Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
from the Island in the Lake to the
Pnssumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores Of white
River Covered by Spe.
ciaI Correspondents
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBuRY.

MIDDLEBuRY.
Addison county court was engaged
Thursday with the Oln will case. Mrs
McKinstrT. the nroponert. was on the
stand for cross-cXamination all the fore
noon session. At noon the case for the
proponcnt was rcsted and the testimony
for the claimants was begun IN the after
noon.
The assistant Judges have appointed
the following license commissioners for
Addison county towns: Shoreham. l.. II.
Nottingham. Kent W Merritt and 4.
W Hall: orwell w. A. Jennings. ]. S.
Mcintyre and j. NJ Stevens.
Mrs. Walter Sylvester Of Wilton. n.
H., Is visiting Mrs. Dusald stewart
Charles Fl. LYMAN has returned to Rel
lows Falls where he is cmploYed.--Mrs.
charles ]. Button Is visiting her father,
Charles q. Ray, in Brandon.--Air. and
Mrs. Watson Hamilton have returned
from visit in Bui'ington.--Joseph Nash,
who has been seriously III with pneu
monia was much Improved Friday
Mr. and Mrs c. c. wells are In Boston
for few days.-Alfred Woodward Carl
Frost. y. i. Foote. Edward Higgins. +.
J. Hubbard and j. Il. Cartmel are at
tending the automobile show in Boston.
Mrs. Joseph Marseills has returned
from few days visit with relatives i'll
Bristol-Fredcrick Gernain Of Burlington
has entered the employ Of the AM
erican Publishing company Mrs. l.. L.
Rich. who has been visiting her son,
Harry Williams. In WASHINGTON, y. G..
has returned home. -Out-of-town visi-
tors include MI and Mrs. I.ev Swift
of NHddlcsex Charles l.. Parish and Mr.
and Mrs. A. s. pukett ~ Bfidport. G. IT.
Molrlll of Noriisvlle, and Daniel Julli-
van Of Sloreham.--Roger Ryan has re-
covered from a weeks Illness with tho
grip.
Addison county court r-asse,nbled ~
two o'clock Monday afternoon when the
Clin will case was again taken up.
Harvey Reach ot FerrishuIgh. the special
administrator OF the estate, whose test-
,nony was expected TO take up the whole
afternoon. was too III 70 appear and the
contestants rested their case Taken by
surprise, the proponents did not have
their witnesses in rebuttal and they also
rested. W. ~ Davis Of Mlddlebury az
three O'Clock began the opening argu-
nient for tho proponent and he was fol-
lowed by r. w. Tuttle Of Nergennes for
the contestants whose plea took up the
rest Of the demonstrating in this
section began December 10 and with the
exceptions of few brief thaws II has
been very good most Of the time since
that date. There has been moro sleigh
Ing than in any winter for 10 or - years.
The work Of tapping maple trees waa
begun on a large scale throughout this
section Monday An unusually abundant
flow of sap Is predicted.--A. X. Carr,
who has been III several weeks. Is able
to he out.--Ford Bingham and family OF
Bristol nre visiting Mr.. and Mrs G.. A.
Lyman.-Alfred Woodward. Carl Fros,
md y. S. Foot have returned from the
Boston automobile show.Charles Lar
row has returned from Schenectady, n
v. where he has been the past Few
months.--ficorge Morcombe has entered
the employ OF B. c. Ryder as clerk
Monday. market day eggs. brought &
cents and butter q cents.-Jonas
Tathorne. who has been III. Is out again
Mr., and Mrs. Willis n. Cady nre AZ
Burlington, where their oldest daughter
Eliza CadY. was operated upon Monday
FOR appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher
hospital.-Ernma Meeker has returned
from F1orida.-Ars. william Jackson
who has been visiting relatives IN North
field has returned home,-Mr. and Mrs
Howard Sargent Of Huntington, Mass
are visiting her brother. Clyde Bean
Charles Cheney has moved into the Cart
rncl house on North Pleasant street
r. II. Lane and family are moving tC
the farm lie bought on F'ooto street
Thomas II. MCLEOD Is eeriously III
Lewis r. Lowell has moved to tho Hcnry
Manchester farm in West Cornwall.
David Stone. a veteran OF the Civil War
died Of pneumonia at his home In Eas
Middlebury at eleven o'clock Monda,
night following a two years' illness will
Bright's disease. Mr. Stone was 50 year
OF age and besides his wife leaves tlre
sons and three married daughters.-Th
chimney on the house Of Charles G. Cad.
burned out Monday night and the roo
caught fire considerable section OF tn
roof was destroyed but sufficient mum
ber of the neighbors gathered to saw
the house. Fifty or 800 will cover th
loss-iMrs f. T.. Turner, who has bee
sick the past week. is able to sit up
The condition of Joseph Nash, who ha
been sick, is about the same.-L. {
Thompson who has spent four month
IN Cuba has returned home.--G "
Fassett has returned from Hancocl
where he has been visiting relatives
Mss Mary Walsh Of Rutland Ia vis'tln
her aunt. Mrs NJ. ]. Kinney.-Edso
Wissell, who sprained an ankle fe'
weeks ago. Is able to be about with tn
aid OF cane.-Sunday the Rev Percil
Dow. district superintendent. will pres C
both morning and evening In the Metf
odst Church.-The pastor, the Re-
George r. Stair of the Baptist Churcl
will preach Sunday morning upon 18th
Grace of Salt; evening. a special musicl
service with brief sermon upon 18th
Passing World
Aaron p. Youtt was found dead IN hi
room at the Hotel Logan at three o'cloc
Yesterday afternoon By Wilbur lie mi
ton, 4 fellow hcsrder. Air. Youtt h@