Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-22
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along OF.
ter Creek and Shores
of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
There was large attendance at tie spe.
tiu village meeting Thursday. judge
Charles /. Button ofllclated as moderator
and j. W Burke acted as clerk. DR.. p. !.
Dorey reported for the special COMMITTEES
appointed at the last annual meeting to
invcsUsatc street lighting, recommending
that partial change he made from in.
candescent to are lights The plan is to
install nine arc lamps, leaving incandes-
cents as at present, to be OF 80 cand .
power y vote was passed giving tho
trustees authority to make a 10 years
contract with Tn" Middlebury Electric
company in accordance with the recon-
mcndations of the committee \ vote was
also passed to appropriate $1,000 for add!-
tlOAal permanent road Duilding on Wey-
o..dEe street, for which purpose Col Jo-
pin Bdttcll had agreed to give a like sum
in case the village made the appropria-
tion. Tho subject of spr.ntiins the streets
was left VITA the discretion of the trus-
tees
News that the nomination Of Allan T.
calhoun as postmaster OF AildIlcbury had
been sent to the Senate on Friday was
received here the same night. The oppos
luS candidate was John II. LoVett. Tha
successful applicant is one Of the younge,
business men. a member OF the hardware
lirm Of y. Calhoun * son. Mr.. Calhoun
mas been active in democratic politics In
this stat" since he became of age and for
several years was u member of the demo
cratic State committee from Addison
county. Lewis y. Skiff. who will retire
from the postmastership after the confr-
nation of Mr. Calhon's appointment,
has reld the office for - years, three full
terms Of four years each and portion OF
a torn by appointment to ill the vacancy
occa-Ioued b" the resignation O? L, II
Thorpe in l3oo.-Mr. and Mrs, l.. Roy
Howard Of Pennington, y, Il. and tw,
children are visiting Ms mother. Mrs.
Loren Howard. He is a graduate of Mid
d, bury college in this class of 1893 and
FOR tho past two years has been superln-
trndeut Of ~choolS of Farminston.-How
ard l.. Ball OF Hartford, Conn, called
her. 20 days ago by the illness and death
of his father, Captain Henry j. Ball. who
lied at the soldiers Home in Bennington
May o after having seen to some bust
ness matters in Brooksville and New Ha.
vcn, returned t. Hartford ASnday.-Dr
William II. Sheldon. who has been con-
fined to his home all winter. is able to be
at his store now for part of the day
Work has been begun repairing the Tup-
per house on College street The house
will be raised to the level of the street.
new stone walls built under it anI the
" hole building thoroughly repaired ana
put In modern conditon.-Frank H. Piper
Is at home on a furlough from the SOL
ders' Home in Bennington,-Fred
Blair and Edward Forest returned Satur-
day after a week in Burlington and North
Ferrisburg. Mrs. Jerry Trudo has gone to
Rutland to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank
Loomis.-Mr. and Mrs. Moses Wimmett
have returned from Pittsford.-Giordan
Murray has returned from Ruuand.-Wil-
liam j. Wood has gone to Rutland, where
he has secured position as travelling
and Mrs Cyrus Smith
have gone to Bellows Falls for few
daYs.-Henry Wilcox, who has been con-
fined to the house for week. is able to
be about again.-C. c. Wells has returned
from York, Pa, where he has been visit
ing for a week. His wife will remain there
for while longer-The ladies Of tho
Labaree society of the Congregational
Church will hold their annual rummage
sale in the lecture room OF the church
F'riday.--Mrs Ernest Severance. who has
,aer ,,,siting IN town for yaak bas "a.
urned To Proctor-AIiss Anna Ahhey ha.
from burlington. where she has
,een visiting for a week-Manley Winch
who has been visiting his family in town
or few DAYS. has returned to Pittsford.
Mrs Ernest Wood has gone to SPRING
ield. where she was called by the death
# her mother, Mrs william Abbott The
aides of tho Methodist Church had a
,ood attendance at their food sale Satur-
lay afternoon. which was held at the
Marshall store. They realized good
um for tn" heneht OF the church society.