Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-03
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
M1DDLEBURY.

eecretary Frank c. Dyer of the Addison
County Agricultural society has opened
an office In the county court house. .-Alec
Tracy, who was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff y. j. Sanford on Thursday, wa.
brought before Judge A. w. Dickens Fri
day. pleaded guilty to intoxicatlon anC
was fined s. and costs. which he paid
Mr. and Mrs T. f. Seeley of Pough-
keepse, y. Y. who have been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j Seeley
have gone to Long Point, Lake Cham.
plain, where they will spend the neNt
month John Nj. Avery has entered tn,
law office of Judge G. l. Button 10 study
law.-Mrs. Edward Keith and daughter
OF P!ttsford are the guests of her sister
Mis- Minnie ijcDoneid.-Charles Leeds OF
Stamford, Conn. has Joined his wife
who has been with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. n. McQuivev. OF Foote street 49,
Mrs. Michael Halpin and laughter, Mrs
Foote of Rutherford \. J., are at the
home of Mr.. and AIRS, Henry Walker
of WeybrdGe street.
The hook of the s7th annual fair Of the
Addison County Agricultural society was
issued Monday. The fair will be held
August %, 80. 81 and September l. Tues
day will be devoted to entering exhibits.
cn the second day. the Judges will begin
examination of the exhibits at nine
o'clock and at ten o'clock there will he
exhibitions of stations on the tracks for
premiums. At Ills O'Clock in the after
noon the races will be called. The first
days races will be the futurity for foals
OF 1908, aggregating about S225; the 2:24
trot, purse 500; the go stake pace purse
$50; the 2l2 pace. 500. Heats in these
and subsequent days will he trotted al
ternately. At 1890 a. m. on Thursday
there will be an exhibition OF matched
and single driving horses on the ira ack
for examination by the judges and races
will again be called at Is p. m. and will
include the 2:45 trot and pace purse $500;
the 2:90 stake trot $500: the 20 pace and
2:16 trot, purse $500; the PA stake pace.
500 Friday will he free-for-all day and
all children under 15 years OF age will be
admitted free at ten O'Clock in the morn
ing, There will be special exhibitions Of
premium winners on the track In front
Of the grand stand at 1890 addresses will
be made on conservation and agricultural
development in front Of the grand stand.
The final races will be called at 1:l5 o.
m. and will consist of the 2:3n trot, purse
E%O; the 2;25 pace. parse 800; the 2:17
pace, purse 500 and the free for-all stake
race, purse $1,000 The Middlebury, Yer
gennes and Bristol hands will f,,rr,sb
music for the fair. tho Nidd,ehurv bo,.,
playing throughout the fair the Vor.
gennes City band playing for the second
day and the Bristol Military hand FOR
the third day. Each band will have x
pieces and on Wednesday, evaning m.
Vergennes band will assist tho Niddlo.
bury band in a grand omen air concer, IN
the Addison House park. On Thursday
evening tho Bristol band will assist the
Middleburv band I'm q similar contest al
the same place. Fred A. linton Of Roch.
ester. n Y. who acted as starting tudg,
last YEAR will apaIn annear IN tho same
canacitv Thera will bo enecio, ro,oa 49,
all the railroads lending to ,ou,, onl
special trains on the Rutland railroad so,
the Last tbreo days Nam. .dd,,ior, ,,o,,.
been rnade to tho hurdir,. airo. a..
last fair With otber ,roo, ,,,,,.o,.ov.,o,,,,
or tho grounds ,,cl,d,rn ,t, ,,,,,.o.,.,.- =,
,he trottinp trock u.,tb ,a,.or 90 rao
n foot 90 lo,r, ,.h,,, ,,, ,.-- 49,,
,,,,ng ont n, oil ,bo r,oo. -, ,,,,, ~,
Trancis p Russor r.bo hoa -.
= visit, 70 tor,,,or cuio1. ,,
dav IN Prt,and uh.r, .ha ,,.,,, ,.,.,. ,a
tives for y ueel, of,or r,t,,o, ,',,,, ~
IN Aucsburv Mas u,,aro .,,. ,,.,,,
main for seyeroI ,,or,hs ,,.,,i, h sa,,,.t
ter Mrs Georco yrac,oor ,a l., e."
tember w,,l return - Ca,Itn-.,a 49, IVY
years stav with her otb.r da,,ah,ar .na
william O. Sanford. at stcr|-Tbs rs,r
United States postal savings bank a. tho
Middlebury postoffice was started satur-
day with two depositors with email
amounts for the opcning dav-Vuhu,
L. Hamilton has returned from a CIV
weeks visit at the home OF his brother in
Bridport rt'--Fred Swiney has returned from
Nersennes after visit Of several days n
his uncle Wallace w. Swney.-rhc cat