Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-22


Field Of Ferlisburgh. Mrs Ruscoe was
the widow II the late Alison Ruscoe. She
was born on farm near where she died
ana has always lived in the town of Fer
risbureh. She retained tho memory of what
occurred In the earlier years of her life to
a remarkable degree. The funeral servce;
will he made in the Carpenter burying
ground in Monkton.
MIDDLtBURY.
One OF the features of the Old Home
Week In Middl bury was gathering at
the Sheldon Art Museum on Thurs
day evening to commemorate the
beginning of the twentieth cen
tury and the Soth birthday of Henry L.
Sheldon. A new suite of rooms have be- n
opened especially for Vermont books and
papers and were for the first time opened
tp the public on this occasion being br l.
liantly Illuminated with electric and 9th r
lights. The rooms were replete with old
furniture, tables. chairs, Crockery, lamps.
portraits, and other things of a hundr, d
and more years cid. Mr.. Sheldon has
spent nearly his whole life in town. has
gathered a large collection of valuable NIL
torial both for the present and future
generations
Robert Thomas caught pickerel in the
river Saturday which dressed 12 pounds,
Which Is the largest one caught in this
vicinity this season.
A few Addison county entries are made
ny our county sheep men at the Pam
American exnosition at RuffaIo n y
The merino breeders represented by eX-
hibts from their loCks are f.. ~ Bissell
OF Shoreham, !. G. Hamilton of Middle
bury, II. T. Sanford of Cornwall. =. r.
Norton of Addison, Herbert Jackson Of
Bristol. F. II. Gorham Of Rutland county
has also "A small exhibit of six head.
Deputy Sheriff T.. y. Hemenway of
Granville brought ana lodged Miss Mary
Dumas Of that town in the county jail She
was arrested nearly a month ago on the
charge of infanticide but the hearing was
not held until about 10 davs ago and she
has from the time of her arrest been in
the custody Of Mr.. Hemcnway At the
hearing she was held and bail was fixed
at $3.50 which she was unable to secure and
" i'll NOW have to so, in i,il ,,n,iI H.. 49,
ton of the grand Jury in December.
United states Consul James A. Smith
who is stationed at Ioghorn, Italy. has
joined his family at the Addison. where
they Will be for a few weeks.
When the Walter l.. Main circus got into
town 1t was found that one Gartnor W 3
severely injured having been caught bv a
falling tent poll, in Termination and the
serious nature of the accident was not dis
closed until arrival harc ITa VIC t,I,a,
from the train to Or. Il. W. Marshall's Of
ticc by Harry Youtt and his wound at
a ncy rcatura of tho animal exbiti. r,,.
added to the Walter l.. Mains circus whiIs
hero in the shape Of white bun buffalo
from tbo Ilbit;nnir,s I, i ~ -, -, >.
the animal is the only one of the kind in
this country. 1t arrived in town nv
special express train. ho,nt to, Inrns IN
get into the regular express car. weighing
about 300 pounds. 1t came bv Tho Nv
of san Francisco and was nrocur 4
through Nnio, u 8 Crauford of a.
L. $. Infantry 1t will be used for hrc,l-
ing purposes at the stock farms of Walter
|. Main at Geneva. Ohio. the comm, ,vin.
ter "'4-
George Lcomis and Miss Flora Raid .i,
were married al St Marv's Roman cam
ole church Monday morning. Rev F,th"r
l.C Rose of Norccnncs perr,,rr1inc tho ooro-
non the pastor who is in Detroit N,ioi,
attending the Foresters convention
reception to the friends OF the voInr cou-
pie was held Immediately aft,r tbe corn-
monv at the home of Mr.. I,oomis' n.y,rts
acted es grocmsmar and ,i,ss - IC',,Ia
as mar nrl,'S,4a'I M, ,., at the osremony
Week visitors in town Is Edwin NJ. Nj
I.e"d accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter OF dStlntton, d. c. Mr.. Mcleod IS
II son OF El'neHer Mcleod, a brother Of
thomas II Mcleod OF this town. The ,is-
lt"r has been an offlCial of the treasury
derartmt mt at The National capital for n
years
capt Daniel Emmett Barrett of fWashing-
ton is on for his annual vacation and Old
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