Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The Winooski Valley, villages up North
From the Island In she Lake to tho
Passumpsic, Along otter Geek
and by the Shores Of white
River Covered Sy spe.
cinl CorrespoD dents.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY.
MDDLERURY

MDDLEEURY
There was 81 provoking n1iX-up in last
weeks Ere" Press in the report of We'd
ncsdaN afternoons village meeting. owing
doubtless to the nsaYing somehow of
one sheet of the copy. The matter can be
stiaichtcncd OUT in a few lines, a. fol-
lows For seventh trustee, Dr. f.. II.
Martin ana l.. s. Knight were put in
domination and DR.. Martin was elected ON
the first ballot by the close vote of l23 to
1lj for Mr. Knight. thus making the new
beard of trustees stand. Thomas T.. Burns
the Roy. J. u. shannon, Fred NJ. Footc
DR.. William II. Sheldon John Lovctt, Dr.
-. e. Noble and DR.. T.. II. Martin. The
large matter of interest and discussion
prior to ANA during the meeting was that
of the village water system and its man
aEcmcnt, and on account of the eXpira-
tion Of the term of Thomas II. Boycc and
the resignation of Frank A. Bond, there
We're two members of the board of water
commissioners to be elected. Charles a.
Piper. the other member, holding over.
For water commissioner for two years to
fill the vacancy created by the resigna-
,ion of Mr. Bond. Clarence G. Wells and
Jcnn II. Sargent were put in nomination.
hnllut by a vote of 132 to % for Mr.. Wells.
Henry r. Merrill had been proposed for
this position hut his name was withdrawn
AT his own request, and he was unani-
mously chosen the third member OF
the board to serve for three years
This closed the ballctting except that for
oh ipf NO; ,f tn Il
which Frank II. Stone received on the
second ballot 1o4 votes out of a total of
loS, George +. Kdder getting the othe~
%. I|, fore the meeting closed rcsolU-
tion offered by Or. W. II. Sheldon was
adopted, providing that the water COM
missioncrs and the board of trustees
should act corjointly as Il board to oqual-
ize the water rates. as to which matter
th"rc has been a large amount of com
plaint aud kicking.
f. n. Lucas of Shoroham has purchase ed
the 165-acre farm in Cornwall owned by
Edward Bowdish, formerly known as the
Milo Williamson farm and will take pos
session April /; consideration, 500.
Charles -. sumner. who recently sold
his farm to W. ". Smith of Wcybridge.
has purchased n 30O-acrc farm in Nit
Holly. owned by l.. NJ. Dickerman. to-
Eethcr with Al COWS and all farming tools
Mr.. sumner Will take possession about
March t.
Charles dumas of Shoreham, who has
been at St lguacc. Mich. for the past
three months or 50. on a visit to his broth
or, Edwin Dumas, arrived with his broth
ers in town Friday night and went on Sat
urddy to Shorcham to remain until spring
with their parents and other relatives.
Edwin Dumas has been located in Mich
iean for the past T. years ANA Charles
will 60 back with him III March or April
tn make his future home in that state.
All the oranges in Addison county.
which, with Ncshobc Grange Of Brandon.
compose the larger Pomona Grange. are
to hold It grand quarterly meeting with
Ncshobc Grange at Brandon on Ncdnes.
day, February II. II is expected that
some prominent speakers from abroad
Will hc present To address the mocings
and it is estimated that some thing like "A
thousand members of the Grange will be
in attendance.
The cattle dealers in this section shipped
one carload of cows, veal calves and hogs
to the brighton market Monday morning.
and one carload Of beef cattle, veal
calves and lambs to the New York market
T.. Il. Piper went along with the Boston
shipneni ANA viii bring back carload Of
horses Friday.
The receipts of butter aud eggs in the
local market Monday were quite heavy
The price OF the incest offerings OF dairy
butter remained at 20 ard u cents per
pound, the same as for several weeks past
but eggs took another drop, going from
* down 10 70 cents a dozen.
Frank II. Stone has received from d
friend one of the old-time blunderbusscs
to add to his museum collection of fire
arms, which now numbers IS specimens
of the shooting irons in use in tho long
time ago This blunderhuss Is ono of the
ORIGINAL lint-loci,s and is in an excellent
state of preservation. 1t is thought 10
be two or three hundred years old and
is the only hrearm OF the sort known TO
he in this part of the State.
charles ". Frost, who has been con-
Gnod to the house with illness for about
"A week. is able to be- ghout again. Nr
Frost has leased his farm property in
Eridport and Addison for a term oil
yours to William Hitson of Elizabeth
town. y. y.
J.. q. McGlnitN. an attendant at the
State IIospital for tho Insane at Water
bury, was in town Wednesday on his
way home to Shorcham for a visit to
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. McGinity
T.. y. Scarlc. a former resident Of
Cornwall and now proprietor of the
Iartland House at iiartland, is making
a visit to relatives and friends in this