Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from Page One).

Monday, market day, eggs brought
2S to 80 and butter rs to 80 cents
The vital statistics for the town have
just been filed at the town clerks Of
flee. In 1913 there were % marriages,
60 berths anr IS deaths.
A sleigh belonging to Dalph MOTIFS
which was stored in the Battell barn
on Seymour street, was removed from
the barn Monday morning and taken to-
ward East Middlebury, being abandoned
at the roadside. -Frank Fuller, one OF
the oldest residents of the town, is seri-
ously III at his home on Case street.
Mrs. Henry Walker has returned from
Rutherford, N j., where she was call
ed week ago by the serious Illness of
her mother, Mrs. Allen Foote, who Is
in very feeble Conditional meeting
of the brotherhood was held In Ma
sonic rooms Wednesday evening. The
Rev. C. c. Adams of Essex Junction
epoks.-A bill has been received for the
underpass at the passenger depot The
total expense was so S97.08 and X Is to
be paid for as follows: Town OF Middle
bury, s5,737.24; State OF Vermont, SILL
1880; Rutland railroad, s2SGS6. 24-Mrs.
Joseph Brooks, who has been visiting
in town for q few weeks, has returned
Cambridge, y. v, where he has secured
a positlon.-Mrs Frank Bissett has gone
to Bifstol.-Allan Calhoun. state inspec-
tor of factories. has gone on n tour of
inspection in the southern part Ut the
state.-Eugene Shambo has returned
from Rutland.-Mr. and Mrs s. T. Camp.
bell have rctarncd from Wailingford.
A. II. Smith of Fair Haven Is making a
business visit to town.-John g. Dyer has
returned from Vergcnnes.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Simon have moved from Seymour
street 10 the LaFlcur house on College
street.
Deputy Sheriffs Harry L. Sanford OF
Cornwall, Fred RcwieY OF New Haven
and Noble j. Sanford OF Middiebury
searched the Sargent House Tuesday
evening and found small quantity of
liquor. A hearing was SET Cor one o'clock
Wednesday, but was continued until
Saturday annual convention of
Royal Arch Masons of this district was
held at Masonic temple Tuesday evening.
mere was IL ldTEe utltSdllOH ana the
Royal Arch degree was worked in full
form on three candidates by Potter
Chapter No. %, A. s. Hartman, high
priest. The meeting was in charge Of
Charles y. Chapman, d. d. G. H. r,
of FerrsburG. Among other grand Of
iicers present We're: d. A. Stone, d. G.
II. p, of Burlington. j. r. Roberts, G.. s,
of Burlington, II. II. Ross, grand scribe,
of Burlington, and c. 7. Crowel, G. NJ.
T. V, of Brattleboro. At the conclusion
of the work a banquet was served. Mr..
and Mrs G. NJ Hanks have returned
from Burlngton.-The Essay club will
meet with Mrs. John Evans Bold next
Wednesday evening.-Miss Julia Bond
who has been visiting for a few weeks
in Massachusetts. has returned.-Mrs. A
w. Varney of Bennington is in town to
visit at the home of Mrs. f. a. Bond
Miss Josephine Kelley has gone to Bur
lington.-James Condor and mother Mrs
Patrick Condor, have returned from
Burlington. where they went to consult
a doctor in regard to Mrs Condon's eye
hudson A. Wright is i'll at his room
in the Battell block.--NIrs. Frank Bissett
has returned from Bristol.-"Bibi. a
Dream in Toy Shop" will be presented
by a cast of 20 of the pupils of the graded
school in the town hall Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, February II and y,
for the benefit of the teachers retire
ment fund.-Owing to the unsettled con-
dition of markets in the cities the ship
ment of pressed hay from this station
is at present considerably lighter than
usual at this time Of the year.-A large
force of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's lnesmen, who have been Operat-
ing in this section for four weeks. re-
pairing wires and installing new cables,
have finished work here and on Wednes-
day went to Winooski.-George NJ. Scott
of Washington, d. c., is in tOwn.-Willis
y. Cady, master of the State Grange,
will go Friday night to Tinmouth and
take part in the exercises of a joint meet
ing of the two oranges of that vicinity.
Frank Converse. who has been at the
State hospital at Waterbury for six
months, has returned.-Mr. and Mrs c..
A. Jewett have returned from Fair
Haven.