Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
The winooski valley, villages up North
From the Island In the Lake 70 the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
ana By the shores Of WhltN
River Covered b. Spe.
cial Corsespos lents.
ADDISON COUNTY
M1DDLEBuRY.

w llliam JACKSON mas DouGnt tne ntc
residence of Mrs Frank Lucia on South
Main street. consideration. $1.725
Prof. 4. s. Hartman Of East Mlchias.
Me-. has been appointed to the vacant
rriuciralship of the Mildlcbury graded
school. Ny Hartman is in the prime of
life. and has tccn n successful teacher
f,r the PAST ten years. For the past siA
yc:'rs he has been the principal of Wash
ineion Academy at East Machins. Me.
News has been received here of the
death Of Dr. william NJ. Bass nj Dor
chester. Mass, on Friday last. and his
burial in the same city on the follow
Ing day Dr. Bass is believed I" have
been the oldest living graduate cf Mid
dlcbrry College ny to the time ot his
death. he having been graduated with
the class of 1882. which numbered q
members ard all the other members Of
" hich were known to he soie over to
the great ma ajority' as Ions as five Neais
ago. The doctor WAS born in Mddlcbury
october 90, 1910 and 50 was approaching
mis- a5th anniversary. After being grad
| uatcd from college here he studied mcdi-
| cine at the berkshire Medical school and
| took hi; diploma in 1s35. From 1897 to 1s46.
He practiced his profession at Grand
|
the latter year and practioing here con-
| ;inucusly until 1>77 With the exception of
! the two years 1863 and 1864. when ne was
a surgeon in the United States army. He
was married in Middlebury in 1851 to Miss
Elizabeth Atwood. who died many years
ago. and is survived only ty an adopted
t,aue hter. who is married. all the children
| az the union having died in infancy. The
| deceased was younger brother of DR.
| Zacchaus Bass, graduate Of Rush
| Medical College, who was IL famous
| physician in all this section for half Il
| century and died here in 1881. after
| spending al! of his mature powers as 4
practitioner in Middleburv and the sur
rounding towns The subject # TIN.
sketch was also known as il skilful phys
elan and ~ had very large and re-
muncrttive practice NJ to the time h,
left M!ddlcbury in 1871.
The livestock shipment from this sta
tinn to the Boston market ut Brighton or
Monday consisted of four carloads, maI
up of COWS. calves, swine ard poultry
the calves making nearly two carload
by themselves.
Erainerd Lane has picked or had or al
lowed to he picked over 2,5o quarts of re,
currants from his bushes so far this sea
son.
There was not n large crowd in TOW,
To market Monday and tro farmers ladie
came in and did most of their markctInl
fnr them. The sales came M to abou
III" usual average with prices not vary
ing mucl, from those paid last week
Butter brought from 16 to is cents DC
pound and eggs from is TO 20 cents ;
dozen.
Otter Creek Lodge. Knights of Pythias
10 charter members to he instituted Aug
was organized here Monday evening will
, ust > with the following officers: Thai NJ
, Chapman and DIR. Stanton S. Eddy. pas
chancellors: Channinc Williams. chancel
lor commander: w. r. Bump. vice-chan
celor: the Rev. George r. Stair. preiate
l.. NJ. I.ilick. master Of work: Harry {
Shaw. keeper of records and seals: Ro
s. Robbins. master OF finance: DR. How
ard l.. Corrll, master of arms: BENJAMIN
o. Wales. inside guard; 6. r. Duncan
outside guard.
The annual convention of the w. G. I
, L. will be held August I. and 10 AT tn
Spring Grove camp ground in New Ilavel
Edward T.. Bond. for the past 20 years
member of the well-known retail grocer
firm Of Bond Brothers. has retired fror
. the firm nm account of his health. an
will go on tho road as a commercial tray
clcr for G. u. Boss e. Son of New Lor
don, Conn.