Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-13
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
:
From the Island in Lake to
the Passumpsic, !. g Otter
Creek and by til hores
of White r:
e
ADDISON
MIDDLEByRY.

AT the annual meeting of Union Lodge
No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons tn,
following officers were elected: w. NJ, A.
s. Hartman; S. W., W n. Cady; ]. w.
J. O. Seeey. Jr: treasurer, C. L. Pinney
recretary, W. II. Brewster; S. D., p. E
Mellen: j. D.. f NJ. Stearns: s. s.. r. c
1lolmes; J. s.. j. W. Murdock; chaplain
A w. Dickens; marshal, A. G. Hinman
tyler. Robert Easton. The installation
will take place in May.
Edward o. Simonds Of Franklin. Mass.
sold the Andrew Smonds place at West
Cornwall Friday to Andrew Pusey of
West Cornwall for 81. 100 and on Saturday
returned to his home. THE water In Otter
creek has risen to a considerable height
and the ice went out Saturday forenoon.
The New Haven river Lemon fair and
East Mddlebury river arc all over their
banks but no particular damage has been
done.-John Murphy, who has been suf-
fering with Brights disease. went to
burlington Saturday to he treated at the
Fanny Allen hospital Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Partridge Of Bristol who pur-
chased a farm on the outskirts of this
town. came Saturday TO take possession.
Miss Mable L. Burton of Rutland is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Cheney
Miss Jennie Ringey Of Cornwall is visit
ing Miss Rebecca McGoldrck.-Dr Will
liam II. Sheldon has returned from New
J ork ty.--Miss May l. 1hayer went Sat
urday TO West Brattleboro to spend the
college vacation with her parents. Her
bert Sheltus Of the Marshall store has an
attack Of the grip.-Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
W. Mellen and daughter. Mary, OF Paw
tucket. r. l., are in town for two weeks
stay with relatlves.-The condition Of
Mrs. j. s. Lewis, who IL III with pneu-
monia became critical Saturday Miss
Agnes Shorkey has gone 10 Markleton,
Pa, where she has a position The Mid
debury library will be closed Wednesday
and Saturday instead of on the dates re-
ported last week. Mrs. Emily Wooley
and daughter. Louise former residents
of this village. have gone to Pasadena,
Cal-Miss Dorothy Cole OF Brandon Is
visiting here and in Weyhrldge Mrs.
Hermon Secrl has gone to Rutland for a
weeks ist.-Edward 2. Seymour Is in
Rutland.-The I.aharee society of the
congregational Church Will hold rum
mage sale the last part of May.-Col. and
Mrs. S. a. Ilsley have gone to New York
city for months stay.--Miss Alice
Carroll mas returned 10 ' erBtflneS.
News has been received OF the suicide
in Chicago of Arthur Burr Pease, who
was prominent among the younger law
yers Of that city for several years past.
Mr. Pease was graduate of Middebury
College In the class If 1890, and was n
native OF Shoreham. He was Very popu-
lar in Middlebury and left many friends
here who are greatly saddened by his
death. He apparently had everything to
live for and his suicide is unaccount able.
-Phila nder V. Hathaway died Sunday aft
ernoon at the home of Eugene Eidridge
on the Daniel G. West place on the river
road at the age OF IS years. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon at two o. clock
at A. J. Blackmcrs chapel on Court
street.-The cattle shipment Monday con-
Eistec OF three carloads. John 'righue
has returned from week In Rutland
The commencement honors of the Middle
bury high school are as follows: Vale
hictory. Hope Ester billings; salutatory
Abby May Hartman: high honors, Laura
Louise Mead Marion Sarah Thomas
MarJory Alexander Wright. John Mott
Hoyt; honors. Florence Hannah Fem
Monday. market day, eggs brought 10
cents and hutter 10 to 20 cents.-The road
commissioners of Addison county will
meet In the town hail Friday. There will
be addresses by State Highway Commits
Boner C. W. Gates and others.-James
Hughes Is able to be about agan.-Miss
Hazel OConnell has gone to New York
city, where she will visit relatlves-Mr.
and Mrs. James Farrell Of Rutland are
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick McMann Miss Helen Carrgan is
visiting her parents in Brandon.-Mr. and
Mrs William Mccoy have moved to the
c. f. Rich tenement on Weybrtdge street.
Erwin G. Piper, who has operated n
meat market on Main street the past few
months. has sold out his business to
Frank Shackctt, Jr.. who has taken pos-
sessi ioI. Mr.. Sharkett has for several
years kept 2 market on Seymour street
and he intends 10 operate both places.-
The season for maple sugar and syrup
is about closed and the past week has
been the hest since the trees were tapped
some Of them four or five weeks ago
The product will be considerably below
the average, but the quality has in gen
eral been as fine as was ever made. In
spite of The shortness OF the season, tha
prices are not very high, syrup selling
from a. to x.3 per gallon and sugar
from l2 to Is cents pound on the street
Hiram Sessions Is visiting In West Rut-
land and George l.. Brayton has return
ed to Hartford, Conn.-Miss Flora Man
chester returned Monday from Brandon. |
Miss Dora Wilson Is In West Rutland to
visit Mrs. T. \. Morse Mrs. Thomas |
Banning of Hartford. Conn. arrived Sat |
urday night, called here by the danger
olls illness OF her Int,thtr One az tha |
cables In the Marble NH parted Monday |
forenoon and a section Of the mill is shut |
Down until repairs can be made. This Is |
I1>s third break at the mill within a few