Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10


hill, Mass. Monday after visit of three
months here with her mother, Mrs Bird
get MclIugh, who has been suffering
from rheumatism and an injured knee
The cattle shipment Monday consisted
Of two carloads Monday. market day. |
eggs brought 90 to 81 cents and butter.
q TO Ss-Mr. and Mrs. Alma Novak Of
Manchester are in william Due
kett has gone to the Pitesburg sana-
torium for treatment--Mr. and Mrs.
Royal sturtevant have gone to Connec
ucut.--Mrs. Fay Warren and children
have gone to Northampton. Mass.--Mrs.
G. II. Keller Of New York has accepted
n position as head trimmer at Mrs. r.
l.. Brough's millinery store.--A. w.
Carey. who has been i'll for 10 days, is
slowly recovering.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Eckley.
who died Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs George n. Chaffee on
Washington street as result OF
n shock Of paralysis about three
weeks ago. was held at the Chat
fee home at 1890 o'clock Tuesday fore
noon and was largely attended. The Rev.
A. A. Lancaster Of the Congregational
Church conducted the services and the
| remains were taken to Pittsford Miss
| Eckleys former home. for burial in the
family lot.-The Middebury College
band. accompanied by a large process
| sion Of college students, went to the
| railroad station Tuesday afternoon to
see and pny their respects IN President
| Taft and his party. They failed to see
the President, however. as he was at
| that time rs or 100 miles away in an
! other part of the State and had not
| been within 30 miles OF Middlebury.--
Erich Bertrim has moved here from
| Proctor and taken a position with the
local branch of the Vermont Marble
company.-A. B. Gambler of Wake
man. Ohio. ard Harley Cooke of
Whiting on Thursday made ship
ment of Spanish mcrino sheep of
about 200 head from Montreal for South
Africa Several mules. and a large num-
Der of head Of cattle were also taken
in the shipment Mr.. Cooke accompanied
the shipment and Mrs. Cooke, who is In
i'll health. and their daughter Barbara,
also went on the iourney.--The " NJ. c.
A. and Coy Scouts will hold n corn
roast this evening at seven O'Clock back
of the marble mill on the bank OF the
creek. The members of each organizatio
have the privilege of inviting one friend.
Each is expected to bring corn for the
roast. Prof. +. w. Cady will give a
campfire talk.-E. II. Thomas while
coming down the hill on Merchants Row
Tuesday run into nv an automo-
bile. Tho machine ran against plank
in the rear of his carriage. The plank
, penetrated the radiator of the machine
? and Mr.. Thomas lost the dashboard OF
his carriage.-Mrs. b. Fields has return
ed from the Mary Fletcher hospital at
Burlington where she recently under
, went an operation.--The entire stock of
cattle and farm implements of Mrs
I Katherine Sheay of Weybridge, who re-
1 Gently sold her farm was sold at auc-
ton Tuesday and brought fairly good
prices.-Tho members Of st. Mary's par
Y ish Will hold a fair in the town hall
= beginning on the evening of October 90
= The concrete bridge. which has beer
O under construction In the Seeley dis
= trict for the past few weeks, to replac,
. | the one which collapsed there, will be
d opened to travel this week-M n. Tisdal,
d has gone to Springfield. Mass. Tor a Il
= days visit.-Mr. and Mrs. Il. Ash have
t returned from short business trip tt
v Burlington.-Robert Towle, who has beer
:. ill., Is slowly recovering.
O At Joint meeting of the Middlebur,
d ircmen held Tuesday evening plan
a for the annual inspection day exercise
u to be held Saturday afternoon were com
II pleted. The procession will be made NJ
). as follows: Middlebury band, village trus
5. tees. William y. Russell Post. &. \. r.
s. Middlebury fire department. fraterna
It orders and automobiles. The procession
Is store and march to the Volunteer Hos
J. rouse and then to the Federation build
n ing, where some of the fraternal order
= will join in. The line of march will be I
n the new schoolhouse, whore they wi
n counter march To Main street, Merchants
k row, South Pleasant street, Cross stree
It No Court street, turning at the Addiso
House to Main street There the ath
letic contest will he held The follown
Is the list of sports: Hose race. l0o-yar
N dash, potato race. obstacle race. ladde
n climbing, hurdle race, relay race, cA
X chiefs race. thrcc-l,pgcd race. tug-oi
lie war between the business men and tn
IT iiremen. The Middebury band viii fun
is nish musc-The date for the oyster sur
" per to be given by the ladies of Wilial
u T. Russell Circle No ;, ladies of tn
d Grand Army, has been changed frol
Tuesday evening. October 20 until Frida
NJ evening, November s. in consequence
" various conflicting dates After the oystt
IL supper, which will take place between t'
Il. and eight o'clock a series OF war ri,