Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-06
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items Of Interest From AL
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
MIDDLEB75RY.


Mrs tideia Cobb. wife Of Deputy Sher-
iff w. H. Cobb who had been i'll for sew
eral years. died Sunday morning at her
home in the east part Of the town. She
was'S3years olA Besideher husband. she
is survived by n sister. Miss Martha Hol-
den. and a brother Charles Iandon, who
is 90 years old. The funeral arrangements
have not been announced. For 3s consecu-
tive years Mrs. Cobb and her husband had
charge of the Addison county jail and it
is said that she was one OF the best
matrons of that Institution. She was bravs
and efficient. An instance Of her courage
was shown about 10 yearS ago when she
locked up the murderer Fred Eastwood -
Mrs. James Hincks. VINO had been III
the past wear died at her home on Senin-
ary stree, early Sunday morning
Of a complication OF diseases
She was 81 years old. She Is survived by
her husband. four daughters, Mrs. ]. p.
Mccormick. ot Atlanta. Ga. the Misses
Marguerite Susie and Lucia Hincls, &C
his place. and by one son, J. p. Hinoks.
The funeral was held at ST Mary's
church Tuesday morning at ninn o'clock.
Al ! meeting or the Addison County
Cow Testing association Monday fore
President. F. r. Cornwall: vice-presidert
Harry l.. Hunt, secretary and treasurer,
T. l.. Wright. r. 2. Nelson and 8. W.
JeWett with the officers will constitute
the board Of directors The testing of the
cows will begin at once Twenty-Five
farmers have already Joined. owning over
$40 cows.--C'ar Mead has returned TO
New York ctty.-Thc cattle shipment
1f I'll le
~. Rcckwith and Harry Cobb went to
Eutlard IN an autolnohile Monday.-Mrs.
j. r Ford has pneumonia. Her daughter.
Mrs. William Mead OF New York. is call
cd hero by her Monday. market
day. eggs brought l5c and butter 2nc.--
Mr.. Janet F. LOWS. who has been I'll
for wecl. with the grin, now has pneu-
mona.-Miss Clara Engcl OF Middlebury
College has gone 10 Boston to take a
course in domestic science.-Among the
PEOPLE hero from out OF town are Fred
Clark and Henry Murphy of Burlington.
\. NJ. Piper Of Springfield and y. G.
Peck of Ticonderoea. n. Y.-Miss Edith
StaGS has returned to Fair Haven
George Tulley OF Cornwall, who had to
nave one leg amputated on account OF
tuberculosis of the bone. is in n serious
'NIhi'Avl d''h llc Ol4ei reg IL ST. dLIectei
with the same disease that II is feared
that II VIII also have 10 be arnputated--
Mrs. II. H. Hill has returned to Brandon.
The spring term OF school opened Mon
day.-Towr Clerk j. NJ. Burke announces
that about 20 dog licenses have been
taken out TINS year quite n number less
than year ago.
Mrs Cnda Ford wife of ]. p. Ford.
dIed Monday evening with pneumonia.
followed by heart failure, at the age OF 20
years. she Is survived by daughter.
Mrs Giles Willis Mead Of Glen Ridge.
y j. ana sister, Miss l.. E. Goodrich
'' tms FiiIAc" Mrs. Ford was one OF
We oh'f' mt mhfrS OF the Methodist
1r"a and Was 'h" president OF the for
''N' Ht''o"HIN society. The funeral will
'' ''".- al TIE Methodist church this
h't"l" |'u ~ '"' O'Clock, when Dr..
CorFr2u WI. ot'l .atc-The funeral OF
Mr' James lhh'hs was held at 81. MRry's
'NurrN TUESDAY morning at nine o'clock.
The Rev. j, II. shannon oficiated and the
burial was In the Catholic cemetery.-Ths
management ot the government stock
farm at Weybrilgc will erect several new
buildings as soon as the frost is out OF
the ground some OF tho structures Will
re TWO o"elllhE houses, TWO siios ana a
large horse barn.-There will be a special
meeting OF the Middloburv Grange Friday
evening, when nine candidates viii be In
structed in the work of the first and sec
ond degrees. The third and fourth de-
erecs will he conferred Friday. April IL
The funeral OF George IAvonche was held
at his late home Thursday morning at
e,even o'clock and burial was in the cath
olic cemetery. where Father ]. d Shan
non offered PRAYER. The bearers vera
Brunev Thomas McCreav Jame. simon