Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-11
ADDISON COUNTY.
MlDDLEBURY.

The annual village meeting was held in
The town hall ut 80 p. IN. Wednesday Jan
uary 3, with fair attendance of voters.
George Hammond was chosen moderator
aud Henry i. Sheldon was reelected clerk.
This will make his 25th year in chat Office.
The board of trustees were reelected in n
body. as follows: A. A. Fletcher. G. NJ.
Wiils. Or. IS. II. sheldon. j. b. Hope. G.
A. Piper. g. r. Beckwith and Horny Ham
mond. The other officers elected are: Audi
tor, +. NJ. Chapman; treasurer, Charles T..
Pinnoy: collector. il. \. Nunroe; chief en-
ginccr Of the fire department. Charles \.
Piper: water commissioner, b. b. Hope. II
was voted to fund $4,000 Of the outstanding
orders at hyo per cent and TO raise a tax
of 90 cents on the dollar. 1t was
also voted to make the railroad
pay more for their water. and the trustees
and chict engineer were authorized to APP
point an assistant engineer. 1t took
only about an hour TO do the business and
adiourn.-'Che Bdttell hose company held
their annual meeting and election Of officers
Tuesday the 81. The officers elected are:
Foreman. Mari; Be,settc: frs. assistant
Edward Dauiels second assistant. Albert
Seymour: clerk Frank Champagne: treasur-
or, Frank i. Stone. After the business meet
ing, the boys sat down to an oyster supper
In the holl and ua~-nl worry pleasant even
inC.-Jom w. Martin is able to bc
around again Hit Il three weeks illness
The board or i.u.fou surgeon. had three
old soldier, before them Wednesday. --The
winter torn of the graded school opened
the %. wish good attendance in the
different rooms. Mss H. +. Brlincrl Of St
ilban. f.. fine now pra.eat",., or the hi.h
school ir rl1ro OF Miss Sarah Huwlcr. re
.i~ped
The officer, of Lake Dmmorc LODGE No.
II o. 7. were Installed Friday even
lng Ms follows; Noble grand. r. \. Cal
Lo,n. vice grand. j. T. Over: recording
SECRETARY II. A. Peck: neriunnout ,ecreta-
nv. a. T. Damon; warden. ". A. Duncan:
conductor. W H. holland: r. :. TO Y. G.
I. ". Fuller. l.. =. to y. C.. 6. 4. ,-hel-
;us. r. :. to Y. g.. 4. ". Ballantine. IT.;
T.. : toN. g.. p. f. Corripan. r. $ :.
Joseph Calhoun: l.. $. s.. George f. Abbey:
q. $. c.. Gideon T.. Abbey: /. s. c.. \. l..
Lanrworthv; clariain, VI. r. Damon: tlus-
tees. e. f. Youtt. W. C. Foot ana Nolney
c. Kelsey; finance committee. J. f. Over.
+. W. Fuller and G.. Il. Iargvorthv: sick
committee. William Lattimcr. Charles J..
Noutt. r. W. Ballautinc. ir. AMI W. H.
Duncan: representatives to the Grand lodge.
$ Innovortlv and ". C.. Foot. altelnates.
T., e.. A. |
q. NJ. William \. Duncan. acted a, Install
ing oNlrer-Nnrtin l.. Warner fell in his
harm the other day and was quite severely
in ilrcd. although 10 bones were broken. -
G,-orge Stewart is laid NJ with the grip. and
JOSEPH Lawrence is illmg his place in the
posto}co.
The Valentine Hose company have elect
ed the following officers for tie wear 1891:
GEORGE T.. Kidder. foreman: William No
land. first assistant: Edward T. Fuller. sec
ond assistant. George Williamson. secretary;
Ezra f. Turnor. treasurer: Charles f. Rich.
clerk; Wallace Foot. delegate to state fire
mems convention. Henry Smith is serious
" iii with pneumouin. only one prisoner
Edward Nichols OF Starl,sboro. is left in
the county ial. He will probably be held
till June to answer Tor an offence at Christ
mas.-The mother of James Pratt died in
Bridport Saturday. aged IS wears. Her
death was caused by paralytic shocl,s.-C
G.. Collins is ill., Rev, DIN Cady of the
Western China Methodist mission dc
hycred lecture at East Niiddlebury on the
work of the Chinese missions Tuesday even
iing.--Miss Agnes +. NcMHhn is able to
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