Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
MIDDLEgURY.

MIDDLE2URY.
Thomas Manning. who is in tho en-
ploy of Charles Pratt. came to the viii
lage the other day and purchased a
small bottle of carbolic acid. He put
the bottle in his trousers pocket and
wher he was nearly home. the cork
worked out and a quantity of the acid
ran down his leg The left groin. left
thigh and left leg were very badly burn
cd Manning is IS years old and good
workman. His condition is serious and
he suffers great agony.
An alarm was sounded about noon Sat
urday for fire in a tenement house Of
tho Green Mountain Pulp company. II
caught around the chimney and the fire
department soon had it out with a small
loss. covered by insurance. Tho house
was occupied by Frank Mohcn and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Harrington.
They removed their household goods and
their loss was very small-James
V. Pratt of Bridport died there
la te Friday afternoon. after a two weeks
illness with inha mmation of the bowels
following n general decline which COM
mencod last fall. Mr.. Pratt was 81 years
ol and for many years had been one of
TN best known business men in Brdport.
dealing largely in live stock and farm pro-
duce. He leaves three sons. Harry, who
is at home. Frank OF Albany, n. Y. and
Charles OF BridpOrt. The funeral services
were held at two o'clock Sunday after
noon with a large number in attendance.
The Rev. Henry Lamb, the Congregations
al pastor. conducted the scrvices-Dr. +.
=. Russell reached his 67th birthday Sat
Irday and received the hearty congratula-
tons of many friends, He is in much bet
ter health than for the past two years
The haymakers in Addison county had A
bad time last week, hut a great quantity
Of hay was got in, as it raincd more or
less every day but one--Miss Catherine
Hope daughter of Mr., and Mrs. William
w. Hope, arrived at her seventh birthday
| Saturday and in the afternoon party
| was given in her honor at the home of
her aunt, Mrs James Hughes on Acad-
| emy street.--Joscph B. Cobb and SON
| Allen. who have hcon mp the river rs far
| as Pittsford on camping and fishing trip
! in a launch, arrived home Saturday even
! ing. They brought home a fine lot Of fish
| -Marcelus Pierce of Superior. Ncb, a
! former resident of M'ddlehury arrived
| Saturday for a visit with relatives after
an absence of % yoars.-Msses Ruth and
Gladys Brnclle, daughters Of Mr. and
Mrs. Cyrille Brunclle. returned home Sat
| urday after a week 5 stay with relatives
| in Rutland.
| Mrs. Lancey w. Forbes. who had been
| III for some time at her home on Case
street. died Monday morning at the age
of So years. She is survived by a husband.
on, son. W. j. Forbes and a daughter,
Mrs. George Mead, all Of This town. Mrs
Forbes mad a shock about a week ago,
which FASTENED The end The funeral was
held at her late home. Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, and the burial was
| the Case street cemetery shier
Charles r. Pnncy OF the National Bank
Of MidGlcbury has returned from n two
| weeks outing at knights island Mon
day market daY, eggs brought from 20 to
% cents T"r dozen, ono cent rmoe than
last week, and butter brought from 20 10
% cents pc" dozen, ono cent more than
wcek.-The cattle shipment from this sec
tion Monday consisted Of thrcc carloa ds
for the Brighton and New York markets
Miss Mabel Hcusts has gone to Rrid-
port for a weeks visit with relatives
| chart showing tho proposed additional
work to be done on the village streets this
season, proyidng that the special villa ge
meatinr IA he rold Thursday evening
votes the necessary MONEY has boon hung
IN tho nostomce The proposition has
oivon rise IN a great deal Of tcated discus
| sion n-William J. Sullivan Of South Bos-
ton x,ho has bcon b,re for a months va
cation visit with relatives. returned to
Ro.tor on ,hc flyer Monday afternoon
Mrs EIlon Wright AMI daughter. Ruth.
arc visiting friends in Shoroham for a