Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-28
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.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLERURY.

MOO LEO " ~ X.
Arrowanna Lodge, Daughters of Re
Secca, has elected the following Off
rers: ~ c., Mrs. Edna Grady; " G..
Miss Martha Carey; secretary, Miss
Carrie Evcrts; treasurer Charles Il.
Youtt; trustees, Charles Lamorder.--
Middlebury Oranges new officers are.
Master, w. n Cady; overseer. +. c.
Keese; lecturer. Miss Mary Cady
steward, Charles A. Lyman; assistant
steward, j. Donald Hamilton; chaplain,
the Rev. Richard b. Esten treasurer.
n. c, Fem; secretary, Mrs. +. c. Reese,
gate keeper, John Hammond; Pomona,
Mrs. Alison Hurlburt; Flora. Mrs. Ar
thur Bristol; lady assistant steward,
Mrs. j. Donald Hamiltcn.-J. l1 Crane
is in Washington, ID. c., where he will
spend sometime before going to Flor
ida for the winter-Charles \. Piper
and Miss Lena Champagne, who were
married at Burlington Dec. 20 hy
the Rev. |. c. Smart, have gone to
Florida for the winter.--E. +. Smonds
has gone to Florida, where he viii
pass the winter.
The new Middlebury National bank
opened Tuesday. All valuable papers
books and money were moved to the new
quarters Monday, after doing sue
ressful business at the old bank for IS
years, during which time Charles T.. Pin
neg has been cashier for nearly 40 wears
The new structure is said to be one Of the
most complete in the State for banKln.
purposes. The exterior walls are Of buf
.oored brick. trimmed with dark Proctor
marble. All of the fnishings are of fake
oak, with handsome decorations upon the
walls. The deposit vault. in which are
three safes. is said to be one of the larg-
tst in the State, its weight being about u
tons Every modern method was en-
ployed to prevent fire and burglary The
foorS are composed of terra Gotta, Proc
tor marble and cork tiling. The trim
minFs are OF solid bronze steel. The
structure was erected by Nichols & Par
Ler Of Essex Junction and Is said to have
cost about $40 41000.--Monday, market day.
eggs brought 30 cents and butter 80 cents
Mrs. William Morcomb Sr., has gone ,u
Proctor for few days with her son, Will
lard Morcomb, Jr-stephen Doody, an in
structor in the Littletown, n. H., high
school, is in town visiting his parents
Burt Steele of Water street
IL
n ], Sanford and Assistant John Nc
Nahon after stiff fight in which the in
sane man managed to tear apart his
handouts. He has been in poor health
for some time, and lmagines that Some
one is trying to kill him, keeping a shot
gun in his hands most of the time so that
mis- relatives became alarmed. He will
probably be taken to Waterbury to the
State hospital this week
Mrs. Strong while descending a flight
of stairs at her home on South ST. on
Monday evening in some way fell She
sustained n broken wrist. She was taken
10 the Mary Fletcher hospital Tuesday
morning to have the X-rays put on the
wrist to make sure that it was adjusted
propery.-Cards have been received an
nouncng the marriage Of Miss Ethel j.
bingham of this village to Ralph j. Mer-
rtt, also of this village, on Monday at
Quincy. Mass. The ceremony was per-
formed by DR.. c. II. Dickinson OF that
city a former pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church of this village Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt after a short wedding trip
will reside in Middlebury.-W. w Wood
and family, who have made this town
their home for long number of years,
left Tuesday night for Ligonier Ind.
where they will make their future home,
Mr., Wood will engage in the manufac-
ture of refrigeratOrs.-Fran a. Farms
worth. who has been i'll for the past
few weeks, is able to be out.--William p.
Russell Post No. 50, q. A. r., and VIII
liam r. Russell Circle No. 3, Ladies of
the G. A. r., will hold joint installation
OF officers in odd Fellows hall on Friday
evening, January r. The installation eX-
erciseS will be followed by "A banquet, II
l. expected that Department Commander
e. NJ. Ferrin of Essex Junction with STAFF
viii be present.--The new banking rooms
Of the new Middlebury National bank
were opened for business Tuesday morn
1ng.-NIiss Grace O'Connell of New YORK
l. spending the holidays with her parents
Mir. and Mrs. John j. O'Conncll, Mt the
Sargent house,-Walter v Wright re-
turned Tuesday to Champlain, n, Y,
sfter having spent Christmas in town
The new glrders for the college
gymnasium to supply the place IT
those which were originally sent and
made wrong have arrived in town and
work was resumed on the building tues
day The interior work can now go on
as soon as the roof is finished and will
all be finished by spring probably.
Carolyn NJ. Swnney of Holyoke, Mass,
graduate Of Mlddebury College and
now a teacher in llolyoke, Mass, Is here
10 spend the holidays with relatives II,
r. bentley has returned to Dorset after
Il few DAYS in town,--Dorothy Bentley
has gone to Rutland for two weeks
Miss Faith Walker, a teacher in the high
.chooI nj Relvidere who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Henry
Walker Of Wcybridge street has re-
turned.-Mr, and Mrs George j. HODGES
0f East Mddlebury entertained @ OF thelT
1elatives and friends on Christmas al
Gheir home