Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts Of the Green Noun.
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
The winoosSsi valley, villages mp Nsrth
From the Island in the Lake to the
Psssumpsic, Along otter Geek
and by the shores Of white
River Covered BY Spe-
ciaI CoFrespos Aeats.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.

A very pretty wedding took place at
the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hunt
at their home just north OF this vii
lage Wednesday Oct. 10 at three
o'clock when their daughter, Miss Bes-
sic T. Hunt, was united in marriage to
Horace Dow of this town. The Rev.
Dr. w. II. Washburne. pastor of the
Methodist Church OF this village. per-
formed the ceremony. The bride and
groom stood under large white bell,
and when TIE congratulations were
scarcely over and before the contract
ing parties moved from their position
by some device the great bell show
cred them with rice About fifty guests
were present mostly kindred of the
two interested families Refreshments
We're served. Mr.. and Mrs. Dow were
the recipients of n large number of
costly and useful presents. In n down.
pour of rice and old shoes Mr.. and Mrs.
Dow departed for a wedding trip and
on their return will make this village
their home.
Boston company has made arrange
ments to build creamery on railroad
ground near the depot and will com
mence operations as soon as the build
it,g is completed. It is understood that NJ
Stearns who was formerly buttermaker
for the present company will be the
superintendent and buttermaker for the
new concern.
Dogs have destroyed half the flock
of sheep belonging to Ernest Sever
ance in the east part of the town. They
have also done some damage to other
1ocks in that section.
On Monday, market day. eggs
brought 80 cents ana butter % cents.
The shipment of live stock from this
section Monday consisted of three car
loads of cows, calves. hogs and sheep
They went to the Brighton market
very pretty wedding took place at ST.
Mays Church Tuesday morning. at
80. The contracting parties were Miss
Anna r. Daniels of this village and Dr.
Edwin A. Tobin Of Bristol. Father j. D.
Shannon officiated. Miss Annie +. Simon
OF this village was bridesmaid and DR..
Bombard of Burlington was best man.
The brtda party entered the church TO
the wedding march. rendered by Miss
May Flynn. the organist. The bride was
gowned in a royal purple suit with hat
TO match and carried white prayer
book. The bridesmaid was gowned in
cream lace with hat to match After the
services at the church the wedding party
were driven to the brides home on North
Pleasant street. where a wedding break
fast was served, DR.. and Mrs Tobin
took the 9:45 train south amid showers of
rice and old shoes from many friends. On
their return they will reside in Bristol.
They were the recipients of large mum
their many friends.
II. A. Peck is driving r. r. D. route
No. during the absence OF George
seeley, who is taking his vacation.
Stanley Drolette, Son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Drolette OF West Cornwall met
with an accident Tuesday afternoon while
hunting which may cost him an eye. In
some way the gun which he had exploded
and hit him in the right eye badly dis
nguring the right side OF his face medical
laid was at once summoned and it was
decided to take him TO the Mary Fletcher
hospital Burlington ana he was taken
to that city Tuesday afternoon.
Word has been received here that
Clarence Bonnet Riggs, u former resid-
ent of this village, dled from q fractured
skull on Sunday at his home in New
i"ih WY 'hi. NSss, WHO was an en-
elneer, received the fracture in an ex-
plosion in the Jerolcmon street tunne
several weeks ago. He was graduated
from the Norwich University. Mr.. Riggs
served in the Spanish American War. and
was engineer for the New Rochelle Water
company. the Deep River company al
Connecticut and the marlborough Rapid
Transit company. lie leaves a wife and
son. He was thirty-eight years of age
The funeral was held Tuesday morning
and the burial was in Woodlawn GENE
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