Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-19
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest from
All Parts Of the Green
Mountain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From tho Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along OF
ter Creek and Shores
of White River.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
George W. Rose of New Haven,
Conn, many years ago a resident OF
this vicinity, is in town.-The races which
We're 10 have been held on the fair
ground track Saturday afternoon were
postponed on account of the storm and
will he run off next Saturday Asa
lIemenway, who has been seriously i'll
for two weeks, remains about the same.
Harold Dean, who has been visiting his
parents. the Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Dean,
for 10 days, has returned to Watertown
Mass where he Is secretary of the
Oakley club.-Several of the Mddlebury
horses have been entered for the ice
races at Port Henry, y. Y. which are
to De held about the middle of the month
Harrison Mills OF Munger street is
confined by a severe cut on the back OF
one Of his hands.-Miss Beulah Wik'n-
son. who has been visiting in Rutland
for a few days, has return ed-MtSs
Agnes Halpin, who has been at the nome
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Michael
Halpn, for several weeks, has returned
to Bridgeport, Conn.-Large quantities of
per mill on Mil street, recently fitted up
by James Barrows, formerly of Burling-
ton.-Miss l.. E. Austin of Brattle-
boro, a former resident, is in town for
a few days.-EIartwell G. Danyeau, who
was operated upon at tho Mary Fletcher
hospital about two weeks ago, is slowly
recovering The Middlebury Grange held
we'll attended meeting Friday evening
The first and second degrees We're con-
ferred ON a large class, after which
fine literary program was Eiven-Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Pond have gone to Burlington
for a few days.-The funeral of Miss
Louise Daniels was held at St, Mary 5
Catholic Church Saturday morning at
nine o'clock. Father 7. j. Leonard Of
hcated. Burial was in the Catholic ceme-
terry. The bearers were: p. II. Murray
ID. Hope, Edward lIiggans, Carl o. FROST
George Chanpaigne and George Shamoo'
I Bowman Crosby has returned to Whit
ing after n short stay in town.
Miss Louise Daniels, who had been in
| i'll health for some time at the home OF
! her sister, Mrs. L. II. Bruya, where she
| had made her home for n few years died
about six o'clock Thursday evening OF a
lcomplication of diseases. She is survived
| bv three sisters Mrs. L. II. Bruya of Mid
dlebury, Mrs. Ada Branshaw of Rutland
land Mrs Laura Patnode of Springi1eld'
Mass, and three brothers, Joseph Daniels
| Of Colorado, Henry Daniels of Saratoga
Springs. n. Y, and Edward Daniels OF
Middebury. The funeral was held at
St. Mary's Catholic Church Saturday
at nine o'clock.
| 7n,r'r CT he
towns got from 1s inches to two and half
feet of snow and in some places it Will be
several days before roads can be complete
lv broken out, All Of the rural delivery
mail carriers were able to get at the cen
tral Office in Middlcbury on Monday. lr
this village the snowfall averaged about
Is inches and a slight continuous snow
fall lasted through most of Monday Al
aVaila BILE teams and men We're put to WORK
Monday morning carting away snow
from the stone bridge and the sides of the
road on the main streets of the village
The telephone wires were badly hamperet
| in some places, but only one wire was pu
out of commission during the day Mon
lday was the weekly day to send livestock
to the New York and Boston markets, bu
Ino trains came to take the stock.-Com
mittces of the William p. Russell Circle
Ladies of the Grand Army, who We're tc
have met with Mrs Jennie Turner at hel
home on Main street Saturday afternoon
but were prevented by the storm met II
part Monday afternoon and made pre-
lliminary arrangements for the Washing
ton banquet in Odd Fellows han Friday
evening James Burns left Monday fo1
Ausa Bile Forks. n. Y, where he was called
on account of the death of n brother
Monday, market day, eggs brought q t.
2S cents and butter p to S0-The Won
ans Auxiliary of the Y NJ. c. A. held
well attended meeting at the home of Mrs
+. c. Dyer Monday evcninG.-Mr. aaC
Mrs. W. II, Thomas have gone to Sails
bury, called by the serious Illness Of Mr.
lThomas's father.-Mss Lottle Chappel
has gone to Leicester JunctiOn.-Miss Flor
once Pierce has returned from Whiting.
The warning for the annual meeting, fl
addition to regular articles and articles
covering the erection OF a building for tn,
use of the State library and supreme cour
and the preferential or direct primar,
laws, contains articles to see If the towi
will vote tax to maintain in cooperation
with the Ladies' Library association tn
free public library and to see what action
the town viii take in regard to repairing
the roadway on the stone bridge In Mid
dlebury vlllage-The Middlebury branch o
the Vermont Marble company. which wa
obliged to close down Monday on accoun
of too much Ice was able to start up agail
Tuesday as large force of men had bee
put to work to straighten things out
Mrs Emma Roberts has gone to Rutlan
for a few days stay on business
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pond have returned fror
Burlington,
The annual reports of the officers O
he town for 1913 ana 1914 show tina
orders were drawn during the year b.
the selectmen amounting to slA,2lOOl; b.
the road commissioner, s2S1S92; an
overseer of poor, 81 6so95; a total of SIS.
719SS The sales from the town farm