Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13

/ Monday.
Middlebury.
The Democratic county committee has
called the Addison county convention to
meet in Bristol ON Saturday, August II,
instead of August 2l, the date first settled
have gone to Sabin, Mass, for Il three
weeks visit. George McCue has gone to
Northern New York for summer vaca-
tiOn and will be absent for some time.
DR.. w. II. Sheldon and wife have gone to
Thompson's Point for couple of
weeks outing BY the way, ThOmp-
sons Point has become quite a favor
ite camping spot for Middlebury peo
pie. go. Thomas Flint started Thursday
for his residence in Warren, Pa, where he
will 90 into the boot and shoe business
...A good many Middlebury people at
tended this weeks races in Rutland, but
| Clara NJ. was the only Middlebury horse
that trotted, and she didu't do very well
.... The Stal base ball nine has been or
ganized with the following members :;
George McCue, Jr Harry Fletcher, Will
Ellis, George Dickinson, Charley Collins
Donohue and f. Fuller...H. c. Potter,
who has been visiting his relatives here,
has returned to his business in New York
w. !. Twitchell, formerly Of Weybridge
but now principal Of large school in
Hartford, Conn, arrived III town ON Fri
Il
to visit his relatives. Mr.. Twtchell is II
graduate Of Middlehury college in the
class of 1877 Bert Alden, who has been
away from town for the past TWO years
and a half, has returned and will
90 into his fathers store as Il
clerk The Salvation Army has
dwiudled down 80 one regular soldier and
the raw recruits picked up in Middlcbury.
On Saturday night while the army WAS
/ parading through the crowded streets some
/ cowardly brute leaned out of buggy and
/ struck the Lieutenant on the shoul Ter with
his fist. He was not recognized and luckily
Miss TTaftOn was not much hurt. .... he
/ AllGdlebury check list was pos Ell Satur-
| day. 1t contains S4 names e.. Joseph b.
/ Cobbs, who for the past three months
has been travelling with Signor san
! telle's circus as band leader, has returned
home. Miss Emily b. Starr has gone to
stamford Conn, to make Il prOtracted
visit to her brother Charles and may fin
ally decide Il reside with him permanent
/ lY.... The local markets, Monday, were
we'll attended. Butter brought from l3
to 10 cent, usually, but l6 cents was paid
in II few cases.
Mr. and Mrs George Powell of Man
chester, y. H., are in toWn...Mr Ira
/ Negus, now of New Bedford, Mass, but
formerly ell-known business man of
Middlebury, arrived in town Tuesday
night to his brother a visit Mr.. j. \.
Mallory aud family, who have been visit
ing friends and camping out in
the vicinity of Sudbury, will stop
here during the remainder of his
vacation. Two new Democrats ar
rived in town at an early hour Sunday
III rning, but their names cannot he put
on the check list this year They weighed
! together seventeen pounds, and Mr.. Boy
! Ian, Jr., is the enchanted father -. Miss
/ Aggie McMann started for Chicago Tues
day, where she will make brief visit to
her brother, after which she Will go on to
| South Haven, Mich, to visit her uncle.
Mr.. James McSOrey of Malone, NY, but
formerly for many years "A resident OF
Mlddlebury, is visiting here Mr.. Nc
Sorley is now 81 years of age, but is ap
parently as young as many men at sixty
.... William l.. CadY got one Of his fingers
. cut OIL in Il planer al Smith x Allen :
mill on Tuesday. The same machine is
said to have taken oil fingers for seven diff
ferent persons.
st. Johnsbury.
Miss Wethea NJ. Glines. teacher OF
German in the Academy, spends the re
mainder of her vacation in Montreal with
her sister, Mrs. Adam Darling Rev
a Desnoyer, who has been resting here for
IA few weeks has been compelled to enter a
hospital in Montreal. i. f. BlOdgett has
gone to Block Island to spend two weeks
for his health Miss Emma Marie mas
returned from a few weeks stay al Old
Orchard, Me-. Miss Isabel NJ. Paddock
CaI re- .a,,I f ~
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North Hero.
At the Republican caucus Thursday
night for the election of delegates to the
county convention, the l4th. the following
were elected j. d. HaZen, John Imd
hope and Burton c. Blanchard, 5. T.. Hib
bard Addison Dodds, Warren Clark. The
three first named announce themselves AS
Edmunds men. O. p. Knight was elect
ed town committee for the next two wears.
From what we could learn from outsiders
the other delegates are Edmunds men,
but as they were not interrogated and as
1t has been reported that one of them was
anti Edmunds we are unable to state truth
fully just how they do stand at THIS writing.
.Isiah Dubuque will cut his three acres OF
corn destroyed by the hail storm this wee k
as it is only tit for fodder zee. The cut stone
for one OF TIE bridge piers has been laid
and inst as soon as another one is done