Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-03
M1DDLEBURY.

Misses Mary and Katherine Coi
win Of Troy, n. Ysreturned to tha
city Saturday The t. :. civil servlc,
commission viii hold a special exart
nation in Middleburv 10 establish
register OF elgibles from which the ap
pointnlent of two carriers and one sub
stitute carrier can he made on IN
est tablishment Of city free delivery ser
vice IN MidleburY, November 10, 1908,
nnd for such other appointments as the
needs Of the service may require. specl-
men questions. given with each appll-
cation may be obtained from Ralph e.
Holmes at the Middlebury postoffce,
Applications must be on file not later
thah September 10 Mrs James T.
Kingsley OF Northfield and her grand
son. Harold Aldrich. OF Brooklyn. y. Y.
are visiting relatives in town.-Mr. and
Mrs. John r. Thral and Miss Sarah VI
Thrall OF Worcester Mass, arrived Sat
urday to stay till the middle of Septen-
bert VI Crane Of Rutland returned
to that city Saturday after six weeks
hero-Mr and Mrs Marcus Allen ot
New york city are visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Buckley George
r Marshall Is confined to the house
with rheuma,ism-B W. Blake and
daughter. Mss Tnez Blake. of Stonington
Conn. are in toWn.-Mr. and Mrs A Hayes
of Boston. Mass, are visiting hisparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry HaYes.-The select
men have had a fire escape erected on the
town hall-Cpl James T. O'Nen ot
Portland surgeon general of the State
of Maine is a visitor at George Cham
paiene's DR. ONeil graduated from
Mddlebury college in the eighties
Micheal O'Connor and family Of Rut-
land are visiting John and Sarah O'Con-
nor Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mullen Of
Jamcston, \. Y. are here visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mira Thomas BucflAv.
Mrs Henry Percival and son of New
York city has Joined her husband who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
| Rich J. G. Wilson. who has been spe I'd
ing n week with them. has returned tn
New York city.-Mrs. George McCue and
daughter Katie, have gone To Boston.
Mass. for few weeks Visit-NIrs.
Walter Phelps is spending a week in
Burlington with her sister Mrs. 4Aher-
nethy.-Mr and Mrs. william Duncan
and child. who have been visiting rola-
tives in town for the past fow weeks
have returned 10 their home In BurlinC-
ton.-Mss Ada willard Of Nersonnes is
the guest Of Mrs II. p, Hagar
The drought in the county towns has
become serious. All the streams are very
low and some OF them and many springs
are dried up. Farmers have to drive
their cattle long distances for water anc
the meadows and fields ?"e parched and
in many places burned brown Otter
creek is at the lowest point II has reach
ed in years and the manufacturing plants
down the river are greatly embarrassed go
Four carloads of live stock were shipped
from this section to the New York and
Brighton markets Monday.-A daughter
was born TO Mr., and Mrs Charles o.
Westal Sunday-Mr. and Mrs. f. d.
Austin have returned TO New York after
three weeks with Mrs. Austin's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison p Williamsou.- Miss
Mary Gee and Dcnzle Calvin went Mon
day to Monkton to attend the funeral %
their aunt. Mrs, Edward Gee--Dan Stew
art of New York city. the famous sport
ing man. is quite i'll in his cottage at
Lake Dunmoro.-Dr. Stanton s Eddy
has returned from Burlington. whore for
several weeks he has been under treat
mcnt for typhoid fever, and IS convales-
cent The government exhibit of Nor
gan horses, which made such a good
showing at the fair last week, was
shipped Monday to Rutland. whore the
animals will be shown AZ the county fair.
Russell Circle. No. :. Ladies of the q.
A. r.. served banquet "Wednesday
evening and installed officers Edward
Loomis of Goshen. a former resident. IL
visiting relatives. The Woman's Foreign
Missionary society OF the Methodist
Church met in the church parors 1T
three o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Monday market day. eggs brought
from 23 to o5 cents per dozen and butter
from 20 TO % cents a pound
President John VI. Thomas Of Middle
bury College announces that he has Sc
cured cash and pledges OF sSo.445 towards
the fund of sl0Oo 600 which he is endeavor-
Ing to raise and hopes to get the balance
subscribe before the fall term of the
college opens on September 24Mrs
George W. Sneden Of Bristol has return
ed home after couple of weeks with
friends in town.--ErwIn q. Piper is max
ing extensive additions and repairs to and
about his residence on Weybridge street
Page G. Potter had surgical operation
performed Tuesday on one foot, which
has been troubling him greatly during
the past four years.-Daniel Raymond
the aged veteran of the Civtl War, who
had his right side and hip SO badly in
tured by "a fall month ago. is at last
able to get down stairs and sit up for
while each day.-Mr and Mrs II. II.
Ellis OF Tconderoga, ~ T., are visiting
former friends in this Vcinity.-As Bene-
diets delivery team was going UP the
hill southeast Of the Battel block Tues
day afternoon. u hane strap broke. The
wagon tipped over and the load OF
groceries WAS dumped The horse WAS
uninJured, but the wagon was consider
ably damaged and the load was ruined
by kerosene oil-Mrs. ID. II. Atwood and
son. who have been visiting AT q. II.
Atwood's. have returned TO their home in
Eagle Grove, Iowa. They were accom-
panied as far as Niagara Falls. \. Y,
by II. Nelson Atwood-The Rev, Peter
Heller of Weybridge will preach in the
lCOutinued on maze IL