Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-29
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun.
tain State. 3
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THE NEWS BY COUNTll (
From the Island in the Lal go
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Greek and by the Shores
Of White River.
ADDISON
M1DDLEBURy.

The annual meeting OF the Addison
County Agricultural society will be held
N the town hall at l: 80 p. m. Wednesday.
January 4. Col. S. A. Ilsley has engaged
the Spanish male quartette of Boston
10 furnish entertainment.-Th re-
mains of Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Por-
Ter. who died Thursday at the residence
of her son-in-law, Prof. H. b. Cornwall,
of Princeton, n. j., were brought mere
on the noon train Sunday. Mrs. Porter
was in the 96th year Of her age. Private
funeral services were held Mt Princeton
Saturday morning and burial was made
In the West cemetery here Monday fore
noon.--W. II. Thomas is able to be about
after being confined to his home by i'll
ness for two wecks.-Charlcs \. EarIe
has moved his law Office from the Rattell
t.ock to the court house.-An elaborate
Christmas concert was given at Inc Me-
mortal Baptist Church on Sunday even-
lng.-Thero were Christmas trees at both
The Methodist and Baptist Churches
Monday evening for the Sunday schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Blinn OF Westport,
~ Y, are the guests of his brother. r.
6. s. Blinn.-The cattle shipment tuls
week consisted OF two carloads for New
York and Boston.--EgEs brought ~ cents
md butter 30 cents in the Middlebury
markets this wcek.-Miss Edna Jennings
Of Haverhil. Mass. Is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. George kid1er w. j. Wood,
who has been i'll for two weeks. Is able
70 be out aRain.-Mrs. q. A. Miner and
laughter of Helena, Mont, are the guests
Of relatives in town for n few weeks
Miss Chloe Burritt who has been visiting
her aunt. Mrs. Robert Towle, has return
I'd to New York city.--Mrs. O. p Moore
has gone to New York city. where she
Will spend the winter with her daughter.
j. c. S. Hamilton of Brdport Is in
own making preparations to ship next
week a small number of choice Spanish
merino sheep to n party in South America
,or whom he has been selecting them. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl &. Frost and daugh-
ter have returned from a visit to her
parents in Pittsford.-For the first time
n a considerable period Addison county
ail is without occurants.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ezra Turner are visiting RELATIVES
N Lecester.-Mr. and Mrs Ransom
Benedict and son have returned from
Bristol-Worll was resumed on the new
oank building Tuesday, the big iror
yrders for the roof having arrived -
Miss Bertha Holden has gone to Pitts
.ord to visit her parents Mir and Mrs
Joseph Burke and Mrs. Mary Lang
worthy have returned from Brandon
At the annual meeting Of the Me-
norial Baptist Church society Tues
lay evening the following officer.
were elected: Trustees. Col. S. A. lis
ley, Isaaca l.. Rogers, and Dr. H. L
md {,
Benedict; treasurer of benevolenccs
Mrs. c. w. Hulburt: auditor, DR.. a. y
Barter Sunday school superintendent
DR. II. L. Averill; assistant superin
tendent, Dr. A. ID. Barter; secretar,
and treasurer, Leslie b. Foote; librar
ian. b. b. Brown.--Chief Of Polio,
Marshal T. Butterfleld arrested a maj
about 40 years old Wednesday fore
noon on the supposition that he Is
rommon tramp. The presumption Il
that the man Is insane and a hearin;
will be held to determine his menta
rondition--C. W. Page left Wednesda,
FOR Haverill. Mass.-W. W. Swine,
pf Vergennes, former resident. wa
IN town Wednesday-Mis Mariol
Martin is visiting at her former hom
1t South Poultney-A heavy fall o
snow occurred Wednesday afternoo
and evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwar
Chandler have returned to Proctor
The Misses Madeline and Geneviev
Wood are visiting their grandmoth thei
Mrs. Julia Wood. in Wallingford.-
Among the visitors here from out o
lown are II. A. Lewis OF Burlington
Carl Hamilton OF Bridport, John
king Of Belfast. Ireland r. II. Home
Of Shoreham. Arthur A. Martin o
Brooklyn, n. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs. 10
Diah Fletcher OF St Paul Minn.--Ar
rOwanna Lodge, Daughters of Rebek
lh, have elected the following officers
Mrs Eta Harrington, n. G.; Mr..
Maria Voseburg, V. c.; secretary Mis-
Martha Carey; treasurer, Charles La
morder. The installation will TAX
place in January.-Bishop A. c. HaI
will conduct services at St Stephen
Episcopal Church at the usual hour
Sunday and will hold services at s
Barnabas chapel In East Middlebur
Monday morning-Miss Nellie Blinn q
lhe Proctor hospital Is the guest q
6er parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Blinn. for the holidays-Miss Ger
.rude Hamilton, graduate nurse fror
The Heaton hospital at Montpelier,
In town caring for her grandfather
G. J. Seeley.