Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-05
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun.
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Greek and by the Shores
Of White River.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON
MIDDLEBURY.

The trustees have caused a new guard
.ence to be erected on the retaining
wall on College street in place of the
ane which was tumbled over Thurs
Say night-Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.
PARISH are in Burlington Saturday
md will be absent for several days
Miss Martha Aun Gilman is in ORWELL
otis Abbey. who has spent the winter
with his daughter in North Sandwich.
y. H., has returned home.-Rcv.
George r. Stair. who has been on an
lvangelistic tour in Maine, has re-
.urncd. d.-Mrs. J. w Lawrence Is in
cambridge. n. Y.--Mrs. Ellen Cham
oaigne is in Fitchburg, Mass.-Fire
escapes have been erected on the Bat
icll block, graded school building,
pter block, Hotel Sargent, Masonic
uuildinC and Addison House.--Fred G.
Waite has returned to Plymouth. Mass.
Wallace McCue has gone TO Lake
placid. y. Y, where he has a position.
The remains of George Cobb, who
dted suddenly in Brandon Thursday,
were brought here Saturday and taken
to his former home in Weybridge
for burial-The firm of Dickinson &
Seelev has been dissolved and the
business will be op rated by George
g. Dickinson. Street Commissioner
Goorge Hammond is putting in new
concrete sidewalk on Washingt
ytrnet.--Col and Mrs. s. A. 1lsley have
-eturned from New York.--A New
york syndicate has bought the Hunt
,-nton Falls power in Weybridge and
'ot, acres of land, formerly owned
ia
whose mill WAS burned a year ago
Il Is understood that the same people
have secured rights on the New Haven
river at Brooksville In New Haven
Miss Beatrice Parmenter has gone to
Orange \. j., FOR an extended stay.
While the Miases Ellen and Josephine
Kelley and Herbert Treadway were driv-
Ing Sunday evening near the home Of
MIR. Manchester in Cornwall the forward
axle of their buggy broke, causing the
morse. to run. The vehicle collided with
R heavy wagon which threw the occu-
PANTS out and all we're more or less shak-
III IN and quite badly bruised The wagon
was badly demolished and the horse was
somewhat cut.-Rev. Arthur f. Hartman
will represent the Memorial BAPTIST
church at the National BAPTIST Anniver-
raries which Will he held at the University
If Chicago. May G-l3 During his absence
the pulpit will supplied by Rev George r.
Stair-Thc Ladies Aid society Of the
Baptist Church met with Mrs.
George r. Stain Wednesday afternoon.
DR. Ezra Branard has returned from
NIuscogcc. Fla. where he has been visit
ing his son Ezra Branard Jr., for the
past six weehs.-I.ouis Turner in the en-
ploy of G. F.. Rich for six months. has
resigned and his place has been filled bJ
Howard Jones.-.Phillip Nassau has gone
to NORTHAMPTON, Mass, where he has 6
positlOn.-Mrs. Stewart Andrews OF Bos
ton. Mass. Is visiting her mother. Mrs
+. a. Bond.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee
arc parents of a seven-pound boy-AlOn
day eggs brought Is and butter 26 cents
Ralph Douglas, who has been visiting II
Lynn, Mass, has returned Mr.. and Mrs
Archie W. Watson of PROCTOR and Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick c. Watson Of Utica
N y, called here last week by the deatr
of Mrs. William y. Watson. returned
Sunday night.-SOphia steele four year oil
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. George Steele
has been very i'll for several days but wa.
better Monday. y.-Wilbur L. Hamilton
has gone to Lake Dunmorc for an extend
ed stay.
The Rev. T., W Halloween has been en-.
gagged to deliver the Memorial day ad
dress at East Middlcbury and the Mid
dlcbury College brass band has been en-
gagged to furnish the music.-Among tn,
new arrivals in town are G.. b. Freeman
of Fort Edward, y. y. Jasper G. Pag,
of Bristol, Mrs A. NJ. Tebbitts Of Esse,
Junction, and l. T. Perkins OF Boston =
Walter j. Rose is making extensive i'm
provemenis Oh his property on Franklin
urect-"As You Like II" will ne present
I'd at the town han by members OF tn,
1unior class Of the college on Thursda,
evening, May I2.-Cyre Brunell wen
Tuesday to Burlington, where he has
position.--Theron NJ. Crane Is visiting II
Bridport and Mddlebury.- Free
owens is I'm Nereennes The Young Peo
pies society of the Congregations
Church gave II supper in the vestr
last evening -Silias f. King OF Fowle
for several years In the navy, IS visiting
his mother, Mrs. Eli King.
Kent Demarest has returned TO Buoy
rus. Ohio.-Herbert Smith has gone I
Albany, n. Y, where he has a position
George Brusseau has gone to For
Wayne, Ind.--The Ladies' Aid society Q
tho Methodist Church will hold a rum
mage sale in Grange hall on Friday. Ma
13.-Dr. and Mrs. l.. Il. Mellen have re
turned from Florida, where they hav
spent the past winter-At the MONTH
meeting OF the pension examiners. Wed
ncsday, five old soldiers appeared
Frank Lasher. who recently purchased
farm on the east side Of Chapman hi
Is making preparations to open WOO
yard there.-O. +, Moore has returne
from Florida, where he has spent tn
vinter.-There are letters at the loct
post office addressed to tho followin
persons: Mrs. l.. Culver, Mrs Adlor
Cya .''-- Al Wilson, Miss Ruth Ny