Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Pdssampsic, Along Ot-
ter Creek and Shores
cf White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.


Sunday, May 25 will be Memorial
Sunday in this village. The Rev.
a A. Lancaster will preach a me-
mortal sermon in the Congregational
Church at 1880 in the evening, to which
all the G. A. r, veterans, ladies of Rus
sci Circle and associate members and
friends are cordially invited. All those
who have flowers which they will donate
for Decoration day will please noti-
fy Miss Florence Eddy or Mrs Robert
Morse, who will make arrangements for
their delivery.-The Misses Turner have
completed repairs on their residence on
Franklin street.-Mrs. e. II. Hyde, who
has spent the winter with her son,
Charles Hyde, has returned home.-Wn-
liam Sinons was in Burlington Sunday
to see his wife, who is patient at the
Fanny Allen hospital Mrs Sinons is
slowly recovering.-Mrs. c. j. Bullock
has returned from Rutland. where she
has been visiting relatives and friends
FOR the past few days.-Professor and
Mrs. Ernest c. Bryant and their daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Bryant, returned Satur-
day from Castleton. where they had been
on a brief visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
bury-George Z. Marshall who has been
i'll at his home for the past week with a
stomach trouble. is very much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. Ducharme
of Montreal. who We're former residents
OF this town, are here for a two weeks
visit with relatives.-The remains of
Mrs. Helen Walker were taken to Whit
ing Saturday morning and the funeral
was held in the Congregational Church
Of that village at two o clock in the aft
ernoon. The Rev. A A. Lancaster, pas
tor of the Congregational Church of this
village, officiated and the burial was in
the family lot in the Whiting cemetery.
James Tyrell, the young son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Tyrell, who has been quite
sick, is able to be about agaln.-Mrs.
Paris Fletcher of Minneapolis is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Fletcher on South street.-Miss Ellen
Sullivan. who has spent the past winter
! in Cambridge, n. V, with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Lawrence, has returned home.
Mrs. Lawrence accompanied her.-Mrs
/ Peter Blair is quite sick at her homo on
| Seymour street.
Mrs. Helen Walker, widow of the late
George Walker of whiting, who had been
! living In this village for the past few
months, keeping house for her niece,
| Miss Daisy Walker who is a student at
the Mddlebury high school. was stricken
with a shock about five o'clock Thurs
day morning at her rooms in the Chap
man block on Main street and died
about 1880 without regaining conscious
ness. She was 70 years OF age. She Is
/ t,-nI INxy Mt Nd HA~w
Frank Parker OF Whiting. Mrs Walker
was as we'll as usual and was on tho
street Wednesday aSternoon.-The board
Of directors OF the Addison Coun-
ty Fair association met in the Addison
county court room Wednesday. May
l., 20 make up the premium lists 20,
the coming county fair Bvery dl-ector
was present. President J. E. Weeks pre-
sided and urged bigger Offers and better
entertainment. The premiums to Grange
exhibits were doubled. raising from 50
TO 500 by generous personal ofYer of
Col s, A. Isley. He makes this Offer
on condition that at least three oranges
) compete. In the horse classes, separate
classes were mads of Belgiums and Per-
cherons, only registered stations beirs
eligible to enter. This adds SO to the
premiums. In the horticultural depart
ment. on suggestion of G. ]. Hodges in
vegetables, seed and grains many nav
articles were added including home
grown tobacco II was decided to have
10 races for total purses of A,7O0 the
early closing events to be trotting. 2:ce,
@;2l. purse 500; pacing 2:26, 2:lS. 2li
purse $500; free-for all, purse 5000
There will be also a $50 trot, 2:SO pace,
2:20 pace for A purse each of $500 There
will be racing each of four days Two
premiums will be put on barrelled apples
through the personal gift OF the d!rec-
TOYS.
DR.. d. j. Carroll of Vergennes ha,
been appointed the third member OF tn,
Middlebury board of United States exam
lining physicians and surgeons for pen
SONS TO take the place of the
. late Dr., II. L. Townsend of Bird
, port The board now consists OF: Preei
dent, DIR. Walter j. White of Middle
bury; secretary, DR.. Edwin S. Weston o
New Haven, and DR.. Carroll-Mis,
Harriet Grandy has returned from Rut
land,-Mrs. Charles O. WestaIl. wh<
has been in the Fanny Allen hos
, pital in Winooski for three weeks
returned Saturday night Mrs. Westai
is much improved-Miss Alice Holne
has gone to Rutland for a weel
or 10 days with her parents, Mr. an,
l Mrs II, II. Holmes-Henry Wilcox A
i'll with the measles. The cattle ship
, mont Monday consisted of four car
loads,-Edward Reid, who was operate,
upon at the Fanny Allen hospital 4,
) Burlington three weeks ago for ap
pendicitis, was brought home Saturday
George Shambo was in Vergenne
Monday.-H T. Kidder has entered tn
, employ Of n. J. Boudreau as clerk in hi