Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest F Ali
Parts Of the Green M, q.
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNT e
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON
M1DDLEBURY.

number of young people
OF the Baptist Church drove to
Bristol Friday evening to attend social.
Upon their return one of the teams ran
away and split It's occupants by the road
side. John f. Overs right arm was
bruised and William Simonds had one
arm and one leg injured but no bones
were broken. They were almost home
when the accident occurred.-A twilight
musicale will be given in the Memorial
Baptist Church Friday afternoon at Az
o'clock under the auspices of the Silver
Bay club of the Young Women's Christian
association of Middlebury College The col
lege quartette. assisted by Mrs. Walter
Howard and a soloist from Burlington,
will sing-A w. Carey has sold his
house on Court street to Mrs. Helen Holt.
Mrs. r. c. Iittel of New Haven is visit
Ing In town.-G Gustavus Smith has bought
the Edredge lot on lower Court street
Miss Leah Corkran entertained the
Jenny Wrens" at the Methodist par
sonage Saturday, the occasion being her
birthday.-Miss Agnes Shorkey has gone
to Philadelphia. where she will enter a
school for nurses-H. D. Archer and
family have moved to town from
Warrensburg, n. Y, and will occupy the
Carpenter block on Main street. NIr
Archer will have a harness shop in the
lower part Of the building.
The new board of fire wardens met in
the Moosalamoo club Monday afternoon
and organized. J. E. Buttolph was elected
resident and c. F. Rich. secretary. The
hoard will soon investigate properties in
the village.-Michael G. Grady, who has
been Ill for several weeks with an injured
limb. caused by fall on the ice, is able
TO be about.-The cattle shipment Mon
day consisted of two carloads.-Earl Cor
ham, Edward Higgans, Noble !. Sanford
and Harry Cobb went Monday to Boston
TO attend the automobile show Two
Inches of snow fell Monday morning. The
mercury was two degrees below zero and
four below Sunday morning Frank and
George Pecor of Rutland will be employed
f., considerable time on the new col
lege building-Miss Maude Parkhill of
Cornwall. who has been in declining
health for a long time, has come to town
for medical treatment and VIII remain
here several weeks.-The water was shut
off from the village Saturday and sun
day nights without warning in order 10
give the reservoir a chance TO hll-Nic-
tor Corkran has gone to Poultncy to visit
his DrOtner, WHO Is dtttHulHP Troy
Conference Academy George T.. Nc
Hugh of Rutland is in town to visit rela
t.ves-Mrs. Mabel Cottrell has returned
from tHo Weeks in New York and Boston
Mrs. n. e. Campbell has gone to New
York city for an extended staY.-D. Nc
MILAN has returned to Canada.-Monday
market day, eggs brought 25 cents and
butter % to S cents.-The Philathea So
japanese social in the vestry this even
ing.-Bishop A. c. A. Hall of Burlington
made an official visit to St Stephens
Church Monday Edward Goodrow and
family are moving to the Smith house or
South street-Frank Lasher. who was Sc
verely hurt while skidding logs, is slowly
recovering.
The following officers were elected al
tuesdays town meeting: Moderator
James b. Donaway; clerk, j NJ. Burke
treasurer, G. Il. Pnn'''; selectman, j. O
Seeley; constahles, C. j. Seeley, f. NJ
Day; listers T. G. Brookins, c. W. lis
dale; road commissioner, f. e. Severance
town agent. j. B. Donaway; auditors, q
T.. Marshall, q. D. Miner, w. II. Sheldon
overseer of the poor, W. NJ. Jackson
grand juror, c. A. Earle; school director
{. f. Pinney; tax 40 cents on the dollar
Of the grand list. The vote on license re
suited: Yes, 157; no, 1885 1t was voted tc
cooperate with the Ladies' Library asso
riation in the establishment Of a free pub
iic library In Middlebury and the select
men were authorized to draw their ordei
for $3.50 on the first day of July next anl
for $3.50 on the first day OF December mex
he ~
following committee of five Will act il
conjunction with a committee Of the La
dies association, T.. p. Cornwall for nv,
years, Mrs. John A. Fletcher for fou
years, DR.. II. l., Averil for three years
Miss Susan b. Parker for two years anc
the Rev. II. u. Corkran for one year
Edmond w Burke died at the home O
his brother. Prof, f, +. Burke at Por
Henry N. Y, on Monday, aged - years
lie was vice-consul for two years at Tan
glers, Morocco. Mr., Burke leaves thre,
brothers and one sister Principal p. f
burke OF Port Henry, the Rev. David y
Burke OF Lake Placid, n. y, Joseph w
burke, town clerk OF Middlebury, ant
Sister Borromeo of the Convent of Mere
at Manchester. n. II.
wednesday made 100 consecutive day
of sletghins, the first having been OF
November 2s,-Am Among the people her
from out of town are Frank McCaughii
OF Ticonderoga, n. Y, W. Howar,
Burchard of Shoreham, Charles l., Far
we'll Of Windsor, Conn, James r. Balar,
Of Fall River Mass. and c, f. Ordwa!
Of Proctorsvile-Mr and Mrs. f. G
Brown are in Rutland to visit Mrs, Ann
Worden,-Mrs. A. w. Dickens returne'