Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DolNoS IN THE
FREE PRESS'S BROAD FIELD.
The Winoosld Valley, Vii =, 5 Up North.
Along otter Creek and 8 he Shores
of White River 8 ,cd by
Special Repor u
ADDISON co = TY.
MIDDLEBUl

lage roads and sidewal ~ as trustee.
| Thomas T.. Boyce has removed to his
| farm outside of the village limits.
The winter term of the graded school
closed Friday afternoon. The spring and
summer term will open on Monday, April
9Th.
Frank Lapan has bought from DR.. NJ.
II. Eddy the Hill place in Weybridge near
the Middlebury line. The consideration is
not stated.
The minstrel entertainment which the
Middlebury band is getting up will be
given in the town hall on the evenings of
Tuesday and Wednesday, April p and y.
The odd Fellows have deferred the in
stituton of their encampment here until
Friday evening, April 3O as the hall had
been engaged for the night they at first
settled on.
The Addison County Sunday School as
ISOLATION, or at least the local district
thereof, will hold a meeting at the Meth
odst church in Weybridge on Saturday,
April 4th. Middlebury. Cornwall, Brid-
port and Weybrdge are the towns in
cluded in the district.
Marshall T. Butterfeld has leased the
johnson House at Johnson, this State, and
| will take possession on Monday, April 9th.
Miss Jennie Halpin, daughter of Michael
| Halpin, started Monday morning for South
| Norwalk, Conn. where she has secured a
| position as trimmer in a millinery store.
Several people here say that they heard
thunder at about 3 o'clock Monday morn
ing. and others claim to have seen light
ming at about the same time.
New maple sugar of an excellent quail
ity has made It's appearance in several
of the stores in town. 1t retails for 12
cents per pound.
Charles Beatty, who has been i'll through
the winter with heart trouble, had Sc
we're relapse Sunday evening, and his fam
lilly were much alarmed over his condition,
but he was somewhat better Monday.
Paul Odell, tookeeper for the Smith &
Brainerd Marble company, drew quite n
good mare, offered by Frank Trudo, in a
lottery at Beldens, Saturday evening.
Marcus S. Carr shipped two carloads
and Gordon II. Sprigg & Co. one car load
of live stock, consisting mostly of cows,
calves and hogs, to the Boston market
| Monday morning.
There was a good attendance of country
people in the village to market Monday.
Butter brought from 10 to 20 cents per
pound and eggs were worth 13 cents per
dozen.
The annual melting of school district No.
4, which comprises Middlebury village, was
held In the High school room at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon with about 40 voters
present, a much larger attendance than
| the average for several years past, al
though 1t was noted that none of the lady
voters were on hand. Prof. Walter F..
Howard of the college was chosen modera
tor and NJ A. Brooks was reelected
treasurer were presented and accepted,
and after some discussion adopted. From
the report of Auditor Beckwith the fol-
lowing figures are taken: Orders were
drawn during the year ending March %,
1896, amounting II S7650S9 for all pur-
poses and there are outstanding in all
S3769.31 general orders and $1,000 of build
ing orders, making $57361 in orders out
standing. The estimates Of expenses for
the current year are: For teachers $500;
fA~ al, .t,Nsr 90. ton
s25 for interest, $3.50 and miscellaneous.
$500; a total of SG575. and including the reg
ular outstanding orders, a total offs 1878
To meet this the auditor figured out the
following assets: Cash in the treasury,
s13.S7 due for tuitlons s1S9; taxes due on
the list of 1894, sos; taxes due on the list
of 1895. s155576; tuition fees, $50; from
grammar school fund $50, and State school
tax, $500; in all SjOS563, and thus leaving
the amount to be raised by taxation
S5303.6S, to provide for which tax Of 40
cents on the dollar of last years grand
list was voted on the recommendation of
Auditor Beckwith. 1t appeared that about
3l40O more was expended during the past
school year than during the preceding year
and that about 5000 OF this was for text
books and the remainder for painting the
exterior woodwork on the school building.
The remaining officers were then chosen
- follows: Prudential committee Charles
NJ. Wilds, Andrew j. Marshall DR.. e. II.
Martin and DR.. l.. E. Mellen. all re-
elected with Prof C. b. Wright to take
the place of Prof Thomas e, Boyce. who
declined a further election on account of
having removed outside of the village;
treasurer, Charles f. Pnney; auditor, B.
g. Beckwith, and collector M. A. Munroe.
The article In the warning to see If any
of the outstanding orders should be paid
this year was laid upon the table and af-
ter some general discussion as to the nee
essity of providing more school room and
the matter of collecting the taxes up more
closely about neither of which was any
definite action taken, the meeting at
o'clock adjourned without day.
Mr.. Timothy Boardman, jr, for many
years well-known and highly respected
resident of Middlebury, left here Tuesday
forenoon for Montpelier where he win
make his future home with his son, DR..
Harlan s. Boardman
Mrs. Charles +. Langworthy, who has
been i'll with pneumonia for a week past
part of the time dangerously so, is so
much better now that her final recovery is
confidently expected
A fine baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. C. Brown Tuesday night.
Charles II. Frost has leased his farm
in Brdport and Addison to James Bald
win of Cornwall, who will take possession
at once.
The roads are now so bare of snow
that all the mail stages came in town
George n. Dmmick of West Cornwall
arrived here Wednesday afternoon from
California where he has been buying
sheep He brought about so head home
with him and they are destined for tho
foreign market.
Alfred Mahen has leased his farm in
Cornwall to James S. Mack Of that town.
who has already taken possession.
VERGENNES.
At meeting of the city council Thurs
day evening Capt. Charles A. Hoffnagle
was reappointed superintendent of water
works, Eugene c. Norton chief engineer
Of the fire department Frederick w. Coe
first assistant, and Charles e. Cheney Sec
ond assistant
Mr.. Oliver S. Bishop of Monkton and
Miss Jessie M, Holland of Panton were
married March "a by Rev. H. r, Titus.
News has been received here of the
death In Sheldon, Iowa, the 18th ult. of
the two years old daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. John Pearson formerly of this place
The old folks concert at the Methodist
church Friday evening was well attended
and was one of the best concerts ever
given here by local talent. The proceeds
amounted to $50 and will be used for the
parsonage fund.
The law suit Of Porcherson against VAL
way on book account was decided Satur-
day by Justice Moulton in favor of the
plaintiff, he receiving a judgment Of $479
and costs.
Garlic ii. Pecu is sick with pneumonia
Rt the residence of his father in West
lNerrisburgh.
Tho Ve-rsrnes graded school closed Fri