Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES.
-he Winooski Valley, villages up North,
From the Island in the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek and
by the shores of white River
Covered by Special
Correspondents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
NERGENNES.

fsiL'r 4NGs
Mrs Mary Dwyer. the last inmate of
Nergennes poor house, died Saturday.
G.. II. SprigG & Co, shipped car load
Of beef cattle and n few calves to New
York Saturday morning.
Albert Gooran of st. Adams is visiting
friends here.
Mrs. c II. Hayward and children and Miss
Eva Ray of Jericho Center are visiting
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. y. Roy.
Cassius Sears, while working Saturday
on Alvin l.ttles barn, made a misstcp
and fell from the staging to the ground a
distance of tiftoon feet, breaking his jaw
bone and knocking out some of his teeth.
A son was born to Mrs. Alphonse Pig
con Friday.
r. c. Neville, proprietor of Park Drug
Store. started Saturday night for Prov
lncetown. Cape Cod, on vacation with
his friend Norman p Woodward, of Bos
ton.
I'd la the assault recently made upon a.
\. Bush was brought before Justice Moul-
ton for hearing Monday. After hearing
the evidence Justice Moulton bound him
over i'm the sum of 500 to appear at the
next session of the Addison County Court
1t Middehury. Frank Bora, the chief in
stieator Of the assault is still at large.
on Monday Frank Blumbcrg was taken
before Judge f. NJ. Moulton on suspicion
of having stolen a watch from jam Ring
er, but was discharged as there vas net
sufficient evidence Produced to warrant his
being held. After his discharge collec-
lion for his benefit was taken up among
hose present at the trial by Constable T..
:. Middlebrook Mr. Eum5org appeared
greatly pleased by this gift. not only for
Its money value, but also for the evidence
that those who heard the trial believed
him innocent.
Edward Rock and wife are rejoicing over
The birth of a son.
c. y. Rcnaud Of Elizabethtown spent
Sunday with his parents and returned on
the steamer Monday.
Mrs. TowSlcy is able to he out again.
Miss Helen NJ. Ahams went 10 Worcos-
ter, Mass, Tuesday to visit her brother,
Teelcy.
5. e. Roy and T.. c. Ncwcomb of fWorces-
ter. Mass, are the guests of j II. Allou at
his cottage on Rock Island this week.
Miss Anna Williams of Bellows Falls is
Visiting her friend Miss Maud Field.
Rollin Tappan of Toledo, Ohio, who many
years ago was a salesman for the firm of
Strong & Haven, who mas been visiting
relatives and friends here and in PantCn
returned to his home Tuesday While at
the old homestead nov occupied by Ar
thur Tdppan he went into the attic of the
house and found an old cutter made n
1855 still serViccablc. the shoes OF which
were thick pieces of leather.
George Raror has had his billiard table
moved out of the Trombloy block and has
closed out his business here.
Rev. George a. Kerr. wife and mother
went to Hnesbursh Monday.
christopher Aattaw while engaged in
removing putty from window in one of
the school rooms gave his left hand a Sc
we're cut with ChiSel.
Miss Helen Kellogg of Madison. Wis, il
visiting her grandmother, Mrs Julia
Adams.
John Alden is building a new dock for
he rln ~.
perVision of Byron A. Beal oue of the
owUers.
NJ u. Lyons and wife have gone to at
tend the funeral of his father al Cohocs,
n. j.
Miss Eecta Smith, daughter of Judge j.
D.. Smith, who has spent six months
abroad, has returned home.
Mr. and Mss. II. G. Hcri'ick left here
yesterday for Albany and New York ON
their vacation.
Mrs, Amer Hier and mother, Mrs. Roxy
Spear went to Charlotte Wednesday,
VIII Miller is moving into James Rock $
house on the west side of the river
Leroy Daniels of Buffalo was in the city
yesterday
Mrs Marshall Smith and grand daugh-
ter, Miss Nancy have gone 10 Northamp-
ton, Mass.
capt. Charles Parker family and guests
went to Woodbridge Hall Wednesday tc
visit Col. Walter Scranton and wife.
l. ID. Baker Of Boston WAS in town yes.
terday.
Charles Haven and guests wont "a Ausa.
bic Chasm Tuesday.
Howard Clark and wife Miss Lena Pal
mer and Frel Norton went Wednesday tC
Long Point for "a weeks outing.
f. j. Newhall OF Boston was in towr
yesterday.
c. n. Hill of Waitstield. who has beer
visiting relatives and friends in this vicin
ity returned to his home Wednesday.
L. Neville is enjoying himself at Prov
iHcetOWn. +. T. CheValiCr has charge o.
the drug department in his absence.
Miss Ada Crosby has been engaged t.
teach la the primary department. OF thu
graded school.
John A. Harrington has mad the lot tha
ne bought off from the Wheeler Hous,
property surveyed by j.. f. Benton to es
tabtsh the boundaries about which there
Was some dispute and will soon begin th'
erection of "A cottage of which Charles lie
beouf has the contract to build.
A party of thirty summer visitors from
Ei7abcthtown came hero ON a stoamc'
Medno sdaY
Miss Clara Pecu, who was suddenly tax
u sick with nervous prostiation at DR.
Frank Phelps has recovered sufficiently -
as to be taken home,
J. II. Myer and family accompanied b.
the geral clerk of the Stevens House
John Gravel made trip to the top o
Grand View Mountain Wednesday.
l., Duane Allen of Panton is bette
though still in a critical condition and un
able to sit up His fever with all tn
symptoms of typhoid was over lo5 degree
uron the arrival Of DR.. Grinnell. Analyse
by Drs Grinnell and Linslay Of Burlington
Is favorable A nurse from this place /
attendance.
MIDDLEBURY.
Mr.. Charles Lane brought er,st Of ney
winter wheat to the steam mills, Saturda,
which is something unusual It this tim
of year.
Matthews Riley, who was arrested for
breach of the peace, was brought befor
Justice of the Peace O. p Moore Satur
day and waived examination ana Wa
bound over to the DeCe mber term q
County Court. Bail was fixed at 5000.
The funeral of. Mrs. W, ". DoUd wa
held from her lat home in Sd,iebaI. Sun
day afternoon al o'clock. ReY MI