Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-20
ADDISON
MIDDLEBURY.


OF Mr. ana Mrs Henry Nancelett of
Cornwall had narrow escape from
death on Friday evening He returned
to his boarding place from the local
high school. where he is a student. and
complained OF suffering with a cold. Nc
went to cupboard and took from it'll
n bottle containing oil of hemlock. Not
knowing the proper dose, he took a tea
spoonful and Immediately went to hts
room. In n few minutes Mrs. Martin
Barrows with whom he boarded went
to his room to tell him that his father
wished 10 see him. She found the young
man lying on the bed in an unconscious
condition The doctor applied a stomach
pump and other restoratives and after
, working over him for some time he was
restored to consciousness He was re-
moved to his fathers home at Corn
wall saturday. still suffering from The
effects of the poison.-Miss Madeline
Foote of Boston. daughter OF Judge f.
NJ. Foote. returned to that city Sunday
night after few days visit here.-Mrs.
Stewart Andrews has returned to Bos-
ton after visiting her mother. Mrs, Mary
Bond.-Miss Emma Wilcox has gone to
Washington, u. G., where she will spend
the winter.-The annual installation Of
dlebury Grange took place in their hall
Friday evening The ceremony was per-
formed by Master r. G. Varney OF Brs-
tol.-A force of 20 men and four teams
worked all day Saturday scraping and
leaveling the snow from the track on
the Addison county fair -ounds. The
/ track is now in fine condition and local
horsemen look for some lively brushes
this week. MIR. and Mrs Edward L.
Jones. whose house at West Randolph
was burned last September. have sold
their property in that town and will
come to Middlebury to live. They have
leased the W. X. Eagar place on River
street-Mrs. Jane L. Smith. who has
been critically i'll at the home Of her
, daughter. Mrs. Charles II. Pratt. for
several days is very much better.--Miss
Jessie Allen of Fair Haven is IN town.
Mrs. Shirley J. Clark and child return
ed to Lowell, Mass, Saturday. after n
two weeks visit in town.
, +. w. LHeureux has returned
| from Erandon.-The cattle shipinen.
! from this section consisted of three
car loads for the New York and Brighton
/ markets jerome Mulligan. oldest son of
| MIR. and Mrs. Patrick Muligan. died
| Saturday night. aged of Is years. He is
n brother. The funeral was held at
/ the 81. Mary's church Tuesday
morninp.-A number Of the little friends
/ Of Celia Wilcox. daughter of Mr. ana
Mrs. Henry Wilcox. called AT her home
Saturday afternoon to help celebrate tho
j seventh anniversary of her birth.-The
members of the Moosalamoo club will
i hold banquet at the Addison House
this evening.-Lake Dunmore lodge
y. II, |. q. o. F.. held smoker
at the close OF their regular meeting
Wednesday evening. g.-Announcement has
| been made of the coming marriage Of
! Miss Irna Jones' daughter OF Mr.. ard
/ Mrs. John F. Jones. to II. Nelson At
wood Both reside here.-Monday market
day eggs brought 36 cents and butter -
to IS cents.
! Alice Halpin while walking ON College
i street Tuesday fell on the ice and
i broke her right arn.--The funeral OF
Jerome Mulligan was held from the 81
Mary's Church yesterday morning. the
Rev J. d. Shannon officiating The Ice
contractors fearing that there might he
a break up At once put all available
teams on their Jobs yesterday In order
to get their ice houses filled, Mrs Clar-
encs W. Page is In Burling ngton.-Among
the out of town people here are: W. L.
Aldrich OF Rutland Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
|. Billings OF Argyle, n. Y. Mr.. and
Mrs Francis jenkins Of Plattsburgh, ~
Y, and Luman p. Domer of Trenton, "
J.-.Mr. and Mrs. l.. s. St. Peter have
returned from Rutland-Cieorge McDea-
witt IL visiting In West Rutland.-Geo
? F. Baldwin has returned 10 Scranton,
, Pa., after visiting his brother, William
II
lins OF Mlddlebury College will deliver
a lecture before the Teachers club at
Proctor on Friday evening-Frank May.
heu Is in Montreal-Joseph Nash has
been awarded the contract to carry the
mail between the postofnce and the
railroad station-John siEnor and family
are moving from River street to the e.
T.. Wlssoll house on Seymour street.
There was q small attendance At the
annua. village meeting Wednesday even
ing. j. f. Weeks waa reelected modsra-
tor and ]. NJ. Burke clerk. Other elections
were as follows: Trustees. T. F. Burns,
f. q. Piper. DIR. II. L. Averill. Isaac
) I.avonche, Jr.. A. 7. Calhoun. Jr.. DR..
: T. s. Eddy and T. II. Boyce water COM
missioner, Allan Calhoun: treasurer, C.
, T. Plnney; auditors. r. F. Pinney and
! J. r. Jones; hrs chief, q. T. Kidder. II
was voted to pay Joseph Battell $6GO to
} help dcfray the expense Of the construc-
, ton of 4 wall on Main street and Mr..
Battell volunteered to expend $500 Of this
) sum toward tho installation Of new nre
escapes on tho graded school building.
, si00 to the Village improvement society
! and &0O toward painting the Congraga-
I tional Church. 1t was voted to purchase
a chemical engine to be operated by the
Ilsley hook and ladder company and Col.
Ilsley stated that he would contribute
500 toward this proJect-Ths 11-month-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walker
OF Wsybriogs street. died Wednesday
morning.--At the annual meeting OF
Arrowanna Lodge. No. IT, Daughters OF
Rebecca, held Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected: MrA Ntta
Harrington. N. G.; Mrs. A. b. Smith
v. O.; Mrs. John Scarf, tfsaSufsr; A. I.
! Calhoun. seofstsry; 6. r. hieh. trustee;
| Mrs. r. e. Turner. grand representative
20 state assembly; altsrhats. Mrs. A. H.
Smith--R G. Carlson. who has been
connsctsd with tho local telephone once