Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

The second and last day Of the Add
| son county corn growing contest came to
4, close at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian association on Saturday even
ing. Nearly every exhibit in the boys
contest was accompanied by Il letter to
the Judges. telling in detail how the corn
had been raised. Two little girls from the
cast part of the county sent in their little
exhibits of corn and while they did not
secure prizes their names were mentioned
by the Judges. No small amount of inter-
est was shown by the men exhibitors who
carefully guarded their exhibits until
they had been passed upon by the Judges.
During the address by Professor Burdicll
1 It was announced that as the first corn
contest was success they would be held
every year and an effort made In the flu
ture to enter upon the contest on larger
scale. Seventeen prizes were carried off
| by young farmers sons. Two prizes were
won by men exhibitors while one woman
| captured two first prizes and in each case
! her exhibit was pronounced better than
| those of the men. The first prize in the
| boys contest consisted of two weeks
stay at Camp Abnaki with all expenses
paid. This prize was given by the State
| committee of the Y. NJ. c. A. All the
other prizes in the various contests con-
sisted of gold or bronze cups of various
szcs.-Wlbur j.. Hamilton, formerly OF
| Bridport. and Mrs. Mary Holdridge of this
| town, who We're married at the Episcopa
parsonage in burlington Thursday, have
started for Colora do Springs. Colo. where
they will pass the winter and may remar
for the future.
A very pretty wedding took place al
the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Foott
In Cornwall Wednesday evening of last
| week, when their daughter, Miss Ara
bella w. Foote, was united in marriag,
to Stewart S. Benedict Of the same
town. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Samuel Rose of Cornwall. pas
tor of the Congregational Church of tina
village. Miss Catherine Foote, a sister O
the bride. acted bridesmaid, ant
Ward Benedict. n brother of the groom
was best man. There was u large gath
ering of friends. They received a larg
number of costly and useful presents
from their many friends. Mr. and Mrs
Foote left on the night train for
, wedding trip. after which they will re
side in Cornwall.
The fine house in Center Cornwall
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hal
non and his mother, the widow OF tn
late John IIalnon, was burned to tn
ground with most of It's content
Sunday morning. The fire caugh
, from defective stovepipe in the up
per story and although the neares
=. neighbors gathered around as soon q
~ 90 a
thing to save the building AMI in
/ couple of hours 1t was in ruins. Som
= of the household furniture was save,
but the farm produce in the cellar
= a total loss. including potatoes an
J. vegetables. The nouse was probabl
l. worth $4,000 and 1t is understood ths
there was only small insurance. On
of the barns at a short distance fro
II the house caught fire three times bi
q the neighbors succeeded in putting OF
}, the fire without much damage
n ID. Watson of East Middlebury we
= Tuesday to the Soldiers Home
become an inmate of the hospital
John and Richard Ferricy, who ha,
- been employed here on the new chen
ical building at the college for SCI
eral months. returned to their home
90 Syracuse. n. y, Monday nighttime,
% day, market lay. eggs brought So
SO 40 cents and butter 2s to 32-The ca
- tie shipment Monday consisted Of thr
so carloads.-J. s. Chandler OF Ript
ID informs the Free Press that t
D. item the other day concerning the y
re raigning Of Mary Peer. Alfred Leno a
rs Bertha Guyette before Justice Dickens
e. Middlebury was incorrect in saying tn
8 they all came from Rlpton. Mr.. Chandl
states that tho first, Mary Peer had be
- in Ripton only short time. and that I
other two have been lifelong residents
East Middlebury.
A Edward Daniels. chef at the Adds
:. house. returned Monday night after
"a two weeks visit with relatives a
friends in New York city-Mrs. John
Burns has returned from Rutland after
- brief visit with relatives and friends
II. L. Hunt has gone to Burlington on
= business trip.
, Tho Addison County Fish and Gar
> League had banquet at the Adds
= House Tuesday evening. About 100 mel
~ hers OF the organization and invit
a guests sat down. Music was by Vittun
~ orchestra OF cisht pieces. The president
4 the club. Robert NJ. McCuen of Nergenn
presided and a large number of speed
were made by different members OF I
II club. During the banquet and subsequ'
proceedings returns from the president
election were received.--News has be
received OF the death Monday at Cle'
land. Ohio of Clarence g. Leavenwor
who for the past % years has been ms
1t. ager OF the Vermont Marble compan
- office at Cleveland. Mr.. Leavenwol