Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-16
MIDDLEBURY.

NIDDLEBURY.
At tho meeting of tho executive COM
mittec of the Addison County FAR as
soc'atlon held Thursday afternoon. tho
following purses wee arranged for fair
August g. oS - and 30: throe-year-old
colts Addison county. $50; PAS t~ot or
pace Addison county, $50; three yoar-old
colt, open 70 the world. $50; peg. $50
2:35 trot s2i0; o:S4 pace. 500. 2:a3 trot
$500 2:27 pa -c, s2no. PIG trot $500: 2:l6 pace
$500 2:lo pace, frce-fo--all trot. $500; three
year-old futurity, NCh; only one five per
cont from horscmen. making a total Of
$3.50 in purses.
There worn several inches ot snow on
he Ripton. Goshen and Lincoln noun
tars Saturday morning and Chipman 8
hill IN this village was coated over an
inch dcep.-Some farmers have sowcd oats
the past few days in spite Of tho unsc4-
sonable weather II IS likely that most o.,
the remaining ost fields vii, be devoted TO
buckwheat and barcy.-Frank Murray
while Mt work AT tho lower pulp mill Fri
day gothic fingers Of his left hand bad,v
! ia mined. Charles Robbins a former resi-
dent. employed in Woodstock tho pass
year. is in town.--Mrs. Orvis F. Comstock
aged ~ years who has been Ill for many
weeks. is able to bn out.-John O'Connor
chairman ~ the board or license conr,is.
sloners will travel as opan, for ag-,cui-
tural machinery and ,mnlemen,s-Tho
Associated Press desna,chos IN sa+r-
days papers in regard 10 tho efforts a.,
the Albany Eovcrnmen, officials 10 dts
cover relatives Of Silas Wright were
some wha. askcw az to those in Middle
Iftr trT,t
ernor Wright. a6 wears of age "a living in
Middlebnry village with his son. samue,
There is another son. George in Ivov.
Ibridge, and two d4urhters Mrs Chinma =
, G. Smith OF Middlchurv and Mrs Elc,to
/ Blake OF Mt. Lookout Ala. 7, sll7s
Wright of Montpelier. formerly Of Wev-
| bridge, Is a cousin Of r.ovaI 7, Wr,p,5, -
| A smoker vas held IN IN. N1oosalaroo
club room Friday evening vrhich was
largely attended. Former prcs,dent 7. y
! Thaycr Of Essex Junction was nresent -
Miss Emma Wilcox has returned from
| Washington. p. C-Tho Green Mountain
| Pulp company made a settlement with tho
insurance company Saturdav.-A r
! Marshall Is slowly rccovcrlng-Nrrs G Y
Maynard of burlington IS visiting nare
and in Cornwall Mrs Frank Allen has
returned to Fair Haven after a short visit
with Mrs. W. W. Wood-J J. Griffin has
returned to Fort Edward. y. Y.-Harrv
Preston of burlington is in towr-Joseph
! Battcll has bought the Charles Woodruff
farm in Weyhridgc. Miss Eula IIill has
returned from the South.-Goorge r,
Hamblin Of Worcester Mass. has bought
the I.angworthy machine SHOP and foun
dry and will repair It, The price paid IS
said to be s3,OA.--Mr. Searle has returned
from New York city.-Ambrosc Goodro IS
slowly recovering. Edison Wsscu and
family OF shoreham are moving to the
Abraham Williamson house on Seymour
street which they recently purchased q.
L, foutt hes gone TO Holyokc, MsSs-The
Rev George r. Stair of the Memorial
Baptist Church will deliver the Memorial
day address at Bristol,
The 2Srd annual convention Of the
Addison County Woman's Christian
Temperance union was called to order
In the Methodist Church Tuesday morn
ing at ten o'clock. There was a good
attendance and about every town and
village In the county was represented.
Tho convention was called &c order hy
tn" president. Mrs. l." d, Dyer of this
village, and the published programme
was carried out, The reports of the
| onicers were accepted and showed th3t
the society was in good standing and
prosperous. Rev. w. Fl. Vashburne.
| pastor or the Methodist Church, spoke
words or welcome and was followed by
Mrs. r. j. Trego. national evangelist.
OF Cleveland, Ohio who spoke at con-
siderable length on Mother Stewart
and especially on her last birthday.
Dinner was served by the ladies Of the
church in the church parlors. The
evening session was attended by full
house, The delegates and visitors are
being entertained by the local society,