Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-24
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The 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.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MlDDLEBURy.

William b. Rowe, a lifelong citizen Of
this town, died of heart failure at his
home just east of the village Friday after
noon at the age of So years. He was up
and about as usual and had just gone into
the house and was sitting In chair look
ing out of the window when his wife and
domestic heard something fall. They hur-
ried to the room where he was and found
him dead on the floor. He Is survived by a.
wife, one daughter Mrs. Harris Philips,
and two sons Frank Rowe of this town and
Charles Rowe Of Boston. The funeral was
held from his late home Monday afternoon
at 1 o'clock. The Rev. L. j. Guernsey Off
ciated and the interment was in the
family lot in the Foote street cemetery.
The burning out of a chimney at the
residence of Joseph Forest on Weybridge
street caused considerable excitement Sat
urday morning and had 1t not been for tho
prompt action of some of the neghbors the
house would have burned as the rooI
caught fire.
The physicians of Addison county will
meet at the Addison House Thursday
April 30. at 10 o'clock to organize county
medical society.
on Monday, market day, butter brought
90 cents and eggs IA cents dozen.
The members of the Methodist Church
gathered at the church Tuesday evening
and gave the Rev. T.. j. Guernsey, the
pastor of the church. a welcome reception
Appropriate remarks were made by several
and refreshments were served by the la
dies and n very enjoyable evening was
spent The first annual printed report OF
the church has Just been published by the
committee which shows the amounts oi
all who have contributed during the pasi
year, which amounted to 81, $40 and the
disbursements for the past year have beer
81. .5S3S5. leaving a balance of s2.J5 in the
treasury. In addition to this they have
raised during the past year S5,73122 to pay
? an old debt on the church and the church
is now free from all debt. This result it
largely due to the hard and steady work
of the pastor, the Rev. E. J. Guernsey, whC
was bound TO see it accomplished.
Frank Crowley, who for the past tw,
years has run a blacksmith shop on Court
| street, has sold his business to A. w
Carey, who has taken possession
Frank Paro was arrested Monday by
| Deputy Sheriff Cobb for killing two dog:
| and leaving them unburied within a few
| feet of several houses on Court street. HC
was taken before justice of the peace o
=. Moore, pleaded not guilty and demand
ed jury trial About dozen witnesse:
were examined and the jury were on
| fully an hour, finally declaring that thes
| had agreed not to agree.
| PerciVal w. Clement of Rutland will ad
dress the citizens of Middlebury on loca
option and high license Friday evening
| April % at the opera house.
| Miss Harriet Waldo and Harry James
both former residents of this county bu,
for the past few months of Los Angeles
California We're married in that city Tues
day evening. They will return to towr
some time in June. Mr.. James is the only
son OF Curtis james OF Cornwall.