Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
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The Winoosli Valley, Villages Up North,
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of White 9 ver Covered by
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ADD1a @ N COUNTY.
& GENNES.


Mrs William Patten, formerly resi-.
dent of this eli - lied recently in Nashua
N. H., where has resided with hei
husband the past five years. Mr.. Patter
was member of the firm of Chamberlir
& Co. of this place and managed theil
business here for several years and went
from here to Nashua, to manage anothe.
and larger store belonging to the Same
syndicate. Mrs. Patten had many friends
here. who deeply sympathize with her af-
Hicted husband.
George w. Stone of this city. a member
of the freshman class in Middlebury col
lege, has been selected as one of the Par
ker prize speakers at the coming COM
mencement.
The engagement Of Mr.. William j
Strong and Miss Carrie Il. Donaldson is
announced.
DR.. Edward Pion has purchased of the
Methodist society their old parsonage for
$500.
The Methodist society have completed
the purchase of the Blanchard residence
on Main street, which will be used as a
parsonage. The price paid was $500.
At the democratic caucus Monday even
ing. c. Il. o.. Kimball and Lewis Rondeau
were elected delegates to the dcmocro tic
State conventions: alternates, George f.
Young and II. =. Fisher. Delegates to
democratic district convention, DR.. w. N.
Knowlton and William n. Thompson; al
ternates, DIR. Ed Pilon and James Simon.
Tuesday night was so cold here that
there was quite frost in some localities.
William l.. Berry. who was threatened
with pneumonia Sunday, was very much
better yesterday.
Cards were out yesterday announcing
the marriage. June Sd. of Miss Ruth,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Goss,
TO Mr.. ]. Warren Barnes. jr.. prominent
young business man of Malone, n. Y, and
son of Judge j. Warren Barnes of this
city.
MIDDLEBURY.
Several Middlebury people were up on
the Rpton mountains fishing for trout
on Wednesday and one of them reports
the catch of a string of 154 fine ones.
Workmen in the employ of the New Eng
land Telephone company were in town
Thursday and completed connections so
as to make direct telephone communca-
ton between Mddlebury, Cornwall, Shore
ham, Orwell and Ticonderoga. n Y.
George Valnay, the young fellow who
was arrested in Winchendon, Mass, last
Thursday on a charge of stealing a bicy-
Gle from Charles T. Rich of Middlebury on
the preceding Friday, was brought here
Saturday morning by Deputy Sheriff
William IT. Cobb. The wheel was recov-
cred in Rutland and brought back by Mr..
Cobb. The young man pleaded guilty to
the charge before Justice Mcleod and
was put under $500 bail to appear at the
County Court, and failing to procure
bondsmen, was committed to the county
Jail to await trial.
Mrs. DR.. Norman d. Ross died at her
home in East Mddlcbury at about 7
o'clock Sunday morning. She had been
an invalid for about IL years, during part
OF which time she was a great sufferer.
Her age was 10 years. Besides her hus-
band, DIR. Ross, Mrs. Ross leaves six
children to mourn her loss. These are
Edward, Clarence w. Elmer E., and Miss
Dolly Ross of East Middlebury, and Mrs.
Charles f. Pinney and Mr.. George Ross
of this village. The funeral services were
held at the house in East Middlebury
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
There was not a big attendance upon
the local market on Monday. The best
butter sold for only 13 cents n pound and
eggs remained at 10 cents per dozen These
prices just about ft those paid in this
market at this time one year ago
There are now only three prisoners in
jail awaiting the opening of the County
Court two weeks hence-a considerable
smaller number than usual. Last Decem-
Der there were 13 in Jail awaiting the ac-
tion of the grand jury.
The Smith & Brainerd Marble company,
whose mills are in Beldens are doing a
big business this spring, and have now
more work on hand and more orders
ahead than they ever before had at one
time.
The Sunday Memorial services of the
Grand Army will be held in the town hall
at o'clock next Sunday afternoon. The
memorial sermon will be preached by
Rev. j. e. Gooding pastor of the Middle
bury Methodist church.
Mrs. Amanda Sebra, widow of the late
Henry Sebra, has been allowed n pension
of IS per month under the act of June a.
1880, and she was greatly In need of even
this small assistance.
There was quite a heavy frost through
out this part of the county Tuesday night
but reports received thus far go TO show
that no particular damage, II any at ALL
was done to the fruit trees.
A number of Middebury ladies went to
Burlington "Wednesday on a shopping ex-
pedition-a habit which many of the la
dies here have fallen into of late quite ex-
tensively.
BRISTOL.
The building now in process Of
erection opposite the Commercial House
by Pat ONiel, will be quite an addition
10 the street 1t Is to be used for a feed
store by +. N. Hill.-C !. Page has sold
his land north of L. n. Wiliamson's.--Far-
mers complain of lack of rain. Grass and
grain VIII suffer If the dry spell continues.
"A SUBSCRIPTION paper is being
circulated in aid of the banda. N
Brown of Mddlebury has the contract to
build Charles Rivers house on Maple
street this summer.-John S. Ridley jr., Is
at home from Burlington, called home by
MS fathers illness.-Co n. r. Dunshee
has his new piazza nearly completed. IA
SUBSCRIPTION paper Is being circulated to
raise FUNDS to sprinkle the streets.-John
5. Ridley is dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia-Dr. Il. G.. Prime continues QUITE
I'LL. j. Dumas and wife made short
visit to Charlotte last week.-Mrs. Olive
Wales has sold her land north of the VII
lage 10 Franz
caucus will be held i'm the basement of
Holly hail, May % at p m, to elect dele
gates to State and district conventions
- CHARLES E. Hanchett and Truman Varney
nave been drawn as petit Jurors to the
June term OF County Court at Middlebury
Monkton Is quite stirred up over an al
legged poisoning case. 1t appears that a
piece of fresh pork was purchased here
In this village by some one In the families
OF Antoine Carpenter and Frank Little
Soon after eating 1t eight or ten members
were taken sick, DR.. Russell was called
and after an examination, he called 1t ar
senical poisoning. Several members of
the families are now i'll. 1t Is understood
the authorities are now investigating the
case.-rhe funds have been raised and c.
w. Cary started his street sprinkler Mon
day morning.-Miss Evelyn Dumas was
the guest of her parents over Sunday
Miss Dumas Is teaching in Charlotte
Ernest Allen, who has been in the Fletch-
er hospital at Burlington, returned home
Monday.-Rev. w. A. Kinzie returned
from his visit to Rochester, N. Y, Friday
nght-The many friends here of Albn