Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-10
MIDDLE BURY.

the manufacturing and business interests OF
the town by utilizing our vast water power
was held last Wednesday and there was
IA large attendance Of all classes of citizens
showing the general interest felt in the sub
jcct A. p. Upper was made chairman,
and stated that the object of the meeting
was to see if some business enterprise could
not be started here. He was followed by
Col. T. NJ. Chapman, George McCue and
James NJ Sade, and Mr.. Upper and Col.
Chapman again made remarks. Mr. Chapman
thought it might be well to induce some big
firm of shoe manufacturers to locate here,
and Mr.. Tupper's idea was to form Co
operative association something of that
sort and go into the manufacture of some
article or articles from hardwood lumber,
OF which there is an abundance at hand.
Mr. Slade thought it not best to organ
ize permanently just yet and moved that a
committee of seven on organization be APP
pointed to confer and report a week later,
Tho motion prevailed and Messrs. j. NJ.
Slade T. NJ. Chapman, a. j. Marshall,
Charles A. Piper, c. c. Peck, Oliver Sew
erance and William c. Langworthy were
appointed as such committee. The meeting
then adjourned for one week.
| The Catholic church was filed to over
flowing last Wednesday evening, the occasion
being the marriage Of Edward II Bruya to
| Hattie NJ. Daniels. FRANK Bruya of Staples,
| Mimi. brother OF the groom was best man
| and Nellie Dupont of Brandon, a niece of
the bride, was bridesmaid. At the conclu-
! sion of the ceremony, reception was held
| al the residence of the groom's parents on
/ South street. and hosts of friends Hooked
! in. a large number of elegant and costly
! gifts were made to tho bride friends in
many towns being represented among the
] 4 afr in
abundance and everyone had an exceedingly
pleasant time. The happy couple took the
night express train for their wedding trip
and will visit Troy, New York and Montreal
before returning here to take up their resi-
dence.
Miss Eaton of Montpelier of L. II.
/ Clays millinery store has returned from
ner summer vacation. States Attorney
Charles NJ Wds who has been confined to
the house since September 10 with acute
rheumatism is so far recovered rs to be able
to ride out a little. Madam Foy's concert
company have been engaged by the union
lodge f. and A. NJ. for the evening Of
October 10.
Horsemen in this section have begun TO
take a good deal of interest in a matched
race which has been made by two owners of
stations. The horses are Brete Harte,
Harte owned by Albert d. Austin. The
race is for $50 a side and will take place on
the Addison County track on Tuesday, Oc-
tober II.
Patrick Mcmahon started Friday morn
ing for Trenton, y. j., in charge of pair
of fine large black carriage horses, 10 hands
high, which were purchased few weeks ago
from j. r. Suckney of Shoreham for Mrs
Roeblng of Trenton The purchaser is the
widow of the engineer Of the Brooklyn
bridge
The pulp mill at the Papermil Falls WAS
shut down Friday. as the supply OF logs
had been exhausted and it is unhandy re
newing the stock at present While the
mill is idle extensive repairs will be made
on the interior.
Mr. Sam Miller, who has been with the
Local Electric Liz hitting company from the
start has been engaged to run the plant
through the fall and winter. He is just the
man for the place.
The Sons of Veterans held n meeting
Friday evening aud decided to hold their
annual dance on Friday evening, Move mOer
:.
Some Of the boys seem TO have got hold
of Jacob Speyer's COW on Saturday night.
Al any rate she turned up sunday morning
all handsomely covered with a fresh coat
of white paint On one of her sides wa,
conspicuously painted the number 81 and
from this it is suspected that some or all OF
the new freshmen class at the college had {
hand in it: while others affect to believe
! that it was enemies of the freshmen WHO
did the job and in this way tried to throw
contumey on the novi homines
2 Hon. John W. Stewart is home from Bos
ton where he went last week with hi
"a IA is a
n tending school in Americas only Athens
e Congressman Stewart Is OF course wei
pleased with his party's procedure during
Il the recent session, and is looking for tho
Il election of a good republican working ma
3 jority in the next House.
y Market day this week showed about tn
average attendance of country people, an'
e u large quantity OF butter was brought il
e tor sale There was no change in price
g from those paid for the past five or 81!
e weeks, 20 cents being the highest paid am
Il the great bulk of the tubs going for Is an'
y 10 cents per pound.
Il Mrs. Louise Williamson, who has been a
IA Rogers Rock Hotel Mt Lake George sine
& early in the summer, has returned to town
o the summer visitors in the Adirondack.
having nearly all departed for their homes
The season over there was prosperous one
)
Il patronize the Now York excursion GU Tue,
5 day. Only nine tickets vera sold here, an
It most OF those were sold to people from tn
" rural regions. Most Of the folks are wait
n ing for later excursions AZ lower rates.
Us The fox hunters are getting ready for tn
- fall campaign, and nearly every one VIII
N has a gun and a hound is on the loot
y out. Young foxes are said to be UNUSUAL
~ plenty in the western part of the count
Of this fall
10 1t has been decided that the claim whic
e, the college boys had to the use of the IA
no grounds this week is valid and no furthe
resistance is made
Miss Dodge, who has been attending col
lege at Syracuse, n. y, is home for a sho
IL time.
,e Oliver j. Sawyer of the college, who wen
to East Templeton, Mass, last Tuesday
organlst for a music festival, has returne,
of some weeks ago Henry Jondro, who is
y, tho employ of DR., j. G. Wellington, WI
"a called from his home at about 10 O'Clock
night and requested to so and see a sic
COW. Jondro had retired but con
to piled with the request and followC