Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun.
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The winooski Valley, villages mp North
From the Island In the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores of White
River Covered BY spe-
cial Correspos dents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
vERGENNEs.

Miss Alice S. Mullen. class of '0s, VAR
gennes high school. has been engaged to
teach the coming term of school in the
Robinson district in Ferrlsburgh.
Invitations have been received in town
from Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Elliott. former
well-known residents of Waltham,
announcing the celebration of the 25th
anniversary of their marriage at their
home in Lempster, ~ f., August 6.
Albert Kamholtz of New York Uni
versity and Louis b. Cohn of Columbia
University, two young men who are
making a trip on foot from New York
to Quebec and return, arrived in town
yesterday forenoon. They were in fine
spirits and said they had not experience
ed a sick day since they left New York
July g. The young men intend to COW
or at IS least miles Il day but Monday
on account of the rain and bad roads
made only five miles stopping at New
! Haven where they camped on the farm
of J. f. Davis Both young men were
loud in their praises of the hospitality
extended to them along the route, es-
pecially through the Champlain valley
| This way of passing their vacation is
! not new to them as for the past three
|
ferent parts of the country. Kamholtz
| wears a pair of shoes with soles three
| quarters of an inch in thickness in
| which he told the Free Press reporter
| he had travelled about 1900 miles.
Both carry knapsacks in which is a
| shelter tent, changes of clothing. etc,
the whole weighing about 40 pounds.
Along the route they have been i'm
~,
for them in haying. On their arrival
in town the young fellows visited the
postotficc, where they had the postoffice
stamp placed in their book which they
carry. showing every place they have
visited. They left this city about noon
for Burlington. Quebec is expected to
be reached by them not later than Aug
ust 10. and they will try to reach New
York on their return by September IT,
The Rev. n. Thomas Hafer and family
nave gone to visit his parents at Ithica
Mich, and other relatives in Detroit.
Pontiac and Jackson in the same State
They will he absent on their vacation
about a month.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho.
dist Church will hold Il rain bow ice
cream and cake social in the Stevens
evening.
II. r. Fennel of New York citv was the
guest Of G. r. McCuen Tuesday.
The Rev and Mrs. Earl T. French and
Mrs. Clara Rogers of Panton went YES
terday to attend the camp meeting at
Mooers. y. y
Frank Taylor of Washington. D. c.. is |
spending few weeks in town with his
aunt Mrs c. A. Bradbury
The Misses Minnie and Margaret Crosby
of Troy, n. Y, spent Tuesday with Miss
Mary r. Alden.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Lyon of BOSTON. |
lass, former resident of this city. are
visiting her sister. Mrs. j. NJ. Alden. and
Mrs w. II. Adams.
!. Neville has returned home from his
vacation. spent in Provencetown. r 7
and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Chandler of Washington. n. C..
is visiting her niece. Mrs c. A. Brad
bury.
Mrs. John Perkins and daughters. Mabel
and Mildred, of Brandon visited her sis
ter, Mrs. c. p. Jarvis. yesterday.
John Moorby, in cmploye in me Yer
mont Shade Roller company. recently had
the top Of his little finger on his right
hand cut off and three other fingers badIv
lacerated while running lathe machine.
The funeral services Of Reuben Par
ker. who died Monday night from the Of
fetts of a shock sustained about two
years ago, will he held at the home of his
son, Bert Parker of Ferrsburgh. at II
"A. m. to-day
Mrs. William Ladue went Yesterday to
Fanny Allen hospital Burlington to sub
init to an operation for the removal OF q
tumor.
Misses Edith and Theresa MiddlebrooIx
are spending the week in Burlington
with Mrs. Emma Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Richardson of Bur-
lington are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. F.
Benton
Fred Currer of Bellows Falls is IN
town making preparations to move his
family to the above named town
States Attorney Leroy c. Russell of
was in town Yesterday on
business.
Miss Esther Lyon OF Burlington ia
spending few days in town with her
cousin, Miss Katherine Fish
Guy Beach is in Salisbury on visit
to his parents.
DR.. and Mrs. Sabold OF New York CITY. q
who have been visiting her brother T
NJ, Alden and sister. Miss Mary ]. Alden.
left Yesterday for few days soiourn at
Ausable Chasm n. Y.
Mrs. Herbert I.adue of Boston Mass
Is visiting her husbands relatives in this Il
vicinity. I