Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

OF which were for the Brighton market al
Boston. and two for New York city.-Thc
postponed meeting OF the HCmc Circle
! OF the Methodist Church was held
with Mrs. Washburne at the parsonage
! Tuesday p. m.-Amony the uncalled for
letters at the Middlebury postoffice are
the Following: Miss Agres Fitz. Mrs.
| Emma Smith. Mrs. w. A. easier, Mrs
| bii%a Williams, Albert Film, Sam Raddy,
I. IL Casey, George V. Roberts. Harry
Rowe, y. Goyette. Thomas Manning.
James Scaries. Frank Salladln and Joe
Wheeler.-ln accordance with the will of
| the late Henry j.. Sheldon. tho whole of
MS property is left for the perpetua ton of
inc Sheldon art museum, of which he
was the FOUNDER and for many years the
curator. Nothirg was devised TO relatives
| or friends Tho property Is of Considerab bic
Nalue and only a short time before his
death Mir. Sheldon was offered $1,000 cash
lor the contents of the museum building.
James l.. and George Hall, who have
beer employed at Bristol Little notch
since last fall returned here Monday
George Jackson, who has 7,eon in town
FOR several months, left Saturday on q
| southern toir.--Charles H. Pratt who
has been i'll for several weeks but had
recovered so as to be able TO come to
the village a short time ago has had a
relapse and is now confined TO tho house
again and very weak.-Johr. T.. Cook of
Ripton, inmate of the Soldiers Home in
Bennington, was in town Monday and
expects to stay in this section for some
timc.-Mrs. Joseph Rooney, who has been
Ill all winter past of the time with puou-
monia. is now very much better and able
to he about the housc.-Thc Labaroc
society will serve n New England suppcr
in the vcstry Of the Congregational
church Friday ever'ng.
There is an important case or hand
IN the next chancerY court of Addison
county. The case comes I'D ON n tenn
porary injunction granted Saturday by
Judge Seneca 1IaseIton in favor Of tho
MiddleburY Electric company and 9th
ors against Charles S. Murkland and
others in which the orators make a
claim that the defendants are using
much moro than they are entitled 10
of the water which runs over the west
side of the dam and fails at Middle
bury village. The time for the hear
ing on the temporary injunction has
not been set, but it will probably he
soon. Davis and Russell of Middle
bury are attorneys for the orators
Mr.. ANA Mrs. \. e. Kingsley of Bran
don are visiting their daughter. Mrs
G. NJ. Carpentcr.--George Hunt of Rut-
land is in town.-William Noyes of
Beaver Falls, Utah, is visiting hero
ana in Salisbury.-Charles Williamson
has gone to New York city for a few
days visit.-The funeral Of Charles
Woodworth was held at his late homo
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.
The Rev. Charles II. Dickinson officiat-
cd and the burial was in tho West
cemetery. The bearers were James
Cartm"ll. w. H. Cadv. Charles \. Tv-
man. and William =. Waugh.-Frad
la Bombard has returned from a ten
days visit in Worcester, Mass.--Arthur
Bissett is i'll with the grip.-Thc Rev.
George R Stair will preach at Nlo
Baptist Church Sunday morning on
"Rcdiscovered Wells" In the evening
he will preach on "The Mistaken Mag
nitude." There will be a baptismal
service in tho evening g.-The Rev. p. l..
Dow, presiding elder of the Burlington
district, will preach at the Methodist
Church Sunday.-.The Rcv. DR.. Dickin-
son will preach at the Congregational
church sunday morning on THE Judg-
mcnt Seat of Christ and in the even
ing on How Christ Failed 70 Save n
Man of Splendid Character."-- delo- |
cation Of otter Creek lodge. knights !
of PYthias. went to Brandon last even ,
ing to assist in tho organizing Of n !
lodge there-Mr. ana Mrs. n. H. Math- !
cws and children who have been at the |
Addison the past winter, expect to /
leave for Boston.-The Essay club hold |.
a largely attended meeting at Mrs. J. !
II. Stewards Wednesday afternoon
Frank c. Partridge of Proctor is in |
town.-A delegation of otter Creek |
lodge. X. of p. will go to Burlington |
Tonight to attend n district mcctng-
William Seymour Alden, a former resi- /
dent who has been in town the past ,
few days, has returned to BOSTON,