Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY

John Smolinsky, an employe on the
annex to the Battell block while at his
duty carrying the hod, walked of
staging and fell a distance Of Is feet. He
was picked up by his associates and was
unconscious for about 10 minutea DR..
p. l.. Dorey was summoned and ne was
removed to his home on Mill street After
careful examination T. was found that
there were no bones broken. He was
somewhat bruised. 1t was a mystery how
he took the fall without being seriously
hurt-The prize winning corn from the
Addison county corn show. which was
hcld here under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian association No
vember / and 2. was shipped to Windsor
for competition In the state corn show
and the following prizes we're awarded: :
In the county class, eight-rowed yellow
| flint, the first prize went to a. r. Clark
| of Addison; w. Fl. Dow and son Of Mid
dlebury won first prize for best 10 ears
of dent corn. third for 10 ears of pop
corn and third for n freak ear. Everett
Easton If Shorcham. who was the sweep
stake winner in addison county, was
awarded second prize for best 10 ears OF
l. row yellow flint. Mrs. G. A. Persons
of Middlebury was awarded second prize
in county class from Addison county for
eight-rowed yellow flint; Lewis Van
Ornum Of Addison, third prize for eight
roweG yellow flint: DR.. +. r.. Read Of
Salisbury was awarded second prize for
a single ear of pop corn. Lewis Swinton
of Bridport. l3-year- old boy. in open COM
petition to the state, won third prize for 10
ears of eight-rowed yellow flint, Arthur
| e frI v,ri,a
for single ear in juvenile cass-Fred
| Hughes of Rochester. y. y. arrived in
town Saturday for a few days with his
mother Mrs. James Hughes. on College
street.-Gilbert Dumas has gone to Rut-
land to visit his daughter, Mrs. Frank
I.oomis. and famly.-Mr and Mrs. Peter
King have gone to Tlconderoga, n y,
where they will visit for the next few
days.-Col. and Mrs 5. a. llsley have
gone to New York for few days.Mrs.
u. NJ. Moore, who has been critically III
at her home in Salisbury, has been moved
to the home of her daughter. Mrs. F.. II.
Thomas. on Thomas street. She stood the
journey well and Is comfortablc.-DeWitt
Walsh of Albany, y. y. is in town for
a few days.--The Ladies' Aid society OF
the Methodist Church met with Mrs.
X. W. SturteVant on WNNbrldKe street
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clOck.-Dr d.
{. Noble, who has be IN confined to the
house by illness IL slowly recovering and
expects to he at his Office in a short time
Tie Rutland Ralr Dad company has
torn up the old water tank Just north OF
where the freight depot stood and have
erected a new one which stands Just norti
rf the Old passenger station-Mrs
William Duckett is assisting at the Mid
dlcbury supply store.-Papers are beins
circulated hy two prominent democrat.
getting signers To assist them in getting
the postofilco here. which is now con
quoted by a republican.
About l2:30 Friday noon a smash-up oc
CURED ON the Rutland railroad Just nortl
of the Main street bridge. when a grave
train backed into a way freight. The ca
boose and one car of the freight traii
We're piled up in n heap. Engineer vii
lam Rashaw Of Rutland and Fireman
Joseph Tromblv Of Leicester Of the grave
train stuck to their posts and ESCAPED
without a scratch. The gravel train wa
IN charge of William Keith of Rutland
The wreckagc caught lire and the Middle
bury fire department was called out AM
soon nut the blaze out with the aid OF III
chemical cart.
The ladies' OF William ?. Russell Circle