Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Moup-
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The winoosiSi Valley, Villages up North
From the Island in the Lake to tho
Pnssunpsic, AlonE otter Creek
and by the shores of White
River Covered BY Spe-
cial Correspop dents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
MlDDLEBURY.

| When the sleeper from the north ar
rived in town Wednesday, about midnight
! It was found that u woman was dead in
one of the car seats. She was moved into
the station and medical aid was sum
moncd. 1t was found that she had died OF
heart disease. The body was taken to
! the undertaking rooms of Piper &
Goyctto She had six dollars in money
on her person and papers showed her
name was Anna NJ. Noel of Fitchburgh.
Mass, whore she carried on = millinery
business. She had been in Montreal and
was on her return home. The authorities
at Fltchburg were notified and word was
received to send the body to that city
which was done Thursday.
An Alaskan friend has sent Professor
Sceey a number of vegetables grown in
that region. one of the potatoes Is a beau-
tiful specimen, flesh colored, with eyes
plump to the surface, and weighs over
two pounds. Carrots, beets etc. are not
behind the native vegetables of Vermont.
Tho people of Middebury We're much
pleased upon hearing that Gov. Proctor
| had appointed John Il. Weeks OF this
town a member of the cattle commission
Judge Weeks is a Salisbury boy by birth,
! is only few months over IL years Of
age, ana finished his schooling at the
NJ MddleburY high school, where he pre-
pared in 1873 for college, but finally did
not take tn" college course. Upon his re-
turn to Salisbury Mr.. Weeks devoted
himself to agricultural pursuits, having
been born the son Of farmer, and for
several years worked along on that line
| But the young cnan was Mt once ap-
! preciatod by his former townsmen. who
elected him to all the usual Offices in
Salisbury and in 1888 chose him for their
representative in the Legislature, at
which session he was chairman Of the
committee on manufactures, having been
previously assistant doorkeeper of the
Senate in 1854. In the biennial term from
1892 t. 1894 Mr. Weeks was one of the
assistant judges OF the Addison county
court, and in 1906 he was chosen one of
the two senators from Addison county.
The first blood of the hunting for deer.
season in this part of the county was
drawn in East Middlcbury on Sunday
evening, a litt!c at least before the legal
time of opening the polls. Some en-
thusastic hunter shot in the knee Just
before dark, a valuable COW owned BY
Horace LaQuce. and the animal had to
be killed. Efforts We're made to trace the
marksman, hut so far without success.
A very pretty church wedding occurred
at ST. Marys Catholic Church Monday
morning al nine o'clock. when Miss Anna
NJ. Miner daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd
E. Miner of Bridport was united in mar
rage to William H. Mccoy of this viii
lage. The ceremony was performed by
Father j. d. Shannon. Miss Mary Mccoy
Of Cnderhill, a sister of tho groom, was
bridesmaid and ]. ?. Flynn OF Under
hill. n brother-!n-law OF the groom. was
the best man. After the service Mr. and
Mrs Mccoy were driven 10 the depot,
where they took tho morning train north
for Montpelier, whore they will spend
their honeymoon On their return they
will make this village their home. Mr..
and Mrs. Mccoy received a number of
costly and useful gifts from their friends,
who wish them the best Of success in
their new step.
On Monday. market day eggs brought
thirty cents and butter twenty-five cents.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of three carloads of
cows calves and hogs for the Brighton
market at Boston.
Mrs. Patrick Lovett. died Sunday morn
ing at the age of 10 years. She Is survived
by IL daughter. Mrs. Seaver OF Waling
ford and n son, John I.ovett of this viii
lego, with whom she has made her home
FOR the past few years. The funeral was
held at St. Marys Catholic Church
Tuesday morning. The remains were
taken on the morning mail train to East
Dorset for burial.
The largest buck killed in this section
was shot by Frank Roberts of East
Middlebury. The animal weighed ESQ
pounds Arthur Brown, who lives on
Case street. came in yesterday with one
that he shot in tho vicinity of Lincoln
that weighed just n pound less, 1t Is
reported that Deputy sheriff Stearns
shot n buck Weighing a little over 2oC
pounds.