Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20
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
MIDnLERURY.


George +. Cook. son of Mrs. Daniel
RAYMOND, was taken into custody We'd
ncsday oct - by Chiof Of Police Mar
shall r. Buttcrfield and placed in the
county Jail For sometime Young Cook
has been acting strangely and was under
the halluciuation that certain people
were in plot to kill him. a hearing was
held Wednesday oct. u before Judge
Of Probate William II. Bliss and two
physicians certified to the fact that Cook
was insane. further hearing will be
held October 81
Work is being rushed with all possible
1apidity on the new dormtorN at the
college in the hope of getting the walls
up and the roof on before cold weather
sets in. The building is 80 feet long and
So feet wide and the exterior will be of
rock faced marble. The annex to tho
boarding hall is nearly completed There
are unclaimed letters at the local post
office addressed to the following: Mrs.
Clara l.. Morse Miss ,,ene Mcevile Cyrus
Butler. Rock kifer. and c. Hawks.-Col
Joseph Battel has offered a reward Of
800 for evidence OF the identity OF the per-
son who set fire to the barn on his vii
lege farm about two months aeo.-Mrs.
J. W. Lawrence OF Cambridge. \. Y. Is
In town.-Mr and Mrs. Archibald New
ton. who have been visiting relatives in
Middebury and Proctor for several
weeks. returned to their home in East
Boston. Mass. Saturday.-Amons the
people here from out Of town are Loren
Palmer OF Lydonville. William NJ. Grandy
and George St George Of Bridport Mrs.
William II. Bostworth Of Bristol Alfred
Prince and Miss Florence Prince OF Ros-
ton.--Mr. and Mrs Charles I. Button
are visiting Mr. Buttons mother in Bran
don-John Morcomb went on Saturday
10 Barre for a visit to his brothers
George and william Morcomb
Monday eggs brought 81 cents and
butter 3o.--Dr. r T.. Mellen, who has
been at the hospital at Northampton.
Mass. for the past three weeks for
treatment, has returned home and ne
is somewhat improved.-Mr and Mrs.
j NJ. Burke have gone to New York
citY-Owins TO la * Of material work
has been suspended for a short while
on the new National bank building
Howard Jones. who has been in the
employ Of e. f. Rich for the past six
months. has resigned his position and
went Tuesday to Rutland, where he
viii make his future home His place
has been supplied by Harold Turner
Town Clerk j. NJ. Burke has issued
40 licenses for local hunters and two
fer non residents to date.--IA O.
Thompson, one Of the best known resi-
dents of Weyhridge. had a very severe
shock Of paralysis sunday evening
while milking, Search being made for
nd
carried into the house. He remained
in comatose condition during Mon
day 1t is feared that he may not re-
'oVor Mr. Thompson owns large
landed estate in Cuba and was making
preparation to go there and spend the
winter, as had been his custom in re-
,"nt years.-Among the recent arrivals
IN town are Henry X. Lawrence OF
Goshen, Indiana. John p. Butler and
James II. Butler Of Stanford Conn.
Theophile LaRooue of Providence r.
l. and George X. Williams OF Fall
River, Mass-Miss Sadie Watson. who
has been in Bennington since the first
of June. returned Monday.-The
farmers in the surrounding towns. who
have just begun to dig their potatoes
are reporting that nearly half Of theii
crop Is. in many Instances, rOttina
badly There Will. nevertheless, he &
large crop in Addison county. Pota-
toes are bringing only 40 cents bush
el for shipment abroad and many say
that the price will he very much high
ei before spring-Theodore Getty, who
has been In the coal business here fol
the past year. has removed to Esss,
Junction. where he will go into the
poultry business.-Eri Rarnes and
Clyde Brown have returned from Fai,
Haven, where they have each been Wis.
iting relatives.-J, NJ Lull. formeri,
editor of the Middlebury Register
after a visit in town went Sunday I,
Rtnnstead. F. O.. whore he has a de
Brable position--Miss Helen A. Dor
sey of New YORK city, a former resi-
dent of Middlebury. is visiting in thi'
vicinity.-Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hemenwa,
have returned from n several weeks
stay in Youngstown, ohio.
Clarence e. Leno Of East Mddlabury
wig was arrested on the civil sui
brought by James Tulley of Weybridge
who claimed that while In an uncon
tcious condition on Sunday, October 2
Leno and Alexander Wright had robbie,
lin of $780, had hearing before Juds
Fred NJ Foote Monday evening an,
t'rned over to Mr. Tuley the sum o
si5 This appears to bs all that Tulle,
thought l.eno had got out Of the opera
tion, Leno also paid costs of about SIC
lie denied having anything to do will
IobbinR Tulley. saying that he prcferre,
10 take this course rather than to re
main In iail until the December term o
court.-EIOward Jones has gone To Ru,
land, where he will make his futur
home his parents having mored ther
some two weeks ago.-Charles r. Yout
and Otis Abbey have gone to Bennington