Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
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
MIDDLERURY

MIDDLEBURY
George u. Chaffee. county game war
Nor,. reports that he has found several
infractions of the law In some Of the
towns OF the county during the recent
deer killing season and he has followed
them up thoroughly with the help Of
his assistant game wardens since the
open season closed So far as Mr.. Chat
fee has heard only about 200 bucks were
shot in the county, practically half OF
the number killed Il year ago. Some
thing like II or % does are understood
to have been Illegally killed. Previous
to the closing of the season Warden
rhaffce and Deputy Warden James
Hodges Of Ripton found the carcass
of doe at alI old camp in Ripton. The
former occupants of this camp returned
were arrested. According TO the admis
were arrested. Accordlg to the admis-
sion OF L. f.. Walsh OF Bristol the doe
was shot by him. Mr.. Walsh WAS put
undcr S2o9 bail for the coming session
OF the Addison county court, which will
begin Tuesday. Cleveland Norton. who
was one of the five. was fined SO costs
amounting to sl7 for having in his pos
SON. and Wilbur Trodeau was discovered
To he hunting on another fellows IL
tense. Trudo was bound up to the De-
ccnbor term of court in the sum oe s75
and Napoleon Little, whose license he
was using. was fined $50 including costs
for allowing the other man to use his
license. He made arrangements to pay
About eleven O'Clock p. IN, November -
fire discovered at the Addi-
son county fair grounds on Court street,
in horse barn No. I. The fire was discov-
cred by Miss Mary Kane. who lives in
house scarcely "A dozen feet from the barn.
she promptly gave the alarm. The fire.
men found the building IL roaring fire
Two streams were soon set at work and
Gfter an hour the blaze was subducd The
barn is a total loss and was valued at
about $1,000. which is covered by insur-
anco. Just how the fire originated Is a
Question. 1t is said that some Young boys
were seen about the building during the
afternoon ana ii is thought that perhaps
a match or cigarette might have been
cropped which caused the blaze. 1t was
fortunate that the buildings We're all COW
cred with light coating OF snow and
II at there was no wind, otherwise there
Is no Knowing whore the fire would have
stopped a. there is Il long string of barns
ana houses very near together in that sec
ton Miss Kane's house escaped without
namage.
Miss Catherine Calhoun, who has spent
the past few months in Chicopee Falls,
Mass, has returned.--Mis.s Eva Liberty
has resigned her position at the Beckwith
store and returned to Rutland.-Mr and
Mrs. H. u. Archer, who have been visit
Ing in Warrcnsburg \. y, have returned
Nelson and Catherine Bacon Of I.eices-
ter are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
Homer Kendall. Of Munger street for a
few days.-Mr. and Mrs George Farrell
end young baby are in Rutland. and
Mrs Richard Cochran of York. Pa. are
IN town guests of Mrs. Gardner VAIN
wright-William Buckley has gone to
Fitchburs. Mass, where he intends to
locate.-The Century club met with
Mrs Huntley Tuesday evenng-The Mid
dlebury Improvement society will give a
picture show al the town hall Friday
evening. December 49, Vittum's orches.
ira will furnish music.-Mrs George H.
Hail of Shoreham. a former resident Is
In town.-Lettcrs remain at the postotilce
DedTlflS tHt IOiIOWIIlS SlTS. lnaT-
lev b. Johnson, Miss Gertrude Delmar
Miss Gladys Laquire, Miss Mollie Brown
Joe Catella. o. II. Church and George r
Johnson,-7Iieutenant B. B. Taylor
T. S. N. has been relieved from
command of the Pampanga as thai
ship is in dry dock for extensive
repairs. Lieutenant Taylor Is transferred
70 the cruiser Albany. where he is ord
nance officer and navigator. The Alban,
h. stationed in Chinese waters
Mrs. Augustus Mathews, aged S;
years. one of the oldest residents ot
his section, died at the home Of he'
daughter. Mrs Daniel Foster. in tn.
east part OF this town Tuesday morn
Ing after a lingering illness with heart
trouble, she is survived by Mrs. Dan
lei Foster, with whom she made ho'
home. and one laughter, Mrs. Henry
Jennings of st. JOhnsbury. Her fu'
-ral will take place from her at'
homo at two o'clock this afternoon
burial will be In East Middlebury.--
Fred cutting, who had been In Il
health for six months with Brigit'.
disease, died early Sunday morning
At his home on Woybridge street, aGec
~ years. He is survived by wife
two daughters, two sons. all of thi.
village, and brother Arthur Cutting
Of Rutland. Mr. cutting was for many
years well-known porter at the no
tel at Lake Dunmore. but for the pas
year he hal been In the Mijdleburi
branch of tle Vermont Marble com
pahy, until about three months ago
when he was obliged to stop work os
account OF his health. The funera
was held from his late home on Wey
oridse street Tuesday morning at 10:3(
ocloc@ and was largely attended DIR
u. II. Corkran. pastor OF the Metho lis,
church. officiated and burial was In
me Family lot in the Foote Street ceme
Gery'-W. W. Thomas has returned from