Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
HAPPENINGS IN
| VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun.
tain State.
The HHl BY COUNTIES
rhe wiuoo,ks = ~, village. up North
From the Isl IN the Lake 10 tho
rn'.un'p.'cS =, 'u# otter o-es.
and by th.s orcs of white
River Covered sy spe-
cinl Correspor Arnts.
ADDISON COUNTY,
VERCENNES.

VERCENNES.
|Mrs. Celia LcMay dicd Tuesday morning
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis
|odettc, after an Illness of about six
|ceks, aged 81 years. Mrs. LeMay was
| IN in Charlotte January /. 1870 She was
Q widow ~ Nelson LeMav. who died in
|arrlsburgh in 1854. Abou, 81 years age
RS. L'Mav Went to Dyf"n, Mich. whcrC
@ resided until four ye1rs ago when
@ came 10 this city. where she lived
tn her daughter. Mrs. Gude.tc. she
ives four sors. Nelson and John lie
; OF Byron. Mich. Charles l.eHay o.
stol and Joseph LcMay OF NortI
rrisburgh four dauGhtcr MrS. Clivc
mel Of Eurliuqton Mrs W-sloy Jack
| IN. Sr., Of Ferrisburgh. Mrs Margaret
S;ricklnnd of Lempster. y. H., and
s. Lewis Godettc of NerEennes. The
1eral services were held Friday nom
at ten o'clock 1T the house.
O. Thompson has returned from Cuba
ere he mas small plantation at River
r. about 3jN miles from Havana. i
ony or americans is located there from
Eared raising fruit M. Thompson has
n in cuba since November ard reports
It no spirit OF insurrec,ion has been
Nn in his part Of the island. that the
ives aro friendly. but only wiling To
rk when necessity cOmpels them. lie
|ught lemon grown on his plantation
ich measured u inches in crcumferen-
|an1 weighed four pounds and SIX oun-
The lemon is now in one of The
,dows Of r. l.. Kingsland's store.
bout sixty friends of Mr. ard Mrs.
tier r. Knowles gathered at their home
irsday evening, the 23th anniversary
their marriage. A very pleasant even
was passed. After refreshments were
Ied W. ". Stowe presented Mr.. and
+. Knowles with a purse OF money.
gc and Mrs. Warren Peck of New
Eon vocr the only ones present who
wles % years ago.
the annual meeting Of the Reef
1ge creamery. officers We're elected rs
pws: President. ". Is. Childs; sore
and treasurer. George +. Childs
ctors. NJ. \. Johnson. c. r. Bullarl,
B. Sturtevant, II. \. Boyce; auditors,
mollus Rarher W. G. Sturtevlnt The
prt Of the treasurer showed that the
year was the most prospectus in the
Ory ot the company, the output berg
10; that the plant wns run by 10
g power Gasolene engine; that there
years supply Of Ice and 100 cords
FOOD on hand.
rs. Sarah Hagan was taken Friday to
-1i
Ibmit to an operation.
Bryda has purchased of Walter
t. OF Pantor. ten acres OF land ad-
ng Mr.. Bryda's farm.
W. Hawkins has bought and ship
i N0 pounds of smc!t within the
eight days. These fish We're caught
een Basin Harbnr on the south and
|dbridge hall on the north. Between
points the ice Is dotted with
sers when the fishermen ish from
to night with varying success. II
FISH are biting well these men make
high as three or four dollars per
condition Of Mrs. S : Gaines. who
been III for tho past two weeks, re-
6 about the same.
!, .NtfIliH Went - SoSl'ln VI on
with two carloads of mixed stock
now mich COWS. He shipped one
|ad OF stock TO New York.
rold son Of Mr.. and Mrs, f. "
is Ill with pneumonia,
years ago Mrs. Il. I. Miller Of
j Ferrisbur6h WAS token III and her
hter, Miss Goldie NJ Miller, Il
late of burlington high school class
was called homo from the school
Vas teaching, 10 care for her mother
attend to the business of the farm
iary OF last year Mrs. Miller told
aughtor she could have all she could
from the hens. Miss Miller accepted
fer and on taking inventory Of her
found she had % hens and three
Prs The fowls were all high grade
mouth Rocks. She kept a strict ac-
of the expenses and has given the
Press reporter the following as the
of tho years business Sales,
2 dozen eggs slo6 20; II fowls, SlO.le;
lllets. s104sO 225 cockerela. s1s7.t2;
s3Ss,e3 The expenses We're: Grain,
poultry food, s.. 2.63; total $15l. "a again
Besides this she has supplies of
and grain amount TO Sl10 making
gain OF s254 20 Miss Miller is TO con-
The business and started in February
with S3 hens and four cockerels,
b. attending to the poultry, Miss
has during the year driven the
TO the creamery.
st stockholders OF the Ferrlsburgh
ery company (cooperative) held
annual meeting Tuesday afternoon
ected the following directors; w. II.
r. ID, Booth, l., T.. Avery, .. II.
an. r. u, Birkett. G.. A. Chapman
7. Robinson We're elected auditors,
port Of the treasurer showed a good
h bus.ness done the past year: MIX
bd. 2+,si277 pounds; cream received.
pounds: butter manufactured. H.
lnds. It cost less than two cents
|und to make the butter which in
packages. The total recepts for the
ere s4S,os5.5l.
public reception given to the Rev.
'ezina Tuesday evening at city hall
largely attended and very en'R-
fair whist was played and refresh