Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DolNGs IN THE
FREE PRESS'S BROAD FIELD.
The winooski Valley, villages Up Mort
Along Otter Creek and by the Shores
of White River Covered by j
Special Reporters.
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.



all rams They will be taken to West
| Cornwall and fitted up there, and VIII be
| shipped with other stock to South AFRICA
about the first of June. Fred Haskell
| who went to California with Mt DlmHiick
stopped over in New York.
Middlebury College or at least the cor
poration thereof, has purchased from
| Richard Malone of Pittsford the John
Rafferty, place on Storrs avenue, fronting
the college, for $500. This gives the COL
lege the whole of the street known as
| Storre avenue, running straight from the
college buildings on the west TO the
avenue leading east, and with the I'M
provements contemplated will give fine
. Wow of the projected new college library
and its immediate surroundings.
Mrs. Frank Lucia, when getting out OF
carriage on her return from church
| Sunday noon, had the misfortune to slip
and fall, and she fell in such way as
to break her right arm just above the
wrist. This makes the third time Mrs.
Lucia has broken limb in much the same
| way in the past few years.
The spring and summer term OF the VIII
lage schools opened Monday morning with
q good attendance. All the teachers were
on hand with the exception of Miss smith
of No. 3. who was absent on account OF
illness, and her place is temporarily taken
/ by Miss Robinson.
Dr. H. l.. Townsend of Bridport went
Monday night TO Baltimore, Md. to ac-
company Mrs. S. c. Moran, who goes there
for treatment for a spinal difficulty. Mrs.
Moran has relatives in Bridport and has
been there for some time visiting them,
but her home is in tho South.
There was not q very large attendance
of country people upon the local market
Monday Butter brought all the way from
Is to 10 cents per pound and eggs sold for
ii and 10 cents a dozen. Hawkers of maple
sugar and maple syrup were plenty, the
selling for 10 cents mound and
the syrup for So cents a gallon.
Eugene Twitchell is here on a visit to
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. ID. Twitchell
and will remain for week or so. Mr..
Twitchell is in the employ of Patterson
Bros. OF Boston and is kept by them
NEST of the time in the West purchasing
wool.
Landlord J. II. Sargent of the Hotel
Logan was 80 years old on Easter Sunday
and received the hearty congratulations
of many friends upon his youthful and
hearty appearance
Town Clerk Brooks has given $50 dog
licenses to live another year and this
Is about third of the number of ami
mails in town.
The country roads were in the worst
possible shape Monday The few people
who succeeded in getting to town express
ed 1t by saying that it was neither sleigh
ing nor wheeling and very bad mixture
of both.
A Young Mems Republican club was or
ganized here Monday evening" and they
expect to have a great time here on
Thursday, when the county organization
is to meet at the Addison House. The Of
fcers elected We're: John A. Fletcher, pres
ident; j. NJ. Cheney, secretary; Fred IL.
Button, treasurer; Il. Fletcher Chapman,
Judge James NJ. Slade, ]. A. Smith, George
II. Stewart and w. w. Wood. a committee
TO make arrangements for Thursday s
meeting 1t is expected that Thursday 8
county meeting here will be largely at
tended and that 1t will he great day for
the young republicans of this county.
The annual election of ST. stephen 8
church was held Monday evening in the
vestry OF the church. Rev. ID. A. Bonner
called the meeting to order and the follow
ing gentlemen were then elected as vestry-
men: Noble S. Dewey, E. Warner Judd,
DR.. Edward p. Russell. Ernest e. Rich
and Brainerd II. Lane. Henry L. Shell
don was chosen secretary, and VIII O.
Sanford assistant secretary. A meeting OF
the vestry was then held. N. S. Dewey
was elected senior warden: b. II. Lane,
junior warden; NJ. A. Brooks, treasurer
w. o. Sanford, secretary, and II. l.. Shell
don and w. o. Sanford, auditors. Noble
s. Dewey, Dr. Russell and B, II. Lane
were chosen delegates to the diocesan
convention. and e. w. Judd, II. +. Rich
and VIII o. Sanford, alternate delegates
These officers were chosen for the Shell
uOn art muSeNm. George 4, chapman
president; e. w. Judd, vice-p president
Henry l.. Sheldon curator and manager
directors, the newly elected vestrymen
Town Clerk NJ. A. Brooks and Selectmer
James M, Slade and Charles M Remele
for the time being, and Columbus Smith
i. S. Beckwith, Joseph Battell, DR.. VIII
liam II. Sheldon and Rev d. A. Bounar.
The Pulp company's worimen were a
work Tuesday afternoon stringing boom'
across Otter Creek, preparatory to LETTING
down their run of logs from Brandon this
spring. A considerable number Of tn,
logs broke away early and are lodged IL
the ice along the river banks, and 1T II
hoped that the booms will catch thcs'
when the ice breaks away for good.
vERGENNEs.
DR.. W. Shlpman left for New
York Monday evening and will sail from
there to-day on the steamer Fuerst Bis
marck for Berlin, where he will enter tn,
Royal university and Charity hospital, ant
take "A special course of study on the eye
ear, nose, and throat. his specialties. ElC
will also investigate the X-rays with Prof
Roentgen.
Mr.. S. p. Streeter of the Vermont In
dustrial school, has been invited to deliver
the address Memorial day in East Con
cord. VT.
Cards have been received here announc
Ing the marriage April Is. in New Rochelle
~, l., at tne TeSlueHce OF -. Horace j
Parker. of Miss Jennie b. Stevens of thi,
city and Mr. Walter II. Tappen of New
York.
At the Vermont Industrial school Sun
day a very elaborate Easter programm,
was rendered by the children of the school
consisting of Scripture reading instru
mental and vocal music, recitations, anC
addresses. Everything went off finely an,
much credit is due the superintendent
and his corps OF teachers, We feel justi
fled in saying that the teachers IN thi
school are of the best, and a large shar
of the pupils are above the average for in
telligence.
At the annual parish meeting of ST
PGuls church held Easter Monday tn
following gentlemen were elected vestry
men: G. A. Booth, c. f.. Parker, ID. II
Lewis, n. j. McCuen, s. w. Hindes, Il. w
Shipman, II. r. Booth, Charles A. Chap
man, C. w. Seiple. c. II. Warner and w
w. Booth. The vestry elected c. A. Boot
senior warden; C. f.. Parker, junior war
den; n. j. McCuen, secretary; s, w. Hind
es, treasurer. Delegates to the annual dio
cesan convention of the church to be he'll
In Middebury In June, c. E. Parker
j. McCuen, 8. w. Hindes and d. Fl. Lewis
alternates. Timothy Neville. II. r. Booth
c. A. Chapman and W. W. Booth.
At the annual assembly of Vergenne
Council No. q Royal and Select Masters
Monday evening, John A. Harrington wa
elected Thrice Illustrious Master; Edwar
A. Field, deputy master; Ransom
j.. ii. Foes. treasurer; John j. Barnard
<s~IA TAk ~ a.