Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-16
HAPPENINGS
IN YER MONT
Local Items of Interest from
All Parts Of the Green
Mountain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake t.,
the Passumpsic. Along Ot-
ter Creek and Shores
of White River,
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
Mrs. Frances Putnam Sheldon. wife Of
Dr. Samuel Sheldon, died in her roon,s
at tho Addison House at 9:3o o'clock
Thursday morning from an underlined
disease with which she has been SUFFERING
for some months. Mrs. Sheldon came 10
town about two wrAks ago and for a few
days it was thought that she was i'm.
proving, but after that she failed rapidly
until the end. Besides her husband and
son, Samuel Sheldon, Jr., the only rela-
tives she leaves are a nephew and two
nieces. The nephew is Charles Colvin
Putnam controller of the Brooklyn Saw
inSs bank, and the nieces are Mrs L.
w. T. Colmen, wife Of a member of the
firm Of De Coppet e Doremus. Of Bond
street New York, and Mrs. James L.
Edwards Of Englewood, n j. Mrs.
Sheldon, with her husband had been a
regular visitor to Middlebury every sum-
mer for the past 16 years and was great
ly beloved by those who made her
acquaintance. Her husband. DR.. Samuel
sheldon, has been for many years dis
tinguished in electrical science and A
professor of kindred subjects In tho
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He is a
'N~''i VI BiIiipo'l'iN' "IlItH utSIee ne
received from the Wuertsburg University
Of Germany, and doctor of science, re-
ceivng the latter from Middlebury Col
ege last year The funeral services were
held at the Addison House at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The Rev.
John T. Bods. rector of St Stephens
Church Of Middebury conducted the
services and the burial was in the
Sheldon family lot in the West cemetery
in Mddleburv.
Concelto Paoliro, an employe of the
Middlebury branch of the Vermont Mar
BILE company. was severely hurt while in
the act of dumping box OF rubbish on
to one of the cars that are used about
the plant for carting stuff to the dump
in the eddy. Something caught and he
climbed upon the box. AS he did so, the
box started and he made a jump to save
himself, landing on a piece of slippery
marble, breaking his nose and tearing a
large piece of flesh from his left leg
He was removed to his home on Soutl
Pleasant street, where his wounds were
dressed.
Mrs. q. A. Brown has gone
to sudbury for several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs Julia Sason-Mrs. Joseph
iTHlltT ana son OF MNSlC, conn, MRS
II. II. Howe of New York city and Rer-
nard Bonner of Pittsburg, Pa, who have
been at the home of Nh and Mrs. Allen
r. Sturtevant for a week. have returned
to their respective homes.-Mrs. Mary
Dickey. who has been quite i'll for a few
weeks, is slowly recoverng.-Mrs. Chani-
lier Thomas has gone TO Northhed. Mass,
and from there she will go to Great Bar
ripgton. Mass. to spend some time visit
ing relatives,-Mrs. NJ l.. Desmaris of
Rutland IS in town to visit her daughter,
Mrs. George l.. Shambo and family.-Roy
r. Bullock and son. Cha rles who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Bullock
for a week, have returned to Rutland
Katherine Bruya of Barre is in town for
n few weeks with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Napoleon LaPan.-Mr and Mrs.
a. X, Sturtevant have returned from Bur-
lington, where they were called by the
death OF Mrs. Sturtevant's father, Mr..
Bonner,-Mrs. J. *. Dyer of the F. w
Beckwith store, who has been on a 10
days vacation. has resumed her duties
again n-What might have been n serious
fire at the home Of George Shambo Of
Neyhridge street was averte1 by the
promptness of Levi Wissel and Hen~y
Dumas. They We're pa ssing the house
just as Mrs Shambo was having some
trouble with a gas stove They went II
her aid, threw the stove out Of doors and
after some hard work subdued the blaze
The damage was sight.-Mrs. Nelson
Greene, who has been at the home of Mr..
and Mrs George Waters for 10 days has
returned to Waterbury.-R H. Bruce has
gone 10 Burlington.-George Goulette has
gone to the Fanny Allen hospital at Wi
trTlnr ha t.
He was accompanied by his brother, Ed
ward Goulette.-Judge and Mrs. j. e
Weeks have returned from Montpelier,
where they have been for a few days.
Mrs. Ezra Brainard. Jr.. and children OF
Muscogee, Okla, are visiting at the homo
of DR. and Mrs Ezra Braina rd Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Russell. who have been Visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs w T.
White for few days, have returned to
their home in Burlington.-Mrs. Nellie
Freeman has returned to Boston after
several days in town with her brother
Fred Hill.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lasher
have gone to Happy Valley, where they
will spend two weeks.-Leon ]. Ycaw.
who has been visiting with his family
here for a few days, has returned to New
York city. His family will remain hera
for some time.-Mrs. Charles Swift of De-
troit. Mich is visiting her father, ex.
Gov, j. W. Stewart-Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Carey and children, who have beet
visiting at the home of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. A, w. Carey, for a week, have
returned to Albany. y. Y.-John Carroll
who has been in town for some time. haa
returned to Bristol.-Mrs WILLIAM
Kingsley of Northheld, a former resident
is In town for few days,-Aldo A. Rats
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