Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-15
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts Of the Green Mou
tain State.
THE NEWS BY C0UNTIE :
From the Island in the Lake e
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON
MrDDLEBURY.

Owing to low water in the river some of
,he industries are obliged to shut down
! part Of the time.-William Z. Rus
Fell Circle, Ladies Of the c. A. r.. has
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Elizabeth Crannelly; S. v. Mrs.
Mary Langworthy; J. V, Mrs Ezra L.
Turner; chaplain. Mrs Cora Morcomb;
conductor, Mrs. Flora Morse; guards,
Mrs. Tenney; treasurer, Mrs. Carrie
Nash. The installation will take place
IN Wednesday evening January II.
Earl and LeCirand Gorham have re-
turned from two weeks in the West.
Most of their VISIT was spent in Chicago,
where they attended the international
stock exhibition. They also visited
Wayne. Ill. and Madison. Wis
Thermometers in different parts Of
his village marked ~ and -
scerees below zero Saturday morning
Charles N. Vail of MiddietoWn springs
arrived Saturday for a stay of some
dine at his country home in Ncybrldge.
MIR. and Mrs. Calvin Melvin NJ Naught
have a baby daughter.-The freezing and
bursting of n water pipe in the Battell
block over the store of the f.. a Farms
worth company Saturday morning flood
al the main part of the store and did
II damage TO the amount Of $500 Some
body left a window open in the toilet
room on the second floor.-Mrs. Thomas
Canning, who has been visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs John Murphy, has
returned to Hartford. Conr.-Charles J.
Halpin has returned to Worcester, Mass.
Mrs Manley Winch and son, who have
been visiting relatives in town. have re-
turned to Pittsford. Mrs, r. S. Robbins
and daughter have returned to Fair
Haven
The Mddlebury Historical society will
according to annual custom observe
'Forefathers' day" Wednesday. Decern-
Der q, at the CONGREGATIONAL Church.
The Rev. John L. Sewau of Boston will
deliver an address on The Pilgrim as
= FNsincss Man" The exercises Will
becin at 500 p. m. The ladies OF the
Laharee society will furnish the usual
supper after which there will be music
and toasts.-Otter creek is frozen over be-
low the falls and in some parts there Is
fine skating The Ice on the river in
some places Is 10 to l2 inches thick. and
jce cutting will soon begin II cold weather
continues. The Ladies Aid society Of
the Methodist Church will hold a
Christmas sale Friday.--Mrs. Joseph
CalH is expected home from Italy In a
short time and the family will occupy
the Bishop house on South street.-Arrs,
Joseph w Lawrence has returned from
Cambridge, n. Y.-The WomanTs Chris
tian Temperance Union will meet with
Mrs. Fannie Barber Friday Monday
market day. eggs brought A. cents and
butter 20 to 2S cents.-Tbe cattle ship
ment Monday consisted of three car
loads.
Such members Of the Addison County
Bar association as were in town last
evening went out to the Green Mountain
House in East Middlebury and with n
number of invited guests sat down to n
game supper provided by Landlord
Clinton w. Tisdale. The following mem
bers OF the bar association were present
lanes B. Donoway. Leroy c. Russell,
Ira II. LaFleur, Charles !. Button, Albert
W. Dickens. Charles A. Earle and A. r.
Hturtevant Of Middlehury, Jasper G.
Page and Murray Bourne Of Nristol and
Frank l.. FYsh of Vergennes. County
rourt was represented by Judge Stanton,
1ormer Judge Dyer. Sheriff DIN A.
smith Of Addison and Deputy Sheriffs
n j. Sanford of Mddlebury. e. H.
Palmer OF Monkton, Fred T.. Rowley Of
New Haven and George S. Farr OF Bristol
made up the quota Of Twenty-Five re-
mains of Patrick Costello. who died of
kidney disease at a hospital in Burlington
Tuesday, were brought here Tuesday
n nd tnlf III
Cornwall Mr.. Costello was g years old
and had lived for l6 years in Cornwall
He leaves eight children. Patrick Costello
OF Butte, Mont, Edward and Leo
Costello Of Cornwall, Mrs. Emett
Gardner of -.lbequerque, n. NJ, Miss
Eta Costello Of Schenectady. n. Y.
Katherine Mary and Lillian Costello of
Cornwall The funeral will be held at 81
Mary's Church in this village at nine
o'clock Friday morning. This will be the
last day for paying taxes In order TO
secure the discount There was a very
large attendance at the handkerchief
bazaar given by the ladies' OF the Con-
Eregational Church Wednesday evening
Professor Burrage read the amusing
yonoloeue, THE Servant in the Kitchen ."
Among the out Of town people here
nre II. A. Lewis. J. p Cobb and Max
Glass Of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs George
Wilbertson of Brooklyn, ~ Y, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank T. Carson of Lincoln
Eeb.--SOme of the water pipes in tho
building occupied by the Y. M. C. A.
IN Seymour street were frozen Tuesday
night and burst, Sheldon Smiths rooms
in the lower part Of the house were
fooded,A delegation from Father Daley
u