Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-07
HAPPENINGS In VERMONT


Belvdcre. She was accompanied by her
niece. Miss Faith Walker, who has a po-
sition in the same school, Tho cattle ship
mcnt from this section Monday consisted
of three carloads of cows, calves and
hogs for tho New York and Boston mar
kets.-Mrs, l.. c. Russell and her son.
George, left Sunday for the West, where
they will visit relatives for the next few
wceks.-Miss Marguerite Lane, who has
been visiting relatives in town and Corn
wall has gone to Roland, n. c., whore
she is instructor in domestic science in
st. Marys school.--Mr. and Mrs. +. owens
left Monday afternoon for a 10 days trip.
Mrs. Owens went to Nergennes and will
later go to Bristol, while MIR. owens went
to Bethel. his boyhood home-Monday,
market day. eggs brought % cents and
butter Of to y ccnts.-Mrs. Foote and
daughter, Mrs. IIalpin, and her young
daughter of Rutherford, n. j., who have
been spending the past six weeks with
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Walker of Wey-
bridge street, started on their way Mon
day-Mrs Marion Thomas, mother of
President John NJ. Thomas. went Mon
day for "A few days stay at her sons sum
mcr home on Bixby island, where Presi-
dent Thomas is recuperating from the eff
fects of his recent operation for append-
citis-The Rev. Charles Hagar pastor of
the First Congregational Church of AL
bany, ~ Y, occupied the pulpit of the
CONGREGATIONAL Church here both morn
ing and evening, and it is expected that
Or. Hagar will again oficiate in the same
! la Ia. al Mre
George steele thought had been stolen
from her, and the theft Of which she COM
planned to the police Saturday evening.
were found between the mattresses of u
bed at her home. But this she is sure is
not tho place where she had hidden the
MUNICIPALITIES Mary Congdon of Walling-
ford is making n two weeks vacation
visit to friends in Middlebury.
The horse which Eli Cody, alias Smith,
got Saturday from Adam Center, Jr, in
Brandon in exchange for the horse which
he stole earlier in the week Of Scott and
Noyes of Rutland, and in which trade
Cody got $25 boot money, was left by him
Sunday in the care of G. r. Cornwall,
who lives on the Holiday place couple
of miles east Of this village The buggy.
which was stolen from j. J. Morse of
o.,
Cornwall As soon as he got light on the
affair Cornwall notified Deputy Sheriff
~ j. Sanford who in turn notified the
, Rutland and Brandon parties Interested
ana Wednesday, Mr.. Center rot his horse
and Mr. Morse his buggy. But no trace
has been found since sunday Of Cody
| or Smith i'm this vicinty.-Jamcs Per
kins. Jr.. the I2-year-old son of Mr. and
]
returned from the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai in Rurling,on where four months
ago he had one ankle oporated i,pon
The ankle had been broken when he was
/ > or & years old and seemed to have
, never been set. At the hospital a very
severe but successful oporation was pcr-
I formed The ankle was broken again. a
/ piece Of bone removed and It was then
1 reset 1t has now grown together in such
good shape that the foot is as straight
| as the other and it is believed that when
/ it has had time to get sufficiently strong
will he sound again.-Among the people
! here from ont of town are w. W. O'Neil
! Of Baltimore. L. It. Graves of Hudson.
I y. Y, f.. - Myrick and Mr. and Mrs.
T.. D. Bowers Of Bridport, George +. Cur
tls Of Burlington Carl c. Ackerman of
| Henry r. Wielder of Utica, ~ Y. and
Edward Kennedy of Troy. y. Y.-All de-
partmonts Of the marble mill are closed
down this week while a new water wheel
is being set in place.-Mr and Mrs. Allen
j.. Vittum have issued cards announcing
the coming marriage of their daughter.
Grace Caroline to Harry Leon Cushman
/ on Tuesday, September 10, at eight o'clock
] I'm 81. Stephens Episcopal Church of
. This vllage.-George T. KiGder left Tues
day morning for Shorbrooke Can. for "A
| ~ days stay.--Eugene Rogers of Bristol
IS here for an extended stay.-William
| Ford is back from n two weeks visit at
| his old home in Laconia. n H.-Mrs.
/ Ransom $. Kellogg Of Shoreham. who IS
/ visiting her daughter. Miss Hattie Kel-
! logE on College street. when about to
20 upstairs Monday night opened tho
wrong door In the unfamiliar house ana
instead s' OF going upstairs rel down IN"
nose and was severely bruised other
wise Tho Rev DIR rgr, Rrainord and