Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-17
HAPPENINGS
''III'VE 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
Greek and by the Shores
of White River.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLERURY.

Mrs. Charles Rand of Holyoke, Mass,
Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Amelia
Gonyea, on Seminary reet.-John G.
Miller, court stenograp pher in Boston, who
graduated from Middleburv College with
the class of 1889, is, with Mrs. Miller.
visiting old friends here for month
Miss Susie iiincks and Miss Lucy tIincks
returned Friday from a 10 DAYS stay at
'The Lodge Basin Harbor on Lake
Vhamplain.-Mrs Marcus Allen of New
York is In town to visit her parents Mr.
md Mrs. Thomas Buckley. of North
Pleasant street.-Mrs. Matthew Calhoun
2i Boston is visiting Mr.. Calhoun's
p1rents MIR and Mrs. Joseph Calhoun Of
south street.-News was received SatUr-
1aN evening that President John NJ.
THOMAS is progressing finely and that
there is hardly any doubt now of his
ultimate and speedy recovery.-No word
was heard on Saturday as to the possible
Whereabouts of Antonio Disolvo, who on
Wednesday stabbed Louis Scalela
near the Salisbury depot. Reports from
the hospital in Rutland where Scalera
Is being cared for are to the effect that
be is getting along all right and iS now
practically out Of danger. barring slight
possibility of blood poisoning Charles g.
Seeley and family, who eor several weeks
have been at their summer home ut
Long Point, broke camp Saturday
and returned to their home here
Frof Silas A. Lotridge and family re-
turned to their home In East Orange
". j., Saturda. Amos Thompson. who
came here last fall from Addison and mas
since lived n he Iafieu~ tenement house
on Franklin street lost two dogs. which
died evidently from poison.-Mrs CyreI
Brunei and James erkins returned from
the Fanny Allen hospital. Rurlington Mon
day. Mrs. Brunon has been under treat
ment for several weeks Mt the hospital
for nervous disease. The Perkins how
has been there since last spring with n
badly broken ankle, from which he had
suffered from childhood. As the result o.
m operation il Is believed that the hov
Will have perfect foot although as
some bone had to he removed the leg IS
likely to he somewhat shorter than the
other Both Mrs. Brunell ard the bow
were detained in the hospita, longer than
necessary on account of the quarantine
for the small pox, whicu disease the
Perkins boy had, but is fully recovered
from.-Fred A. Hughes returned to
Rochester Sunday night after a week S
stay here - the home cf his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Hughes, of College
street Mrs Hughes and ,'or'rg child will
remain In town until after the fair.-Mrs.
L. j. Gorham and Kenneth Gorham, her
youngest son. went Saturday to New
York.-hIr. and Mrs James Dumas were
called to Shoreham Saturday night by
the serious illness of Mr.. Dumas's father.
n former resident of this village.
William Phelps Northrup. managing
EDITOR of the Buffalo Daily Express,
rallied here last week in consequence
- the illness and death of hrs mother,
Mrs, Susan ]. Northrup. accompanied
sv Mrs. Northrup left for Buffalo
Thursday noon The house lately oc-
suped by Mrs. Northrup on College
street was sold on Thursday to Miss
Adiie Kellogg of Cream HILL Shore
nam. the price paid being s2,20O--Mrs.
Marion Thomas, who has psen for sew
eral weeks at her sons summer home
m Hiyhy Island, has returned to town
hn1 will soon reopen her house on
Franklin strcct.-Caleb Reader re-
turned on Thursday 10 Somerville.
Mass.-Miss Edna Jennings and M
ElWOrth G. CuShman, both recently Of
MlddleburY, were married at the home
u the bride in Haverhll, Mass, at
six o'clock Thursday evening. The
Toung people expect 10 make their flu
lure home in Haverhill.-Miss Mar
on Carr Is In Shoreham to vislt Miss
Ethel Belding Miss Clara Bruya, who
Tor several years has been in the EN-
ploye OF Miss Laura A. Goodrich in her
millinery store, has purchased the bus
mess and good will Of Miss Goodrich
and on Monday took possession
Of the store in the Dyer block
which Miss Goodrich has conducted
for the past IA years.-In accordance
with the recommendation of Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock, Postmaster L.
A. Skff announces that beginning on
Sunday, August 90, the Middlebury let
tor carriers will not be required to re-
port for duty AZ the postomce on Sun
day morning and there will be no Sun
day delivery of mail through the car
riers' windows clerk will be de
tailed to open the mails, get out spe
cial delivery matter and distribute all
box mail. Special delivery letters will
be delivered and patrons having lock
boxes can get their mail ms usual dur
Ing tho morning. Box holders can re-
reive mail through their boxes on SUN
fays and have 1t delivered by carriers
IN week DAYS. The Office will he open
only from 10 to 1890 o'clock for the
accommodation of box holders and
lransients, and the sale Of stamps The
office will not be open In the evening
as formerly Sunday collections viii
he made and mailed despatched as US
uaI-Mrs. Claratha Fits, widow of
the late william Frtts, died at the
home OF her son, George Fits, on New
Haven River August 9, at the age
Of 81 years. She Is survived by two
daughters and two sons, Mrs. II. j.