Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
APPEN|NCS
IN YER MO Mt
Local Items of Interest from
All Parts of the Green
Mountain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Ot-
ter Creek and Shores
of White River.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY


The winter stock snow to be held
at the government farm in Weybridge
under the auspices of the Addison
County Agricultural society will be
held March and I. Entries will
close February 2S and ali entries
should be made to Secretary C +.
Rogers Of Mddlebury. A list of rules
and prizes has been announced.-Th
postoffice department has leased the
Main street annex to the Battell block
Tor postoffice purposes ana the re-
moVal which is made necessary on ac-
count of the need of more floor space.
VIII be made as soon as the interior
or the annex can be completed and
htted up for occupation. which Post
master Calhoun thinks Will he by
about May l. The present postoffice,
which for about 20 years has been on
the corner Of Merchants Row and
Main street, is only short distance
removed from the expected new quar-
ters and the change is made solely
Tor the purpose of providing more
floor room.
The annual meeting Of the Congrega-
uohal church was held Thursday even =
ing The meeting was followed by the
annual supper served by the ladies of
the Labaree society. The reports of
the various officers showed that the
church was in a good condition. The
following officers were elected: Dea
cons. j. +. Crane and c. T.. Harris:
deaconesses, Mrs. Alex Dickey ana Mrs.
Caswell; clerk, e. J. Mathews; assist
ant clerk. j. o. Seeley; treasurer, Thom-
as Royce; historian, Miss Susan L.
Archibald; Bible school superintendent.
j. f. Weeks; associate superintendent,
II. j. Wiley; assistant superintendent,
Mrs. Darrow; department superinten-
dents, elementary. Mrs. r. e. Boyce:
assistant, Mrs. George Seeley; cradle
roll, Mrs. George Mead assistant, Miss
Theodore Crane; missionary, Miss
Susan +. Archibald; home. Miss Flor
ence Eddy; home department. Mrs.
George Chaffee Mrs. Floyd Keese and
Miss Laura HaEar: secretary and
treasurer, r. q. Merritt: assistant Mrs.
{. +. Harris; elementary department,
MISS Graham; assistant, Miss Pierce
librarian, Miss Flora Pierce. "Memor .
les OF Former Customs of the Church"
was the subject of a paper by Miss
Susan Archibald, church historian
What Can our Church Do for the Vii
laEe.' was the subject treated by A.
W. Dickens, ana Ellsworth i. Cornwall
spoke on Reaching the Rural Re-
gions.
Louis Eubar while operating a circular
saw for j. T.. Crana was hit in the eve
by a small brad. lie was taken to Bur-
lington to consult an eye specialist. 1t
= fsHrAl hat
the eye.-Sclon Eddy is moving from the
Mylott house on North Pleasant street
to his new house on Weybridge street.
The United Missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church met with
Mrs. d. II. Curkan Monday afternoon
at 23O o'clock Mis-. Wesley McKirryhcr,
who has been visiting in town for a few
days has returned to Rutland.-Miss
Anna sullivan has returned from Bur
.ineton.-Dr Ezra Brainard has returned
from Bur!inSton, where he has been at
tending the mid-winter meeting of the
Vermont Botpnlcal club. DR.. Brainard
delivered q lecture before the club F-!-
daY evening. The Addison County Fish
and Game League viii hold its ANIMAL
banquet at the Addison The exact dato
mas not been settled. but !. Is thought It
VIII be during the "acord week in Feb
:uary. The business meeting; g: ;he league
VIII take place In ;hc afternoon in
Grange hall.--Willam J. Wood has oncn-
ed meat narhet in the lower part ,f
the Grange hall on Merchants row.-L.
l. Fencher of Syracuse, n. y, is here. .-
Judge Fred NJ Foote Is in Bitdr,ort to
visit his brothcr-in-law, Thomas w.
la ph hnr
Ludlow is visiting in town.-Ira NJ. Tay-
lor has returned from plttsford. where
he has been guest at the home of S II.
KendalL-Mrs Gardner j. Duncan is IN
Rutland-The Century club mt Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Il, II. Martin
Mr., and Mrs, Noses Wimmett have
gone to Pittsford for a few days-W. L.
Ford has returned from Rutland.-The
new gymnasium at the new hiGi. school
building has been completed The young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Small, who
has been i'll, is improvng,-L Brous-
seau has returned from the Bullard camp
on Snake mountain Addison, whore he
has been for two weeks,-Mrs. c. William
Hoffman of Port Henry, n. y, is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Louis
Eubar.-Mrs Emily Eddy is moving
from Seminary street to the Myott house
ON North Pleasant street.-Prof. Edward
Royce has returned from Boston-Miss
lnez LaNick, who has been Ill for "A
few days, has so far recovered as to be
able to be out again.-P. f, Chapman,
who has been visiting in town for a few
days, has returned to New York-Miss
lrma Lane has gone to Burlington for ii
few days-Col and Mrs. r. M Chap
man have gone to New York.
The Middlebury Cooperative Cream
cry association held its annual meet
ing in the Moosalamoo club rooms
Monday morning ami the reports of
the officers showed the company was
in good condition. The following
officers Mero elected; PreSident II r