Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake 10
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MlOILG d ~ N
A. w. Dickens has announced his can
adacy for the nomination for states
attorney before the Forthcoming Addison
rounty republican convention. Frank ".
Tuttle Of Nergennes, the present incum-
bent will close his second term on De-
rember l next and has many friends in
The county who will cndeavor to get him
another term so that the nomination is
not likely to go By default
William Duckett was able to he ont
Saturday for the first time after a six
weeks llness.--After a months stay in
Town. Mr.. and Mrs John ". Sargent re-
turned Tuesday TO lIolyoke. Mass The
Young Peoples chorus of the Methodist
Church is rehearsing a cantata entitled
"Springtide Voices" TO he given on
Easter Sunday in the church.-A1rs. d.
d. Hope is ill--Thcre are letters at the
iocal postoffice addressed to the follow
ng: Mrs Ella Carr, Mrs Carrie Daniel
Mrs Myra Gilman. Mrs William Mum
son, Alvin Barton, G. r. Coburn, George
Hunt, II. O'Brien and \. Phelps.
Mr. and Mrs. b. J. Mulcahy of Hard-
wick. former residents Of THIS vfnage, arc
the parents of a son.-The Missionary as
ISOLATION of the Congregational Church
met Tuesday with Mrs. NJ. a. Nun
roe. Subject medical work IN Turkey.
Leader Mrs T.. D. Twitchel.--Miss Eliza
beth TObin of Muscatine. Ia, Is visitin <
her sister. Mrs. j. j.. Noland,--Mr. and
Mrs. George Bingham and daughter,
Helen. and SON Archibald, who have been
here for two weeks. have returned to AL
bany. N. Y.--An examination for clerk and
carrier at the local postoffice is an
nounced for April 6-State Highway Com
missioner Gates met the road com
missioners of Addison county on Wednes-
day.-At the regular meeting Of the Mid
dlebury Grange Friday evening. the first
and second degrees were conferred on a
class OF 26.-Alrs. j. l.. Turner. two sons
and daughter left for Woodstock Satur-
day morning. where they will join Mr.,
Turner. who has taken a farm.--W. F.
Hammond superintendent OF the L. S.
Morgan Horse farm. who recently pur.
chased the John Shedrick farm two miles
north of MiddeburY village at auction.
has sold it to Marvin f.. Twitchel Of
West Cornwall. Mr.. Twitchel will put the
buildings in shape and make this his fu-
ture home. The consideration is NOT stated.
Hubbard c. Potter has gone to Texas
on a business trip-Miss Florence G.
Allen OF Brattleboro spent the week at
Pearsons hall.-Mortimer V. Drake spent
Sunday with his family at the home OF
o. II. Cushman-Mrs. Stoddard Martin Ia
the guest Of her sister-in-law. Mrs. Henry
Hammond. cattle shipment Monday
consisted of four carloads Truman
lockwood is i'll at his home in the east
part Of the tOwn.At the annual meeting
Of the First Cow Testing association OF
Addison county the following officers We're
elected: Directors. Elmer Wright f.. b
Cornwall, Silas Jewett. Harry Hunt, +
R Person. T.. B. Cornwall was elected by
the board Of directors as president, an6
Elmer Wright as secretary and treasurer
Mrs. James Smith is Ill at her HON,
on Washington street.-C c. Wells ha.
returned from Springfield, Mass, wher,
he has been attending the electrical meet
ing In that city.-Monday. market day
eggs brought Is cents and butter 90
w. ]. Chapman OF Bristol. Conn, wh(
has been visiting his sister. Mrs. Henry
Leo and family of North Pleasant stree
for the past week. has returned to hi.
home.-About IN men are expected here
the last OF this week or the first of mex
TO engage in the work Of moving tn,
railroad tracks, building an underpas.
and moving the passenger station to tn,
east side of the tracks.-Iilbert Duma
has taken the contract for painting ant
decorating the new public school hous'
IN Pittsford.-George Steele will e
this week 10 Albany. NJ V, where h
will be employed for several months oI
the State capitol building. E.-Henry c
Walker. while delivering papers Sunday
slipped on the ice near tho residence o
l.. o. Allen on Washington street, bu
was apparently unhurt and continued hi
work. An hour or SO later after hav
ing gone as far as Professor Howard
on South street he was seen to be in
collapsed condition In his cutter on Mai
street by Dr. s. $, Eddy. who at once too
him to his home and summoned DR. D. {
Noble. lie was brought back to con
scdousness after an hours work, and wa
able to he about the house Monday. bu
IN weak condition, carpenter
arrived saturday and Joined the force @
work on the interior of the new collee
gymnasium.-Mrs. A. c. Foster of Fowle
is in town for a week.-Daniel Mccormick
former craftsman at the Brando
italian Marble company mill here ha
returned to Dorset.
Mrs Mary Smith. wife Of James Smttl
who had been In III health for some tim
died Monday evening at the age OF
years OF a complication OF diseases. sSt
IL survived by husband. one son, WI
lam Smith. and u daughter Mrs. EugeT
Shainbo Of this village. three brother
James Mack of Cornwall, Michael MAJ
OF Shoreham and Charles Mack of tn
village. and two sisters, Mrs. Willial
Siples Of New Haven and Mrs Bart NJ,
lott Of Middlebury. The funeral will
held from st. Marys Roman Cathol
Church this morning AT $50 ocloc
! and the burial will he in the family lot
the Catholic cemetery. Mrs, Smith WI