Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12
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| large NUMBER OF tickets were sold each
evening and the musical and dramatic
part of the programme was much enjoyed.
....AdVices by mail and telegraph fur
nish proof of the death of Mr.
| Walter Goodnough at Napa City Cali
fOrnla about two weeks ago. He was for
merly partner in the firm of Sheld,n q
| Co., and left here about Il year ago, going
to California for his health. Until four
or five weeks ago his health slowly but
| steadily improved and it was believed he
was very much better Particulars are
not yet at hand -. The Mddlebury Sons
of Veterans, Camp Tracy, on Friday even
ing observed the first anniversary of the
organization of their camp with Il ban
quet at A. b. Colbys about 45 persons
were present, inc uding six members of
the Brandon camp and two from the
camp at burlington, with five members of
Russell Post, q. A. r., of Middlebury
After the banquet provided by Mr. Colby
speeches were made, songs were sung,
and good time had.....Mr. Herbert +.
smith and his bride reached town Satur-
day night to take up their residence for
the present at the Pierce House. Mr.
Smith is one of the firm of Earl 81 Smith
......J. A. Wright, who went to Colorado
with cargo of sheep several weeks ago
arrived home Thursday evening Mr.
Miner, his partner, who went with him.
arrived home about two weeks ago.
The funeral services of the late Carleton
Sunday, ReA. a. f. Carpenter, rector of
st. Stephens Episcopal church, officiating
and the choir of that church rendering
the music. The remains were buried at
l3ridport ..... Mlddlebury people We're
considerably surprised Sunday morning
to find between seven and eight
inches of snow on the ground. e. e..
NJ Ijor William II. Dixie of Faribault
Mimi, who has been visiting his old
friend, Mr.. Darwin Rider, for several
weeks, returned home Monday morning.
..... Market day, Monday, was unusually
dull, partly in consequence of the heavy
snow STORM The prices paid for butter
were generally the same as those paid last
week, "A and 25 cents per pound being
the highest prices paid, from 20 to %
cents being the ruling prces. ..... The
weather Saturday night proved extreme
ly unpropitious for the Catholic fair and
yet there was very good attendance. 1t
is hoped that it will still prove IA crafty
ing success. s...... Telegraphic news con
firms the report of the death of Walter
Goodnough, late of Middlebury, at Napa
City, California Mr.. Goodnough died
there of Il fever on October 26, after
bret illness. Mr.. Goodnough had many
friends here.
The fair ana bazaar given by the ladies
of the Middlebury Catholic church came
to successful end on Tuesday evening,
when all the articles on which tickets had
Except on the closing evening there were
pantomimes, tableauX, vocal and instru
mental music, etc. The weather con
tlnued unproptious after the first night.
The fair was not nearly so sue
cessful as it otherwise would have
been. Frank Jones' Farmers band
theatrical company have made ar
ARRANGEMENTS to appear at the town hall,
Tuesday evening, November %, in the
play entitled Isl PERKINS; or, the Girl |
Lett Behind Me. ".....The boys at the
college were to have held Il mock court at
the college Saturday evening of last week,
but on account OF rain it was postponed
to this week Saturday evening .... We'd
ntsday morning pair of horses, owned by
Henry Hammond ran away in the Village.
They Were hitched to heavy farm
wagon, which they soon left behind,
slightly damaged. The harness were
nearly ruined, but fortunately no one was
hurt .... Messrs. Burton q Holyoke of
st. Albans recently shipped from this sta
ton ll2 head of Merino rams, which We're
destined for heir ranch near Ellsworth,
Kansas. -. Albert Bowen, who lives on
the north branch road in Ripton, was ar
rested at late hour Monday night by
Deputy Sherifs Rider and Cobb of Mid
dlebury, and the officers got home with
their prisoner at about O'Clock on Tues.
day morning, and lodged him in the coun-
ty Jail. The charge against Bowen is
adultery, and he makes the fifth person
arrested on that charge in Addison county
since the lest term OF the County Court in
June, Bowen had "a married woman,
who does not live with her husband,
snort time ago, and it is claimed
that they have all the fall lived as
though they We're man and wife Lately
the woman in the case has been working
in Middlebury and she was seen there on
Monday. She might have been arrested
on that day, but it was thought best to
take the man first She, however, seems
to have suspected what was going on and
mas got out Of the way, but ii is believed
that her whereabouts are known and that
her arrest Is only Il matter of Il short time.
1t is asserted in Middlebury that the
charge which will finally be brought
against the pair is "A much more serious
one than that above mentioned
New Haven.
it is stated that the widow of Mike
Flemming receives of the Central rail
road slOOO IN settlement of the claim for
the death of her husband by striking a
bridge near Brandon year or two ago.
...... W drner i. Drake has gone to Cali
forna by the recent excursion to receive a
reported Windfall by the death of a rela
tiVe....The store of W. w. Warren at
Brooksvlle was burglarized on Thursday
night and goods to the value of S25 taken.
colored "hDliness" revivalist by the.
name of kip" Roberts, who has conduct
ed meetings more or less the past year in
Brookville, Is the pdHiccpS criminiO in
an unsavory scandal that is just now go
ing the rounds. Roberts has left for
pastures new ..... The vein of water that
S. d. Doud has been digging for fails to
put in an appearance and the project has
been abandoned at the depth of 2S feet
.....M Mr., Layman Cotton, who recently
died at Watervlle, p. O., was resident
of this town many years previous to re
moving to Canada. .....Dr. +. G. Sanborn,
formerly of this town and recently of Rut-
land, has located AT Kansas City, Kan.....
Mrs. Adalne Dickey is quite sick of fever
at Mrs. Meacham s...... Mrs. Martha Con
key and Mrs. Esther Lewis leave on Tues
day for their homes in the West ... Last
week being Ladies' week" at the capital,
Representative l. ndon was accompanied
by his wife and daughter Mrs. Senator
Nash, Mrs Carrie Nash, Miss Mime
Doud and.other ladies also went from here
TO Montpelier
West Salisbury.
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