Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
of White River.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
Word has been received of the death
Of Mrs Fred =. skinner in Chicago,
resident of East Mdulebury and formerly
Miss Daisy Manney. daughter of the late
James Manney of that village. The re-
mains were brought here Saturday
morning and taken to the home of her
step-mother Mrs. j. j. Manney in East
Middlebury. where the funeral was
held at two o'clock Saturday afternoon.
She Is survived by her husband.-Ivan
kerby has gone To the Mary fletcher
hospital in Burlington. where he Is to un-
dcrgo treatinent-The sugar house ot
Horace Dow on Case street was burned
to the ground Wednesday April Il with
contents. The fire is supposed to have
started from an overheated evaporator
Before Mr.. Dow with assistance could
reach the building it was mass OF
names TIE loss will be several hundreds.
with no Insurance.
The members of the Memorial Baptist
Church gathered in large numbers at the
annual supper and roll call April ~
Deacon benedict gave brief history or
the First Baptist Church of Middlebury.
| The roll was then called in the order OF
admission to the church The only con-
stituent member of the reorganzed Bap-
tist Church present. Mrs. Isaac Rogers,
gave many interesting "reminiscences %
| the re-esta blishment of the church. There
were 10 responses when the roll was called,
some by letter containing missionary
offerings. The various departments Of the
church work were then represented hy
papers and addresses. DR.. Cunningham
and Mrs y. ID. Barter assisted by John
4 Arnold gave solos. The committee in
charge We're Mrs. Ransom S. Benedict
Mrs Burke Il. Brown Mrs r l.. Brongh
Mrs. William Morcomb and Mrs. T. D.
White.
Lake Dunmore Lodge, No. H. l. 0. O
f.. and Arrowana Rebekah Lodge
No 10, |. Q. Q. f.. celebrated their 93rc
anniversaries Friday evening There wer,
about 100 members and their friend:
present. The following program wa:
carried out: Rtualistic services by the
officers of the lodge; music. Mrs. Johr
Evans Bold: recitation. Miss Martha
Carey; solo by the Rev. John Evan.
Bold: remarks by DR.. ID. Il. Corkran anC
! a.
Iohn Evans Bold: address by Grand Mas
ter Rollin +. Hatch of Bristol; music
Mrs John Evans Bold benediction. chap
lair of the lodge. This was followed b,
a banquet in the large banquet hall
where the tables were beautifully deco
rated with fowcrs.--Ir \. T.. Lamber
preached at the Conversational Churcl
in Proctor Sunday.-Arthur > Bostwicl
has gone to Hartford. Conn. where h
will spend several weeks.--rark com
missioner Charles Williamson has a gan
of men at work clearing up the severa
parks in the village.-Thomas f. Burns
Arthur J Blackmer and Daniel McCor
mick have formed a company which vii
be known as the Middehury Marble an
Granite company. The offices for tn
present will be in tn, Masonic building
Messrs. Burns and Mccormick are prac
teal marble men the former having ha
charge of the mill and the latter OF tn
finishing department OF the marble mi
of this village for number OF years.
Mrs. William Madigan, who has been Wis
iting her sister. Mrs G. T. Champaign
for few days, has returned to Ne'
York. Mrs. Madigan came 10 Burline
died suddenly at his home April Mrs
j. J. Monta, who has been visiting he
| sister Mrs +. a, Tobin in Benningto
for the past few weeks, has returned
. Mrs IL. B. Hagar ard Mrs q. c, Dal
t row, who have been in Washington, l
l C., for two weeks have returned.-At tn
E annual convocation of Potter Chapte
1 No o., r. A. NJ, the following officer
- / fs.sr
= man: king. r.. q. Brookins; scribe, +. y
Stearns; treasurer, d. e, Noble; secrt
1 tarv. W. H. Brewster The installa tio
will be held Tuesday evening, April 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bryant have II
turned to Manchester after visiting NJ
$ and Mrs william Tvre of North Pleas
= ant street.-,James l.. Richmond who ha
been visiting his mother, Mrs, JAIME
Richmond. has returned to New Jersey.
The William T. Russell circle, No. >. liz
dies of the Grand Army held
- clothespin supper in the Nolunte'
Hose company hall Monday evenr
from five to eight o'clock Rupert
9 BrouGh the well known watch repar'
- of this village. has been granted a patel
u on Il Tying machine, and it is said th'
u he has been offered a fair sum.-Dane
I jackson, who has been visiting his pa
U cnts, Mr., and Mrs. William Jackson fl
u the past week, has returned to Sayabe
= l.. G., where he has IA position Wit
e the John Henderson company limited.
l. Dugald Stewart of Massachusetts, Inst
= tute Of Technology is visiting his parent
Mr. and Mrs John Stewart.-Dr. +.
= Collins of the college preached in u
:, CONGREGATIONAL church In Brandon Sul
I, daN-lda, the eight -ycar-od daught
:, MIR. and Mrs. Mason Dupal
II Is suffering severely from an attack
" 'onsilitis at the homie of her paren
!, on College street-liarry Il, Warner
|, at his home here after several weeks
|. pittsford The ladies' of the Methodi
= Church viii hold food sale in Mi
IWavshs store on Friday. April q con