Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS,
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DolNGS IN
FREE PRESS'S BROAD FIELD
the Winooski Valley, villages Up
Along Otter Creek and by the She
of White River Covered b,
Special Reporters.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNES.

|f Ferrisburgh, died Sunday afternoon IN
is oath year. A wife, one son and
|aughterp survive him.
At the special meeting held Monday
vening, asking for $1,000 in addition to the
TO- 900 voted at a previous meeting for the
building of the new city hall, 1t was car
led unanimously. Work will be com
nenced at once.
The funeral of David D. Middlebrook,
Who died Sunday was quite largely at
ended at his late residence yesterday
horning. Rev. Thomas Rogers of the
Methodist church oficated Mr.. Middle
rook was born in Ferrsburgh In June,
BOZ, and remembered distinctly incidents
L the war of 1sl2-14 For many years he
vas one of the leading men in Ferris
urgh. He had held nearly all the Offices
Importance in his town; and was
hember of the Legislature in 1856 He
vas a man Of good morals, strict integ-
ity, and honest in all his dealings.
Charles Cough of West Addison has
urchased III acres of the Charles Merrill
hrm.
The entertainment given blythe Sodality
ociety of st. Peters church Tuesday
vening was a grand success The pro-
eeds amounted to 1868.
The AS You Like 1t club met with Mrs.
rank L. Fish Tuesday evening.
Harvey Ketcham went to Whiting yes
erday afternoon to attend the funeral of
is brother, C. w. Ketcham, who died
here Tuesday evening.
w. d. Taylor, who has been visiting his
rother at Windsor for several weeks, re-
urned Tuesday evening.
MIDDLEBURY.
A tribe of Red Men is to start in opera
Ion here about May l. The necessary
umber of charter members has been Sc
ured and all the necessary prelminaries
Ind rrn no antc an nd
has been thought best to defer the for
nal institution Of the tribe until the time
Mentioned on account of other impending
vents in kindred lodges hereabouts. The
ew order will start off with 20 charter
hembers.
Stage Driver John c. Pierce succeeded
getting through from Bridport Friday
ut he had a hard time of it and was
bliged to drive n good deal of the way
through the fields. Thursday he got as
ar as the iron bridge over the Fair. about
alf way to town, but could get no fur
her and had to turn around there and go
ack.
Alfred Maher will sell off his live stock
nd farming tools at his place in Cornwall
vo miles west of this village, at auction
n Tuesday, March 81. He intends to lease
Is farm.
Charles II. Deong shipped two car
Pads of hay to the Boston market Friday
nd went down to the city himself FRI
ny night. The best hay Is now worth
ave been pretty well choked up with Of
brings for q number of weeks back.
William D. Watson Is removing from
Vest Cornwall, on the edge of Whiting,
the Edgar Piper place up the creek,
|hich was recently occupied by Darwin E.
aylor.
young man named Clark, who lives
Case street, fell from a loaded team
|hich he was driving Monday morning.
e had a choppers double-faced axe In
is hand when he fell, and struck in such
way that the axe cut through his heavy
othng and made quite slit in the right
rm near the shoulder. He was brought
the village and DR., Russell sewed up
he wound
Two car loads of cows and calves were
hipped from here to the Boston market
londay morning by Marcus Carr j. j.
uinlan, A. Williamson and G.. II. Sprgg
Co. This was the first shipment from
ere since the flood of two weeks ago.
There was a larger number of country
eople In town to market Monday than
here had been before on any market day
pr several months. Butter ran from 16 to
cents per pound, and eggs sold for 1870
cents dozen, and the offerings of both
Fere large.
The Blair brothers from the east part of
auction here Monday forenoon. Will
am Fl. Cobb officiated as auctioneer.
hey brought from $40 downwards.
The storm of Monday and Monday night
Fought eight or 10 inches more snow, but
is very badly distributed and the coun-
y roads are in n wretched condition in
ost places. There are drifts everywhere
nd most of the cross roads are badly fill
p In. In the eastern part of Ripton
here Is reported to be five or six feet of
low In the woods and the road over the
ountain is almost impossible.
The remains of Mrs. Susan Washburne
idow of the late Ephrian II. Washburne
no died at the home of her daughter
rs. George L. Harrington, in Weybridge
,st Saturday in the SSth year of her age
ere brought here for interment Tuesday
fternoon, as the deceased woman had fol
any years been a resident of Middle
ury and the interment was in the West
nmetery. The funeral services were held
Weybridge at II O'Clock a. m.
The first make of maple sugar for the
eason is reported, and the small amount
iade from the run of sap is said to have
zen sold for 80 cents per pound.
The school directors of the town of Mid
ebury met and organized Monday even.
lg. Willis N. Cady was chosen chair
an, G. e. Matthews, clerk, and Milo X
oore, superintendent of schools, to take
pc place of Prof, n. f. Boyce, now coun-
examiner of teachers
BRISTOL.
The High school base ball team has beer
eorganized. The outlook Is bright for &
ood team. H. W.Narney Is manager.-Mis.
ucy Peet visited relatives in Shelb1Irn,
Est week.-Mrs.. c. ]. Langworthy ant
frs. Cornell of Middlebury visited ir
Pwn last week-Rollin C. Smith of Pitts
Prd was In town Wednesday, con
nue. to haul pulp logs from Lincoln int
be yard Of the Bristol Manufacturing com
any.-William S. Howden was kicked OF
ne leg below the knee Thursday by hi
Prise. No serious results are expected
l.. Champion and wife started fo
'indsor county Friday, on a visit of sew
al weeks.-B. f. Smith will teach tn,
bring term in "Hardscrab bble. &C. E
athorn of Manchester N. H., Is in town
The branch school in the graded distric
hgins March 30th.
DR.. A, A. Dean and his son, Leon, Wis
ed the Queen City Wednesday. -Stewar
Landon have sold their gray team tC
gorge Dearborn of Lincoln. The team
eigh 1920 pounds,-Charles f. Wheeler
id wife of the Queen City were In towr
thursday calling on old friends. Mr.
heeler is native of Bristol.
John B. Ellis died suddenly Saturday
orning at his residence on East stree
hile sitting in his chair. Comrade Ellii
hd been In feeble health fSr a year past
IT his death was unexpected, and a grea
lock to his family and friends. He wal
member of Libanus lodge, II. and A. NJ.
1d Dunton post, G. A. r., and was
ember of Co. F, 18th Vermont regiment
I'D highly respected citizen, The fu
pral was held Monday and the inter
ent in Huntington.
Hosea ~ Williams, a prominent farme
rpSnpctpd n