Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
Of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MpDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
The June term of Addison county court
took recess at five o'clock Thursday,
pfternoon until two o'clock Tuesday.
July g. The first business is expected to
be the case of Hubbard C. Potter VS.. |.
n. Chase, which will take up from 10
days to two weeks. This will be fol-
owed by the Columbus Smith will case.
IN which Anna M Perry is the appellent
rom the probate court.
Patrick Mulligan died at his home on
Seymour street Friday evening after hav-
Ing been III for several months with var-
Gus troubles. his death being finally due
to the infirmit!es of old age He was SO
years OF age last month. 1t has only been
since last winter that he was not able to
come uptown every day and until three
years ago he drove the mail cart between
the depot and the postoffce. Mr.. Null
lgan was member of Co. F., 14th YER
mont volunteers. in the Civil War and had
several close relatives in the same regi-
ment and company. He was devout
Catholic all his life. He was a member
If William 7. Russell Post, No So G. A.
r., and was the oldest member Of the post
at the time of his death and nobody in
Middlebury enjoyed higher respect than
ae did. Mr.. Mulligan leaves wife, four
daughters, Mamie. Anna. Nellie of Mid
dlebury and Margaret of Spokane. Wash.
and one son, James. Of this village The
'uneral was held Monday morning at $50
o'clock at ST. Mary's Church. The Grand
Army and Ladies of the Grand Army at
tended in n hody.-The annual school meet
I,y Of cf,c Nn A ria, l, vii llot 90
Of Middlebury and a small section outside.
was held In the town hav Saturday night
Moderator John +. Weeks called the
meeting to order and Clerk Joseph NJ.
Burke read the warning. Then Mr..
Weeks was reelected moderator and Mr..
Burke was reelected clerk On motion
of Charles l. Button = tax of 81 cents on
tie grand list of 1911 was voted. Charles
T. linney was reelected treasurer
Charles |. Button was elected auditor
and the old prudential committee was
reelected, namely, 7. II. LaFleur, Or, D..
e. Noble, Allan Calhoun. the Rev. j. d..
Shannon and DR.. F.. II. Martin. There
were less than 30 voters in the hall out
Of more than 900 voters in the district
and not one of the many ladies entitled to
vote put in an ippearance.-Miss Rena. T..
Avery OF Burlington is spending Il few
DAYS with her mother Mrs. John Avery
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren l.. Carpenter and
son. Phillip. of Newton. Conn, were In
town the past week to attend the wedding
Of Mrs Carpenters brother. John NJ,
Avery, and Miss Ida G. Spyer of Crown
Point. n. Y.
&. =. Moore, who has been in i'll health
for some time at his home on South
Pleasant street and who only n few
weeks ago had a second shock, died at
his home Monday morning at 9:45 o'clock
at the age of SO. Mr.. Moore was former
business man of this village, but owing
to poor health was forced to retire from
active business. He had held many vii
lage and town offices and was a justice
oe the peace at the time Of his death
He Is survived by wife and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ernest NJ Severance OF
Proctor and Mrs. NJ. c. Lane of New
York. The funeral was held at the
house Wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock and burial was in the family
lot In East Mddlebury cemetery
Mrs. Michael Plue of Brushton. n
Y. is In town to visit her daugh.
ter Mrs. Frank Fales, and family OF
Case street.-The cattle shipment Mon
day consisted of three carloads ds.-Mis.
Faith Walker has closed her school a.
Belvidere and has returned for her sum
ner vacation.-Elias Kelsey has returned
form Burlington, where he went to vsi
his wife, who is at the Mary Fletcher
hospital for treatment M Monday, marke
day, eggs brought lS to 2l cents and but
ter % to "a
Mrs Clara Lane, wife of Brainerd Fl
Lane. of Foote street, who had been II
i'll health for some time, died Tuesda!
morning at $50 O'Clock of a complication
of diseases. at the ake of IS years Sh
Is survived by a husband. one dausht er
Irma Lane. a son, Harley Lane. and
father. Lorenzo stowe, all of Middle
bury. The funeral will he held from he
late home Friday afternoon at tw
o'clock and the burial will be in tn
family lot in the Cornwall cemetery. Mrs
Lane was well known in this village AM
had many friends.Mr and Mrs, w. l.
Carpenter and small child have returne'
to Rutland after few days in town
Fred LaPan has returned from tn
Fanny Allen hospital at Burlington
where he underwent an operation 10
appendicitis a month ago. He is feelin
quite well-Frank Farnsworth, Jr
who has been visiting his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farnsworth O
North Pleasant street, for the past fey
weeks, has returned to New York.
Stephen A. DOody of Bridgeport. Conn
is In town for the summer-Mr. an
Mrs Arthur Forest have returned fror
short wedding trip and viii make thei
home in the Hcmenway house on Cour
strect--John Arnold, student a
Middlebury College, who had been learn
ing TO SWIM tried the other day TO swir
across the creek for the first time. n
yot into difficulties In The middle an