Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
ADDISON COUNTY.
Niddicbury.

the front of the house.
Many of our people are having their houses
and places of business numberedin city fash |
ion, but quite good many others do not
think it worth while.
1t is reported that Miss Carrie Ashley, |
formerly of Mddebury, and a daughter of
the late Rolin Ashley, who lived in New
Haven and afterward Ia Middlcbury, has
written play which she has sold 10 New
York manager for the sum of $500 and that
she is to have in addition percentage of the
receipts in case the play turns out to be a
success.
The typhoid diseases do not seem to b
going to disappear from among us as soon
as could be wished New cases are constant
" reported. William Brousso, whose BROTH
or Edward died only few days ago of the
typhoid fever has caught the same disease
and is now quite sick with it at his home in
Cornwall. Daniel McNorton, who lives in
Frog Hollow" has severe attack of ty-
phoid pneumonia, from which disease one
resident of that ncighborhood died the other
day.
Some Of the papers are printing some Gu
rious paragraphs about Congressman Stew
art Just now. The following, which was
printed in the New York World on Wednes-
day, is d sample: "Ex-Gov. Stewart of
Vermont, n member of the new Congress on
the Republican side is said to be phcnom-
eua orator and the most eloquent man in the
State lie passes two summer months each
year under canvas on an island in Lake
fcssoIs, AID keeps open house for multitudes
of visitors. They live on lake bass and good
old wine. lie is immensely RICH" OF
course the governors friends will readily un-
dcrstahu tha' ne mas no liking lor tns KIM
OF 'aiiy'
The repairs On the cotton factory have
been begun. 1t is said that the Cutter mar
bic company will employ 10 men there as
soon us the ouiIEl'H h'S occu tiansluriheu
INTO hnish'ns SioP
In printing the account of Nliddlebury in
ventions in the FREE PRESS of Thursday a
mistake was made in printing the name
of Norman upper the inventor OF machinery
for making doors and window sash, as Nor
man Tup'own. Mr.. Upper was the father
| OF a. l.. Tupptr, Esq, OF Middlebury and
Mtssrs. Arcbelaus Topper and Charles
Nichols were associated with him in his in
ventlons In addition to the list OF inven-
tons already published Simeon Hoton has
invented and has patented new kind OF
thermometer. Mr. lloton has also con-
structod some very ingenious and curious
things in the way OF watches and clocks.
| The Garfield clock which was described 10
the papers SO extensively two years ago, was
ed hv Mr. IIolton lie onco mado On ;vorv
clocL Too witch ,ros oxh;h;,od ,r;Loly,
throraton, Enrnrn
,.',ss,'.,a
scarcely Gay PASSES now without new
o,isIrss G ti,ii vi SUM onunSe III III uireaoY
'HIs'"S III III u''''H "'ino''u'eu'
ny E" ,ia; arJ W nv ioaa vi tncl
I'M I'M h l'l.o ti'cl' INV o.y,IS anu .ucic
Hi,l nJ'iu,'e' " ~ .,ouo,o aoout 'ne mater.
80 ,o'' ~ Is W u1 ol'I"0u in'o 'Hc cc'hc'cry
nom 'no " eS' ,o"'
,,a .Vr'i In snceP imeu .niousnou' VI.
.uun.y w hot sGe'li u NC oiscou,uscu uoou'
ny p'esun. eo,i,'l'icn VI 'Hc sLeep .laue'
my say .'iul ,hc 'nuust!F Is Always heces-
s ~. my y, ios1 yum u "uou. ,'iis aeaso',
Wv "a. ~ "uo ';i". .ne pes.n. s.asnan'
VI ''I s,a,c - s"Licl, 10y 70 W wGn
u.tIu az inu ,u'lii 's'>iation Vi iast wiz
ing effect on the trade, but lint It has not
been great is evident from the wav in which
high prices have been maintained ever since,
Albert Chapman, secretary of both the Yer.
mont Merino Sheep Breeders association and
the National Woolgrowcrs' association, cx-
presses the utmost confidence that the duty
ON wool will be restored to the old figures,
or at least increased somewhat by the in
coming Congress.
| Mark Warnor who conn ,;r,o ooo hod =
horse drowned down near the old paner mill
bridge. las made nm his mind that thc town
ought TO nav for il. and is trying TO gel the
sclectmon 10 take his view of Tho mat.
Ter. The selactmen. however, are ne vet I'm.
able to see the point.
| NJ. ~ u,au,., A.. Nj,
d,eburv national han is malina o ,uo ri vc
imnroycments about his rromnds On Conri
street, and is building IL : lid marble fence
around his yard.
| Some handsome tree, which stool inc, il,
from, of The new town house have Moan dua
nm md taken aw,v II seems ,,i,v IN rnn,oyo
Them 'bnt thc IRON, nf the bniI,Iing shows ~
much better ndvantncn now Than if could
have done h,d ihr trncs hoo, inft Tho
rrounds ohou, tLr Lui,dinc nre nlrooJv bo;nr
Graded 'N"e
,.,--,-.
| vi 'ni, part Vi 'ic IAN O'ionSlnS 10 inc
olu Noous plicc, III lhc rear OF thc town
nousr' on iicasanl s'aeet, when Mcssrs.
Sm u',' 6 AlIeii purchased from me town,
Snn,on d. Hiii1h Is gong 10 ouliu himself a
Henry Hunt has bco, notified tho, ,ho
lGoyernmrnt has sllovcd b;s claim for a nen-
sion with orreor,ges 10 the omonnt of
S1as5 This Is the first SJidilobmrv clam,
settled for nn;,e n lone whiln ''''"'
Tna -, - a,'1, "'' ,..-.,..,.
tnc iia",nothc Guy, literary INSTITUTION
mn,on na, nu.n AZ uAi iiI; ne'e ioI thc
fortnigltly during the cold weather, has re-
sumcd its meetings. The object of the club
is to make special aud extended studies of
standard authors.
Mrs. Justus Cobb has been unite seriously
sick for several days.
Saturday nipht n black marc sunrosod IN
10 the nr6neriy If II "a Hone ' ,r,s sto,eU
from The Stable Of G. Gordon The stsble
door was locked. 50 that. the BURGLARS tbouobt
best to break in window, tear down a
partition and box stall to get at the horse,
| N nd thpn tinHinu tlpv could mt upt bn door