Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-12
HAPPENINGS =
IN VERNON
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
Greek and by the Shores
of White River.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON
MIDDLEBURY.

F1ve men were in town for n short time
Saturday in an effort to form a farmers
anon to carry on tho war against the
'o~toh Dairy company The proposition
Nhch they made was to stop shipping
mix for Boston for Il days in an effort
ln restore the price of milk paid during
ia" winter. The meeting was not much
'' success as there were only five
iarmers In attendance and only one of
'Hese was willing to stop shipments to
ne Boston company ana to- sign an
agreement TO that offect.-Mra Helen NJ
Murkland, wife of the Rev. Charles S
Mulkl"nd, died in Wolfsboro, ~ H. Fri
day of cancer of the liver Mrs. Murk-
"nd was daughter of the late Almon
y. Tupper Of Middlebury and had passed
most of her life here she was married
20 MIR. Murltland July 20, 1854. and they
have one daughter, Miss Marie Murk-
and. The remains were brought to Middle
bury for burial
At the annaul meeting of St Joseph :
Episcopal parish the following Officers
we're elected: Nestrymon. George r. Lang
worthy. George W Mead and lSrainard II
Lane: senior warden George W Mead
Junior warden George r. Lang
worthy; delegates to convention IN he held
In Montpelier in June. B. r. Lane Joseph
Calhoun and \. T. Vittum: TREASURER,
Joseph Calhoun.
a foreigner. whose name or nation
RlitY cannot be determined by the au-
.hprities was Monday sentenced to
rho House Of Correction for month
on the charge Of heing common
tramp. lie has been detained a month
'n the local lock-up on the supposition
a Russian or Pulander but several
attempts have been made to converse
with him without success. and the To-
cal linguists have given up the Job as
beyond them. Willis Cobb of Pough-
keepsie. y. Y, and Miss Emma Wilcox
Of Glcns Falls. ~ V. have returned
homc.--TMther Stowe has moved to
Salisbury. whore he has a position
Mrs. Fred McIntire ana daughter are
in Bristol.-John Halpin has resigned
his position with the Vermont Marble
company and has engaged to carry on
the Battell stock faru.-Col. and Mrs.
:. \. Ilsley are in BoSton.-The Mid
dlebury Grange have commenced ex-
tcnsiVe improvements on their hail in
this village Monday eggs brought 90
cents and butter 30 to - cents.-Sev-
eral representatives Of the proposed
New England Milk Producers union
have gone out among the farmers in
this section to see If they can induce
them to withhold milk from the city
companies which have been served
from this point. The shipment OF milk
yesterday to tile Boston Dairy COM
pany was the heaviest for many
wecks.-AIrs. Sarah a F'lemming. who
sustained a fracture of one hip seven
weeks ago. is recovering rapidly
William r. Casey 81 Clarendon Sprin gs
IS visiting his family here.-Miss
Maude Aunchman is seriously ill.--Mr.
and Mrs. Sclden u. Walker OF Shore
ham and j. e. :. Hamilton Of Bridport
were held at that place Monday
services of Mrs. Helen NJ. Murkland,
who died in Wofsboro. \. r., Friday,
were held at that place Monday
and the remains were brought here
on the 9:Ss train Tuesday morning and
taken directly to the West cemetery
for intcrment.-Mrs. Della A. Rich.
who suffered stroke of paralysis
Friday last was somewhat better on
NTonday and hopes for her recovery
nre entertained. Miss Ethel Davis
has returned from burlington.
Frederick Houlia of Cornwall and Mrs.
Adelia IiOnNca of New Haven were mar
ricd Monday morning ut St Mary's
church, the Rev. J. D. shannon perform
ing the ceremony Louis Gotta has
moved to Windsor.
Allen Angler of Rridport pleaded guilty
20 intoxcation in Justice court Yesterday.
As II was a third offonse he was obliged
10 DISCLOSE but his disclosure was not
satisfactory. lic was rocommitted to jail
10 think II over Mrs. L. J. Bruya and
three daughters of Montpelier are in town.
Jason Duclaw will 20 to Brandon to
resjle.-Thcre arc unclaimed letters at
The postofiice addressed as follows: Mrs,
william Rcndo, Mrs l.. f.. Pearson, Miss
Celia Curtis, Miss Ruth Gordon, Minnie
Curtis Joseph Ash. George Ash. Rufus
BETS Esq, $. u. Bulard. Joseph Gotta,
Ralph IIurlburt, Miller Mcbride. Nelson
Mumley, James Patnode. w. j. Simpson.
ESQ. George Tyrcl. Mr. Thorpe. and Fred
Wimmett.-James NJ. Tracy had the fore
finger of his right hand severely bitten By
monster rat IN the basement of
Benedct's store Tuesday lie had caught
the rat In q steel trap and in going to
remove the trap got his fingers near
that the rat got good grip on him, The
wounds bled copiously.-V. V, Blackmcr
Of Orwell is in town-Perry r. Bingham
has sold one OF his houses to Edward e.
Tones who has moved here from Ran
aoph.-Joseph Calvi with his family is to
70 Juno to his former home in Italy
Some of the building work on Main street
has been brought to a stop on ac-
count OF the imposslbillty OF getting the
brick. Col, Battcll has purchased whole
kiln Of brick at Essen, to be delivered next
week-Street Commissioner Hammond is
laying cement walk on the north side
of Washington street.-The Addison