Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
rhe winooski Valley, villages up North
From the Island in the LIKE to tho
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and BY the shores of whits
River Covered BY Spe.
cial CorrespoP Aants.
ADDISON COUNTY,
MIDDLEBURY.

| The fall run Of winter apnles has
begun for the city markets. 1t is SAID
| that the quantity raised in Addison
county this season will go very little
If any, over the crop of last fall. when
the yield was considerably less than
| II had been the year before. Romaine
Heminway of Middlebury expects to
ship something like $500 barrels from
his Bridport orchard into cold stor-
age in New York city.
George Peck of West Cornwall died
at his home I'm that town Sunday night,
at the age of II years and the cause
of death was uncertain. as he had not
been Ill long. Mr. Peek came here to
Vermont last fall with his wife and
they have been since living with their
SON law. Henry Angel. Mr.. Peck
was II native of Addison county but
for many years had been residing in
the West.
There are unclaimed letters at the
Middlebury postofiicc having the fol-
lowing addresses: Miss Annie Baker.
Mrs. Genettc Norton. Mrs. George Nor
ton, Mrs. Frank Hathaway, Mrs l..
Sanborn, Miss Agnes shaw. Mrs Lizzie
J. Smith. Miss Margaret c. Sullivan.
Mrs. G. Arlance, Mr.. Peter Boise. Mr..
Charles Brooks. Mr.. Alfred u. Bullock,
Walter Janvier. Charl, King. George
Norton. George w. Sweeney. Mr.. David
Stone, George II. sumner, w. +. Tulley
and Mr.. A. c. Whitney
There was a good attendance upon
the local market Monday and the offer
ings of produce werc comparatively
nj ts,.
per pound for ,he finest tubs and eggs
commanded 2S ats 7er dozen. Po-
tatoes are selling fr"oiy at c5 cents
per bushel and many sales have been
made at so cents.
In the case of state VS. George Hart
who was arrested in company with
Merritt White for intoXication Friday
night after having been thrown from
their buggy on Main street, a hearing
was had Monday morning before Judge
Foote and upon ths respondents plea
OF guilty he was fined So and costs of
SIG. Hart was considerably injured
about the shoulder, head and neck, so
that he was unable to appear in court
on saturday and was under the care of
DR.. w. J. White over Sunday. In this
case the fine, under the circumstances,
was remitted, but the costs were paid.
Young White had his hearing on Satur-
day and pleaded guilty to charge of
intoxication, paid fine of s. and costs
and was discharged. Both young men
come from the vicinity OF Brooksvillc.
States Attorney Russell prosecuted in
each case and the respondents did not
employ any counsel.
There was a severe wind storm In
this vicinity during Monday night and
Tuesday. but no rain accompanied the
wind Trees were blown down bodily
from the stump in Middlebury, Brid-
port, Cornwall and Weybridge and
other nearby towns, but so far as can
be learned no one has been injured
The streets OF Mddlebury are full of
branches and broken limbs and In
some parts of the town 1t looks very
much like wreck. The wind
abated greatly towards evening
on Tuesday and the damage. Sc far as
can be learned, Will not be very seri-
Gus in any direction, although many
in the country We're nearly
unroofed and shingles and slate were
blown off in all directions. 1t was
the most terrific wind storm that has
occurred in this section for many
years.
Charles Alonzo Acton Of Mount Au-
burn, ~ Y, member of the senior
class of Middlebury College. died sud
denly Monday night at the home OF
Eugene u. Twitchell on College Hill,
where he had only recently been
taken to be cared for, Mrs. Twitchell
nurse. 1t is thought that the trouble
originated in dysentery, with symp- |
IONS of fever, but whatever it was it
developed into pneumonia and caused
ieath. The young man had been feel
ng well and Jolly and joked with his |
,allers only ten or 10 minutes before |
Ms death. Mr.. Acton's father died |
ast winter and he is survived by only |
mother and young sister.
The reports of the devastation caus-
ID by Tuesdays wind storm are still |
coming in. Many thousand bushels of
apples were blown from the trees
rhe number OF big trees blown down
$ almost incredible. AT John Doodys
lbout three miles east of this village,
Ms apples were nearly all blown down
md his frightened cattle broke through
he fence and went to eating the ap-
,Ics. One COW got choked with an ap-
,le and had to be killed at night.
FREDERICK Remiley of West Cornwall
lied suddenly Wednesday morning at
bout eight o'clocn. lie was about 81
,r 90 years of age. He died within
few minutes after having a shock
# some kind The arrangements for
he funeral have not yet been made.
lie does not leave any children, but
lis widow has some children by a
ormer husband.
vERGENNES.