Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
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Ladies Of the Grand Army, gave the most
successful supper Monday they have held
since they were organized more than five
years ago. More than a hundred sat
down.-Fred Beatty of Pawtucket, r. l.,
who has charge Of wireless power house
near Pawtuckct, has returned on account
OF illness and is with his sister, Miss
Anna Beatty.-A number of democrats
here are agitating the question or nav,ng
some kind OF a celebration for the Wilson
victory.-MTs. b. G. Mathews and daugh-
ter. Mrs. NJ. E. Davis. OF Rutland are
in town. Mrs. Mathews expects to make
n long stay here.--Mrs. Hattie Tanning,
who has been on visit OF several weeks
in Orwell. Shoreham and Middlebury,
has returned to Rutland.--J
Dale has returned from Rutland.--The
prospects are that large number OF
Middlebury young people will 90 to Mont
pelier Thursday to witness the football
game between the Middebury high school
and the Montpelier high school. on the
result Of which game largely depends the
high school championship OF the State OF
Vermont John Slater and Mrs.
Henry Ariel OF Shelburne Falls. Mass,
are spending Il few days at Mrs. John
Fredett's on Stories avenue.-Miss Elnor
Fredette and Charlotte Taylor have re-
turned after 10 days in Brattleboro.-The
ladies of the Baptist Church will hold n
chicken pie supper in the vestry of the
church FRIDAY from $50 o'clock to 7:30
O'Clock. Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Hammond
have gone to Washington, d. c.. where
they will be for the next 10 dayA-The
Dov ~
boro have a force OF men at work putting
the iron railing on the cement bridge tina.
they built In tho Seeley district this fall.
SO far as heard from there arc only
two active candidates for the Middle
bury postmastcrship 10 succeed I. A.
Skiff. Mr.. Skiff has been postmaster
here for lc years and has about year
OF an unexpired term to serve. The can
(lidates who are circulating paipers f0f
, signatures are Allan T. Calhoun and
John II. Lovett--The Middlebury high
| school football eleven Will go to Mont.
pelier to-day and play the Montpelicy
team. These two teams seem To be rum
ming close race for the state high
school championship. with apparently
no competitor except Brattleboro and
possibly Bethel.-Ehward j. Donahue
has returned to Procror.-The Misses
Eve and Julia Liberty have returned
from Rutland. where they have been
visiting their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Liberty.-Daniel Mccormick has gone to
Rutland for a few days.-NIrs. John T.
Sullivan and young son. Fred, who
have spent several weeks in Wey-
bridge. have returned 20 town and
are visiting Mrs- Sullivan's sister.
Miss Anna Beafty.--The cattle ship
ment Monday consisted Of three car
loads.-Monday market day. eggs
brought 40 and q cents and butter n
to & cents-Mrs J. X. Piper and Mrs.
Fred Nash while returning from East
Middlebury colided when near what is
known as Blind Baker hill, between this
village and East Middlebury. with a
team driven by Fred Eubar of Ripton.
with whom was Ralph Beden OF this
| village. The vehicle driven by the ladies
was badly damaged and the ladies were
, somewhat scratched up. One of the ladies
lost her handbag containing about 50.
The horses were soon captured Pearl
DISORDER was arrested by Chief OF Police
Frank Warren and Officer Jerry De-
grey Saturday night for intoxicanon and
placed IN the county Jail. where he spent
Sunday Monday morning he was ir
Judge Foote'S court and pleaded guilty
to the charge. He was fined s. and costs
amounting to 81. ~, which he promptly
paid.-At the annual meeting OF Father
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