Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
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
NERGENNES.

Two more rural free delivery routes to
start from this city have been recommend
ed to the department by Special Inspector
Everett b. Norton. who has been in town
recently looking the matter up. One OF
them is half route to Addison in the af-
ternoon, which will give the people on the
main road mail in portions of Addison and
Panton, which the other routes do not
reach.
Cards are out announcing the approach
ing marriage of DIR. Bert Myron Bristol of
Boston, son of Mr.. and Mrs M. T. Bristol
of this city. and Miss Florence Edith
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry S. Fisher
at Roxbury, Mass, Wednesday evening
May I.
The body of Mrs. John Grace of Starks.
boro who died at the home Of Robert
Young of Bristol Iriday from the effects
Of a paralytic shock sustained week age
while riding from Starksboro to Bristol
was brought here Saturday. The funeral
vas held at the home of her daughter
Mrs Champ Eurge, Sunday. The burial
was in the Lake Shore buryins ground al
Addison.
Ben Hayes moved his family to Goshen
Saturday and will engage in farming, the
state If his health not permitting him tc
work indoors longer.
Miss Mary Buck sustained paralytc
shock, affecting her left side, Sunday after
noon.
c. Fl. Marshall of Addison went to Char
lotte Monday to put up windmill for Ter
bert kinGsland.
The adjourned trial Of the case of the
State vs.. +. G.. Barnard charged with keep
ing liquor on hand with intent to sell was
held before Justice o. =. Moore of Middle.
bury at the Office of +. W. Tutte Monday
States Attorney James B. Donoway OF
Middebury appeared for the State and +
". futile for the defendant. After being
out only IA few minutes the jury brought
IN verdict OF not guilty.
The school in district No. ! in Ferris
bureh hts been closed on account of tn,
prevalence of measles among the scholars
II l.. Hindley was in Burlington Wed
nesday and called ON John w. ketcnum
In the conversation that followed ketchun
said he would not appeal his case and sait
he Was perfectly satisfied with the way his
counsel conducted the case,
The farmers in this vicinity are be
ginning to turn out young cattle Il
pasture.
Mrs. II. r.. Booth, who is returning nom,
from a tour in the East, left Palermo
Sicily, April Il on her way to Rome. stop
ping at Girgente. Syracuse, Taoumdnia
and Naples to visit old forts, ruins NOR
asterics, amphitheatres, etc. While al
Syracuse she visited chapel built upor
the spot where st. Paul stood and preach
way to Rome Mrs. Booth is in excelle nj
health and is having a very enjoyable
time.
The Nergennes Creamery company paiC
its patrons Sll6 for per cent. milk and >,
cents for butter fat for the month OF
March. They are now shipping over tive
and one-lalf tons of butter week to mar
kct.
The hay barn near the depot. owned by
j. O. Walker u Co., had a very narrow
escape from fire Tuesday afternoon
SPARKS from the locomotive Of "A passin-
freight train caught in some scattered hay
outside the barn. and had burned to with
in very short distance of the building il
which was quite a quantity of loose anc
balcd hay when ii was discovered by c
H. Mansfield and Lewis Gonya, who by
their prompt action, put 1t out. There i.
no doubt but for the accidental passing o
| these men by the barn Just then the barr
would have been burned.
Mrs. Atwood, wife of the Rev. c. r. At
wood OF Colchester, and Mrs. y. w. Eos
| ter of Whiting We're in town Tuesday, th
| guests of the Rev and Mrs W. b. Crowen