Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-16
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
rom the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
Of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY
bn, divorc. case was heard saturday
fore Addison county court adjourned
til Tuesday. THAT was BENJAMIN v.
ilev va Ncllic A. Bailey of Ferrisburg
g divorce wac granted to Mr.. Bailey
III. ground of desortion. James B.
,noway Of Nliddlcbury was Mr.. Bailey's
vver and the wife was not represented
10 has been missing from home in
rrishurg for three Years.-Letters
cctcd to the following remain at the
al poStoficc uncallcd for Mrs. d.
ark Dana Jones Earle II. Putnam.
,ccrs and Hubbard. Charles Stoddard,
is Thayor. Rugo r. Welch, John w.
exander, Giard Bissett, Jos. Bartlett,
Crane. r. A. Damon. Paul Fountain,
T. Hemphill, NJ. Hurlburt, Mr.. and
rs. John Larroy. Dennis MaloneY.. Fred
cCoy, DR. y. W France. George Rhodes
ld A. Simonds.--Word has been received
at the three YOUNG sons Of Mr.. and
RS William Wells arc suffering from an
tack If scarlet fever at their home in
yngsboro. Mass. They were former resi-
ntS here.
The annual report OF the village trustees
rawn by the trustees during 1872 amount
b sl9,24i6. as follows: Street lighting,
q757S: marks, SlnGSS; streets, sS.|.6&
wors. S359.76 walks, sl52.N printing,
. 10: salaries, 81; professional services,
$50: ire department, s;1S.>o mis-
r;ianoCus. S1slu Estimates for l9l3
re: Salaries. 500; fire department,
500, police, 500; stree; lighting. 5000,
interest, t71r. parks, Sl""; miscellaneous,
Zoo: total, s4G00 Trustees orders unpaid,
4 .0S091: grand total. sGd>o91 Village
brand list sl57Oi.5S Tax necessary. 80
|er cent Tho water department has drawn
Turing the past year 81 orders for labor
nd supplies amounting to s9351 and
HERE has been collected for water the
|asl year saS1.39 leaving Il working bal
" the trustees are orders to j. Il.
|3uttolph to the amount of S5N.2l which
were for lnacadam roads built during the
|ust year--In the Columbus Smith will
a~c, which occupied Addison county
|ourt for two weeks and was given to
he jury at four o'clock Thursday after
noon, the jury reported disagreement Fri
nav and were discharged. The court took
|, recess until Q o'clock Tuesday morn
hng.
The annual meeting of the Con-
Church will be held Thurs
Elay evening, January 23.-Thcrc We're
tlnion services at the congregational
Church Sunday evening and the speaker
WAS DR.. Herring of New York city
Monday. market day, eggs brought %
cents and butter 80 to 3i.-Mrs. +. Il.
Turner. who has been i'll for two weeks,
was able to sit up for while Sunday
Fred McGee, who had been i'll for some
st. Peters on South street, where he lived
with his mother, Mrs. Leanada CYr, died
early Monday morning at the age of 81
years of consumption. He is survived by
his mother, a sister, Mrs. Ardent Ander-
son of North Adams, Mass, and a
brother. Raymond ArGee of Ferrisburg
The funeral will be held from his home
Thursday mornin@ at $3.50 o'clock and the
remains will be taken on the noon trair
to Charlotte for burial in the family lot
Lewis Purinton pleaded not guilty Tues
day morning in Addison county cour
TO a charge of murder in the second
degree. Previous TO the arrival of the
prisoner county court disposed of severa
criminal matters The trial was bCgur
at eleven o'clock. with Or. L. B
Morrison of the Mary Fletcher hospital
burlington, as the first witness and DR.
u. II Stone OF Burlington as the second
It took about an hour and half to ge
Jury in the case, &c talesmen haVint
been called before the jury was completed
At the afternoon session hurry order!
were received for Attorney-Geperal Rufus
j.. Brown of Burlington to so to Mont
pelier on an important case before thu
Legislature and the jurors in the cas'
we're excused until nine o'clock Wednes
day morning. as States Attorney Tuttle
in his present state Of health, did no
want to manage the case alone. Through
telephoning It was arranged that B. l.
Stafford States attorney of Rutan,
county. would come here Wednesday ant
assist Mr.. Tuttle until Mr.. Brown cal
return.--Hiram Prior was found uncon
scous in the shed at the home of his son
William Prior, about noon Tuesday. II
was quickly taken into the house am
soon died Physicians found that he diet
from heart disease, lie Was rs years oil
and is survived by two sons, William
with whom he lived, and John of Proctor
The annual meeting of the stockholder
OF the National bank Of Middlebury wa
held Tuesday afternoon. The following
officers we're elected President, $. y
1lsley; vice-president, d. II. Bennett
cashier, Charles Il. Pinney; assistan
cashier, Robert f. Pinney teller, Pete
j. Kinks; directors for the year, S. A
llsley, Charles T.. Pinney Robert Cart
nell, John FL Fletcher and j, i. Week
Of Middlebury, W. A. Lawrence of Bristc
and D. Fl, Bennett OF Bridport. Charlie
y. ftnnsy. the cashier Of the above institu
lion, has Completed his a years service
starting IN the banking business In 1869.
The patrons Of the Boston Dairy com
pany have been notified that they woul
receive sl,Sj for January milk.--The an
hual meeting of tho Ladies' Aid socict