Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-13
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Greek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

At the annual meeting of the Ladies
association for Home and Foreign Mis-
sions held at the homo of Mrs. A. 5 Har-
riman the following officers We're elected:
President. Mrs I. NJ Taylor; vice-presi-
dent. Mrs. c. f. Harris: treasurer, Miss
Goodrich assistant treasurer. Miss Flor
ence Eddy; secretary. Mrs. w II. Brew
eter; program committee, Mrs. Hagar,
Mrs. Lancaster. Mrs Hartman. Mrs
Munroe: directresses. Mrs. Edward See
ley, Madam Thomas. Mrs. Dickey, Mrs.
Mckinney. Mrs Twitchell Mrs. Chaffee.
Mrs. McQulvey and Mrs Merritt.-The
graduating exercises OF the Middlebury
high school will bo held in the town hall
Friday evening. vittums orchestra has
been engaged. The following is the pro
gram: March. Junior Republic, Eberie
orchestra; PRAYER, the Rev. D. II. Cork
ran. d. D.: music, overture Welcome"
Catlin, orchestra; salutatorY and essay.
Flora Louise Wilmarth, essay. The
Problem of the Rural School, Beth 1nez
Delano; music. THE Quake Girl i!e-
tert orchestra; Grafton, Resources OF
Alaska" Carleton Henry Warner; ora
ton. "\-ermont's Past Darrell Douglas
Butterfeld music. The Roses of Pan
South" Reta Lorraine Forbes: essay and
valedctory, Loise Belle Wright march.
The Ameer" Herbert. orchestra; pre-
,entation of diplomas, John f. Weeks;
henediction. the Rev Richard r. Esten;
music. The Scorcher," orchestra. Mrs.
William Morcomb. Sr Mrs. Luna Morri-
son. Mrs. Augusta Allen Mrs. Emily Rog-
ers. Miss Florence Eddy. Mrs. Bridget
Wooster, Mrs. Lizzie Cranuelly. Mrs. Jo-
seph Nash. Mrs. T.. +. Jones. Mrs. +. F.
Turner and Mrs. Flora Morse have re-
turned from Burlington. where they at
tended the annual meeting of the State
oreanization Of the ladies of the Grand
Army Otis Abbey, w. W. Martin. +.
+. Jones. James Tracy and William H.
Cady have also returned from the same
city, where they attended the annual en-
campment of the G.. A. R.-Randall Ham,
mond. formerly of Mddlebury has bought
the farm of Mrs. Carrie d. Vail in the
Arnold district IN Brandon. There
ara unclaimed letters at the post
office addressed to the following:
David Burgess. H. 4. Woodward
Morris Miller. Joseph Trudo. Naha Bar
ror. Carl Newall, G. II. Peteyson, II. l..
Williams and Mrs. Edward Pope.-The
Ladies Aid society OF the Methodist
Church met with Mrs. H. A. Peck
on Elm street Wednesday afternoon at
2:3O-Mrs. Margaret Gilmore has returned
from visit t. her daughter, Mrs. Man
ley Winch and family in Fowler. Mrs.
Arthur Freegard and daughter OF Whit
ins are In town.-fdwin j. Bush. former
Middlebury resident, but now of Port
land, Me. was in town on his way from
Portland, Me, to Portland. Ore Mr..
Bush started from Portland Me. on
April g. and is due In Portland. Ore, jan
uary /. 1915 He is travelling with a wheel-
harrow and is selling post cards OF him.
self and outfit to pay his expenses.-Miss
Clara Desheall OF New York is the guest
Of Mrs. J. Walter Sylvester
The cattle shipment Monday consisted
Of three carloads.-Charles Bissett has
gone to Burlington.-Philip Andrews has
returned from Hardwick.-F. Il. Stone.
president OF the Vermont State Ffremen's
association. has returned from Rutland
where he went on business in connection
with the annual meeting to be held this
year-N. l.. Rivers has returned from
Vergennes. where he spent the past few
days with his family-A slight frost was
reported from some sections of this
county Sunday night.-The banns
OF marriage were announced for
the first time at St. Mary's Church
Sunday between Miss Emma Vincent and
Arthur Forest of this village, and Miss
Phillis Signor Of this village and Davendo
Rock Of Vergennes.-Chief OF Police
Frank Warren and Officers Jerry Degrav
and r.. q. Piper arrested William Corsev.
George Forkier and Ben Arsnault Sunday
evening for intoxication. Monday morn
Ing they were In Judge Dickens court
where the former pleaded not guilty to
the charge and was hound over to the
December term Of the Addison county
court. Ball was fixed at $50. which he
procured and was discharged. The other
two pleaded guilty to tho charge and
were fined IS and costs amounting to
5000 which .hcy pad.-Monday, market
day, eggs brought is cents and butter
20 to X-Col. Edward GoOly has returned
from Plattsburgh, n. Y. where he has
been for two weeks -Children's day was
observed at the Methodist Church mere
Sunday. At the morning service DR.
Corkran gave sermon to the young
folks and in the evening there was "A fine
program rendered by the children. The
church was well filled at both services -
The graduating class OF the Middlebury
high school attended the Memorial Ban
tist Church Sunday evening in d bod,
when Or. r. Il Esten delivered "A fine
sermon.-The moving Of the old freight
depot to Its new quarters was commenced
sunday morning 1he work OF the build
Ing Of the macadamized road on Court
street has been started and Is well unde,
way.-Harry Burns and Burnard Burns
sons respectively Of John H. Burns and
Thomas ~. Burns. roturned Saturday Y
evening from Holy Cross College. Wor-
cestS --->- fnr tne summer vaca-
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