind him, the supposition being that it is
still over the mountain. Thursday of .hls
week, Mr.. Manchester got Il writ in tiespass
and trovcr made out, Chas. NJ. Wilds, Esq,
being his attorney, and the writ was placed
In the hands Of Arson W. Frost the consta-
bic of Cornwall, for service ON Sweet. When
Mr. Frost went TO Sweet to serve the writ,
Sweet grabbed an axe and minated in pref
ty plain language that he did no, propose TO
be arrested, and Mr., Frost abandoned the at
tempt for the time. Later, however, he sue
cccded in capturing his man, who was
brought to Middcbury and lodged in Jail on
Friday morning. Sweets two young chill
drcn refused 10 leave hin aud are now in
jail with him.
The people OF the Episcopal church are
looking around to find rector to take the
place Of Rev. Mr.. Tillcy but have not yet
liked upon man to fill the place. Mr.. Til
ley began his pasorate in Brandon last
Sunday.
Mr.. w. c. Langworthy still continues in
rather poor health. lie has not been feeling
at all well this Winter. Mr.. w. 5. Alden
also continues so unwell that he is not able
to give much personal attention to his bust
ness.
DIR. +. .. Porter has purchased fine span
of matched horses from Charles Witherel of
Cornwall, for which he had 20 pay Il good
round price in order 10 &c, them. Mr.. With
erel is famous as breeder of horses and
makes large sales every year.
Mrs John O'Cnnor and family went to
Hartford, Conn, last Tuesday, to live.
Their departure from Mddlebury Will be
much regretted by their many friends.
Messrs. 7. NJ. Chapman and T. ". Fletch-
or have been partners in the lumber business
since the first OF March, previous to which
time Mr., Chapman had for some months
been in the business by himself He did
large amount of business all Winter in add
ton to his business in his store lie had
large contract to get out spruce timber for the |
pulp company, and has had between lao and
$50 men in his employ at one time. lie will
now devote his whole time and attention to |
this business.
Thursday evening at about half past eight |
O'Clock crowd of women came up on to
the street from Frog Hollow looking for
Officer Dickinson. They did not succeed in
finding him, but sent boy to look him up.
The boy found Mr.. Dickinson and told him
that row was going on down in the ''IIoI-
low" and that his services were needed to put
a stop to the disturbance. lie followed the
boy who led him into house IN which
no light was burning, but where
he found crowd of women jab-
boring ticrccly in the total darkness
They refused to light lamp but ligh, was
finally procured, whereupon the officer dis
covered that the whole row was occasioned
by the fact that there was only one bed in the
house and this one was occupied by a sick
woman-thc same one who sreccntly gave
birth to the child with its head smashed in.
Some of the other women wanted to dspos-
scss her of the bed and move il out into the
the other room for their own use, This plan
was Of course resisted by the sick woman
and she refused to acquiesce in tho plan, her
husband also coming to her assistance. Hercc
the row. Before Officer Dckenson's arrival
on the scene, the husband of one of the
women had tiied TO arrange the matter peace
ably, but the iniuriated gang of amazons