Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
MIDDLEBURy.

Miss Clara Rruya has returned from
a visit with relatives ia Ncrcennes.
4 nort-ait of the late Prof. EnwArd
Conant has just iecn urrplet,d by Mss
Susan u. Farkor and it is pronounced
nv good Judges to u, exception. lly tlu'
in nkcncs., t. the subject. lhe portrait
was painted FOR ana Will soon tc shipped
to the Randolpa normal school. II was
purchased by the alumni! ct tho !.ool
and will be placed III the chapel @. lhol
institution.
Mr.. and AIRS W. j. Forbes arc ,e-
ioicin. over the arrival of Il hoy buuN 1T
tLoir home on case street.
Tho erection Of tho first house in Md
dichnrv has bcon commcnoratcd by ..
marble slab with this Inscription: Near
this place BENJAMIN Sma,loy built the
first house in town l.73 II" marr ID
W'dcv- story" Berjamin Smallsy. from
Salisbury. Conn, was tho first ihni-
grant who brought his family INTO town.
IN tho sprirg Of liza he took possession
and build the first log house on his zoo
acre patch. lying ut the mouth cf the
Middlcbuiy river. John Ch,rman and
GaMaliel Fainter soon after came with
their families. The events Of the War
At the irvasion Of Rurgcync in III,
scouting parties composed of British,
| Tories and Indians compelled the retreat
Of the settlers in great haste. In :Ts3
| Mr. Smallcy and soon after Mr.. Chipman,
Painter and others returned with their
| families Mr.. Srnallcy retained his GOO
| acre lot his home farm ard replaced
his log cabin with a frame house. His
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! he then married Widow story, celebrated
| in history with whom he lived until his
death in 1907. Middebury's artiquar AN
has often thought some notice Should be
, taken. ard has. with the assistance Of
| Mr. i:a,tcll and Mr.. Rose. who contribute
ID most OF the material caused TO be
| placed a marble shaft dqsiCuatiug where
| the house stood As tn road has been
| noI ed a greater distance from tho orig
| nal site it was thought best 10 place the
| stone near the side of the rctI, whore Il
| rould DO easily read.
| The shipment of live stock from this
station Monday morning to the Erich-
ton market consisted Of three carloads
! OF mixed stock, comprising COWS. calves.
| hogs and lambs ana a la,rc consignment
II poultry, mostly pullots M,ssrs NJ :.
\ All 'iU - ". iiltf At NtltIiilll.1u u tne
| shipment to Boston
| The ATTENDANCE upon tho local market
| was slim as in un Monday and The sales
were comparatively lieht. Egss advaa,c cd
enc cent dozen and butter was Il lit.lr
| flrner from II TO II cents per pound be-
| ing paid for butter, and from - 10 =
| cents a dozen for eggs.
| Tho old homestead in Cornwall owned
until his sudden death III Mddlchtiiv
three weeks ago by Joseph Ronlloy has
been sold to Henry Carrier of that town.
who has received the properly made out
documents.
! \ very pretty wedding occurred Ia It
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
lC. l.. Hooker, when about - of their
| friends assembled 10 see their sister,
I.ouella Lockwood. united in maria ge
to BENJAMIN Norton. The house WAS
| trimmed will unning pine and cut
| flowers. the lcr scheme in the parlor
being white and yellow. mixed with
green. Miss MAude Rivers of Salisbury
was bridesmaid and Gideon Norton. a
brother Of the ,roon. was the best man.
Promptly at eight o'clock the bridal
party entered the parlors TO the strains
OF the wedding march. played by Miss
Grace Footc. Tho Rev. Dr. Washburne
oF'eiated. using the impressive ring serv-
(Ceatinued On Sseord Fase.)