Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

latter part OF August, as formerly. An
effort will also be made to have a grange
day, and an interdenoininational Sunday
school day, and also to secure n speaker
for the entire week of national fame. 1t
is expected that It will be the most large
~ attended meeting in years.
There was slCighing on only three
days i'm January, Sth, 9Th and 10Th, one day
i'm February. the 18th, and nine days of
sleighing ut the opening of March, maxi
ing l3 DAYS in all. The lumbermen here
had the worst winter in many years, as
there was not at any time sufficient snow
for them to get their cuts out of the
woods. on six mornings only did the mer-
curry go below zero and the lowest point
reached was y below on February 10
Mrs. Theresa Collins. who had been con-
fined to the house all winter with the grip,
is able 20 get out again. Her sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cornell, h%ast>een caring for her.
Miss Edith Chamberlin, librarian
at Moddlebury College, is pass
ing the Easter vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. a. b. Grant in Rutland-J. ID. Kinks
and the Misses Margaret and Lucy Kinks
returned Monday from Proctor, where
they went Saturday to attend the funeral
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Frost and daughter, Helen. are in Pitts
ford visiting Mrs. Frost's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Tennien.-Mr and Mrs.
John X. Washburne of Sandy Hill, y. Y,
are in town for two weeks. after which
they Will 20 to Montpelier and Barre for
a further vislt.-The Misses Ruth Kendall
and Bertha Ilolden have gone to Pitts
ford to spend the Easter vacation at the
| homes nf fhatr M .atg Mice hnth
Selleck, who has been visiting in John
son for a few weeks. has returned
Walter Hurlburt has gone to Rochester
for n week.-Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Wimmett and daughter. who have been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il.
Dillon, for a few days, nave returned to
Fowler.-B. f. Wales, who has
spent the past few days with
his family on Weybridgc street, has re-
turned to Rutland.-The cattle shipment
monday consisted of two carloads.-Stan-
ley Whittlmorc. James Mitchell and Ed
ward lNinworthy have gone to Proctor,
where they have each secured "A posi-
ton at the Vermont Marble company's
plant.-MondaN, market day, butter
brought "a to 81 cents and eggs IS cents.
The special town meeting was held
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with J. b. Donoway as moderator and
Joseph NJ. Burke as town clerk. The
weather was extremely bad. so that on
the only ballot taken only 1876 votes
we're cast. to see whether the pay of tho
listers as received for several previous
years would stand at the ole figures Of
s. a day or not. The vote to sustain the
old payment was - in favor and 81 in
InnnnGitipn An nptirn ,oou. l,,-, - ii..x-
were elected Charles G.. Seeley. LAWYER
Leroy e. Russell and Theodore Foster.
| The public service commission. railroad Of
fcials and town and village officers will
meet here this morning at nine
O'Clock to adjust claims for dam
ages caused by the putting in
of the underpass at the pas
senger station.-Col. Joseph Battell. Mrs.
Samuel Sheldon of the Brooklyn Poly
Mary Bovland and Miss Gipson. who
have spent several weeks in the South,
arrived Wednesday evcning.-Charles
Severance of Elm street has purchased
the Lawrence place on Seymour street.
Mrs. Martin Young. who has been i'll.
s slowly recovering and is now able to
sit up Il little each day.-The l.. D.. Ell
dredge farm, which has been in the Ell
80 80 ih'l' i"i tiuH w ' = IA y,
was sold by the Champlain Valley Real
ity company to +. l.. Kelton. The Sun
day school of the Memorial Baptist
the vestry of the church Wednesday.
Refreshments were served and a good
sum was realized for the benefit of
church Sunday school.-Daniel Bushnell
of Burlington is in town.-The Addison
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well attended meeting in the lower part
Of the town hall TUESDAY evening. MIR.
Goodwin of Washington. d. c., who has
been in charge Of the association work in
the Initd States. was present and out
lined the work of the association.-Dr.
Samuel Sheldon of the Brooklyn Poly
technical College, and a former resident
of this village, is in town for a few
days-Mr. and Mrs. Iiartwell Danyeau,
who have been to Cambridge. n. Y, TO
see his son, who is in poor ftalth,
have returned.-In consequence of the
heavy rain the last few days In this
part Of the county, tn roads between
Middlebury and the tributary towns are
in extremely bad shape, All the small
rivers including lew Haven river, East
Middlebury river and Lemon Fair
are way up beyond their banks and it
is impossible to go from Middlebury to
Bridport across the Iron Fair bridge.
Traffic in the country towns is almost
at a standstill 1t is probable that $500
would not more than cover the loss to
the telephone and telegraph wires In thi'
part of the county.-Mrs. Della Wimmett
has gone to Fowler to visit her son,
r. ]. Wimmett, and family.--Among Wis
litOrs here from out OF town are William