Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE rE7( BY COUNTIES
From the L + d in the Lake to
the Passu s,ic, Along Otter
Creek a !; !; by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON
M1DDLEBURY.

Fred LaBombard. aged 81 years son of
Moses LaBombard of Pittsford and an
employe of the marble company here
for eight or nine years, was found dead
IN bed at his room at the Sargent House
Thursday morning. Death probably re-
suited from an epilepsy. to which he
had been subject for many years. His
brother. William l.. LaBombard of Rut-
land, arrived on the noon train and COM
pleted arrangements for the funeral
which were held in Rutland Saturday
morning. Besides his father and brother.
the deceased is survived by a brother.
Frank LaBombard of Rutland. and a sis
Ter, Miss Emma LaBombard of P1ttsford
During the week following May H. a
Sunday school canvass of the town of
Mddlebury will be taken under the di-
rection of the State Sunday School asso-
citation and it Is expected that every fam
Ily in town will be visited.
The high school has arranged the fol-
lowing schedule Of ball games Pittsford
high at Pittsford, May 3: Rutland high
at Rutland, May 6; Proctor high at Proc
tor, May 13: Pittsford high at Middebury,
May 20; Rutland high at Middlebury, May
"a: Vergennes high at Mddlebury May
r Proctor high at Middlebury June 3;
Brandon high at Brandon. June TO- The
local team is practicing every day and
IS said TO be unusually good. Mrs. Eliza
beth Boyce, wife of the late Elijah Boyce.
died at the home Of her daughter. Mrs
O. II. Flanagan, about two miles east
of this village. Friday afternoon at the
nge Of rs years. The funeral was held at
her late home Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock, Dr. Corkran of the Methodist
Church officiating, and burial was in
The Case street cemetery.
william r. Prior, who was arrested
by Chief of Police Butterfeld late Sat-
urday night for intoxication, was
brought before Judge A w. Dickens
Monday morning He pleaded guilty
to the charge was allowed to sign the
pledge. pay the costs of s6.14 and was
discharged Chief of Police Butterfield
arrested John Moran Saturday night for
intoxicaton. Monday morning he was in
Judge Dickens court; pleaded guilty and
was fined s. and costs. AS he was unable
to pay, he was given 10 days in jail
The Cuban Stars and the Middlebury
College base ball team will play a game
on the college campus this afternoon at
four o'clock.
partment of the LADIES' of the G. A r.
have engaged convention headquar-
ters for the department at the Cottage
Hotel Bennington-Mrs, Summer
Spaulding and Mrs. Alicia Wright, who
pc ssed the winter in Florida, arrived
in town Wednesday night, after spend
ing two weeks in Brooklyn.-The
bofrd Of pension examining physicians
on Wednesday.--A. c. Zemar and j. p.
Cobb of Burlington are in town.-The
JOINT committee of the Grand Army,
citizens and Ladies' OF the G. A. r, met
in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening
to make preliminary arrangements
for the observance of Memorial day
ari Memorial Sunday. The Hon p
M Meldon of Rutland Will deliver the
Memorial day address and the Rev.
Richard B. Eaton will preach the SER
mon Memorial Sunday,-The Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Corkran announce the mar
riage of their son, Ralph b. Corkran
of Poultney. and Miss Mary c. Foster
of Schenectady. y. Y. April 27.-The
members of the MIddlebury College
band are sending out appeals TO the
alumni In an effort to raise funds for
The purchase Of uniforms and new in
struments. It is estimated that s675
VIII be sufficient for both purposes
hnd II Is hoped to raise a permanent
band fund. The instruments which
the band Is using now were purchased
by the memhers.-Miss Carrie Noonau
who spent the winter in Florida has
returned home.--AbOut 20 members Of
Father Daley Councn, knights Of CO.
1umbus, went to Burlington Wedues-
day whore they attended the confer
ring of the third degree on a large
class.-Mrs. Louis st. Mary. who has
been visiting relatives in Rutland for
two weeks, has returned home.-John
Hayes. who has been confined to the
house for several months, is able to
be about the streets for n little now
Miss Emma Wilcox, who spent the
winter in Washington. d, C., has re-
turned and opened her home on South
Main street.--Thcre Will be base ball
game on the campus this afternoon be-
tween the Cuban Stars and Middlebury
College.-Arthur Hagan. who bought
the William Mayo farm in Cornwall
is moving there from Rutlend.-F-idu
Abraham Haddad and Abraham Elias :
Enram of Rutland, who were married
at st. Peters Church In that city We'd
nesday morning, have arrived In town
and will make their home hero.