Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-30
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
WIDDLEBURY.

The quantity OF maple sugar brought
in this season has been very small up
to date but the offerings OF syrup have
been larger. It Is however. evident
that the season is going to be poor
one. one man who sold syrup Thurs
day for a dollar a gallon said that he
! had only made 10 gallons so far from
100 trees that he tapped two weeks
ago Sugar is bringing IA and Is
| cents a pound.-A year ago last week
the farmers We're plou CHING in all sec
tions Of Addison county and many per-
sons had their gardens made. It Is
true that in most cases these early
! gardens had to be replanted. some of
them n second tIme. as the continued
cold rains in April destroyed the seed,
and many farmers did not get their
corn planted until late in June
Fred Mayhew, who had his right arm
| badly hurt while working with hts wood
sawing machine a few days ago, was
taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital. Bur-
lington. 1t is feared that lie t. hurt in
! ternally. Nr and Mrs. Harris iiuett and
| II. n. joy OF Meeker, Colo. who came
here with the body of Mr., Hulett's broth
or. Dyer Hulett, who had been in that
| city since 1873. are at the Addison House
They were former residents of Salisbury.
| Mr. Adolph Lofquit, an empoye
| at the marble mill was painfully
injured by getting hot babbtt metal in
| both eyes. He was taken to the Proctor
| hospital It Is not thought that he will
lose the sight of either eve. although
It will he some time before he will he
g ble to have the use of them.-AsSistant
Judges Charles :. Dana and H. +. Day Of
kipton have appointed the following
license commissioners for Nergennes: e.
G. Norton, John 4. Harrington ana Frank
Earrows; for Shoreham, Kent w Merritt,
Edison G. Farnham and r. w. Hall.
These are the only license towns in Addi-
son county.
The snow has almos, disappeared from
the country roads and wagons are in
general use after llS days of sleichinC.
There is a large amount of snow left in
the woods and on the mountains
| The directors of the Addison
County Cow Testing association met at
the Grange han Monday morning Ellis
worth Cornwall was made chairman and
MIR Wright secretary. 1t was reported
that the members have it6 Cows.-Patrick
Met CorniCk of Marble. colo, is in tow
| to visit relatives and friends Prof. and
| Mrs Thomas f.. Royce have returned
from Washington,-Thc condition OF
Mrs John Murphy, who has been very
e i'll for many weeks, has become critical
Her sister, Mrs. Mary Borden of Pitts
ford is with her.-Among the people
= here from out OF town are Il. q. Nortor
t of Port Henry. y. Y. Phillip Dowlinl
. and Henry L. Garvin Of New York city
h oscar A. Howard of Boston anC
George F. Blakely of Concord, y. II
a Mr. and Mrs. Frances Downs arc NOV
Ing to their farm at East Cornwall
|, Miss Sara Daley. steroCrapher in the Law
q office of L. G. Russell. has given up hei
position and returned to Burlington
Mrs Il. w. Beckwith and daughter art
visiting relatives in Terra Haute Ind
n Louis Brousseau of New York is VISITING
e his brother, Harry BrOusseau.-Mss Ada
|, | smith has returned to Fowler after visit
o ing her parents.-Alrs. Stewart Andrew,
o has returned TO Boston after 10 days vis
o with her mother, Mrs. Mary Bond-Th'
= cattle shipment Monday consisted OF thre,
= carloads Norman S. Foote has returno,
/ from New York city, Mr. Foote was Al
eye witness of the great fire Saturday
afternoon which caused the deaths Of IL
= peopie.-Monday, market day, egg
brought from Il 10 l6 cents and butter y
;. to rs centS.-E. O. Simonds Of Frank
lin, Mass. has purchased the interest o
all the other heirs in the Sinonds estat,
- mt v est Cornwall.
c But little sugar has been made as yet
% George Miles, Mrs. NJ j. Herbert an,
Il Mrs. Angie Newhale are slowly mprov
mg.-Master Lester SilloWay spent las
e week with his araudmothcr Mrs Emm,
l. Silloway. MIR. and Mrs. Wallace Good
20 win and little son spent last week fl
l. East Montpelier with Mr Goodwins par
is ents,-HIarold Batcheder began work thi
If week for Roy Harris for the season
The Modern Woodmcu gave "A car
party and sugar social IN the Holder
hall Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Ira johnson visited Tuesday and Wed
nesday Mr.. and Mrs NJ. j. Andrews
The entertainment given by the Modern
Woodmen In Holden hall Saturday even
Sc ing drew full house and was "a success
y. About So, was cleared,--Miss Barbari
III smith Of Montpelier was the guest
ii Miss Hazel flllS Sunday.--Henry Mc
s 'aho anh Miss Mabel Chase were
ID waterbury Sunday.--L c. Wilder Wal
ar IN Montpelier and Barre TuesdHS'
S. At the adjourned meeting OF schooi us
RI trlct No I Tuesday to take ac'o'' "
er new school building 900 voters "e'
present The meeting lasted t"o "ou'
10 Seven women voted. Upon ho''o
10 j. b. Donaway the vote AT lhe "i'c'
lo ius held in February to pnl" "e'
ID school was re-opened by pal'o'' re-
ri ,6 to S. Col. s. A. llsiey ",'o'e' az
,s amendment, wh,ch.was adopted to eroc
the new bu,,d,ng on ground recommende'
IS by the prudential committee and at I
90, no. 90 $500 saknoa II wa~ vshAt