Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-21
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
Creek and by the Shores
Of White River.
ADDISON
MIDDLEBURY.


The second annual convention of the
Addison county Y. NJ. c. A. will be held
acre April 90 and %. Among the speak
ers are eX-Gov f. y. Proctor Henry
israel. International secretary, President
Iohn NJ. Thomas of Middlebury College.
Henry r. Johnston of Williams College,
w. j. Van Patten of Burlington, Byron
n Clark. field secretary of Vermont, j.
NJ. Barss of Nergennes. j. Horace Nc
Affe of Troy. y. Y, judge J. T.. Weeks.
Prof G. y. Wright, the Rev. A. +. llar-
riman and the Rev. c. H. Dickinson OF
Middlebury.-M Elizabeth y. Gill has
gone to Bellows Falls, where She has
position with the Vermont Farm Machine
Company.-Mr. and Mrs. l. NJ. Taylor
and daughter. who have spent the past
winter In Florida, have returned home
lohn Sears and family have moved to
Bristol where they purchased farm
There are unclaimed letters at the local
postoffice addressed to Mrs. Stella Doran.
Mrs Sarah Hallett. Mrs. Wallis Stiles,
Mrs. William Taylor. Mrs. John Welsh.
Mrs. Maude Whittemore. Miss Bertha
Clarke Miss Flora Manchester. c. ]. Rus
sell Humphreys, Sam Parker. Fred VIM
mett.-lIonOrs for the class of
1910 at the Middlebury graded school have
been announced by Principal Hartman
as follows: Valedictorian, Mary Rockwood;
salutatorian, Gertrude Billings; high hon
ors Mary lockwood, Gertrude Billings.
Hattie Bump. Frances Fletcher. John
Noss Gertrude Kingsley. Mildred Everts,
Alice Easton: honors. Elizabeth Tulley.
Joy Rose, Reba Woods, Faith Walker,
Nurrel Vittum, Hazel Dow, Sylvia Ham,
hlin, Karl Stearns and Jesse Foote.
The trustees have made arrangements
for the continued use until further notice.
Of the dumping ground on the middle
road" so-called, south OF the village
Phillip T.. Crane. census enumerator has
begun work Extensive repairs on the
Brewster block will be commenced to-
day.-Mr. and Mrs Walter Ford, guests
of Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Stearns for the
past week, have returned TO Burlington.
The Ladies' Circle Of William p. Russell
Post, No 50, G. a. r. gave salad
supper in their rooms Monday.-Mrs.
Laura Patnaude of Brandon is visiting
her sister. Miss Louise Dane,s.--Nirs.
Mabel Cottrell has returned from a
months visit In Boston.-'rhe Y. M G. A.
gave measuring social Tuesday
evening.-Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Pratt OF
Salisbury are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William t'ord,-Col. Joseph Battell has
purchased the vacant building lot on
Main street near the site where George
Kidder is erecting his new building and
will at once commence work on a business
block there.-Mrs. William Morcomb has
returned from Barre where she was
called by the illness of her sons daugh-
ter She was accompanied home here
with her granddaughter who will remain
here for some time.-Miss Carrie f. Da-
mon, who Is teaching school in Orleans
Mass. came Saturday night for visit
to her father. NJ. T.. Damon.-Mrs. Elmer
T.. Ross and three children are in Pitts
ford Mills.-Wiliam Farrell has returned
from Rutland.-N. V. Blackmer has gont
TO his former home in Orwell for q few
days stay
Fire broke out about noon Mon
IN the story and half house occupied b!
william Rogers on the road from thi
village leading TO Bridport Tho fire 4
supposed to have started from a sparl
from the chimney. A strong wind Wa
blowing at the time and the house wa
soon mass Of flames. With the aid o
neghbors Mr., Rogers succeeded in get
ting out some OF his furniture. The ad
Joining barns and contents were saved
The house. which was owned by Mrs
James Peck Of Cornwall, was partly GOV
,red by insurance Mr.. Rogers also hai
some insurance Tho total loss Is abou
l3OOO.-B. B. Brown while working OF
,ne of the buildings at the fair groun
Monday fell 10 tho ground with a brok
,n staging and received a sprained anlSl
and bruises.->News has been received
here of the death in Melrose Mass, o
/. H. Purdon. an elder of the Adventis
Church, who was for many years a resi-
tent of Middlebury,-An alarm of fir
was sounded about 10 o'clock Sunda
morning for a fire at the homo OF NJ
7. Butterfleld. The blaze was put ou
with chemicals. The loss Is small.-Di
Burton Holmes of Montpelier was tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Calhou
Sunday.-The cattle shipment Monda
consisted of three carloads.--George w
Mead Is taking the census OF the vllag
and Phillip Crane Of the town-Monda
Eggs brought IS and butter q cents
Rutland Lodge. No. g. l. o. O, F., wi
visit Lake Dunmore Lodge, No. II, |. o. {
F.. Thursday night and will work tn
first degree A banquet will be served
As services we're to be commenced q
the Baptist Church Sunday evening tn
Nights went out caused by the burnin
but of q fuse
At the regular meeting Of the Y. NJ. {
A. held in their rooms Monday evenin
the following delegates were elected t
attend the county convention: Loui
Turner, Floyd Stair. Frank Goss, Ferrl
Tatro, George Gotta, Robert Curriel
fred Pierce. Stanley Rose and Roy Har
ris.-A new chemical engine has bee
purchased and has been placed In tn