Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-22
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DolNGS lNTHE
FREE PRESS'S BROAD FIELD.
The Winoosli Valley, Villages Up North,
Along Otter Creek and by the shores
of White River Covered by
Special Reporters.
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIDDLERGRY.

Gevpnlcr lTOmplcy, tne notorious nOrS
thief, who was arrested August IL by 6
Cobb at Rouscs Point and who has sin 3
been in the Clinton county Jail Tro. ;
bley is now in the county jail here.
Madame Cooke. wife of the late Nj 8
Cooke of Middlebury. died at her HON g
North Pleasant street at II late hou r.
Friday night, aged ST years. The imi
ate cause of her death was paralys' =
though she had been in poor healt % pr
several years The funeral was hel, @ m
the house at 10 o'clock Monday m so is;.
The burial took place at New Hav eN
Willie Benson, who lives with his par
ents In Bakery Lane was arrested Satur-
day by Chicf of Police VIM. NJ Cushman n
and sentenced to the State Industrial
school for the remainder of his minority.
lie is now 13 years of age and was sem
fenced for general misdemeanor.
Fred HOFFMAN. better known in police
circles as california Jack" who for some
time has been Keeping dive in the Hak-
cry Lane. together with the LA Frame
sisters, was arrested Saturday afternoon
by Policemen Jackson and Seelcy. charged
with keeping intoxicating liquors. They
We're brought before Justice o. z. Moore
and the case was continued until Wednes-
day at IL o'clock in order to give the de-
PENDANTS time to procure counsel They
were placed under 1890 bonds. A six gall
Ion kcg of whislicy and II bottles of lager
beer were found by the officers in search
Ing the dive.
Albert j Barton. formerly of this VII.
lage, died Saturday morning at the homo
of his son-n-law, Rev. Mr.. Purdon al
Rutland The funeral was held al
Rutland at II o'clock Monday. The re
mains were taken to Bristol on the af.
tcrnoon train for intermcnt. He was
about II years Of age and has been ii
poor health for t1ree or four years. He
was staunch supporter of the Advent
ist faith.
Ezra Brlincrd, jr., leaves town Friday
for Barre, where he has II position with
the Central Vermont railroad
Frank Shackett, who lives In the MussoN
house on the road to Brookvie drove into
the village Tuesday evening and hitchet
his horse in front of i. Kiddcr's harness
shop while he went to the circus. During
his absence the horse broke the halter
and started home. MIR Vail Il neshboi
saw the horse and tried to catch 1t but
the horse became frightened and ran. II
has not been heard ofyet and it is thought
that some one has stolen it.
DIR. l.. L. Mcllen and William Duncan
have gone to Boston to attend the meet.
ing of the l. O. o. Il. which is being held
there this week.
Miss Mamie McGuiry has gone to Bos.
ton for a short visit.
Miss Jennie Halpin of New York is
home ON a visit to her parents.
Mr. Dan Barrett of Washington, d. c.
is visiting mis- sister, Mrs. Peter Cham
paign on South Pleasant street
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Cooke of Leiceste
Junction are the guests of Mrs Cooke
parerts, Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan OF
Jail street.
Mamie McNally has gone to Boston
where she will visit her aunt.
Mr.. Daniel sullivan, VINO has been en-
ployed IN @. III. Summers meat marke
has resigned his position and Mr. William
Beatty has succeeded him,
Mlddlebury's new industry has i6 name
On its pay roll
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Law on Weybridge street Tues
day.
VERGENNES.
The many friends of William E. Gordo
in this city will be panied to learn Of hi
death, which occurred in Brooklyn, n. Y
Sept. 10th, of consumption, aged sc year.
He leaves a wife and one child.
Samuel B. Booth ann Miss Mary T
Tuttle were quietly married Wednesda
evening by Rev. II. S. Hickok.
Chumplan lodge, No. 5S, l. o. o. +
was instituted here Friday night unde
most favorable circumstances. There wer
about 100 visiting Odd Fellows here froi
Bellows Falls, Burlington, Richmond MID
dlebury, Bristol and Brandon. The lodg
starts off with 20 charter members Th
Dunmore lodge No. II of Middlebury,
l.. Hunt noble grand. The second degre
was worked by Brandon lodge No. 49, {
Brandon. d, f. Lawrence noble gran,
The second degree was worked by Haml
ton lodge No. ii of Burlington, j. H. NJ,
comber noble grand. The third degrt
was worked by Green Mountain lodge n
! of Burlington, N A. Spear noble gram
After this followed the election and a,
pontment of officers. Grand Mast
Blakely then installed the following o
fcers: w. C. Foote noble grand; D.
Hunt. vlce-grand; II. j. Wallace. recor,
ing secretary; e. b. Pratt, financial seer
tory; c. s. Haven, treasurer; II. NJ. Mou
ten, warden; f. b. Lougec. conductor;
II. Barnard, outside guard; G. l. Blakel
inside guard; C. A. Keeler right support
to noble grand w. H. Adams, left s,
porter to noble grand; f. w. Perkin
right scene supporter C. A. Tupper, lie
scene supporter; DR.. Reynolds, right su
porter to vice-grand; II. b. Slack. left su
porter to vice-grand; Rev. J. II. Robinso
chaplain.
DR.. John Gibson has arrived and is pr
raring to commence practice here.
will occupy DR.. Knowlton's Office.
Edrick Adams of Panton is II candida
for door keeper of the Senate at the cor
Ing session of the Senate.
Mr.. Harrison. the road expert, receiv,
an invitation from the Burlington deleg
Tuesday, to visit Burlington Friday to i
spect their roads and their methods
constructing them. They feel that N
Harrison can impart information to the
that would be Of some value 10 them NJ
Harrison accepted the invitation and W
go to Burlington Friday forenoon.
II. Z. Herrick has gone 10 Boston on
business trip.
l.. Il. Ward, who has been visiting at
D. Robard's for several weeks. returns
Jersey City to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Noonan, Mrs. Ado
Fuller, and son, Frank of Worcestt
Mass. are visiting relatives and frien
In this city and vicinity.
George e. Haseltine Is moving his hOus
hold goods to Bristol to be stored
will enter the Boston University La
school In a few weeks. Mrs. Hasetine h
gone to Monkton to live with her paren
for while.
John A. Harrington, John A. Gravel a.
Timothy Dillon are attending the gre
fair at Ottawa.
r.. l.. Sault, who has been working
the Scranton job for several months we
to his homo at Randolph yesterday I
few days visit.
We hear that the Allen Shoe Co. of BIZ
Nngton are making extremelylow prlc
on shoes.
BRISTOL
A very pretty wedding occurred at
ocld NJ fc1 nd Mvuf