Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-08
ADDISON COUNTY
MTDDLEBuRY.

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No work was done in Addison coun-
~ court Friday as Judge Butler had
prior engagement and a recess was
accordingly taken to Thursday. April
8. leaving the hearing in the Ketcham
divorce cases about half finished
The Joseph Rivers. who is charged witt
Kidnapping a girl in Windsor county. is
the same Joseph Rivers, who was "A well
known character In Middlebury for sew
eral years prior to his sentence in 1870,
FOR adultery He was the chief witness
against an Addison county man who was
sent to State prison to serve three
years sentence and before that man had
served his time. Rivers was there to keen
linn company on n similar charge. M
Rivers was always a pious appearinc
fellow in Alildlebury.-Th farmers in this
section Of the county began their spring
blowing Friday. the first time In two or
three years that they were able to begin
r. carlY.--rhe milk dealers in this sec
tion have quietly acQuiesced in the new
law in regard TO sales of milk.-William
iIartmev of New York city. a native of
Middlehury. who was called to Vermont
last week by tho death of n brother in
Rutland. Is visiting his cousin. William
Farrell.-Nr's. Laura Wells. who has beer
visiting her niece, Mrs. Charles II. Pratt
returned to Milton Saturday-A dance
ana basket lunch will he held at the
Green Mountain house in East Middle
bury Monday evening. April flake
Dunmore Lodge |. O. o. f., Will celebrate
the Goth anniversary of the founding OF
til" order Monday evening, April
26.-Pearl Han, who has been visit
turned to Burlington.-T spring term Of
the Mddlebury graded school commenc-
ed Monday morning
T.. W. LHeureuX has returned from a
few days visit in Rutland William
Manney, who has been i'll for a long
while and a short time ago was supposed
to be beyond recovery appears to be
improving slightly.-Mrs. Joannah Height
Of Northfold is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Phelps ]. Coolihan.-Frank r. Stone has
begun extensive alterations on his resi-
dcnce on Washington street.-Wiliam
lIartney. who has been visiting in town
the past week. has returned to New York
city.-MondaY. market day eggs brought
20 cents and butter % to 2S cents.-The
cattle shipment Monday consisted of four
carloads.
Mcleod block, which was destroyed
by fire about six years ago. was sold
Tuesday to n syndicate and it Is un-
derstood that the purchase price was
$4,000. Part Of the purchasers are
supposed to live in Middlebury but
they seem to want to keep their den-
" a secret. 1t is talked around town
,hat the plant will he used for the
erection of n large building in which
To do a wholesale and retail manu-
featuring business.
Addison county court will convene at
r.Ee o'clock this morning and It looks
as though the rest of the week would be
occupied with the divorce case of Ketch-
nm VS.. Ketcham.-The county pension
examiner had three old soldiers before
them Wednesday. the smallest number
in a long while.-The following are In
town Mr. and Mrs. James b. Filmer OF
Schenectady, y. y, Bertrand f. Beals
oC Baltimore. Md. Mr.. and Mrs. George
j. Thompson Of Herkimer, ~ Y, NJ. l..
Kingnor OF Detroit. Mich. and A. W.
Lawrence of Lowell Mass.-The Ladies'
Missionary society Of the Congregational
Church will hold thankofferng serv-
ice In the Vestry Friday afternoon at
three oclock.-Mr. and Mrs Frank
I.asher have returned from a few days
In Burlington.-The Ladies' Aid society
nf the Methodist Church held success
ful sale Tuesday and n good sum was
roalized-Frank II. Keese has gone on
n several weeks trip to Florida The
Epworth League held a well attended
social in the church parors Wednesday
ovening.-Miss Abbey Fletcher OF Bird
rcrt died at seven o'clock Wednesday
morning at the home OF her brother
after a short illness OF pneumonia .--Jo-
scph +. Cobb, who has purchased the
MCLEOD site on Main street, intends to
build a three-story marble and brick
ftructure.-James Connolly has broken
ground for his new house on Depot
street. Isaac IAavonche, Jr., has the
contract for the building,-Mr, Dickey
has broken ground for tenement house
on Court street.--John Jones has moved
TO the LaFleur house on Court street.
BRISTOL.
Alonzo Danforth died at his home IN
the east part of the town Thursday after
noon, aged G7 years. He had been a great
sufferer from cancer In his neck fol
over a year He was n veteran of the
Civil War serving In Co. A. 9th Vermont
He leaves a wife. one brother. T.. C.
Danforth, In Worcester, Mass, and other
relatives. The funeral was held at
one O'Clock Sunday afternoon at the
house.
The death Of DR., Erskine w. Shattuck
occurred at the Sparhawk sanltarum
Saturday Dr. Shattuck had pract:ced
dentistry here since 1881. and had filled
nearly all the town offices. lie was a
member Of Iibanus Lodge, +. Il A. NJ.
Clifford Chapter, X. A. NJ, and Mount
Calvary Commandery, X. T, He leaves
a wife. two sons and two daughters.
The body was brought here Monday
and the funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon under Masonic auspices.-Mrs.
Eate r. Peake and w. r. Peake are at