Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-21
The Winooski Valley, villages up Nort1
From the lsland In the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek
and By the shores Of white
River Covered ~ spe.
cial Correspop dents.
ADDISON COUNTY
MYDDLEgURY.

The following entry was made on
the register of one of the local hotels
The other day: Rev. Scdgwick w.
East Middlebury, VT. 95 years
old. 70 years preacher of the gospel;
without glasses" Mr.. Bidwell
Is still quite vigorous and able to
preach an occasional sermon. He has
probably performed more marriages
han any other minister in the state
Of Vermont. including two or three
midnight marriages.
The house and lot near the old
freight derot formerly owned by the
late Mrs. Jennie Lowell and which
for her support. is to be sold at public
the premises at ten o'clock "A. m. on
September %.
.Icseph Rom'ly. who resides on kver
street. died very suddenly Saturday
morning frcm n" effects Of a hem
orrnarc. He was ar cnrloye of the Adj
olson House and left his home usual
Saturday morning for work, although lie
has not been feeling we'll for the past
Two weeks. fIe was going from the house
to the barn when he was suddenly taken
i'll. DR.. pprey was summoned ard was
soon on the scene but could give no
relief. he lived about g minutes after
he was stricken. Mr.. Remely was 81
years Of age and is survived by \ wife.
two daughters and one son. Mrs. Nellie
Harrington of Crown Point. y. v. and
Mrs Lizzie Wheeler of Bellows Falls
and Charles Remcly of this village with
whom he lived.
At n meeting Of the Protestant pas
tors of Middletury the following rvsolu.
ton waS unanimously adopted: 'We
pastors of Middlebury Churches view with
alarm tho rapid increase Of divorce AMI
remarragcs. irjui ous alike TO home,
church and society. Believing that We
can best serve the cause of Him whom
We represent by discouraeing the re-
onr unwllingncss to marry any person.
who has a husband or wife still living.
# such husband or wife has been put
away for any cause arising after mar
riaGc. This shall not apply tn the innocent
party in 4 divorce for adultery. cr two
parties once divorced seeking TO be re-
married 1t was signed by W. 7. For
syth. rector of 81. Stephens Episcopal
Church. Thomas Siinms, pastor of the
Congregational Church. w. II. Wash.
burne. pastor of the Methodist Church.
and George /. Stair. pastor of the Baptist
Church
Silas Kendall, who. with his family
went to California three months aEo, in-
tending To make his future home in that
state. arrived IN town Saturday after
noon and expects to resume his resi- lence
here. His family arr staying temper alily
in Rutland.
'rhc local cattle dealers shipped satur.
day morning one carload of beef steers
- head. 10 the New York market.
Mrs. James NJ. Warner died suddenly
at New Haven, Conn, on Saturday
whore she had gone TO bc with her broth
or, George Allen, who died Friday even,
ing. The funeral was held Tuesda,
in Middehury. at 2:3c p. M. at the HON,
of her daughter Mrs. John A. Fletcher
The members OF companies 3 and F ol
the old 18th Vermont regiment. who have
hecn having their annual reunion al
broken camp and returned home The,
entertained n number Of members OF
ether organizations during their outina
anu HdI ItlIIc tIldIi usually cn1ONa tllf
time.
There was another tremendous raj,
storm throughout all this section between
eleven o'clock Sunday night and 81,
o'clock Monday morning and the rair
fall over two inches. Brooks and small
rivers in the outlying towns are full
up to the limit of their banks and ther,
is knec-decp mud in many places. Th,
farmers III this section are greatly dis
couraged. Potatoes are rotting badly %,
all lands and many farmers who hav,
usually marketed from 800 to 1900 bushels
every fall will be satisfied or at leas
thankful il they succeed in getting pota
toes enough for their own family needs
Acres upon acres of grain are down an,
submerged and it is rotting so rapidl,
that much OF it is ruined beyond al
possibility OF redemption.
The attendance upon the local marke
Monday was small and the offerings o
produce were the lightcst of the season
Butter and eggs sold for the same price
as were paid one week ago. butter bring
ing from II to 10 cents a pound and egg
from 20 to "a cents per dozen.
| Edward F. Seymour, who for sevcra
months has been connected with the Bur
lington Office of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company. has removed his fam
| lily to Burlington and expects to make hi
future home in that city. although he Wi
make occasional business visits to thi
section.
The shipment of live stock from thl
station to the Brighton market Monda
morning consisted of three carloads. on
Of COWS and calves. one of veal calve
and the third Of swine.
Or. w. H. Kingsley's ofiice will be ope
during his absence In South Africa. d.
Averiil has moved into the Office and wi
care for DR.. Kingsley's patients durin
his absence.
The house and lot near where the ol
depot stood will he sold at public auctio
on Monday next to the highest bidder
the selectmen. The property has gor